Should i start with a beginners Drum Set?

Well i am planning on buying a drum set soon, but I'm not sure if i should buy a regular one or a beginner one. The reason for this is because like at my friends house i play all the time, in fact I'm pretty good according to him and other friends. I want to know would it still be better to buy a beginner one or a regular one.

it depends on what you mean by a "beginners" set. the beginner sets made by the top durm manufacturers are great sets! dont listen to those other two guys, i garuntee neither of them know a thing about drums. lemme give you an example:
you could consider a beginner sets to be a cheap, crap set from a maker like sonar, cb, or pulse. these are about 300 bucks for a full set and sound terrible. but on the other hand, if you buy a brand like pearl, tama or mapex, their beginner sets are amazing! a little more costly, though. you can expect to pay about 600-1000$ for one of those. just because they're labeled as "for beginners" doesnt mean that its a crap set.

another option is your hardware. if you buy nice hardware, it will last you forever, including through your next set of drum upgrades. same with cymbals. cymbals are easy to upgrade over time since they are cheaper. if you get a cheaper set, maybe think about spending a bit more on the cymbals and hardware, or vice versa. the main different between cheap and nice drums are the wood. maple drums generally cost the most. but a novice drummer will find it difficult to even tell the difference.

suggestions:
pearl - vision/forum/Export Series
tama - imperialstar/swingstar/rockstar
mapex - Q/QR/VX series

so theres 9 great sets you can buy that are considered beginner, but are of excellent quality. i start on a Pearl Export myself before upgrading to a tama starclassic. just stay away from crap drum manufacturers such as the ones i listed up at the top.

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