Any one know a great place to get a deal on drums?

jannick said
Look for used kits online. There are a number of websites where you can find used drumsets, including Craigslist, eBay, and Reverb. You can often find great deals on used kits, especially if you're willing to be patient and do some searching.

Check with local music stores. Many music stores sell used drumsets, and they may be willing to negotiate on the price. You can also ask the store if they know of any other places where you can find used drumsets.

Consider buying a different kit. If you're not able to find a used Tama Imperialstar in the hairline blue, you may want to consider buying a different kit. There are a number of other great kits available, and you may be able to find one that fits your budget.

I started off with the local (and not so local) Craigslist, none of that panned out

So far, i have been to every music store within an hour radius and also nothing

I do want to stay with the imperialstar kit, buy it once and he'll be ser for life

Unconventional said
View attachment 1716121855 Used .... @ Guitar Center Des Moines

thats the uaed kit i mentioned in post one
i talked to thier drum guy and he coulsldnt budge on the price but he said his manager could (no guarantee that he will though)
i will be calling him today

Icetech said
Buy used if you can.... drums don't ever go bad unless there is physical dmg... and you will pay 1/3.. Imperial stars are decent drums he will be happy. Paiste Cymbals are usually bout $600-1k each new for decent ones.. 600 for at least 3 will be pretty bad, honestly the drums don't matter, you can tune anything to sound good. Cymbals are everything.. I use Istanbul cymbals myself. you can get a very good pedal for $100 or find a used DW5000 for new i would get a Tama HP30 they are under 100..

Most important thing is hearing protection! Don't ever let him hit the drums even once without protection... vic frith headphoens are the go-to.. i use GK ultraphones which are expensive but i like having hearing. My drums hit 110db easily and i'm 1' away from them.. don't let him **** up his hearing. I still play 2-4 hours every night after work.. love the drums :)

My setup is my drums in the basement (producers blankets all around the walls to kill reverb/slapback which will give insane headaches in short time..) i use a projector to shoot youtube or drumeo lessons on the wall about 10' in front of me and DRUMMER headphones to listen.. it will make learning way more fun and keep him from being bored.

I see he already plays.. so he will be into it.. so no biggy.. i just know how i am about things and usually quit a few days in :)

I hope he has fun... i played guitar for 30 years and then switched to drums.. i wish i had never touched a guitar.. drums are soo much more fun and a blast to learn. :)

Also.. i would get him a year sub at Drumeo... Drumeo is AMAZING and helped me so much when i started and kept me from getting bored.. my setup

Buy used if you can! that's all :)

Yeah, no kidding on the hearing protection
I played drums myself for a while, rode dirtbikes and worked in machine shops

never wore em and now looking back i can say that was a stupid move

the drumeo vidoes are pretty cool
we watched some of thier free ones and they would probably be a good investment

Icetech said
BTW.. if you can get him a DW Design series for cheap used snatch it up... (should be 800ish or less) I had a kit and while i don't love DW that kit is amazing for the money and tunes properly will blow away $2500 kits...

I tried not to steer him too much but he's picked up on my dislike for the DW brand

I had a set of pacific drums that were garbage once and that kinda tainted my view on DW, and I think he picked up on that