Well, the Tama kit I was looking for fell through. It would have taken 6 months for it to get here. I’m now looking at having a kit custom made in Brazil for roughly the same price, using a Brazillian variation of Maple.

Maple drums sound great, and this brand (RMV Drums) has been gaining a lot of traction with session and studio drummers in Toronto and other metro areas.

I’ll likely have it shipped to me in the first couple of weeks of March. I’ve gotten a money-back guarantee on them as well if I don’t like them, which allays any of my fears!