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Excellent Entry Kit
I bought mine as an entry kit 12years ago when I was learning and I still have it. I have played it in rock gigs and an Orchestra and it has done a superb job. Been wanting to upgrade but every time I go to the store and play anything else it sounds rubbish in comparison. Get some good heads and tune it to what you like not what others tell you to and you'll never look back.
The only down side is the external finish on the kits, after time it starts coming away from the shell, this is after 10 years of moving it around for gigs and such.
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Horibble
Played on one before I hate it I have a pearl export from 80s 90s band it's wonderful great this is horrible
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Old Version Better
I was greatly disapointed with the way this drum kit was made. Pearl has really made this kit from what looks to be a cheaper version of the orignal export that sold millions back in the 1990's. I tried the best drum heads on this kit and it still hard to tune. Yet, I will say the floor tom sounded failry good.
Interesting. I ripped off the stock heads and went g1s under ec2s on the toms and aquarian sk2 in front of ported regulator on the bass. HUUUUUGE difference. And I had no trouble tuning the entire kit in about half an hour.
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That Kits Sound Quality Is Amazing
that kits sound quality is amazing
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I love it! It took me a couple socneds .but I finally realized that the snow was so deep that the sign was the same sign just two different seasons. You got to love nature!
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Love It.
I bought my Pearl Export kit in 1990. It's ferrari red, with the rack. It looks great, and sounds great. I ran into a slight problem with my toms, when cranking on the heads. The threaded part that holds the tension rods would break. I love the kit though. Especially the IMS system.
I can't believe I've been going for years wtiuhot knowing that.
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I Have An 90's Pearl Export Kit And It Is Awesome!
I have an 90's pearl export kit and it is awesome! love it love it love it! very sturdy the wrap is also great! get 1!
I love the pearl exports of the 80es and 90es I have an 8 piece great drum set !!!way better then the newer pearl exports.
This drum set is amazing. Loving the beat of its every tune....
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I've Had An Export For A Few Years Now And Its Ser
I've had an Export for a few years now and its served me very well. It has a decent sound and they look impressive. mine is an emerald green/black coulour and looks quite smart.. Excellent, sturdy cymbal stands and a overall good ring to the toms.
Only bad points i can think of is the quality of the cymbals provided - not good. The bass pedal also feels a bit loose and the position of the rack toms (towards the far side of the bass drum) can make for awkward positioning.
Overall I would recommend this kit to a beginner/lower intermediate drummer on a budget.
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I Have Recently Purchased A Secondhand Pearl Ex (e
I have recently purchased a secondhand Pearl EX (export) wood snare drum. The drum is 5.5 inches deep in a basic black finish. Underneath the EX logo on the badge it says "export series drums" and underneath that it says "heat compression system shell". Okay now you know what i've bought,let me tell you what i have learned from 25 years drumming and living in the North East of England while visiting drum shops in the area for the best part of these years. ALL THIS TALK ABOUT EXPENSIVE WOODS IS RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK THE GUYS IN THE 50'S AND 60'S HAD? Most Guys used whatever equipment they could get their hands on and made it sound as good as possible through careful tuning and putting on the best heads that they could afford at the time. I paid a small amount of money for this poplar wood snare (NOT THAT I WOULD HAVE EVEN CARED ABOUT WHICH WOOD IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO) and i have a drum that to my ear sounds A1. I have put an Evans G2 coated on the top and left the factory snare head well alone.Tuned high it is amazing,Tuned low it is no way as good as my 6.5 supraphonic but still kicks ass. This is a great drum that sounds as good as many i have heard costing 5 or 6 times the price. The top and bottom of what i am trying to say is....
1- Do not let the drum companies fool you into thinking that the quality of the wood is all that matters .
2-Buy what you can afford and learn how to tune a drum.
3-Laugh at your mate whose top of the range kit sounds the same as yours if not worse but his credit card is maxxed out to the limit.
Hope this advice helps those younger drummers who spend too much time reading drum magazines instead of developing your own style of playing with what you have available.
I purchased my export kit in 2001 and it is the fattest sounding kit out of all the others that I have played. I agree tuning is everything.
Thank you. Your post helps more than you know. I am a beginning drummer & have been taking lessons for abt 9 months now. I recently purchased a Pearl Export 4pc shell w/hardware that also included a Pearl hi-hat pedal & a dw bass drum pedal (cymbals were not included) but the store did throw in a drum throne which was practically brand new. It looks awesome, at least to me. The kit is black but the snare is wine red & also looks practically new, which is why the store gave me the throne because I looked disappointed at having a different color snare. I am just learning that Exports were discontinued & replaced by the Vision series. At first I felt duped because I felt that being a female, I was given a substandard product on purpose because I would not know the difference anyway (Yes, like going to a mechanic). But I am crazy about my kit & plan on keeping it for years to come. I still have a lot to learn but now I accept my purchase & wouldn't have it any other way. Please keep posting.
I found this review helpful because... I too just recently purchased Pearl export snare drum for wha I consider, not only affordable for me, very reasonable ($30.oo)considering the condition os this at least ten year old drum as well as getting A new Remo Diplomat top skin, new snare and original, in great shape Pearl SS reso-skin. I'm a sax player and have been for the past six months bitten by the prcussion bug. I've waxed the inside of the shell and have been learning what it means to tune a drum, especially an old, used snare that has no doubt been played a lot. It took me a weeek to learn what those damned indentations on the shell edge were and it's taking me hours to get it to sit as flat as possible with a good sound and I believe it'll get better with time and love.
Your point about the cats in the early years of working out on the snares is right on point. I'd love to know what Art Taylor, Max roach, Franky Dunlop or Blakey or Kenny clarke or Joe Jones played as well as what they paid for it. And they set the pace, you dig.
Keep keepin' real!
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I Have A Pearl Export And Its A Great Kit To Play
i have a pearl export and its a great kit to play gd tune and if u no how to tune a drunm kit u can relly get some amazing sound of it but the one thing tht is bad is the kick pedals and to lose and it hard to get the right kit out of it
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