Most Underrated Drum Company?

Taye and premier!

Not-popular enough: RMV, without a doubt. They make amazing drums and the price is amazing

Under-rated: Probably Yamaha. Its amazing how many people that are looking for a new kit dont even consider Yamaha, when they look and sound amazing.

D'Amico drums. Gene has been building quality snares and drum kits for nearly 20 years.

Ludwig Classic maple kits.. you just don't see enough of them in the sea of Offset ,glass glitter striped kits with 28" deep bass drums... :)

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Originally Posted by AL PERCIVAL

D'Amico drums. Gene has been building quality snares and drum kits for nearly 20 years.

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your sig:6 -ply 7.5mm 100% Birch with reinforcement rings? since when does a brx have re-rings?

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Originally Posted by TommySalami

your sig:6 -ply 7.5mm 100% Birch with reinforcement rings? since when does a brx have re-rings?

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My kit is special..... :D
The rings were added at the Taiwan shop, and the professional re-wrapped was most proabably done by Pearl in Nashville at (PMI) according to Tony LaCroix.

AL has mad connections we ordinary people cannot dream to have. :)

I think high-end Mapex kits - the Orions and Saturns, ESPECIALLY the Saturns - will be spoken of in 25 years time in the same reverential tones as the Yamaha 9000s are spoken of today. I did a gig on Saturday night, the venue had its own PA and soundman, and he said he'd never heard as sweet sounding a kit, nor a kit as easy to mic, as my Saturns. No damping, all wide open, and they mic'ed like a dream. I think the Saturns could hold their own against ANY other high-end kit costing maybe three times the price. I've owned many kits over the past 35 years - Premier, Ludwig, Yamaha, Pearl, Hayman etc - and the Saturns are the best-sounding kit I've ever owned.

Stephen

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AL has mad connections we ordinary people cannot dream to have. :)

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Nah, Just lucky networking. My Pearl friends are your same Pearl friends. I just live here so I see them more often.

Speaking of the rings, Gene was telling me that a while back R&D was strongly considering making a 6-ply BRX with 6-ply rings for added resonance + the natural eq'ing and projection, kinda like a MMX on steriods. :D

You never know what they've got up their sleeves. :)

Another underrated drum company. They use standard keller shells, but do some amazing finishes. Jackson Drums.

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Originally Posted by AL PERCIVAL

Nah, Just lucky networking. My Pearl friends are your same Pearl friends. I just live here so I see them more often.

Speaking of the rings, Gene was telling me that a while back R&D was strongly considering making a 6-ply BRX with 6-ply rings for added resonance + the natural eq'ing and projection, kinda like a MMX on steriods. :D

You never know what they've got up their sleeves. :)

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I would love to play that BRX! that would make 12 ply shell sections at the Re-rings

Yamaha, purely on this crazy oak snare drum of some discription I played.

It

Was

Fantastic.