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What's your thoughts on the below set up? And what do you think a 'good price' for it would be? It might be an option... Everything in the picture is included in the potential package deal.
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Any recommendations?
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I'll give up once I've completed PornHub. 😂
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Hi all, So I very recently acquired this from @Hellzero and it is an astonishing bass! However... I've decided that I want to get myself a good quality electric drum kit (blasphemy I know!) so the last bass in will be the first bass out! This is one of the finest basses I have played in a long time and I have owned and played some of the very best basses money can buy over the years! The tone this puts out is incredible, you can get beautifully crisp, glassy tones for tapping all the way through to deep, smooth bass with everything in between available. This bass is in flawless condition, not a mark.or a scratch on it. The build quality is outstanding, you can see that each end of each fret has been carefullt rounded so when playing up and down the neck the feel is perfectly smooth. The pickups are USA Bartolinis and pre-amp is an active Aguilar OBP-3 pre-amp, this is in my opinion the very best combination of pickups and pre-amp. The top wood is a 1 inch thick slab of beautifully quilted maple with an ash body separated by a purpleheart laminate. The through neck is 5 piece with 2 purpleheart laminates and a super smooth satin finish. The machine heads are Gotoh super lights and the bridge is Hipshot. Its a 34" scale bass with 18mm spacing and it come in at a little over 5kg. The bass was a little over £2500 when new and as mentioned it is in flawless condition. You really wouldn't know its not brand new! Who ever buys this will not regret it. I can post this if absolutely necessary, I would advise we agree to buy a hardcase to ship it in as I do not have one, it will come with a padded gig bag if collected though! I would much prefer it to be collected from me in Basildon, Essex (socially distanced of course). I reserve the right to cancel a sale if we cannot agree on a way to safely post it if you choose postage as I do not want this damaged in transit! I'm very happy to discuss a plan before you commit! These basses do not come up for sale often, I cannot see another pre-owned one for sale anywhere globally and brand new they are close to £2500. Any questions, please do ask, I will respond as soon as possible.
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I've read that they are quieter when being used. So if I play at low volume, or with headphones, there's less unwanted noise than that of a chain drive pedal.
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I already have a great pair of studio headphones (AKG K702), but would like a monitor as I prefer to hear the sound it an open room and not via headphones (though I will use the headphones from time to time for sure!) I only have a small room to shoe horn this into so the playback won't be super loud, I'd thought that this 120w monitor would be able to produce a decent sound and a low-ish volume without bass clipping. Do you think it would suffice for a small room as an alternative to headphones when I don't want to wear them?
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So a Millenium MPS850 kit with a Millenium PD223 Direct Drive double kick pedal and a 'The Box' MA 120w monitor comes to £612 (£734 with UK import taxes) from Thomann. Whereas a Fame DD-ONE-XT with a Fame DFP9001D Direct Drive double kick pedal and a Fame MS-600PM 60w monitor comes to £833 from DV247. Both the kits and the pedals are literally the exact same, made in the same factory etc, so they are equal, and the Thomann monitor is 120w vs the DV237 monitor at 60w, plus Thomann comes in at £99 cheaper than DV247. Any thoughts as to the Thomann gear? Quite close to pulling the trigger... It's £166 cheaper than that Roland TD8 kit I was tempted by, and it's all brand new. Is this a good set up?
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Seems Fame and Millenium are definitely made in the same place... looking at the direct drive double pedal as offered by Fame and Millenium and apart from the branded footplates the casting marks are exactly the same on. The Millenium one on Thomann is £85 (£102 factoring in VAT to the UK). The Fame one is £127 inc UK VAT. Seems Millenium are about 15% cheaper than Fame.
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Is there much difference between the Fame DD ONE XT vs the Millenium MPS850? I've read that they are essentially the exact same except a slight change in module chassis, as in built in the same place with the same spec, just branded differently. Can anyone confirm that at all??
