(Part 3) Best drums & percussion according to redditors

$599 or, you know, $350

Woodstock Percussion WDG Desk Gong http://www.amazon.com/Woodstock-Percussion-WDG-Desk-Gong/dp/B0007IQUWM

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).

I honestly think its gonna be cheaper for you to get a $100 Chinese banjo off Ebay or craigslist. Its gonna sound better too. If you take the neck and tuners from a guitar the string spacing is gonna be off and its gonna be difficult to switch to an actual banjo after. If you plan to use a tambourine as the pot you still need a tailpiece, bridge, armrest. I don't think its feasible to build something that resembles a banjo for leas than the price of a very cheap Chinese banjo. The material costs are gonna be close and not to mention all the timel its gonna take and the end product won't be something worth the effort.

That being said. If you still wanna build one, look for a 10" frame drum or bodhran.
https://www.amazon.com/Remo-HD-8510-00-Fiberskyn-Frame-Drum/dp/B0002F7KGK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536944358&sr=1-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=41LVEiM8ZAL&ref=plSrch

Ebay has cheap strings, tailpieces, and bridges. You're gonna need a nut that'll hold the strings at the proper height but that'll also ensure proper spacing. I think the hardest part is gonna be getting the neck done. You can either look for a cheap neck or try and modify the guitar neck to work. Modifying would require cutting down the width and length I believe.

Another concern would be the tension in the drum frame, the strings are going to be compressing the drum frame around the neck and tailpiece so you'll need to add a stiffening mechanism.

https://www.amazon.com/Gibraltar-RF-LSS-Factory-Snare-Stand/dp/B0002H0LO6

Gibraltar makes something similar, but it has a pole to support the stand so would clear up floor space and amount of hardware, whilst still supporting the snare

http://www.amazon.com/Korg-Wavedrum-Dynamic-Percussion-Synthesizer/dp/B002OLK5UI

This or this.

C'mon...gimme this.

You guys are beautiful.

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The guy I bought my crystals from told me he bought his online for about $120+ if i remember correctly. It was probably glass/ceramic and was pretty big though. But then again, occult stuff isn't really a big thing in my country so I'll have to buy mine online. So chances are it could be close to $100 with shiping if I decide to get one.

Edit: Found it on Amazon. It's this one. I also found some for like 20-30 bucks. Though those are metal and are like 3.7 inches.

https://www.amazon.com/Frosted-Chakra-Crystal-Singing-included/dp/B07PKLFWRL/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?keywords=singing+bowls&qid=1562033104&s=gateway&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1

Depending on your set-up you could use something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Woodstock-WDG-Desk-Gong/dp/B0007IQUWM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1510100338&sr=8-3&keywords=gong

Those 2 places would have been my best guess. Here is one onAmazon for $1.1k and has 5 stats(albeit only 10 ratings)

How about the Roland HD-1 Lite? My wife ordered me one for xmas, so I haven't gotten to play with it yet. But it seems like a decent compromise, especially for the price ($600). http://www.amazon.com/Roland-HD-1-V-Drums-Electronic-Drums/dp/B000UJH2HA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291469355&sr=8-1

Luvay Steel Tongue Drum - 11 Notes 10 inches - Percussion Instrument - with Bag, Book, Mallets, Finger Picks https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KZTH21P/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0B8QCbKVP4C22

Looks like from a Thai lucky frog

GLOGLOW Thailand Traditional Craft Wooden Lucky Frog Croaking Musical Instrument Home Office Decor(5.8CM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DNKD7Q1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_SQFqDbWJE943K

Alesis Nitro Mesh kit, holmes.

https://www.amazon.com/Alesis-Electronic-Sticks-Headphones-Interconnect/dp/B07FCXQHQX

I don't know what brand they using but a quick search on Amazon shows they go from 130 to 2500 ...here's the 130 I have no idea whats the difference is https://www.amazon.com/Tongue-Handpan-Inches-Percussion-Instrument/dp/B07H24VKY7/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?keywords=opsilon+handpan&qid=1554684550&s=gateway&sr=8-7

