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animal.22
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 23/06/2012 : 15:41:02
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| Is the M series better than the VX ? I,m thinking of a second kit and one of these has caught my eye. |
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Keith the Beat
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Ireland
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Posted - 23/06/2012 : 15:59:32
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| The M series was the preceeder to the present Meridian series. Normally they were called the M birch series they were manufactured from birch wood. They were a midrange kit and higher up from the VX series. Previous to the that there was a Mapex Mars kit which again was a level above the VX series kit. |
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Prog
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/06/2012 : 16:02:37
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| There was also the Mars Pro range which was really rather good. |
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gaz farrimond
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/06/2012 : 16:07:53
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As it's used, is it an M-birch, M-maple or a Pro-M?
Pro-M were effectively mid level kits but with the same basic maple shell as the Orion. (Without the flash veneers and better quality onboard hardware.) M-birch & M-maple use a shell, shall I say, very close to Sonor's Force series. (The shells are all made at the same Tianjinn plant, but on 'seperate' production lines)
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andddy
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Posted - 23/06/2012 : 17:03:01
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| 1 of the best kits for the money imo, the birch version is for me the best mid range kit out there |
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metallicpearl
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Prog
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/06/2012 : 18:00:42
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| The only issue for me with the M/Meridian Birch is the lug count on the floor toms. |
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animal.22
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/06/2012 : 20:14:48
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Originally posted by gaz farrimond
As it's used, is it an M-birch, M-maple or a Pro-M?
Pro-M were effectively mid level kits but with the same basic maple shell as the Orion. (Without the flash veneers and better quality onboard hardware.) M-birch & M-maple use a shell, shall I say, very close to Sonor's Force series. (The shells are all made at the same Tianjinn plant, but on 'seperate' production lines)
It's just listed as M series I'm afraid.
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jon kelly
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/06/2012 : 22:42:15
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ive got the original M basswood with the outer maple ply in Emerald green surprisingly good drums.quote:
Originally posted by animal.22
Is the M series better than the VX ? I,m thinking of a second kit and one of these has caught my eye.
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