Who here plays an acrylic drum set? I'm curious how this kit stacks up against others 🤔

@TapeEater03

Жыл бұрын

I was at my local music shop yesterday checking out a kit just like this, I don’t remember what brand it was but I do remember it was $2500

@lucasagustinrafael

Жыл бұрын

I have a Silverstar Mirage kit, amazing drums and not only different in sound than wood, the feel is something really strange but really interesting at the same time. It has a short sustain with a lot of attack and really defined tone on each drum.

@jasonwymer8361

Жыл бұрын

Got a ddrum diode acrylic kit when I was 16 (now 32) and for the longest time I thought I didn’t like the sound of it. Played a gig and after sound check the sound tech “this kit sounds amazing!” Which made me think “I know nothing…”Out in the crowd definitely sounds better than sitting behind it.

@roselazarus666

Жыл бұрын

I play a clear acrylic Star (Tama before it was called Tama). I bought it off a church for $200 bucks. It’s held up really well on tour and the bass drum is super punchy! I love it!

@davidddrums

Жыл бұрын

1972 Ludwig Vistalite. Even has 8 and 10 matching concert toms!

this kit sounds WAY better than what I was expecting.

@DrMackSplackem

Жыл бұрын

Also, if you are doing brushwork, you can mike the throne as you shift the bubble wrap around underneath your ass. It could be useless, but you never know unless you try.

@sudicalwig

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidOakesMusic And the playing

@sundayswithjeremiah

Жыл бұрын

I attest to that bro

@LoweCommotionStudio

Жыл бұрын

Those Earthworks mics certainly don't hurt.

@SxSxG666

Жыл бұрын

A good drummer can make buckets and pots sound great.

Sticking that knife in there was the drummerest move I had to witness on this channel so far.

The thing I'm most surprised about is the ride and hats. They really don't sound all too bad considering how cymbals that come with kits usually sound. The crash isn't something I'd pick but even that is usable.

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

I agree! Especially the hi-hats sounded pretty good to me! And even the Crash was superior to the Meinl 'Streamer' I once had (in '84), which also was silver 🙂

@ehsbe1056

Жыл бұрын

I still use a 14” steel cymbal that came with my first ever starter kit, it’s super bright and I’ve had at it with a hammer to make it super trashy, steel cymbals are kinda underrated imo if you like really bright sounds

@rafaelvieiraaj

Жыл бұрын

I believe that if the crash was a bigger size, it would sound better

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@@rafaelvieiraaj - Just like this Ride sounds quite good as a Crash, yes! 🙂

@michaeltalley5826

Жыл бұрын

The irony is that now-established cymbal makers intentionally make raw, unfinished cymbals to get a trashy, almost cheap cymbal sound, yet still charging $250-$300 for them!

I'm amazed at the value for the money. Considering you can find it for under $1000 and it comes with everything you need, good luck finding something better. I fully expected the cymbals to be unusable junk, but they sound at least like real instruments and not cheap filler. The hardware looks just stable enough to get the job done. The bearing edges didn't seem to hinder the sound and you could always touch them up for yourself. I guess you just have to cross your fingers and hope you get everything on the first try!!

@christskingdom8950

Жыл бұрын

They have slaves in china!

@zacharyhaverkamp

Жыл бұрын

I think that regardless of what these kinds of kits normally cost, if you're paying 1000+ for an instrument it had better be well worth your money

@mikkeykottak

Жыл бұрын

Pearl export with everything included is under 1000. And heaps better I say. Export rocks

@marcuszevenbergen4966

Жыл бұрын

@@mikkeykottak Maybe a few years ago, but nowadays Exports are over $900 and don't include cymbals. Throw in the fact that the Donner is acrylic and the Export is wood (not necessarily better for everyone, but certainly higher value compared to competition) and it's an easy decision for me.

@josemigueldiaz6269

Жыл бұрын

I think another reason why it sounded better was because of his mics.

