I purchased an AQX Jazz kit from DCP a few weeks ago. It sat "at the warehouse" for 11 days and never shipped so I cancelled my order and the same day, sound a guy with an AQ2 (same thing but maple) less than 15min from me on FB marketplace for $400.00 I am completely blown away by how big these drums sound given the size. My last kit that I had before taking a 4 year hiatus from drumming was a PDP 805 that my dad bought me my Sr. year of highschool back in 2009. That was a 20" by I think like 16 or 18" and this little tiny 18" bass hits WAYYYYY harder than the 805 did. Granted, PDP was birch and this AQ2 is maple, but still, its been 15 years since buying my last kit and and cant believe how far the kits have come. Cymbals on the other hand though....still no good options for "budget" cymbals unless you want to import them from Turkey (istanbul cymbals are 👌) so since this is a foray back into drumming after converting to a bass player over the last decade, I went the used route as well
I have been looking at compact kits for some…they all have shortcomings in one area or another…the Sonor jungle kit is the one that ticks all the boxes for me…
The New Yorker is probably the one small kit I haven't had the chance to get my hands on! The truth is at this price point the best kit is the one that gets you the most excited! However, the hardware on the Sonor kits is deffo some of the best I've seen at this price point! Hope this helps - Theo
Take a look at the SONOR homepage. Every AQX comes with a 14" snare? No, that's just your imagination. Look again and be precise. Micro/Junkle/Jazz comes with a 13" snare, Studio/Stage comes with a 14" snare. Am I wrong? Again. Take a look, again.
Fantastic review my man. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the video - Theo
Ahh, too bad AQX Jazz was missing from the lot... did I miss your review of it?
I purchased an AQX Jazz kit from DCP a few weeks ago. It sat "at the warehouse" for 11 days and never shipped so I cancelled my order and the same day, sound a guy with an AQ2 (same thing but maple) less than 15min from me on FB marketplace for $400.00
I am completely blown away by how big these drums sound given the size. My last kit that I had before taking a 4 year hiatus from drumming was a PDP 805 that my dad bought me my Sr. year of highschool back in 2009. That was a 20" by I think like 16 or 18" and this little tiny 18" bass hits WAYYYYY harder than the 805 did. Granted, PDP was birch and this AQ2 is maple, but still, its been 15 years since buying my last kit and and cant believe how far the kits have come. Cymbals on the other hand though....still no good options for "budget" cymbals unless you want to import them from Turkey (istanbul cymbals are 👌) so since this is a foray back into drumming after converting to a bass player over the last decade, I went the used route as well
I have been looking at compact kits for some…they all have shortcomings in one area or another…the Sonor jungle kit is the one that ticks all the boxes for me…
aqx sonor or pdp newyorker or ludwig breakbeats ?
I say the aqx.
Aqx Jungle.
AQX or PDP New Yorker?
The New Yorker is probably the one small kit I haven't had the chance to get my hands on! The truth is at this price point the best kit is the one that gets you the most excited! However, the hardware on the Sonor kits is deffo some of the best I've seen at this price point! Hope this helps - Theo
AQX. PDP has some quality control issues, sadly.
AQX!
PDP NEW YORKER YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED!!
Holy moley! HOW does Sonor get so much sound from such small drums?? Witchcraft... 😂😂❤🎉
That Jungle Kit is one baaad mutherfu... I'll shut my mouth. 😂😂
Jazz kits were always meant to be small. $200 cars ...tiny clubs. Guys with horns.
Too big snares/cymbals. Unbalanced.
Hey! Please let us know what cymbals and snare you would use, the AQX kits int the video all come with the 13" included!
Take a look at the SONOR homepage. Every AQX comes with a 14" snare? No, that's just your imagination. Look again and be precise. Micro/Junkle/Jazz comes with a 13" snare, Studio/Stage comes with a 14" snare. Am I wrong? Again. Take a look, again.
@@laiftaim Sorry! We meant 13" as said in the video!! Please see 5:40 thanks 💌
@@Gear4musicdrums In my opinion, micro-12" snare and jungle/jazz/studio-13" snare and stage-14" snare. OK I see.
@@laiftaim Dude, you don't have to be such a fucking dick. Have a nice day anyways.