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Traps A400 Portable Acoustic Drum Kit

Complete with all hardware, rack, stands, pedals, and drums. Cymbals not included.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           8 out of 10
Features:
           10 out of 10
Quality:
           8 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           9 out of 10
Support:
           9 out of 10
 
 

"Radically Simple."

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          7 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from elp.rr.com
Submitted: 11/11/2007
Style of Music: Rockabilly / Swing
Musical Experience: Recreational Gigging Band
Location: El Paso, TX

 

 
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Feature:
OK, maybe a "10" rating is overkill, but what other acoustic drum set will simply fold up and load into a Honda Element with plenty of room for mike stands and gig bags? After removing the cymbals, I loosen the toms' wing nuts and fold it all against the stand. Loosen the snare basket rod and push it in toward the kick, turning the snare to make it fit closer (be sure the basket is secure to the snare!).

Quality:
Can't help feeling like somehow something is going to break but a lot of that is probably just the radical design of the thing. It's really a pretty solid set.

Value:
Great sound and even greater convenience for a great price.

Desirability:
I get all sorts of comments about the sleek appearance, especially since I added a custom drum head from DrumArt.com.

Sound:
The toms are surprisingly rich and powerful. The snare was tricky to set up, but a little polyester pillow stuffing inside the snare tightened and deepend the sound tremendously. The bass drum sounds pretty flat when not miked, but a kick mike in a PA brings it to life -- good deep tone. Shut off the snare throw and you get a very nice timbale sound. I ended up getting a Zildjian ZBT 4 Rock cymbal set instead of the traps cymbals and am very pleased with the overall sound.

Ease of Use:
Quick to set up, especially if you fold it up rather than disassemble. And when it's folded, it fits into a 2' x 4' space in the garage for storage. I built a cart (which folds up, of course!) that allows me to simply unload the set and wheel it to the stage (with the cybal bag riding along). One more trip to the car for my gig bag and mike stand and I'm done.

Support:
Didn't have to contact traps but the set shipped without the floor tom and Zzounds fixed me up quickly.

Overall:
This set does everything I need it to do, so I'm sure it will last me for quite a long time. Between rehearsal and gigs it's travelling a couple times a week and so far (~6 months) isn't any worse for the wear.

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