sabian

[jonesie196]

i have the aax stage performance pack and dont know what to get next to extend them, any ideas

[Jamie]

i have an aax perf pack too, its good. how do you like it? if you wanted to stick with aax and save some money you could get the expansion set which is a 10" splash and an 18" chinese. if it was me, id a get another crash, a 17 or an 18, then a chinese then a splash. www.sabian.com has sound samples on which a reasonably accurate.
cheers
Jamie

[crazypunkguy22]

get a um, whats it, a 19 xplsion crash, or 17 xtreme china if thats the right thing for them, or it could be 19 xtreme crash and 17 xplosion china. but hey. or a nice crash, personally i would go for a sweet crash

[jonesie196]

im happy with the pack the ride is a bit washy but it will do at the moment i was thinking bout a 15" ride

[crazypunkguy22]

15 ride, you can get one of them wow, amazing what they have these days

[jonesie196]

ive only ever seen 1 and it sounded awesome i think they still do them

[crazypunkguy22]

cool
how much was it? sounds interesting

[jonesie196]

i think he said he paid about £260 and it sounded a mix between a splash-crash-ride...intresting

[crazypunkguy22]

cool indeed. im accually thinking or was till i found the price a 12 aax metal splash

[jonesie196]

get ure cymbals from canada.
ther like 1/3 of the price in the uk
i really want to get the aax effects pack

[crazypunkguy22]

nah mine are from australia f***ing expensive, i hate it like 600 for a pair of hi hats so i stick to the cymbal i allsready got

[jonesie196]

wow and i thought we had it expensive in the uk

[crazypunkguy22]

yeah its f***in *** i wish i lived in america cuz i could get these hot stick, bloody awsome they are wickid colours, check them out on musicians friend

[jonesie196]

i allways look on musicians friend but dont know if they ship to the uk

['Stumpy' Pepys]

Hey Jonesie,

I started with the same starter pack and also bought the effects pack. While I liked the hats, crash and splash I found the Stage Ride had waaay to much wash for my liking and the 18" China was a little too "gong-ie" for my taste. I ended up selling the Ride to buy a 20" AA Rock Ride and picked up a 16" AAX China (and then a 14" Mini-China) after selling the 18" China (my setup:http://66.40.220.17/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7381).

Adding a 18" and/or 17" Stage Crash would be a great addition (I love those Stage Crashes). AA Splashes have a great thin sound while the AAX Splashes have a little thicker sound with shorter sustain.

Take the time to go to your local drum shop and annoy the hell out of everyone by pulling a bunch of cymbals off the wall, setting them up and banging on them. It's the best way to make sure you're 100% happy with what you bring home.

[OWIMdrummer]

Get an 18" AAX stage crash and then 10" AAX splash (nice! i have one) and then a china.

Yeah cymbals are so f@#king expensive in Australia. $400+ for a good crash!