Best Choice Products 5-Piece Full Size Complete Adult Drum Set w/Cymbal Stands, Stool, Drum Pedal, Sticks, Floor Tom - Black

Given the price point, I really can't say anything bad at all for this drum set. It arrived well packaged, with each piece wrapped in cardboard, protective wraps or in sealed baggies. Often with value products, you open them only to find some vital part missing that you either have to reorder or try to make do without, so I was pleasantly surprised to find all items as expected, plus an extra large and small bolt included. As others have mentioned, it is weird that after all the meticulous packaging that they decide to omit even the most rudimentary assembly instructions, but I found I could figure it out how to assemble without them in about 30 minutes of construction (no extra tools needed). Even if it gets out of hand, there are instructions various places online. There was one problematic part where I discovered that the upper hi-hat stand connector rod had it's inner threading sheared off before I ever tried to attach it, much as if someone had previously used and tried to force the part, but it didn't seem otherwise scratched, so I'm guessing it was a bad mold pour(?). I've jerry-rigged it for now until I decide to buy a replacement hi-hat stand, but of course it's things like this that cause frustration. Finish is clean and glossy, fit is decent as much as I expected. Chrome hardware parts were built solidly. The shells sounds really pretty consistent once tuned with decent heads (I consider heads to be somewhat akin to guitar strings - a part to replace reasonably frequently, so I didn't care about the shipped head quality). Cymbals are weak, but usable as a starter set. Throne is pretty basic - sore rear after 30 minutes without an additional cushion! Sticks are throwaway. For a full size set I was hoping for a lot, but expecting not much - that said, I really think the manufacturer should be proud of their workmanship. A five thousand dollar rig it ain't, but for entry level fun (and then some) it really can't be beat (pun intended)!

The company went above and beyond in service. Great quality for price .

Bought this set for our 10-year old to hammer out some stress, then after a few months of persistence, got him drum lessons as he seemed to want to stick with it! It's been about 3 mos. in lessons now & we are definitely happy with this set......it DOES NEED some add-ons to improve it's overall sound and functionality (great review by "By Amazon Customer on December 13, 2004" gives great suggestions on head-upgrades & I bought a good rack-kit (below) on Amazon). We definitely noticed a difference in the sound as out drum instructor has a set of pearl drums (birch wood with evans heads and higher quality cymbals); our kid was practicing less at home because he noticed the sound difference and enjoyed it less at home. We also noticed we needed to move the toms and cymbals to better positions - thus needing a rack. Racks, like Gibraltar, can run a minimum of $250 via Amazon, even more in a local music store! I found this rack by EDM and clamps that were a GREAT deal and really upgraded the way the kit sits for playing: DRUM RACK KIT - SINGLE - 3 SECTIONS 48x1.5" CHROME with Clamps Feet HIGH QUALITY - Sold by: EDM $89.99. It is chrome, and 1.5" the SAME as Gibraltar and will even fit Gibraltar clamps, but EDM also sells lower-cost clamps at half the cost (2 clamps per $27-29). Bonus, this rack can grow with him for future drum set improvements & add-ons! My next upgrade will be the snare (this snare is a little weak, especially for rim-shots), but I'm taking baby steps as I want to see if he sticks with the lessons. All-in-all, this is a REALLY kit for a beginner. I think if our kid sticks with it for OVER 1 year, I'd be looking at going to a local music store (or through our drum instructor's connections) and buy a quality wood-set and spend a little more (this will cost you prolly $800 for a GOOD quality set & heads). Not cheap, but if you have a REAL budding drummer and want them to enjoy the sound of what they play, I think a set like that is worth the investment (later on, after diligence!!). I would say this set if for beginners only - if you are a discerning drummer with some experience I think this kit will leave you wanting a bit more (and by the time you upgrade heads, stands and maybe rack, you'll be spending over $400), so you might want to go for a bit higher quality brand name set -- FYI, this set has NO branding anywhere, it is truly generic.

It's a great product extremely easy to assemble.

Perfect for my 5 year old but whoever put this together in 90 minutes like the manual states, kudos to you

I guess I should have lowered my expectations given the price, but with the positive reviews I thought I'd give it a shot. This set was bought as a gift for my son who is in 7th grade. He plays percussion in band and is a good piano player. He's interested in playing drum set as well so we got him this for his birthday. I had been looking at used sets on Craigslist but decided to give this a shot. I was disappointed for a few reasons. Other reviews that said the hardware (meaning cymbal stands, pedals, throne and cymbals) were right - they are very cheap. Sure, you can upgrade them, but by the time you are done, you will have spent the same as what it would cost for a name-brand intermediate set. The shells themselves are not very good quality. The insides of mine were cracked and already delaminating. The drum head rings for the bass drum were slightly bent, not enough to not get the head on but enough to notice. The box this was shipped in was already falling apart on arrival, it did not do well on the trip over the pond. I did some tuning on the drums and it sounds OK. If you have a kid that shows some interest, and you are familiar with drums and how to assemble them, these can work. I'm still not sure if I'm better off, I could have spent $3-400 on a used set and been able to sell them for the same price when I'm done with them. When I'm done with these, I might be able to sell them for $100.

I love it. So does my son. It came with directions and wasn't hard to put together. It requires some space but worth it

Awesome! My son is very pleased with the drum set.

Amazing but the hi hat is bad

My son loves it. For his first time to learned how to play drums. This is good for biggeners

Not bad at all. My boys are really enjoying it. I hope it last long. Good product

The shipping was fast and I got every piece but you cannot play it without putting a hole in the skin. I was so scared to hit the drums that I had to pack it right back up before even filling putting it together and sell it to a young, young child. Not worth the money or time!