What is a good brand of drum kit for a 12 year old with 1 1/2 years of lessons? and is previously owned ok?

A Pearl export series drum kit would be a good beginner's drum kit,because it's the cheapest of all GOOD drum kits and it's very durable (can take a good beating). The Pearl export series drum kit is a very popular choice, because it's known as the quintessential entry-level drum kit. After a couple years of lessons and practice, if the kid shows that he's serious about drumming, then he can later decide to get a more expensive, higher-level drum kit.

Also, the child has to have a drum kit that his friends will not make fun of him for - and that's very important for a kid his age. With a Pearl kit there's no chance of that, because everybody respects the Pearl brand. A previously owned drum kit is fine, as long as there's no damage to the wood of the drums or the hardware, such as the hihat pedal, and as long as it's a professional brand, such as Pearl, Tama, Ludwig, Mapex, Yamaha, PHP, etc.A new 5-piece Pearl export series kit should cost around $450-500, plus another $500 or so on cymbals and hardware.

Cymbal prices vary, depending on the brand and the quality of the cymbals. A beginning drummer should not require very expensive cymbals. I would recommend Zildjian or Paiste.

You can also get good advice from the people in the drum department of a good music shop like Guitar Center.

Entry level sets are really a good deal these days. Pearl is good, but I personally love Yamaha. Their Stage Custom kits are reasonable enough for a begginer, but high enough quality for an adult who gigs.In fact I still use one of these that I have customized a bit.

For a little under a thousand you can buy one new. drums-percussion.musiciansfriend.com/pro... or for less (around $700) you can probably find a new kit on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-Matte-Sienna-Stage-Custom-Adv-Nouveau-Drum-Kit_W0QQitemZ170284486184QQihZ007QQcategoryZ38097QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem For even less you can find used sets on ebay and craigs list.

But for my money as a drummer, the Yamaha Stage Custom is a wonderful kit for the money. The bigger question is cymbals. They can cost a fortune, so your best bet is to get a packaged set from Zildgian, Sabian or Paiste.

These sets are OK quality, but you will save a lot. Or you can hunt used cymbals. OR if you buy a used set you might get the cymbals as part of the deal.

If you are buying the set new from a music store, hold out for a deal where they seriously mark down the cymbals to add to the set. Music stores do wheel and deal, don't be afraid to ask for their best price.

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I think being 12 years old with a year and half of lessons under their belt, I think you can look at it in the same manner you would look at it for anyone else as far as what matches to the playing stylistically and is in your price range.

The Ion Drumset. Here's why: You can use it to play Rock Band 2 (or guitar hero world tour). It's so fun that he'll practice more!

It's got great music too. You can also use this as a conventional drum set too :) These things are absolutely beautiful.

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