ok thanks. sana madami pako mabasang inputs. thanks again!
My Newbie experience (hope you can get more info from this)
Idol ko si Lars Ulrich ng Metallica pero I started as a guitar player in music (actually Pioano kasi bata palang ako gi-ne-GAY ata ako ng nanay ko eh!) ehhehehe.
After reaching my peak sa guitar, I then moved to Drums and idolize Lars Ulrich.
So I went Window-shopping and found 8K crappy drum set. This is fine with me (at first) pero I find it "wasting" 8K kung yun ang bibilin ko. So I increase my budget and ended sa DDRUM na worth 26K.
The night nang unuwi ko yung set, syempre setup ko agad (excited kasi ako hehe). During setting up, naBASAG yung lock nung Floor TOM
. So the following day, sinabi ko sa JB at papalitan daw nila. pero they also told me na "Sir next time dahan dahan lang po ang pag lock para di mabasag yung iba".
So binigyan nila ako ng replacement which is DIFFERENT COLOR and MADE
. So I find it "NOT ACCEPTABLE". After discussing it with JB people. I then decided to change to "Pearl Forum". naging 32K na hehehe.. Pero wala akong trouble sa hardware and it sounded better sa DDRUM.
Yung DDRUM ko is Standard Set while yung Pearl forum is Fusion Set. This is why I told you before, try mo muna yung 2 set and then decided. (which I decided to get Fusion set).
OK, now that I have my set, PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE hanggang naka buo na ako ng mga favorite songs ko. hehehe. At since nagimprove na yung drumming skills ko (thanks to YouTube and the movies I got from there). Gusto ko i-upgrade yung set ko.
So I got the following;
1) Gibraltar Double-pedal
2) HiHat Drop Clutch
3) Change my skins to REMO PINSTRIP and Emperor X for the snare.
4) Bought 12" K Splash, 14" & 18" China, 14" ZBT Crash and 16" A Custom medium crash.
5) Extra cymbal stands.
Moreover, when I bought the splash cymbal. 1st I bought the 10" A Custom splash. Kinabukasan sinoli at pinapalitan ko ng K 12"kasi hindi ko type yung tunog sa JB. Which the good people in JB accepted din.
Now I am playing more complicated pieces like TOTO, old school heavy metal like Metallica Megadeth, etc.,
Now I am looking for a 16" Floor tom para mahaba haba ang rolling at mas heavy (kung kailangan) ang tom beats.
Moral of my story is..
1) Stay away from crappy items and always compare the prices with New and 2nd hand items. kasi kung konti lang ang difference eh sa New kana. May WARRANTY PA!
And in the first place, ask your self.. BAKIT BINEBENTA YUNG 2nd hand?
A) maybe may mas maganda sa market?
B) Maybe hindi nagustuhan nung unang mayari.
C) Maybe may damage na.
D) etc etc...
2) Buy using your ear or how you feel. Hwag yung sa TINGIN lang! Music is listening not looking right?!
3) Go for GOOD or HIGH Quality items. kasi kung mag sawa ka or plano mo nang ibenta. MAGANDA ang RESALE value nya kesa sa mga crappy items.
Hope this helps and let me know kung kelan kita sasamahan ah!
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