hi mga peeps.. Let me share lang and hope may mapulot yung mga ibang Drummer-brothers natin..
My first drum set was a DDRUM (lasted 3 days, dahil sinoli ko store due to bad hardware). I ended up with Pearl Forum Fusion kit..
Actually, dream ko na before magkaroon ng Pearl pero when I bought my first kit. medyo namamahalan ako at sa isip ko.. BANO/NEWBIE naman ako.. so i guest this is MORE THAN ENOUGH for me..
After sometime and a lot of practice, medyo nakaka drums na ako at nakaka buo ng mga songs na gusto ko (example. metallica). then I added a 16" floor tom..
After a while, nung medyo mas natututo ako, parang na OUT GROW ko na yung set ko. and wanted more.. thus.. bought me another snare (JJ) and more cymbals.. etc etc until i totally upgraded my first love Pearl Forum to Gretch Catalina. (nothing wrong with pearl and infact 110% solb ako dun!). maybe cosmetics lang kaya ako nag gretch catalina.. or got USED to the looks of my Pearl and needed a new look.
(Pearl Forum with 16" Floor tom and JJ Snare)
(My Catalina)
anyhow.. I know na it will take me sometime before ako mag upgrade ng kit kasi..
I WANT TO BE A GOOD (enough) PLAYER TO THE EXTENT THAT MY KIT IS LIMITING MY MUSIC... (may mga musicians kasi na bili ng bili ng gamit pero kapag pinag kabit kabit mo lahat ng gamit nila eh hindi naman napapalo lahat. sayang pera dudes..)
Hope this helps and thanks.. (sorry if this is considered as OT mga bro!)
I am now gasing for the 18" China Oriental (hindi yung Oriental Trash)... Dream item ko is PEARL REFERENCE... presently 160K+ yun... hmmmm.... and more... hmmmmmmm....
Pearl reference Snare (20 ply, 4 ply birch + 16ply maple... saan kapa!!) hehehe!! ((ahhhh GAS ATTACK NANAMAN!!!)