Not sure you'll ever see this but I wanted to comment for posterity that my son is a huge fan. He turned 3 today and I gave him his first real kit. We watch you every day, and sometimes we watch the suitcase one several times in a row. Love your work, and thank you for your effort.

@gray.wesley

11 ай бұрын

this is so wholesome. your son's gonna kick ass on the drums!

@MortonFMurphy

11 ай бұрын

@graycxre thanks man! I let him know you said so. He's kept with it, still obsessed, and I was so thankful to have watched so much rdavidr by that point that I could have assembled and tuned it myself for him

@NickyNicest

9 күн бұрын

Smart starting them young! Hopefully he sticks with it and becomes a drumming prodigy.

Those drums deserve recut edges, it would be great if you make a video flatting them up and recutting them in a proper outer rounded over edge, then compare before and after and see how important edges are

@DulceDul217

Жыл бұрын

Yes please

@BradsGonnaPlay

Жыл бұрын

EDIT: just rewatched and saw they DO have bottom heads. Ignore this comment. Lifelong drummer here, genuinely asking: why are they important? I’ve only owned decent manufactured kits in my life, so I just don’t know why that would matter if they don’t have a head on them.

@doppled

Жыл бұрын

@@BradsGonnaPlay bottom heads help resonate and sustain the sound of toms

A little acrylic history, Acrylic drums were first produced by Bill Zickos from Kansas in 1959 with commercial production beginning a decade later. (Ron Bushy from the heavy metal group Iron Butterfly was the first Zickos endorsee in 1969.) In the early 1970’s the Fibes drum company strted producing acrylic drums along with their fiberglass kits with Bill Cobham (Mahavishinu Orchestra) and Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) and Joey Kramer from Aerosmith playing clear acrylic kits from Fibes. Joey Kramer was probably the longest user of the fibes acrylics although he had to replace many toms and bass drums along the way due to cracking. Then Ludwig came on the scene and got Bonham signed so they got a lot of publicity. IMHO real fibes fiberglass drums are the best sounding drums ever, with the acrylics a close second. This kit has concerns with the rims, I think they will eat heads, and I'm pretty sure these are going to crack a lot. They do sound good.

"bass drum hoop made of jolly ranchers" exactly my thought

Dude your drumming has gotten better over the years. Keep it up! That kit sounds great btw.

@matthewsaxman1028

Жыл бұрын

Was his playing ever not great?

9:37 : 'here's a super awkward drum fill" 10:03: *absolutely fucking jams a killer Bonham fill*

Sounds good. I also love seeing how good you have gotten at drums my friend. You’ve come a long way and are sounding reeaaaaall nice!

Never watched a drum kit review, never thought I'd enjoy them this much. Great video my guy

I like how they all fit inside each other for convenience when shipping! I used to have set of concerts. 6", 10", 14", 18", then 8", 12", 16", inside the 22" kick. All kept in plastic bags. Worked for me.

Keep up the good work man, your videos keep getting better and better. You've been my favorite drum youtuber since 2015

Stoked for the dw kit unboxing vid! This kit sounded way better than I thought it would actually lol

Sounds really nice overall, even the cymbals too

I like that the bass drum hoops are also acrylic. Not many companies do that. That's a great price too. The shells and edges alone from Precision Drum Co. will cost about the same. And those are RCI rolled shells with welded seams, not molded and seamless shells. Although I'm sure there are way more color and size options, which must be factored into the cost. I'm guessing Donner's, Pearl's, and Crush's shells come from the same place - they're all molded shells, come in red and clear only (I think Pearl has one other color), offer acrylic bass drum hoops, etc. Unfortunately, I'll likely never own an acrylic kit. IMHO they are inferior to wood in almost every way that matters. I really only like them for their unique appearance (esp. the coke bottle color), and I can't justify spending the money or using my limited space just for that.

