The Best Micro Kits | Tama, Yamaha, Sonor, Pearl & PDP | Gear Check | Thomann

Amazing video bro! You rock!

I have the pdp new yorker.. it's a great kit

Little Roamer from Dixon are also great piece of smaller drums.

The Sonor or Yamaha take my vote.

I'm surprised by the sound you got out of that PDP New Yorker trash snare drum, worst I've ever had lmao

I liked how the PDP sounded most. Deep, punchy, but kinda mellow and almost sounding like the drum breaks on a 70s jazz / funk record. I guess people like Elvin Jones played similar sized 18" and even 16" bass drum sized small gretsch jazz kits. Nice nimble woody sound.

Nice ride cymbal. what is that?

Love these small kits. Just need to know: What is that tiny cymbal used with the Tama cocktail kit? Sounds great for the size.

Tama Clb Jam kit!!! I own this one and its is amazing . I use a Yamaha AED10 mic and play oudoor gigs at abot 12,000 watts . It totally amazes the audiences!!

Anyone know what brand of cymbals he is using?

So you want to get a low end sound from small shells? OH FOR GOD's SAKE - BUY the gear that MAKES the SOUND. Like the modder guitar players. Buy the sound the instrument makes, wait and save money. THAT is more wise in the long term.

Yamaha

How do they not include the DW Low Pro 3 (!)?

This review is not complete without giving the retail price of each kit.

I saw this PDP New Yorker set through a storefront home studio window on a dog walk. I was really impressed by the appeal and compact footprint. I’m looking for a starter set for my daughter.. the pale rose has quite a look. I do wish that shell packs ,especially for starter options , came with logical hardware sets. I’ve almost worked that out now , which was a chore for a guitarist. It’s down to this compact shell set , hopefully my correct hardware choices, and some Sabin b8’s off Craigslist… or… a Mapex Venus Fusion complete set. This New Yorker sounds pretty great here (to my newbie/guitarist ears) and a 4 piece seems like a better starting point for a 14 year old. Any thoughts? I have the PdP down to almost the same cost as the Mapex Venus(a bit more for a better throne… and I’m pretty sure 2nd hand Sabians are better than the stock Mapex hi hat and crash)… What would you buy between these 2 starter scenarios that also take looks into consideration? Thanks you sound great!

I have a PureCussion "RIMS" kit. Great travel kit for smaller gigs. Also, it is set up with triggers.

the price for first one but with extra tom pls? tnx

the first u can diminish the darkness from it by clicking some buttons :D

Sonor 👍🏾👍🏾

Ludwig breakbeats kit is what I’ve used for years now and it sounds way bigger than it is

I really like the Pearl.

It's very interesting, but for comparisons of this kind it would be a good idea to record with two or three ''room microphones'' maximum, and not with microphones dedicated to each drum element.

PDP NEW YORKER HAS MY VOTE!!! THE BEST KIT I HAVE EVER OWNED!!! 💪🏽

The Sonor 14" bass drum sounds like a bongo.

Great presentation

What kind of cymbals do you use? They sound great!

Of all the Tama Jam kits you picked the absolute worst one. The Club Jam, Club Jam mini, suitcase, pancake and flyer are all much better kits.

Great video but having a small it is one thing but what ALL drummers would like is to get ALL their kit from car park to stage in one go. Weekly, I have two flights of stairs to get up with my kit and I can't find any drum company that does that. Ive managed to use an Arbiter Flats kit with a Ludwig Piccolo snare, One Hi-Hat / Crash / Ride. This all goes into two cymbal bags and the hardware goes into a suit case. With a back pack for sticks and music It's just about achievable. The Flats kit is decades old and strarting to break up. Does anyone know of a 3 or 4 piece kit that can be transported by one person in one go without the use of a trolly?

"low quality" doesn't mean what you think it means.

Very good presentation) Thanks!

Was jetzt noch fehlt ist ein mobiles Partybox edrumset. Oder das erste Vdrum Rack mit der kräftigen Mittelsäule

Schön, dass es pearl Traveler wieder zu kaufen gibt. Für mein fast 40 Jahre altes syncussion rimms set gibt es keine Felle mehr und mit Roto toms spart man kaum platz beim Transport.

Forgot about the Ludwig Breakbeats

As a professional drummer for over 60 years, too have gone to smaller kits. But what I heard in your video had the bass drum at half or less of the volume of the kit. I play R&B and beat the #$@^% out of my New Yorker 20" BD.

Tama also has a kit. 14" kick, great for small venues. Big sound for this kit.

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That pdp New Yorker is sick. I want it now

sonor is by far the best

I have the Tama club jam pancake and I love it! These small kits are sick

First time I hear a demostration of not burying the beater, with the Sonor AQX

I own and play the Ludwig Breakbeat kit by Questlove. It’s a Micro kit that deserves to be heard.

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That pearl deserves a snare, rest is nice though

I really dig the Tama cocktail jam. I had one when I lived in China and I really miss it.

I’ve got the tama club jam kit. Not the cocktail kit. And I love it! 18/10/14 with a 13 snare. It’s got a lot of pop!🥁

I have an Odery Cafe kit that I really enjoy. It’s a 10x14 bass drum (with 4 legs in addition to a riser which is neat!), 5x12 snare, 5.5x10 rack Tom and 6x12 floor tom. I’ve played it as a regular kit as well as put mesh heads on it with low volume cymbals. I also have a compact aluminum kit made by INDē, it’s a 10x20 bass drum, 5x12 rack and 10x15 floor tom.

Where's the DW Low Pro?

what kind of cymbals are those?

What about Trapz?

I've been using Taye Go Drums. They easily do the job in a live venue.