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Afternoon/Morning/Evening All! I recently acquired this amp but it is now surplus to requirements as I'm going in a different direction from what I had intended to use it for! These are great little home practice amps, the going rate is £89 new almost everywhere. This is pretty much new and unmarked, I still have the big Fender square label in a drawer you can have! It'll also come with a kettle lead so yljust plug in and your done! £50 collected from Essex or £60 posted within the UK. Any questions, just ask! -
@Bankai - I think I shall heed your advice good sir and not take the plunge on this kit. I'll keep looking. If you know of a good deal for something you think is worthy, please do let me know, and of course, thanks for the advice thus far!
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The fully list is: 5 mesh pads (PD80), 1 mesh pad (PD80R), 1 kick pad (PD105), 1 'basic pad' (PD7), 3 cymbal pads (CY12RC), Hi-hat pedal (FD6), double kick pedal, TD8 module, Roland PM10 amp, Pearl roadster throne, headphones, sticks, rack and all mounts for all pads, extra cymbal stand, all cables etc obviously.
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There is one, I asked that. Its a Roland FD-6 pedal.
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The kit was the sellers father in law, it was passed down a few months ago. They do have a drummer in the family, but not someone that uses an electric kit so it was only set up for testing and photos. The basic pad really shouldn't be used as the hi-hat (a cowbell would be a better choice!) one of the dual zone cymbals should be (IMO). It does have 6 mesh pads, as well as the other additional bits (amp, throne, double kick, headphones etc) as much as I agree that the 'core' isn't £900 worth, if you factor in the amp, the throne and the double kick (all things I'd need to source separately if I bought something else) it seems a fair price looking at general re-sale of the component parts within this package. Plus postage doesn't need to be factored in or unnecessary 'out of zone's travel. Thats the arguement I've had with myself. Based on that, @Bankai, do you still feel £900 is too high? I do appreciate your honest feedback!
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I'm leaning towards that Roland TD8 kit I mentioned in the earlier eBay link... It comes with 6 mesh pads, 3 cymbal pads, 1 basic pad (where the hi-hat is), a pearl roadster throne, a double kick pedal, a Roland PM10 amp, the TD8 module and a few other extras, so as much as the TD8 is an older module, there is a lot on offer and I think it represents a decent package deal particularly as I definitely want a double kickset up. Whats your thoughts based on everything included AND it being very local for a package price of £900?
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😂 Good spot! That shelf/contents of said shelf was there before the kit was honest! There is a story behind that picture, if you look closely you'll see its signed by him to me, I had quite a long chat with Tim Russ (Tuvok) last year, he's a fellow bass player. Ended up getting a signed photo during that process.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Millenium-MPS-850-Electronic-E-Drum-Kit-/293947807710?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 Think I'll keep an eye on this... They have got some excellent reviews, might be a good way in for less money, I can also shift it on an upgrade later. I am just starting my drumming journey after all! Just about able to play most of the Make Believe album by Weezer at the moment...
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What do people think of this set-up? Any good for the price? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/roland-electronic-drum-kit-/265004707812?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292
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Don't get me wrong, an acoustic kit is definitely the way forward, but it just isn't viable for so many reasons... predominantly because I live in a terrace house and my neighbours would literally have me killed if I started bludgeoning their ears with the smashery of acoustic drums! @Bankai - that Millennium kits looks interesting... I'll have a good solid look at that, thanks!
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Not sure I can afford a TD-30KV, but that does seem to be exactly the kind of thing I'm aiming for... anyone got one to sell?? Long shot!
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I'm currently trawling through the ads to see whats what! I think I've found one that appears to represent the best bang for buck, but there's a lot of similarly named variations under the Roland umbrella, so really need to truely understand whats the right set up for me before laying down a small fortune.
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I'm looking at buying a full and complete kit, likely pre-owned to get the best bang for buck, rather than upgrade bits and pieces, so at my price point (circa £1000) I'm almost certain that would be mesh heads all round! I'm definitely only interested in a mesh head set up for sure.
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I've recently bought a cheap electric drumkit and am really enjoying playing! However, the cheapness of the kit is noticeable in almost every area, the feel, the sound, the pads, etc. I'm strongly debating a serious upgrade, I'd be looking at spending up to £1000 on something second hand, most likely something Roland. Does anyone have any experience with higher end electric drumkit? Any things I should look out for or particular models that are better than others? Any advice would be very welcome! Russ.
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Ignore, move on, 100% not worth the risk. If it smells fishy, its a fish.
