I am going to purchase a bass drum, and am deciding between Pearl or Yamaha. My school uses Yamaha, but they are kinda old, so I was wondering between new lines of Pearl and Yamaha, which are better. Also which have you all found can take the most stress "cranking" wise. Thanks.

Well I would say Yamaha, just cause that is what we play on, and they take a lot of abuse, but i don't know about Pearl so...that is my opinion.<P>------------------<BR>-Dustin<BR>Thomas Stone H.S.<BR>STONE RULEZ!!!<BR>AIM: BIGNapz & Flowgoode

Pearl all the way... best hardware, shells, rims, & everything else... they take a licking & keep on ticking

how big of a bass drum are you going to purchase and either way iwould suggest a Pearl, but dont forget to change heads, because if you keep cranking that one head, and dont replace it, the lugs are gonnastress and pop!..itll happen with any drum, and hoops can get beat up on any drum, and their not hard to replace, so its no big deal....id get a Pearl , but since your line uses Yamaha, ask your director about these things if you plan on using it in public performances...<P>------------------<BR>-Kevin<BR><B>NHS Percussion</B><BR> <A HREF="http://www.drumlines.org/nhsdrums" TARGET=_blank>www.drumlines.org/nhsdrums</A> <BR> punk@drumlines.org

replacing head & stuff aint no big deal othrert places...here its like freaking getting permission to launch missle at the school or something. Its like not possible to get muc we need from the band here....we ask..but we dont get regardless if we need.<P>------------------<BR>Aaron Yingling<BR>Montour High School Drumline<BR>Bass #1

i played Pearl in HS and am playing Yamaha in college, and i must say, i miss my Pearl bass drum. buy the Pearl, you won't regret it.<P>------------------<BR>Christopher Tebbens<BR>Oberlin College<BR>Christopher.Tebbens@oberlin.edu

I think Pearl basses resonate more than Yamaha. but Yamaha have some warm tones up close.

they may have it up close, but where is the audience? where are the judges? where are you performing to?

I prefer Yamaha over Pearl, but when it comes to bass drums, I would stick with Pearl.

go for Yamaha they are alittle bit more expensive but the sound quality is a little higher but pearls are kinda nice too if you are short on money