This kit brings back memories of me being 9 (in '79) and being mesmerised by the red acrylic Sonor 'Phonic' the drummer of a party band was playing at an event in the village I'd grown up in! 🤩 A bit over a year before I'd get my own first real kit for Christmas, comprising of snare, bass drum (both also Sonor), 'Morris'-branded hi-hats, Maxwin snare- and hi-hat stands, a Pearl bass drum pedal and a pair of unbranded bongos for toms; Very modest, but I was over the Moon! 🌚 Best Christmas ever! 😁 Thank you, Mum! 😊❤

@barryphilpott9029

Жыл бұрын

Great thanks that's brill always wanted one.

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@@barryphilpott9029 - 😄👍 Man, it's become near-impossible for me to write a comment without one of those pesky scammers latching on to it! 🙄😏

Rdavidr, your videos are so informative and entertaining. I so look forward to each and every one of them. Thank you for sharing.

Wow! Those cymbals actually sound decent unlike brass cymbals that come with entry level kits!

Wow, I’m impressed! I was expecting boxy and loud. Those things are tonal! Great playing as well!

i remember my first drum set was an Tama clear acrylic with loads roto toms and cymbals the acrylic gave off a nice sound this was in early 90s

I gotta say it looks and sounds great! I even like the crash cymbal and hi hats.

they no longer make this it makes me sad

@wevefriends

Ай бұрын

That’s a shame, it looks like something a beginner can use because how cheap it is.

I'm not a drummer in any shape or form, but if I must buy a kit, this would be it. Might need to spend more on cymbals but overall, this kit is just enough to be perfect.

This is less an ad for Donner, and more of a highlight piece for Earthworks! Made this thing sound great!

Expectations subverted! The manufacturer of the kit has acquitted themselves nicely. And, LOVE THE COLOR!!!

I appreciate the throwback to you stabbing through the drumheads. 😂🤘

Definitely wasn’t expecting the set and cymbals to sound that good once he finally received everything. Color me impressed!

Keep up the great work Dave!Don't let anyone stop you.

I like the sound a lot more than I thought I would. Cymbals especially

Those toms actually sound DECENTTTT👌🏻

Thanks to Bonzo, I’ll always have a soft spot for acrylic drum kits

Yeah this is way better sounding than I expected. And those are the stock heads. You could probably squeeze out a bit more performance with different heads, but wow!

I have the older clear acrylic drum set and was really impressed for such a low-priced complete drum kit. No question, this is the most bang for the buck. The hardware is much better compared to the lower priced, PDP, Tama, and others. And the competition's hardware-pack is priced for a lot more. The only thing you may want to change is the cymbals, but they are not kiddy cymbals like with other complete drum sets.

That kit actually sounds good! I think it's also about the quality of the drummer playing it as well. This video, in a way, makes you think about not buying into believing a high-end $5000 - $10,000 kit with a special wood blend will produce some magical sound we've never experienced before. Some woods and bearing edges may produce more sustain/resonance, but good heads and proper tuning prominently factor into getting a good drum sound. Don't get me wrong, DW and Pearl Masterwork look beautiful, but they aren't the only kits that can sound great.

I do really dig the sound of it, even the cymbals

Whoa, that sounds so good! Seriously sounds very very good!

That’s how my first Easter kit came, it was broken and we had to send it back, thankfully the second one was fine

Honestly, I liked this kit pretty much. The toms has the timbre I've always looked for.

@weschilton

Жыл бұрын

Cardboard boxes?

@lauratiso

Жыл бұрын

@@weschilton that 80s sound

sounds pretty good.. I play the Yamaha DTX 8 mesh electronic drums at home..great sound and don't disturb anyone with the headphones on

It looks BEAUTIFUL

Couldn't resist, purchased. Always wanted a Vistalite kit, but it's hard to pull the trigger on those prices. Thanks for this video, I'm pretty sure this kit will do just fine! And I appreciate the discount.

@morbidmanmusic

Жыл бұрын

Not worth it .. the boxing and missing stuff... come on.

@tybreedlove

Жыл бұрын

I bought this kit and it came with everything.