If you've got the money and space buying a midi drum kit will help loads. You get to learn the drums and use a great midi controller at the same time. 👌

This is probably the cheapest mesh kit available (I've heard the rubber ones aren't worth buying)

Alesis Turbo Mesh Kit

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HYTRL7D/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_r2-xDbJRP6KK4

https://smile.amazon.com/Juvale-12-Pack-Service-Handbells-Handles/dp/B07JCKK27C/ref=sr_1_36?keywords=hand+bell&qid=1562090421&s=gateway&sr=8-36

Here you go!

Music is fun, shapes are fun. Triangles!are fun!

Garfield loves lasagna!

mmmm lasagna....

Most likely, the reason you are loosing your place and struggling with rhythm is that you haven't practiced to the point that you have internalized the skills you are using. As a result, you are having to consciously think about everything you are doing - which takes a lot of effort.

If it only rhythm that you are struggling with, I would recommend practicing rhythm by itself without the guitar. You can do this by using rhythm syllables, clapping or using a pair of drumsticks. There are even inexpensive electronic drums.

for the xbox 360 you can find a ion drum rocker brain on ebay

it would take the input from the intruments like a brain and convert it to an xbox 360 controller.

if your drumset has a midiout then https://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Rock-Band-Midi-PRO-Adapter/dp/B00409SOD2?th=1

my drumset doesnt actually have a midiout but has a printer like cable out

but i think it requires a drum brain to work. Like most kits would need, the ion one is a brain of its own and connects directly to the pads.

as I said before i had an ion drum rocker at some point so i just used that brain for my good kit up until i started just playing phase shift on pc.

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look at this kit btw https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QNBZFTH/ref=dp_cr_wdg_tit_rfb

fucking godlike for the price

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. :)

http://www.amazon.com/Nino-Percussion-NINOSET540-Plastic-Assortment/dp/B0002F5CQK/ref=sr_1_5?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1408469595&sr=1-5&keywords=castanets

http://www.amazon.com/Trophy-3505-Triangle-5-Inch/dp/B000XP0CMS/ref=sr_1_6?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-6&keywords=castanets

http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Deluxe-Band-Set/dp/B00020V4Y4/ref=sr_1_8?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1408469619&sr=1-8&keywords=castanets

Well I've played the Roland V-Drums with the mesh heads, and hey are really cool. You have to have a real kick pedal on the ones I've seen. They have this new compact all-in-one system that looks pretty neat.

http://www.amazon.com/Roland-HD-1-V-Drums-Electronic-Drums/dp/B000UJH2HA

You could probably keep that, and augment a "real kit" in the future.

I actually started to replace my products with whuan to save money. Would you mind explaining the difference between these two cymbals if you don't mind?

https://www.amazon.com/WUHAN-WUCR16-Crash-16-Inch-Cymbal/dp/B003H91GPY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=wuhan+16%22&qid=1573640942&s=musical-instruments&sr=1-3

https://www.amazon.com/WUHAN-WUCR16MT-Crash-16-Inch-Medium/dp/B000A1HU1G/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=wuhan+16%22&qid=1573640942&s=musical-instruments&sr=1-2

https://www.amazon.com/WUHAN-WUCR16MT-Crash-16-Inch-Medium/dp/B000A1HU1G

This is what I used for the banjo head. You may want to go with a 12" if going with a full scale length. My banjo is only 23" scale length.
http://www.amazon.com/Remo-Fiberskyn-Frame-Drum-10/dp/B0002F7KGK

Here are the plans I followed. The main thing I did different was how I attached the neck.
http://www.bluestemstrings.com/pageWineboxBanjo1.html

The gear list on his website says it's this.

Just noticed that you already checked his website. Why don't you think it matches?

This Wuhan China is $20 on amazon. I grabbed one a few months ago and love it. They also have larger sizes if you're looking for something bigger. Just seach "Wuhan china" on amazon.