I'm buying new drums - dont know which!! - Meinl or LP

[aircol55]

Hiya,

Shortly I'll be buying new drums - after selling a few household items on Ebay (Fridge, Cooker etc!!!). I quite fancy the 3 drums - quinto, conga and Tumba. I reckon I will go for either Meinl Marathon Exclusive's or Proffessional (bit more expensive).

However, I have seen the new LP 40th Anniversary 3 drum set at a knock down price (approx £850 brand new).

I'm sorely tempted but would like to know if anyone has heard or played any of these drums and to know how they stack up against each other (I heard a very small snippit of the LP drums on their website- but really didn't think they sounded as good as the Giovanni series).

I'll probably not buy another set of drums so I want to make sure I make the perfect choice for me - as they will have to last.

From what I can see reading other comments Meinl make good drums - as good as if not better than LP for less money depending on what you go for.

So can anyone help me out here.

THANKS

Col

[CongaCaja]

Both are good quality and construction. They have different sounds due to differences in shape and type of wood. Go to a store and check them out. The "best" will be the ones that have the sound that you like.

best of luck.

cjk