| I'd say, if you're willing to pay a bit more than 450, go with the Pearl Forum. With a decent set of heads and some tuning, you could record with this kit and have it sound alright. The hardware on the Pearl Forum is also the best in the price range.
Heads (also known as skins) are the part of the drum that you hit. The heads that come with a inexpensive drum kit are typically garbage. At a beginner level though, I'd say play em until you punch through em and get new ones.
The cymbals that come with beginner kits are so crappy sounding that I don't recomend ever playing them. Beginner kits (Most kits for that matter) come with all the hardware you need to get started: Kick pedal, Hi hat stand, cymbal stand, snare stand . All you need to add is a set of hi hats and a ride and you're all set. |