[JP_GOAT]

hi there guys, i wanted to ask some points of view and insights from my fellow drummers here in our forum,..im working in a music store here in our country (Philppines) and im currently in-charge with our drum department, we are distributing MAPEX drums here, this is the first time that mapex has a ditributor here, could you give me comments guys about there drum series, hardwares or even their black panther snares, this will give me pointers on what to offer to our local market here, advanced thanks for those who will reply..cheers to you guys..happy drumming

JP

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[JP_GOAT]

hey guys any comments or reviews?i need your points of view, advance thanks to you guys

[shazaam]

Well I like mapex drums. Lotta drummers around here that I've seen at concerts use the kit/brand And if LoG's drummer chris adlers' snare is anywhere near what the normal panthers are then I absolutely love them :P Love the sound of his snare.

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[skinslapper]

I'm pretty sure Cris Adlers snare is metal, but the 12" cat is a very nice funk snare.

I personally am looking to buy a pro-m as soon as I can get the cash together. The shells are quite thin, by comparison, which makes for a less focussed sound, but I'm sure I can cancell this out with a good head purchase and tuning.

The great thing is the selection you get for the price. Eg. I'm gonna get a 15" floor tom to use next to my 16". No other company would offer a 15" in this price range and I'm not quite happy with the limited depth of my 14".

Thin maple shells make for big volume. That's why I'm chiefly looking at the pro-m. Maple sound, mahogany price.

And finish selection is awesome, just check out the website. DRUMS--MAPEX DRUMS

[shazaam]

iono, goin by wiki and videos of him/pics of his set it looks wood to me 12"x5.5" Black Panther accordin to wiki ( yea I know wiki ain't teh most trusted place to but still lol).

EDIT - And by this
Mapex Drums

Adler will play a 12 x 5.5 inch maple Black Panther snare

His snare when it was burn the priest sounds better IMO than now..least to me.

[skinslapper]

Okay, I'll admit the snare does look only 12" (when compared to his 12" rack tom), but it is deffinately brass. Looks brass, sounds brass.

[shazaam]

iono lol. I say wood, you say brass...regardless it's an amazing sounding snare. But is there even a brass panther?

[brianks]

I wen't to a studio a while back and the drummer had a couple black panther snares. I think there pretty cool my self. Mapex has some really impressive kits. The orion looks to be a really nice kit. I've never played a set, but I ordered a magazine from them and I read the specs and the way the build there kits. The systems they use to help the shell resonate impressed me. Dom Famularo has a Saturn and even though the kit was over the net it sounded pretty good. They are a good kit especially for the money you spend on them. I've used the hardware before and they make good hardware. Over all they make pretty good kits.

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[twonski]

Cheers JP![IMG][/IMG]

[JP_GOAT]

cheers guys