@Jerrodbdrums

Жыл бұрын

@@tybreedlove yep now I gotta see it man lol

@tomwalsh4676

Жыл бұрын

@@tybreedlove I just got mine, looks complete. The bass hoops are wrapped in cling film which is coming up in shreds and sticking badly to the inner side. Taking me forever to peel it. Did you have this issue?

@tybreedlove

Жыл бұрын

@@tomwalsh4676 I certainly did have that issue. It took me a day and a half to get it off.

A good drummer can make any kit sound good....making look so easy...

Really good new drum set

I've got two vistalite kits. They're great. I play them out at places where I don't have to worry about being too loud.

@brendanerazo

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I have just one DW acrylic snare and it is so much louder than my maple one. I guess that comes down to how well the materials project!

Sonor has been using this hihat tilter design since the mid 1980's. But as their patent ran out, it's now popping up left, right and center. The cymbals seem to be a Nickelsilver Alloy which was basically the standard alloy for cheap cymbals back in the 70's. Stainless steel is unlikely as Stainless is quite hard to form and would therefore be more expensive.

Bought this kit after watching this video. Happy with everything except the Tom mounts, one of mine is defective and I have to replace it. Everything else has been amazing!

I actually really like how this sounds. The ride is definitely a little too bright for me (kinda sounds like a crash lol) but I really like the way the crash sounds, I think it would make a really great aux cymbal or something. Like a big splash that you can do a lot with.

I really want one for Christmas.

That's the best set I have ever seen

My brotha from another mutha, this is the definitive review I was looking for. TY!

I really like that ride cymbal!

Wow! In fact this sounds fantastic! Even the cheapo cymbals sound good!

I'm fixing to turn 57 I've always enjoyed a good drum solo Neil Peart YYZ back in the day anyhow I just ordered a pair of drumsticks on Amazon. And if I continue I believe this will be my kit. Strange as it may be too true connoisseurs I love the sound of those symbols. Wish me luck y'all

Beautiful drum 🥁 kit

That's a pretty decent sounding kit! Sounds way better than the CB-700 I had in the 80's! :D

Nice color red. I like how you play the drums 🥁 ...blessings

Kit sounds decent for what it is. Looks better than some acrylics I have seen. Those cymbals sound thrashy which is good for me since I like metal but they don't have a lot of sustain.

Sound wise, this would be an ideal kit for me.

The snare sounds great

You made it sound amazing!

Having played acrylic before, honestly, it sounds like an acrylic kit. It's like screwing up a grilled cheese sandwich, unless you just walk away and burn it, it's gonna be edible. Same concept, unless you try to mess it up or just get lazy, you're gonna get a super punchy sound that if is tuned tight ring like muffled bells and if tuned low fire like muffled cannons.

For the money that's a great sounding kit! Even the cymbal's had a decent sound. I honestly expected them to sound like tin cans but was pleasantly surprised by them.

Those sound so awesome

Damn, that kit sounds fantastic!

This looks like a Jin Bao kit. They're a huge factory in China. Regarding acrylic kits: they signed a 2 year deal with Crush to produce their acrylic drums. Crush basically RnD'd everything with them when they created their acrylic design. As soon as the two year exclusive was up...they started working with Pearl to make the Crystal Beat kits. Pearl got a turn-key acrylic drum kit, that was ready to be drilled with their hardware...thanks to Crush. My assumption is that the Pearl exclusive is up, and they can sell to any company now. Womp womp.

@mat4410

Жыл бұрын

Great info. Thanks! We need to know this.

@charliepreidis3004

Жыл бұрын

So, basically, this kit’s shells are no different than the Crush acrylics and Pearl acrylics?

@FelixDeluna

Жыл бұрын

@@charliepreidis3004 shells are likely identical. The difference will be how well it’s finished, ie edges and clean up. He mentioned the edges were a bit rough. I imagine with Pearl, they’d be cleaner. Plus, Pearl has nice branded hardware, while this looks like pretty stock OEM stuff. Having said that, if there was a shell pack in 13/16/24…I would gig in that all day long.

