Been a while! Master Maple Complete in Matte Black Mist!

[EricD]

Hey guys,

Here's some new pron for you.

Specs:
Pearl Masters Maple Complete in #124 Matte Black Mist
22x16
12x8
16x16
18x16 vintage Pearl wood fiberglass (I'll be refinishing it to be black as well)
14x6.5 Pearl Brass Free Floater (got it for $75!)

I also got all new Zildjian cymbals.

14" K hats
20" K Dark Thin Crash
22" K Dark Medium Ride
20" K Constantinople Medium Thin High Ride
19" A Ultra Hammered China

Hardware is a little different now from the time I took the picture.

DW 5000 Hi-Hat Stand
DW 9002 XF Double Pedals (trading them for regular pre-2012 9002's. They feel better to me)
DW 5000 Throne (was Roc-N-Soc component motion throne)
DW 5000 Snare Stand (was 3000 snare stand)
DW 5000 Boom Cymbal Stands (was pdp 800 series)

[erion_929]

pure sex!!!

[therocker]

Can't get off with one pic!!!

[93civEJ1]

more pics!!!

[AL PERCIVAL]

Gorgeous! (and love the snare too!)

[MusicMan]

I love that black matte, make me wonder if I should get that instead of Bombay Sparkle or the Natural Matte that I have on order

The Matte Black is a great finish. It looks classy and won't go out of style.

[MattKeaton]

I love the black matte finish here, I may have to get one down the road.

And by that, he means "I may have to get one as soon as my new kits arrive".

[CUZNRED]

And by that, he means "I may have to get one as soon as my new kits arrive".

Let's hope not this time, I have college to pay for my son in the fall

[MattKeaton]

Let's hope not this time, I have college to pay for my son in the fall

Haha.

Be sure to let us know your impressions upon setting up your new gear.

[MusicMan]

Funny, I finally ordered one in the matte black because I love this finish. I got the shell pack but I plan on outfitting it with hanging floor toms in the future as they travel easier.

Cuznred,

Which shell pack did you get? That's a great color.

I plan on putting together a little gigging kit with the MCT matte black shells.

MM

[MusicMan]

I ordered the standard 10x7 12x8 16x16 22x18 I found out you get better pricing when you order the pre-configured shell pack rather than a la carte sizes. From there I plan to special order the 13x11 and the 15x13 to use as hanging floor toms and probably the 14x14 to go with the 16x16 if I decide to use that. May also get a shallower 22 down the road as well as they are easier to get into my car. with that I can have a variety of set up ups depending on the gig and room.

10/13/15/22
10/12/13/15/22
13/16x16/22
12/14/16/22

The sky is pretty much the limit with those sizes

Cuznred,

You think like I do. I always buy a bunch of sizes so I can put them in different configurations.

It's too bad some of the sizes have to be special ordered. But, I guess it's nice that they offer the full range of sizes at a good price (compared to Masterworks or Reference).

MM

[MusicMan]

when are you ordering yours??? The build quality of these drums is unmatched and you cannot beat the price on these with anything else out there. I am surprised I am not seeing more of these kits. These blow away the mcx series

Cuznred,

i agree. I put a Masterworks order in for some of the same Matte Black #124 finish drums back in September. The only reason I didn't just go with the MCT shells is because there's no variety of snare drums. I like having 12" and 13" snare drums, so I went with MW for the main kit.

However, I ordered some of the stock MCT shells in the Matte Black in order to make some custom smaller set ups. At least they will match my MW kit. I should be getting the shells this week and then I'll have to do some custom modifications on them.

One of the builds I'm planning with the new MCT shells will be a "Martini" kit with 14x12 kick, 10x13 floor, and 8x8 tom. I have a 5x12 Sensitone Steel snare drum that I'll use along with it. It will be about 1/3 the cost to do this special kit with the #124 MCT shells than it would have been to add it to a Masterworks order.

I've always thought it would be fun to do a "Martini" kit but wouldn't use it enough to justify a MW investment. I"m hoping the wife will like it enough to let me set it up in the living room with some "silent" heads and "quiet" cymbals. The matte black will match some of her decorating ...

MM

[CUZNRED]

Cuznred,

i agree. I put a Masterworks order in for some of the same Matte Black #124 finish drums back in September. The only reason I didn't just go with the MCT shells is because there's no variety of snare drums. I like having 12" and 13" snare drums, so I went with MW for the main kit.

However, I ordered some of the stock MCT shells in the Matte Black in order to make some custom smaller set ups. At least they will match my MW kit. I should be getting the shells this week and then I'll have to do some custom modifications on them.

One of the builds I'm planning with the new MCT shells will be a "Martini" kit with 14x12 kick, 10x13 floor, and 8x8 tom. I have a 5x12 Sensitone Steel snare drum that I'll use along with it. It will be about 1/3 the cost to do this special kit with the #124 MCT shells than it would have been to add it to a Masterworks order.

MM

Looking forward to seeing that

[MusicMan]

Looking forward to seeing that

It's cold where I live, so it might take a month or two for me to be able to get out in the shop and do the custom work. I just wanted to pick up the shells while they are still in stock. I wouldn't be surprised if they replace the matte black with piano black after NAMM in January. I'm sure the matte black won't stay in stock very long.

Fortunately, Pearl also makes 14" marching bass drum hoops in the same finish so I'll be able to use those to match the 14x12 tom for the little kick drum. I also have to order some custom bass drum heads from Remo since they don't stock standard bass drum heads the 14" size. It will take a couple of months to get those from Remo too.

MM

[Drumming-4-Life]

However, I ordered some of the stock MCT shells in the Matte Black in order to make some custom smaller set ups. At least they will match my MW kit. I should be getting the shells this week and then I'll have to do some custom modifications on them.

Years back, Al Percival told me that the #124 finish made for non-Masterworks drums does not match the #124 finish applied to MW drums. Do you think that has changed, or do you think the difference is minor?