Pearl Masters Custom MCX Orange Sparkle Fade REVIEW 3

[mtndewman1022]

ur toms sound so goood

[SilverFoo79]

@mtndewman1022 Thank you! I appreciate the comment. :)

[HabitatSk8er7198]

Man! I love those cymbals!

[SilverFoo79]

@HabitatSk8er7198 They are great. I really loved them! Very clean and crisp.

[joeyjunior666]

Great drumming, great set up!

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

I've got an opportunity to get my hands on one of these kits in Piano Black for $800. The kit is in near mint condition. You think that's a good deal? I think it's phenomenal cause I've heard that these retail for over 2G's.

[watchfresh]

what kind of camera do u have?

[SilverFoo79]

@watchfresh It's a Casio Exilim. No mics in the room or any processing. Just the camera! Crazy huh?

[AFatGypsyFanny]

@SilverFoo79 i need your advice i play lots of different genres mainly metal not blast beats though i also play sort just general rock but i was wondering which cymbals to get like your old zildjian or these sabian

[SilverFoo79]

@AFatGypsyFanny Well.. there are a couple of factors. This is the biggest factor. What do YOUR ears tell you? Do you like more 'tone' from your cymbal? or do you want it just to be LOUD and cut through LOUD music? I loved my AAXplosions. They had great tone and they cut for the style of music I was playing. It's entirely up to what your ears want to hear. As far as tuning my drums.. I tune to feel for the kick and I tune my reso heads on my toms just a tad above the tops.

[AFatGypsyFanny]

@SilverFoo79 well about half a year ago i bought a 18 a medium thin crash brilliant finish and i love it also if you know anywhere that will do a 20 or 19 in a brilliant that will be nice but yea i always like to stick with one brand so im going to go with zildjian just one thing your ride the old one could you use it for metal on videos i cant tell

[SilverFoo79]

@AFatGypsyFanny Yeah man.. ZIldjian A's are the standard when it comes to Zildjian. Like I said, it's all in what YOUR ears tell you. As far as the ride I used to have.. I would not recommend that for metal. It's way to thin. It was a 21in Sweet Ride. Look for a Rock Ride (way more projection and not as washy)  OR a Projection Ride in the A Custom series if you can find one. That's what I would do. But again.. it's all in what your ears want to hear! :)

[AFatGypsyFanny]

@SilverFoo79 ok cheers for the advice

[SilverFoo79]

@AFatGypsyFanny Yeah man. I hope I helped.. Good luck!

[AFatGypsyFanny]

@SilverFoo79 one more thing do you know anywhere that i can get a 19 or 20 a crash but in brilliant

[AFatGypsyFanny]

@SilverFoo79 also how do u tune ur drums

[MrGuitarandvocals]

I love Pearl drums. I have a 12 piece mrx 6 ply maple kit myself. Can't beat Pearl bass drums. Your drums sound great dude!

[SilverFoo79]

@MrGuitarandvocals Thanks!  :)

[MrGuitarandvocals]

@SilverFoo79

No problem. Fucking bass sounds great!

[eigilsiren]

Sounds great!!



[seanwithoutYou]

everything sounds so well blended. your kit is gorgeous.

[SilverFoo79]

@seanwithoutYou Thanks a lot! :)

[AStealA8]

I have been contemplating getting that same kit. Same color and everything. Only difference really is I already own a set of AA Metal-X cymbals. I am happy to know that the kit sounds good even through a standard camera mic.

[mrboverbro]

did u use any mics?

[SilverFoo79]

@mrboverbro No. There are NO room mics. Just the camera mic. What you hear is what you get. :)

[Toastatoes]

These cymbals are amazing.

oh and your toms sound great. snare too. Bass is amazing.

okay your whole kit is amazing.

im jealous.

[SilverFoo79]

@Toastatoes HAHA.. thanks man!

[Pearl3Drummer]

Nice sounding toms. What kind of China is that?

[SilverFoo79]

@Pearl3Drummer Hey.. thanks for the comments.. :) The chinese is a 17"AAXtreme. I bought it used from ebay.

