Mapex Review: M- Series 5pc Fusion

History:

Purchase: I bought this kit for 1096 Australian Dollars at a muusic shop. I checked out similar kits(e.gPearl Export.)but this was the best.

What I Like About This Mapex M- Series 5pc Fusion: I love the finish on this kit it is a transperant Amber and is wonderful. The kit is a 5pc with fusion sizes. The toms are 9x10, 10x12 , and 12x14, and are all hanging.the 12x14 sounds exceptionaly deep for its size. The snare 5.5x14 is very ringgy, but if you put a dampening ring on it is very nice. The BassDrum is 16x22 and has a very hollow sound. If you cut a hole in the front head and put a Evans EQ2 head on it with a small pillow for mufffling, it sounds very, very fat. The hardware is double braced and fairly sturdy.

What I Do NOT Like About The Mapex M- Series 5pc Fusion: My only complaints were that the kick pedal didn't complement the drum enough, so i bought a Tama Iron Cobra double pedal. Also the Hardware is very heavy.

Mapex M- Series 5pc Fusion Quality Rating: The Quality of these drums is very good. Althought the throne is fairly crapy and being a fairly heavy punk player it callapsed under me after a few crazy gigs.

Review Summary: I am very happy with this kit and for the price it is very good. All you need is a better kick pedal and Some better skins and you have a totaly dialled kit.

Rating of this Mapex product: 5

This Mapex M- Series 5pc Fusion Drums Percussion Review Submitted By: David

Review Date: 2002-01-10