I decided to put up my pair of Zildjian Hi Hats on eBay.

The listing ends on Thursday Feb 28th, 2013!

If you need some good hi hats, these may be what you’re looking for…

Click here to see the listing (link opens in a new window)

I’m doing a FREE promotion of both of my eBooks, so if you haven’t yet downloaded either one of these, now’s the time!

FREE at Amazon until January 1st:

“Super Drum Tips Handbook”
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“The Ultimate Drums and Cymbals Guide”
http://drumsandcymbalsguide.com/amazon.html

Go grab a copy of each while they’re still FREE!

I get emails all the time from subscribers who ask my opinion on different drums they’re thinking about buying. I pretty much say the same thing to everyone… “It’s more about your personal taste and needs than it is about whether the drums are a good buy or not.”

I want to share an email I received this week from one of my subscribers asking me questions along the same lines…

Question…

Dan, what do you think about Ddrums ? I play in a variety band, and
have played Ludwig kits all my life (25 years).  I play about 5 times a month. Our band plays everything.

I’m thinking about buying a Ddrum kit. There are two I’m looking at; one kit in one of the regular Ddrum lines, and the Reflex Series. I know the wood is diffrent on both of these sets. Are these drums made in the USA? Also, are they about  the same as DW Drums?

What can you tell me good about these sets… Are they a “top of the line drum,” and what can you tell me bad?

My response…

My answer is that drum manufacturers are always coming out with new products, and improving their older ones. It makes it nearly impossible to keep up with every company. Just remember, they’re all competing for your business. One drum company is not necessarily better than another one.

Just like with any purchase, you will just have to match it to your personal taste, your needs, your skill level, and your finances. My advice to you is to listen to someone play the type of drums you’re looking into if you cannot find a kit to try out at a local store.

The bottom line…

If you’ve got your sites set on a certain drum kit, do a search in Youtube, or do a Google search for the the manufacturer’s site. Have a look around, watch some videos, take a listen, and come to your own conclusions.

Remember, we’re all different. We have different tastes, different needs, different skill levels, and we are all in different places in life. At any given time, what may sound fantastic to one person, may not sound so fantastic to another. As they say, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”