Pearl Rhythm Traveller

It's your basic 5 piece drum kit with high hat and 16" crash. I bought it used. It came with a set of nylon "muffle heads" that make virutally no sound for practicing with. The drum heads are half deep shells and are advertised as being easy to pack & travel with. The hardware seems quite sturdy and that's what sold me on the set. I replaced the stock skins with Remo coated Ambassador heads and heard a huge improvement.

I can't comment too much on the finer points of sound quality. I'm a guitar player, not a drummer. I purchased this set for my aspiring 8 year old son. These drums have been an excellent choice for that purpose. They look good, they sound good and they're obviously not cheap crap. We'll be looking to get my boy a set of good cymbals but that's neither here nor there where this drum review is concerned.

As I said, I'm no drummer, but I know quality when I see it. These drums are well made and can stand up to the abuse my son can put them through. That's saying something too, because he's always been heavy handed with his toys. I mean, here's a kid that could never sit still and broke almost all his toys. When he announced he wanted to play drums, well, let's just say the shoe fits.