The Best Drum Sets Under $2,000 - A Complete Buyer's Guide 

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Appreciated of thanks to you guys far making this great videos:but far sure I’m going to try and buy one of those drum set

@@maartenvalentin4162 yea never heard that term before lol

from SW haha

LOL

Thanks so much!

Agreed!!

Hands down. Shane’s trailblazer. Period.

IMHO, the Renown’s owned this comparo. By a lot. EVERY drum shined.

Right? I don't need concerts. I'll just sit quietly in the back of the room while they record their demos. 😂😂😂

Putting in the WORK. Thx.

Thanks dude!

👌

Your efforts are much appreciated 🙏

Thank you.❤

Glad someone noticed 😉

@@tinterlande the floor tom has a little bad over tone on the first 2 kits but everything else sounds great

Would be awesome to hear how they sound when tuned lower. Tama sounded the best, but even it wasn't that impressive...

J. R. Didn’t sound good tuned lower.

Tony Interlande How about your glasses? 😁😁

Thanks, Bill. We try to be as transparent as we can be with these videos, and hope that it sets us apart from the mega-stores.

I was skeptical about the new Tamas as well, but I do think it's (unbelievably) an improvement!

I have watched hundreds if not thousands of drum test videos from all the well known channels. I have realized that all pro kits and many intermediate kits give a decent sound. They are not much different from each other, proven by this comparison as well. But the only kit that I listened to that differentiate is PHX. I most certainly can tell the difference in blind tests. So IMO your investment was a sensible one :)

Till this day, I just prefer the Tama starclassic bb’s. I’ve played and owned much more expensive drums but I always came back to the starclassic hyperdrive bb’s. Couldn’t be happier and makes me smile every single time I sit down and hit it. Works in the practice room, studio, small and large venues.

Right on!

I was thinking this, the Gretsch was probably my overall favourite, but the tama snare and the Saturn kick drum were fucking great too. Gretsch finish was nice too.

​@@BbbbbbbbbbhhhhhhhAgreed, those were my picks. Gretsch would be my pick for funk, pop, jazz, r'n'b. Tama would be my pick for country, classic rock, indie rock. Personally, I leaned toward the Gretsch, for their mellower more vintage sounds. Sounded like great breaks off an old funk record, right out of the box. But that open direct sound of the Tama is ace too. Choice would depend on favoured genres more so than one definitely better than the other.

I agree-- the Starclassic was #1...!

Yes, but with virgin bass drum

Well when you put nearly the exact same hardware on it as your $7,000+ drums it better be the best 😂

Glad it was helpful!

Yeah kick is really nice! I feel that punch on my chest through my headphones! Almost started thinking about buying only BD and incorporating that into my Starclassic :D

I think the older MCX where closer to the Gretsch with the die cast hoops.

Oh yeah same here

I was completely unsurprised by that. I played a set of renown and a set of Catalina's both for years. In the room mic recordings my ears say hands down the gregretschdsffke took it lol, but in the whole mix clips, them Tama's were. mind-blowing.

@@carlosleiva2825 I agree the MCX series was better

Honesty is best! Glad you like them!

I’ve gone with coated emperor over coated ambassador. Warm

Agreed

@@victorchiappetta3230 You should also look into the Ludwig Classic Oak series (formerly known as Ludwig Keystone X)

I think I agree. I probably would get the Gretsch though but that’s just me

Best stock heads

Thanks so much for the kind words!

Always. Way ahead of the game

@@robbennett332 I spoke for myself as have you. The beauty of the comments section is that everyone can share their opinion.

Boy I sure wish I could truly express myself in a dick ish, kinda f-u type way by not actually having anything really to say or explanation about how I feel….by being able to hit the dislike button! Haha just kidding 😀 yeah I love those “open minded” people that say I’m always open for a debate and am a good listener and can see both sides…. They usually however would love to continue being anonymous and just hate something just because they are just unhappy and know that tends to really pick at a fair open minded person. at least give one a reason or just be able to express yourself As if you really have a passionate angle to the task or opinion and have some passion, put in a lot of time with or the subject at hand. The dislike button however is a way to gauge the amount of likes there are involved but if ya take it away from people they’re going to start hating in different ways. Likes and dislikes are kinda stupid as well but to just take the balance away from even being able to handle to criticism just because of the more butthurt part , or just being able to understand why and how, express yourself will lead to way worse outcomes especially when it comes to situations where irrational things are happening between people learning how to understand common differences of why people are who they are because the differences are the sometimes the most beautiful thing of all when expressing yourself and having reasons of why, who, people are.

It seemed to have the most tone.

Super happy with mine (20" BD version). Tom mount on BD was a must have for me too.

I mean yeah... why stop the fun now?!

