Rock City Drums

[ahmiu]

Does anyone have any reviews on the drum kit or if anyone has used acrylic drums?

Appreciate any feedback, thanks so much!

 

[Composer of Requiems]

I've never seen this brand before. Got any links?

I want to get a set of acrylics. I'm thinking of ordering shells and building, actually.

 

[ahmiu]

They have a website but not much: http://www.rockcitydrum.com/

Here's how it sounds:
http://www.gearwire.com/media/rock-city-drums-drumshow.wmv

I'm a complete noob so I'm not sure how acrylic drum kits should sound like...but it sure doesn't sound as good as the C&C acrylic kit.

I was just wondering whether sound is all the difference other than weight...I'm assuming acrylic kits are much lighter?

 

[Composer of Requiems]

I haven't seen this brand before, don't know much about them but it looks quite standard. Almost all acrylic shells on the market come from a handful of big companies, actually... even acrylic drums from big companies like Tama or Pearl.

Anyway, acrylics are HEAVY. And supposedly the sound isn't as pleasing as wood, but has a lot of power and projection... I haven't personally tried them, but I really want to. I've also heard that the modern acrylics don't suffer from this problem (the lack of good tone)

 

[ahmiu]

Not sure if this helps, but I came across this whilst reading up about acrylic...

http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3199