Mapex Review: Venus Drum Kit

History:

Purchase: I'm from the Netherlands so my English may not be very good. I'm the second owner of this drumkit and I've paid €375,- for it. The newprice was €500,-. I was searching for a cheap kit and I have found this drumkit on an advertising site on internet. When soul him I was direct in love with the kit.

What I Like About This Mapex Venus Drum Kit: The toms. They are very bright and they don't have a vibriting tone. The snare is very loud but sound good and the difference in sound is ver big between the middle of the snare drum and by the rim. By the rim it sounds like a piccolo snare. The bass drum has a very dark sound and I like that

What I Do NOT Like About The Mapex Venus Drum Kit: The loudness of the toms. If don't muffle the sound they don't sound good, but if you muffle them there's no problem. And I hate the bass drum pedal. Every three weeks he's stuck. I can repair him easily but it's recommend too buy a other bass drum pedal whem you buy this drumkit.

Mapex Venus Drum Kit Quality Rating: Like i've said already the pedal of the bass drum is bad, but the rest of the drumkit is OK

Review Summary: You need how too use this drumkit, but if you do it's a fantastic drumkit for a beginner.

Rating of this Mapex product: 4

This Mapex Venus Drum Kit Drums Percussion Review Submitted By: Jonathan Sterkenburg

Review Date: 2003-10-30