[beatleguy64]

You said to feel free to comment so I will. I don't really understand why people use Evans since Remo just makes better quality heads. 

[SilverFoo79]

@beatleguy64 Yes. Agreed. I do prefer REMO over EVANS for sure. Especially on a Birch Masters I had.

[nonhasthisusername]

@beatleguy64 agree and disagree, tom heads that remo makes are awesome, emperor clear is perfect, but for "pre muffled heads" i prefer the ec2sst over the pinstripe, they both make good snare heads, evans is more spesific on what every head sounds like so it's easier to find what your looking for, on the bassdrum i think it's a clear evans win, remo has absolutely no bassdrumhead worth mentioning, whilst evans have lots of nice bd heads, altho i'd prefer aquarian on my bd hehehe;)

[lodadrummer]

@nonhasthisusername Remo's Powerstroke 3 bass drum head is beast.

[gulfwind94]

love that fade finish. howmuch was the kit? (shells only)

[SilverFoo79]

@gulfwind94 Well, at the time I purchased these.. I was working at Guitar Center, so I got them at an employee discount. Typically, a Pearl 4 pc shell pack is around 1500 for a 10, 12, 16, 22 configuration. I special ordered the sizes and color I wanted (luckily, Pearl had them in stock at the time..) 8x7, 10x7, 12x8, 16x16 and 24x18. I got them all for around 1650 after tax.

[bladecorren]

got to love the sabians, and sweet sounding kit, and it made me want to subscribe soooo i did :P

[SilverFoo79]

@bladecorren LOL! Thanks man!

[stix2690]

Hey man...I'm insanely blown away by how amazing this kit sounds dude and you are a solid player. I'm curious tho...I play Evans, Sabian, and a pearl kit. Nothing this good but my evans make it sound great lol. I'm curious why your choice in the ECSSTs for the toms? and what do you use on the bottoms?

[SilverFoo79]

@stix2690 Thanks for the kinds comments! I chose the SST's because I had gotten them for free.. LOL I used to work for a music shop (guitar center) and the Evans rep came in one day and I asked him to send me all new heads for my new kit. So he asked me what I wanted and I emailed him.. one week later I got everything I asked for. :) I initially liked the heads, but I became ear fatigued with them just as quickly. I do prefer REMO about 80% of the time. However, there are some great(more)

[SilverFoo79]

@stix2690 (cont'd) innovative features that Evans has. As far as the bottoms, I chose

the Genera Resonants. Which was a huuuuuge mistake. The thinner the head, the shorter the sustain. I will always use an ambassador type weighted head from now on. In Evans, that would be a G1 clear. Any other questions, feel free to ask!

[stix2690]

@SilverFoo79 See Im all about my Evans. lol Free sounds very promising. LOL send some my way lol jk. But about the tom sizes, how did you get it the 7'' depth for both high toms? I didn't see an option for that online. At least not at Musician's Friend or Guitar Center. And which free floater snare is that?

[SilverFoo79]

@stix2690 Sorry, the description is a mistake.. it's 10x7 and 12x8.. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I used to have an 8x7 (check the other vids wit evans g1 coated heads) As far as the free floater is concerned, in this vid, it's the maple shell (same maple as masters kit I'm playing) and it's a 6.5x14 with the newer throw off and adjustment. The shell is just black. I had at one point the maple shell and a brass shell. I think overall, I preferred the brass for most situations.

[MrSuvlakii505]

hey wat sizes are your drums, n are they made of maple? oh and also wat sizes are your cymbals aswell they sounded really good aswell

[soulsinger90876]

hey, is this kit called the Pearl MCX Masters Custom MCX924XFP Shell Pack 4 piece? if it is, what size of bass does it come with

[soulsinger90876]

@soulsinger90876 a 22 by 18?

[SilverFoo79]

@soulsinger90876 No, it's a 24x18. This wasn't really a 'shell pack'. I bought all components separately.

