I like Evans G1 coated or Remo Coated Ambassadors on the Snare and toms. I love the Evans EMAD bass drum heads.

It depends on your preference. I purchased the Catalina Club for my church and it's a great choice. The drum sizes would be comparable to the AQ2 Bop kit and not my Safari. Prices are pretty close. The Sonors are Maple while the Gretsch are Mahagony. A little different sound profile but really depends on your head choices more than that in the overall sound. I do prefer the Sonor hardware. It is extremely sturdy and built to last a lifetime. Both kits sound great though. The Gretsch I bought was an older kit, maybe 10 years or so while the Sonor kit I purchased brand new a few years ago so I can't vouch for any changes in quality control that Gretsch may have gone through in recent years. Sonor manufacturing is still top notch across all their lines.

Thanks!

Thanks for watching. And you are 100 percent correct. I teach all my students that these, and ALL exercises are a means to an end. They give you the mechanics and independence to play freely and musically with the concepts. One should always take time after practicing any exercises to use the concepts in "Practical" or "Musical Applications". This way you are seeing the benefits of the time you are investing in them and they will start showing up in your playing organically.

Thanks. I do not have the updated video but will work on getting it up. I have 2 of these kits. My gig kit I made a 5 piece by adding an 8" tom. Those have the Remo coated Ambassadors currently except for the Evans previously stated on the BD. The 4 piece kit I have for my students in the studio I just put Evans coated G1's on the snare and toms. BD still has the original heads.

Glad it helped Simon. I use a lift on all my small bass drums too. Good luck with the move. I always prefer acoustic kits but I do have a Yamaha DTX450 electronic and for an apartment they are much better than NO Drums. 😎

Do you think safari is better than pearl midtown ? I gonna use it as small club gigging, kick tone is important for me, thanks.

@@firstlast1570WAY BETTER

You're welcome Marcello

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Thanks Brother!

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My pleasure Cassy!

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@@donokeefe8380 thank you

Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you found it useful.

You're gonna love them!

Hey Sam, due to the small sizes of the drums, they do take up a small footprint, both set up and in storage. The bass drum actually fits in a regular 16” floor tom case. Pretty cool.

Pearl midtown cases ...One for the kick and one for the floor,snare and Tom....

You won't regret it. I'm 61 so the downsizing for me started way before covid brother. You are correct though, we need to work smarter not harder now.

Thanks so much for your kind words Cora.

Thanks for listening. As I mentioned, these were intentionally stock out of the box with no tuning.

It's a combination of high end North American Canadian Maple combined with some Chineses maple to keep the price down. The drums really project nicely for their small sizes.

Hey Benjamin, Thanks for listening. I would have to assume judging from my Safari kit that the Bop will be equally impressive. I have not played the Frequent Flyers but DW always makes solid products and judging by the reviews I've seen it would hard to go wrong with those drums. You will pay more for the DW kit but it may be worth it to you. Check out the video reviews on those. There are many out there. Good luck with which ever way you decide to go.

Thanks Dave. I appreciate the feedback. I've learned that if you're going to post you really can't worry about the haters. There will always be some. All the best to you.

Thanks Charles. I appreciate it.

Are the toms 1.6mm?

Thanks Ivan

Sorry to hear that. Hadn't heard that from anyone else. Thanks for the feedback.

I actually agree. For some reason your voice is not nearly as loud as the drums.Drums are loud and clear and voice is close to non-existent. If you watch on a smartphone,you have to almost maximize volume (about 8/10 of max volume to hear,then drums are way too loud) to hear what you're saying. My phone has exceptional sound so I know it's not a problem with my phone. Maybe your recording device may be better closer to you.

Hey M.M., Thanks for your input and for listening. I would disagree, but drum tunings are always very personal and subjective depending on what style of music you are playing.

Much better thanks. I am actually having the metal plate removed next week :-)

@@donokeefe8380 I know how it feels....broke my wrist a few years back. Was still able to drum with a cast on. :-)

Thanks. I love them even more with the USA Remos.