First of all let me say my dream drum set has finally arrived and it's the finest drum set I've ever owned in every aspect!! I own vintage Gretsch, Slingerland, and DW all are good they just have a different sound in which they should but these SQ2's are very special. I'm 56 years old and I've always wanted a set Sonor drums & through Sweetwater's amazing service & deals it finally happened. Ever since I was a teenager seeing the likes of the Amazing Steve Smith and the thunderous sounds he recorded w/Journey, and Legends like Bernard Purdy & Jack DeJohnette!! I purchased the vintage maple w/stratawood veneer gracing the outside of the shells, the sizes 10",12",14" floor tom w/a 20"x16" kick drums & I think the kick drum is one of my favorite drums in the whole set and so much fun to play. I grew up in the 70's & 80's when 24"/26" kick drums we're the norm.(Classic Rock) and I love the sound we get with them, BUT let me tell you this 20" kick drum has a monster of a sound and I'll say is very versatile in getting different tones/sounds out of it and I'm still playing the stock Sonor heads (very,very good quality made by remo) fiberskin for the resonator and the batter looks like a pinstripe, moving on to the toms…what can I say about the toms, they are wide open and very loud. Tuning all the drums are easy to tune with the lugs that Sonor puts on the SQ2 it's the best I've ever encountered. To sum it all up Im kepping them!!! Most of us have heard and some of us know about the top notch quality of drums that Sonor puts out from start to finish there amazing instruments. In the end if you get the opportunity to play a set of Sonor's or better yet buy a set of Sonor's do it..the only regret I have in getting this set I wish I had done it years ago.