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« on: May 14, 2008, 07:39 PM »

Anyone played these kits? I rather fancy one with 20" bass drum in Black Oyster.... heck I'm dreaming again.

Any opinions? Nice drums/good value? Suitable to play crunk light pop rock or more of a jazz kit?

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Re: Premier Artist Heritage Jazz

« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2008, 09:33 PM »

I have the 20x8 kick kit if that's the one you're talking about. I love it. it'll work for "crunk light pop." you'll need to live mic the kick though. not much volume. sounds killer (superkick II).


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Re: Premier Artist Heritage Jazz

« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2008, 07:45 PM »

Do you mean something like http://www.premier-percussion.com/artistseries_heritage.asp?
I don't know, the quality should be quite good, but I wouldn't go with this size...


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Re: Premier Artist Heritage Jazz

« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2008, 04:14 AM »

I use an 18x8 Maple Keller shell kick(Superkick 2 head as well) and it is wimpy in most instances. I've given the Heritage short stack kick a few rattattats and it is very similar. I've played the toms and they sound pretty good. I only use this kick drum if I'm feeling particularly lazy to bring my 16x14 or 18x16. It comes in handy when square footage on stage is at a minimum and is acceptable if the room is relatively small and live or you're mic'd up.

It also is nice if you purposely want to be able to lay into it a bit, for example if you're playing acoustic small group jazz in a restaurant where low volume playing is a must. A restaurant jazz gig I play has a 20x18 kick(house kit) and I'm forever annoyed that I always have to be so careful to use a light touch. It's tiring to try to play a big drum feather soft.

If this will be your only kit or only gigging kit I would pick a deeper kick.


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Re: Premier Artist Heritage Jazz

« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2008, 12:10 AM »

I bought this kit used in 2000, intending it to be a good practice kit, etc., but I ended up gigging and even recording with it! It came with a 5x13 snare that became my fave snare for brush backbeats, and even with the stock head, the bass drum has a considerable thud(PS3 for me); I actually dismissed the whole "deeper is better" concept based on this drum. Recording engineers freak out when they hear this kick.
I have used it in a medium-sized room, and it did a great job, though if I played a place any bigger it would have to be a 14" or 16" depth.

The only place where Premier missed is the 6x10 tom; it doesn't do it for me, but the 13" FT is great for what it is. I like the Artist Birch shells; they are deep-sounding and musical.

Dan