Reddit reviews Gammon Percussion Full Size Complete Adult 5 Piece Drum Set with Cymbals Stands Stool and Sticks, Black

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Included Drums: 22"x14" Bass, 5 1/2" x 14" Snare, 16"x16" Floor Tom, 12"x10" and 13"x10 Mounted Toms with Adjustable Tilt Memory LocksIncluded Cymbals: 2-12" Hi-Hat, 1-14" Crash/Ride CymbalIncluded Stands: Double Braced Snare Stand, Crash/Ride Stand, Chain Driven Hi-Hat standChain driven bass drum pedalIncluded Accessories: Drummer's Throne/Stool, Pair of Drum Sticks and Drummer's KeyGreat looking high-gloss black finish

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2 Reddit comments about Gammon Percussion Full Size Complete Adult 5 Piece Drum Set with Cymbals Stands Stool and Sticks, Black:

u/hedrumsamongus · 4 pointsr/drums

Agree about the full kit vs. practice pad. If a friend was interested in learning to play golf, you wouldn't suggest spending 6 months practicing with a swing trainer and a single practice club before taking them to the driving range to hit stuff. You'd help them find a halfway decent bag of used clubs online or at a garage sale, show 'em a couple quick things, and then go smack some balls around.

OP, you should absolutely go secondhand, for multiple reasons:

You will get substantially higher quality gear for your money.
Assuming you get a decent deal, the resale value should be roughly the same if you decide you're not interested in a year.
There are SO many options for a new drum kit that you'll be overwhelmed walking into a shop. Are you interested in a 4-, 5-, or 6-piece kit? What type of shells? Snare included or separate? What kind? Evans or Remo heads? What kind of cymbals? What kind of throne? Pedal? Mounting hardware? It's ridiculous. There's no way you're equipped to answer all those questions. I've been playing for years, and I'm still overwhelmed by the options for snare drums alone. Start by buying somebody's full kit that's 100% ready to play and then upgrade as you decide what sound you want and where you need to invest.
€250 is not enough for a new full kit. Anything you can get for that price is basically shoeboxes pieced together with coat hangers. The cymbals are flattened tin cans. You will get frustrated and be much less likely to stick with it, and when you give up, nobody will want your Gammon Percussion kit on the secondhand market.

/u/liberateyourmind has a good list of reputable drum manufacturers - basically any kit made by those companies is going to be decent. I would add Sonor, Sakae, Natal, and Crush kits to the list, although you're less likely to find those in your price range (with the exception of Crush, who may be the shakiest of the listed brands rep-wise).

Good cymbal brands: Sabian, Zildjian, Meinl, Paiste, Bosphorus, Istanbul, Crescent, Dream. "Starter" cymbal lines that usually come in multi-packs and will need to be upgraded once you decide you're serious include Sabian B8 or SBR, Zildjian ZBTs, Meinl HCS, and Paiste PSTs.

I'm happy to help evaluate any kits you find on your local secondhand market. I advise going direct-to-seller through a site like Craigslist, as I think you're more likely to get a bargain from someone who doesn't know what their stuff is worth (my kid left their kit in the garage, blah blah) vs. picking up a used kit from Guitar Center or the like (who, I think, make a living by selling gear to people who don't know what it's worth).

u/drums_yo42 · 1 pointr/drums

I keep them in a well-ventilated open room but the kit was rusted out of the box when I got it, I just didn't notice when I got them because I was too excited. But the brand is Gammon Percussion! This is the link to where I bought it https://www.amazon.com/Gammon-Percussion-Complete-Cymbals-Stands/dp/B002RGPQJ0 & Okay, great! I'll write that down for future reference. :)