@charliepreidis3004

Жыл бұрын

Wow, you had me for a second. Be honest… how often does your scam work?

@FelixDeluna

Жыл бұрын

@@charliepreidis3004 huh?

I subbed for the awkward snare fill. Epic

The kick was killer and the rest of the kit sounded great excluding the cyms of course. So many times with cheap drum kits it's all about the tuning (and the heads but even cheap heads can sound OK too).

This sounds brilliant!

Incredible kit . Surprising cymbals

you should do a follow up video on this shells maybe try and clean up the edges and put nice heads on it and see how it sounds

That color is rad

ALL SOUNDS GREAT

Kit sounds pretty good , drummer sounds awesome!

I personally own a Tama Imperialstar but I’m down to try an acrylic drumset! And I also alays liked anything you make a video on!

You play so well the card board containers could sound good too! Nice kit , good value for the $$ The kit with the cymbals sounds unique! Sounds ok & I believe you should keep the entire ensemble ! Keep it together , don’t split up what arrived together… it was a thrill to watch . Nice playing kid! 🥁😎keep havin fun !

I know they don't get much mention, but Slingerland made an excellent snare drum rim, not very high and curved enough to prevent your sticks from shredding. I remember there was a Slingerland mounted tom left at a place we rehearsed, and it was apparently mahogany. Compared to my Ludwig mounted toms, the Slingerland tom was about twice as loud as the Ludwig. What can make a difference is removing the bottom heads from toms. Volume increases, and drums can sound better with that bottom head removed. Shell resonation is something to consider. I remember having a Tama top of the line snare. It was built so solid that it had no resonation. I sold it because it was so lame sounding, just didn't have the snap and the punch of a Ludwig Supersenative snare. I put a Slingerland rim on the Ludwig snare.

I would looooove to get one of these!

The high hat stand with the rotating tilt adjustment is on many sonor high hat pedals

I’m looking forward to playing on this set

I love them! Beautiful 😍

wow sounds awesome

This shells sound way better then I was expecting assuming those bearing edges where all over the place.

You make all these kits sound amazing due to your recording skills. What do you think about how it sounds in the room? Also agree Donner should offer this in a shells only version. Most players don't need more extra hardware taking up space.

@PJBonoVox

Жыл бұрын

The guy has a discount code in the description. There's no way he's gonna give away what this kit actually sounds like.

@psychwardsandSCENE

Жыл бұрын

lol this is an advertisment, not an objective review. p.s. it sounds like shit

@RyTrapp0

Жыл бұрын

@@PJBonoVox LMAO, that's why he put in all the info about the package being destroyed, half the stuff missing, half the stuff missing on the re-shipment - I mean, seriously...

Thanks for sharing this! Gonna pick one up and put some crazy lights in em!

It sounds nice maybe i might buy it for my first kit

Sound plenty of colors and solid .

Sounds good looks even better, I'd have gone with the clear kit, but red would have been my second choice. Better heads and cymbals would make that kit pretty cool.

Hah.. Id love to have one of these as a kid starting out.. I kinda dig the rides bell and when you crash it..

Cymbals were pretty decent looking and sounding actually. Another great video!

I actually like how bright the cymbals are for the kit, very punchy bright kit altogether! Also that color is awesome! Can you cut the edges with a router like a wooden kit? I assume yes, I wonder how much a difference it would make!

I HAVE WAITING FOR YOU TO REVIEW THIS THANK YOU!!!!!

insane value

I like the cymbals I thought they wouldn't be very good but I was wrong, they sound pretty good.

Sounds great 👍

I am so jealous of you! You have the dream job!

I was surprised with how good the cymbals actually sounded!

I love how you have an Opinel knife, coming from France I know these knifes well, one's always in my pocket. Great vid as always Dave, thanks!

@davidcarbonnel6396

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@karllager2214

Жыл бұрын

One of the best knife designs ever. One of the goats