Just bought this yesterday, they are new/used and Inexpensive, the kit is total china made, to me not a good thing but?? For the price the value is high. They are well built, beautiful color Red Galaxy and well wrapped and their footprint is very small. I have only spent a few hours with them, here is my evaluation thus far. the snare drum is really a nice sounding drum for a cheap snare drum not the best I've ever heard but not the worst either. I'll say this I like it far better than my high end Delite kit and snare drum that I owned,. the weak link thus far on the Bop kit are the rims they are cheap junk. I was at first having trouble with the snare de tuning in minutes. a quick rim swap wow huge difference. also the stock Remo china heads junk. I have swapped them with american Remos once again wow!! I bought this kit used and at a killer price, Even a brand new kit under $400.00. Price is a great deal for this Bop kit. I'll post pics once I set it up.
Sonor Bop Kit... I am Impressed.
I've owned/currently own the Force 1005, 2003, 3003, 2005, 3005, 2007, 3007 and the drums were/are terrific quality!
I will second the opinion of the non-USA Remo heads.
Best reserved for summer frisbie practice.
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
As jim just eluded to seriously those Remo Asian heads are Pure junk!! Useless except to say they are heads!! protect the drums during shipping really JUNK, so are the snare drum's very lightweight rims. they are to weak to hold real world application, but all are easy fix issues. I am using vintage brass Ludwig triple flange rims on this snare drum and man it's a great sounding snare drum here is one pic of the kit. I'm trying different heads so that will change as I post other pics of this kit. I'm more than likely going to use my all time fav heads Emperors top and ambassadors bottom.
As jim just eluded to seriously those Remo Asian heads are Pure junk!! Useless except to say they are heads!! protect the drums during shipping really JUNK, so are the snare drum's very lightweight rims. they are to weak to hold real world application, but all are easy fix issues. I am using vintage brass Ludwig triple flange rims on this snare drum and man it's a great sounding snare drum here is one pic of the kit. I'm trying different heads so that will change as I post other pics of this kit. I'm more than likely going to use my all time fav heads Emperors top and ambassadors bottom.
Mark good looking kit! What are the sizes of the shells?
It amazes me in general and with drums specifically at the kind of quality you can get for next to nothing. I understand that labor in China is far cheaper and that their currency is completely undervalued, but when you consider the materials, labor, shop overhead, shipping from wherever in mainland China to a seaport, shipping across the Pacific, import tariffs (well there is another political subject that is best left alone) shipping from the importation location to the point of sale, re-seller's overhead and profit for the manufacturer and the re-seller, that is actually unbelievable quality for under $400. When I walk through GC and see the dozens of entry-level kits, I am completely floored at how good they are compared to their tiny their price tags. Certainly a lot of the places that they cut corners are not plainly visible and other issues show up upon playing the kits but seriously?! Compare the kit depicted here with an MIJ stencil kit from the 60's or 70's.
I am involved in a lot of custom fabrication and was in a conversation about this time last year with one of my vendors. We were talking about the state of the business and he pointed to a nearly life-size animatronic Santa Claus that he had in the corner of his shop. It lit up, danced, moved it's chubby arms around sang,said "ho-ho-ho" and all sorts of things. He said, "How in the world can we compete when they can produce that as a finished product and sell it at a profit for $50.00?" I couldn't get Santa's costume manufactured for that amount let alone the mechanics, electronics, plastic molding, painting, etc.
I digress. That is a stunning kit for very little dollars. The downside is we find it harder and harder to compete globally. The upside is there are a lot of kids that couldn't afford a drum kit if these were not available. With regards to this kit specifically, I bet it is a gas to play!
Very proud owner of a new Blaemire Snare 6.5 x 14 made by Jerry Jenkins "Drumjinx"
Nice kit. It really is hard to beat the price. The Gretsch Renown bop kit for $750 is hands down the deal of the century, so far. The 6.5x14" snare is killer. Really, a pro sounding kit. One day I'll be able to afford USA made Ludwig Legacy Classics but until then.... But Americans have no affordable American made drum kit options though. Is there anything for under $1,000 out there? I don't think so.
Well there is the Pacific line of drums by DW...no wait, made in Mexico. Well at least that is in the Americas. By the way, I just noticed your Atlas snare stand with the leveler feet. Cooool.
Very proud owner of a new Blaemire Snare 6.5 x 14 made by Jerry Jenkins "Drumjinx"
I've got a 3005 3007 Hybrid Kit and the quality really is great!
I've redone the snare drum and am VERY happy with the sound. The kit just plain ol' rocks.
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