GP Percussion GP50BL Complete Junior Drum Set (Blue, 3-Piece Set)

I read all of the other reviews before purchasing. Here is the straight deal: I bought this for our 3 and 5 year old boys for Christmas. They love it. Yes, the directions were a bit vague, but anyone with a basic sense of how a drum kit should look will be able to get this thing together in under an hour. The quality (despite being made in China) is quite good surprisingly. My kids have been banging on this kit for a month now and it has held up very well and I have not had to tune the heads yet. It's more or less a real drum kit with a smaller bass drum (and throne), thus all of the other components are brought down in height. True, the kick pedal is weak, but all of the other components are nicely made. My only complaint is that the crash cymbal can't be mounted higher as it sort of interferes with the tom. I looked at a Ludwig Jr. set at Sam Ash and I'm glad I went with this one. If my kids don't take to the drums, I didn't break the bank on this experiment and didn't sacrifice (too much) quality in favor of price. I've even pulled up a chair and banged out some beats and it held up well even for this 42 year old hack. My boys are both pretty big for their age, but I can see them enjoying this kit until probably age 8 or 9. I think any teenager will be too big for it though and probably destroy it - especially if they are into the type of music I was at that age :) In summary, I highly recommend this drum kit for any junior beginner.

My daughter loved it. Great quality, sound and it only took my husband 20 minutes to put together. It's hard on our ears, but it's worth it because she's so happy.