Hello All!!

Blake N · #1 (**permalink**) 02-27-2007, 05:24 PM

Hello everyone!! I am new here. I am from Louisiana. I have been playing drums for about 20 years. I have owned a bunch of kits throughout my life. My wife says I am never satisfied lol. Some of my past kits include Pearl Export Select, Tama Rockstar,Taye Tour Pro, Tama Starclassic, Dw Collectors, Roland TD20 kit(kept a month)a couple of my first when i first started playing...Rogers,Slingerland,Ludwig. And finally my current kit... 6 piece Mapex M-Birch with Aquarian Response II heads. I not nearly consider myself a pro. But if I can help anyone however with any tips or suggestions I will be glad to do so.

**skinslapper** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-03-2007, 07:27 PM

Hey, nice to meet you. Sorry I didn't catch up with you a while ago, but I've busy with my band.

Glad to have someone with alot of product knowledge. Tell me, why did you move on from the DW?

STNDRUMS · #3 (**permalink**) 03-04-2007, 10:50 PM

How's it going Blake!?

Blake N · #4 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 01:22 AM

Well loved the Dw's. But my wife and I came into some financial hardships and I pretty much had to sell them. She didn't want me to, but I felt I had no choice. But like I said I have been blessed with owning different high end kits as well as some entry-intermediate kits as well. Truthfully I am very happy with my 6 piece Mapex M Birch though. Just put some new Aquarian Response 2 heads on them and they sound wonderful. Lol check this out..before my wife and I got married we were just living together well I had a Tama Starclassic Performer set in white silk wrap. Well one day we split up and I moved away. I left majority of my stuff at the house we had shared because I was going to come back and get it at a later date. Well to make a long story short, she sold my Starclassics AND a P.A. system I had ALL OF IT for like $1,100 I believe. The Starclassics weren't even 3 months old. Bummer huh? But now we are married. Never will forget that though lol.

lastditch · #5 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 06:31 PM

Hey Blake whats up?Great to have you here.

UPSTROKE · #6 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 07:16 PM

Hi Blake N;

Nice to have you join us. We will all appreciate your experience and input.
Please---Just jump on in!!

Church Drummer · #7 (**permalink**) 03-06-2007, 09:14 AM

Welcome Blake nice to have another person to bounce things off of. I empathize with you about having to sell grear, been there done that. We put an addition on the house about 20 years ago. I had to sell the only thing I knew I could get enough money for to finish the job. An early 70s model sunburst Less Paul Custom. I still kick myself for selling that one, Especially when I see what they are selling for now.

Pyrochazm · #8 (**permalink**) 03-07-2007, 05:59 AM

How goes it man? How are those Taye drums anyway? I've been wanting to check them out, but no one seems to carry them.

Blake N · #9 (**permalink**) 03-07-2007, 10:58 PM

Pyrochazm.. I had the Taye Tour Pro's. They are second best in the Taye lineup next to their Studio Maple's. The drums had an excellent sound. But I prefer Tama, Pearl and even Mapex;s hardware to Taye. You may have already heard Ray Ayotte formerly Ayotte drums oversees Taye drums. They are reasonably priced though.

Hello All!!

Hello All!!

Blake N=New guy