Glad you liked it! It's all in the details 😉

I got the four piece for 999 and am very pleased. Quality heads made a huge difference in how great they sound

That would be interesting and would probably get more newer drummers to upgrade 😉

jajaja me too

Thanks for sharing!

Bty,. All the floor toms sound incredible, I know Tony love the Tunebot, so what's the reading for batter and resonant heads.

We look forward to seeing you and thanks for the kind words!

Why thank you! 😉

That dw kick was WOW

Thanks for the kind words, man. We appreciate you.

Thank you Corey!

Much appreciated!

I have the version before Bubinga Birch SCP, My ear prefers maple but it is a good kit.

Jeremy Good choice. Starclassics can’t be beat!

@@Assimilator702 Yeah I'm definitely looking forward to it. Already thinking of names for the new drums lol

I did the same thing. Sold my DW performance and got a star walnut. Couldn’t be happier!!

Zach Var Good move.

@@Assimilator702 Yeah, they can't be beat but they can be PLAYED! Get it?! LOL. I hate when non drummers ask me if I "beat the drums"! No, I do not. I keep the beat as I play my drums, musically. Non-musical people...smh.

Thank you sir! We may do that in the future! tony@drumcenternh.com if you ever want to pick my brain!

Glad it was helpful!

I found the BB Starclassic kit including the snare second hand ( but in new condition) and he sounds amazing! A lot better than the walnut/birch combination now. I had the Superstar in the 80s en the Artstar II in the 90s but the Starclassic BB is the best!!!

Agreed. I have the B/B In Molten Brown Burst with Black Nickel hardware. The stock heads are def not for me, but with my head choice they are darn near unbeatable for me. It also helps i bought them "Used" (3 months after they were purchased new) for $1100 shipped. What a bargain! I also own a couple DW Collectors and some other high end kits and this remains the 1 set i keep over all the others. Something about that Bubinga just does it for my ears. I also had a Mapex Saturn Walnut/Birch and that was close to as good, but still not as good to me.

Grayson Newland what heads are you using?

@@Eric_Cartman83 I use Clear Ambassadors on Reso and Clear Pinstripes on Batter most of the time, but if I’m recording I use Clear Ambassadors on batter too.

Pearl snare was brass I believe

Thanks, Joey!

Drum Center of Portsmouth no problem ❤️

I agree the sound from the Tama kit had something extra to it, it did not just die like the rest of them and they look stunning

Without a doubt

Thanks so much!

Thanks, David!

William Duffy If you want o spend less $$$ the Walnut/Birch are a great choice. There’s not as much difference between the 2 kits once the heads are the same on both. Heads give the sound. The drums provide the performance, appearance and of course the price.

crummyy My belief is that the overall density of the wood matters most. Then you have the hardware attached to the shell which increases mass. The overall thickness of the shell is important. Regardless of the density of the wood a thinner shell will have a lower fundamental compared to a thicker shell. Then we have the amount of shell touching the head and where the apex of the edge is. All these factors make more of a difference then the wood species. The sound is all in the heads. The shell regulates what the head is allowed to do. That’s the most logical way of theorizing drum sound. I have a Starclassic Maple snare 14 x 6.5 and a Starclassic Walnut/Birch snare also a 14 x 6.5. Maple and Birch have the same densities.....provided Tama is using Hard Rock Maple and a high density species of Birch. The B/W shell is slightly thinner than the Maple shell and definitely has a lower fundamental. Maple tends to not excite the higher overtones of the batter head while Birch does. Walnut also doesn’t excite the higher overtones and has an overall drier character than Maple. I get a lower fundamental out of the W/B snare while the Maple has a slightly higher pitch but still a controlled ring. Tama is making the W/B shells thinner on the snare shells compared to the B/B shells. I have a 14 x 5.5 and a B/B 14 x 7 and they both have much more overall volume than the 14 x 6.5 W/B. The SC Maple snare is also more mellow than the B/B snares. I would almost describe Maple as clean or even boring but not in a bad way. I’m not 100% positive combining woods makes much difference and if it does the differences are minute. For example a 10” SC Birch Tom sounds virtually identical to a 10” B/B Tom with the same heads and tuning. There might be a SLIGHT it more low end with the B/B drum but it’s minimal. Both of these drums have shells with the same overall thickness. Sorry if that’s too much info to process. All my findings are with either a Coated Ambassador or Coated Control Sound with an Ambassador Hazy. With specialty heads like an Evans HD Extra Dry or a Remo P77 the differences are MUCH more minimal. It comes down to an overall pitch at a given tension and overall volume.

@crummyy gretsch renown rn2 is made of north american maple, watch the video again , when Shane starts playing the renown rn2 kit his immediate response was wow.

Can’t stand the way he plays. Ugh. So sloppy and he doesn’t know how to demo a kit.

Welcome, happy to have you aboard!

It's so good!

I found it and LOVE! It. I have uv1’s on the tom’s. 👍🏻👍🏻