[soulsinger90876]

@SilverFoo79 k

[AleeeDrums]

man this kit sounds incredible!

do you know how much ply are the toms? and especially the kick?

or the thickness if you don't know the number of the ply

[SilverFoo79]

@AleeeDrums Yes.. :) 6ply maple and 7.5mm thickness.

[oapy1111]

was that the camra recording all of that!?!? cus if so let me know what kind of camra that is!!

[SilverFoo79]

@oapy1111 yeah.. just a camera.. :) It's a Casio Exilim.

[ps3geek182]

man what heads do sound better coated or clear ?

[SilverFoo79]

@ps3geek182 it's really just a personal preference. I like coated on birch and clear on maple... although.. coated sounds great on anything.. (in my opinion..)

[ps3geek182]

@SilverFoo79

ye , ive only played with coated

[ps3geek182]

ok ive watched this vid like a million times im getting this kit

how is it ?

[SilverFoo79]

@ps3geek182 it's one of the best sounding maple kits you can get..

if you have questions about tuning and such...lemme know.. I can walk

you through some suggestions.. thanks for the question! :)

[ps3geek182]

@SilverFoo79

i will do man thanks.

i love the sound of your bass

[3922pd]

@SilverFoo79 I have the pearl reference series. I am torn between which heads and how to tune. DO you have a drum dial ? I will comment on the edges of my kit, I have them cut to match the masters series. I NEED a 24x18 kick man the 22 just doesnt compete. please email me at lespaul827@aol.com

[ps3geek182]

@SilverFoo79

i will do man..

i love the sound of your bass !

[dannysanchez31]

hey thanks for the video! im still waiting for my chestnut fade kit - im going to try to put up a video when i get it. Thanks again, more people need to hear pearl masters - man they ROCK!!!

[SilverFoo79]

@dannysanchez31 Yeah! Can't wait to hear yours.. :)

[drummer4life54]

what do you use to muffle your bass drum

[SilverFoo79]

@drummer4life54 Well, on this set up, I had an Emad2 clear with and evans RGS gating pillow on the inside.

[drummer4life54]

@SilverFoo79 how do you tune your bass drum and how do you have the evans rgs gating pillow in the inside laying down

[rhythmantic]

I love the sound of Pearl drums. Got one of their mid-level kits, a Session Custom. Nice drumming.

[SilverFoo79]

@rhythmantic The session customs were some of the best kits Pearl had.

Buyers were seeing the value of the sessions and buying those over masters. (from what I remember) They discontinued those and dropped the price of the masters kits (made in taiwan) to be more affordable.

[rhythmantic]

@SilverFoo79 Good news, thanks for the info.

[rrrrrrey]

ok thanks sounds really great I think Im gonna buy it someday

[rrrrrrey]

hey good video are u using mics?

[SilverFoo79]

@rrrrrrey Hey... no.. there are no mics in the room. Just the mic from the camera.

[tapirdrummer]

I love that fill you do at :40. All single stroke, simple, yet your dynamics really brought somethin' cool out. I really like seeing that. On another note, nice camera angle, and sick drumkit. Keep playin'.

[SilverFoo79]

@tapirdrummer Cool.. thanks man!

[MrStockholmz]

hey what bass head are you using?

[SilverFoo79]

@MrStockholmz Evans EMAD2 w/ RGS gating pillow.

[voltronthegreat]

are the aaxplosions durable? i hear that they start losing their shape from the hitting pretty easy, please let me know.

[SilverFoo79]

@voltronthegreat I'm not really a super hard player.. so I have not had an issues with warping or shape loss.. They still sound as good as the day I got them..

[Bluemoon4655]

how did u get ur bass to sound that great man??? :) nice work

[crozzara]

Sounds awesome

[Sexxxecutioner]

awesome stuff man, just got those drum heads myself...your drums sounds great, especially your bass drum

[SilverFoo79]

@Sexxxecutioner Thanks!

[DiezleDrummer]

hey man nice vid thanx for all your advice, btw this is josh, the guy with the export

[robjking1]

Dude the drums sound amazing as always, O.K. now shoot a damn drum cover already. LOL : D