Kids Christmas Presents !

[Mr Pig]

But he wants one like the drummer from the Ramones has.

If you do buy one watch what you buy. Many of the starter drum kits are pretty poor. We bought a CB kit:

http://www.djmmusic.com/itemMatrix.asp?GroupCode=SP5NQLX-PKBS&eq=&MatrixType=1

It's pretty sturdy and comes with Remo skins, which are better than you get on most starter kits. The cymbals are terrible but it's the same on any starter kit, they're just something to aim at. You can buy decent ones later if he takes to it, but they'll cost you more than the rest of the kit! The CB kits also comes in metallic silver, which looks great. £200 or the Mapex Tornado, which is basically the same kit, for £220.

The Premier Olympic is very similar to the CB, slightly better in a couple of points, and costs £240.

Performance Percussion, Session Pro, Boston are not as good, or in some cases just not as good value and a lot of the other kits you get are crap!

 

[Young Un]

This is the kit I got last christmas: (pearl export - with uprated symbols - came with drum bags aswell)

although was very expensive at 500 smackers second hand - sounds great though

 

[Mr Pig]

Do these all come with a free Garage to practice in?

Yeah, that's the killer. We're not too bad as we can put it in the front lounge and it's not really in anyone's way, but it's still obtrusive at times and you can't escape the noise!

 

[fossyant]

Young Un - never mind 'came with drum bags' - what about 'came with ear muffs for the street' !!!!!

 

[papercorn2000]

No offence Young 'un, but if you moved into my street, I would kill you. With my own teeth.