This Drum Kit has a Secret Built Into it

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• RD

  @rdavidr · 4 years ago · pinned

  I was thinking, does it make more sense for ALL beginner kits to come with low volume cymbals or cheap normal cymbals? I figured the low vol cymbals would have more functional value past the beginner phase, while cymbals that come on beginner kits are one of the first things to get replaced. What do you think? 🤔

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• DE

  @DerZauberer65 · 1 year ago

  Good news, most of the "cons" of this set have been addressed. I just purchased this set for my son, Nov. 2024. The medallions are no longer decals, they are metal medallions rivetted onto the drum. The practice pad mounts are convex to attach more securely to the inside of the drum. The screws turn directly into the mount instead of nuts and washers. You also only need the drum key, instead of a wrench. My set, the Snare and mounted Toms were already assembled. This video definitely helped me assemble the kit, which took under 2 hours.

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• AL

  @alexhill_79 · 4 years ago

  I reckon this is the best first drum set ever. It looks good, sounds pretty good and has practice pads built INTO it. Its exactly what a beginner needs. And the low volume cymbals are great, because usually the cymbals that come with drums, you keep for a bit then replace. These you would keep for practice, and then get some better full volume cymbals. And for 500 buck, u cant go wrong. Awesome kit, awesome video as always.

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• DR

  @drummerdan95 · 4 years ago

  OK, now take this kit to the next level. Triggers in the pads and electronic cymbals (kind of like the Zildjian Gen16). It it an acoustic kit? Electronic kit? Practice kit? Porque no los d̶o̶s̶ tres?

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• ME

  @metalinyourhead3604 · 4 years ago

  What’s also cool, is that if you have a drum triggers, you can play it acoustically, then engage the pads and use the triggers. Now you have an easily adjustable hybrid kit.

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• RA

  @Ranakade · 4 years ago (edited)

  Donner deserves a spot at NAMM. They're like another Yamaha cause they're doing guitars, drums, and other music stuff and making it affordable

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• MA

  @markthomas6980 · 3 years ago

  Amazing. I got my grandson a cymbal for Christmas.  It cost about the same as this whole set.  He’s a professional drummer in a jazz band.

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• BU

  @BulletDrummer · 4 years ago

  As someone who is so self-conscious about noise complaints that I haven’t had my kit set up in over 8 years, I was really pleased to see you do a noise comparison from the adjacent room. Stuff like that seems to be annoyingly overlooked when reviewing products such as this. Great stuff as always Dave! 👍 <br><br>Now, can we make a silent hi-hat pedal?

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• SN

  @sneedville80 · 4 years ago

  That would be a cool kit to trigger

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• TA

  @TaylorTheHater · 4 months ago

  Honestly, Donner does a great job at making a crappy kit. It really gives you a ton for your money.

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• TH

  @theguy6245 · 4 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptoSXTzH1Vg&amp;t=71">1:11</a> He forgot about the low volume cowbell

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• SA

  @saydlowski · 4 years ago

  A good way to gauge how much the pads interfere with the drum sound is maybe to just remove them altogether and see what the drum sound like without them?

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