TKO 5-Piece Complete Junior Drum Set - Pink

by LPD

Product Features

• Durable quality - will hold up under hard playing.
• Real wood shells & chrome plated metal hardware.
• Height adjustible stands & stool - Fully tuneable top & bottom heads.
• Full 1 Year Warranty.
• Color-matched inlaid bass drum rims for a pro-like "look".

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 50 pounds
• ASIN: B000MRLIVQ
• Item model number: TKO 101
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,348 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

This complete PINK color TKO101 Junior drum set is sized just right for the young student drummer. Its durable quality will hold up under your child's hard playing. Features fully tunable top and bottom heads, real wood shells & chrome plated metal hardware! The snare drum (10") and adjustible angle small toms (8" & 10") have 4 lugs each. The floor tom (13") and bass drum (16") have 12 lugs each. Attractive color-matched inlaid rims on the bass drum give this drum set a pro-like "look". Includes: bass mounted cymbal holder, snare drum stand, and drum stool (all adjustable height), spring-loaded bass drum pedal, 10" brass ride cymbal, hi-hat stand with a pair of 8" brass hi-hat cymbals, drum sticks and tuning key. Recommended for ages 3 to 7 and smaller 8 year olds. Makes a wonderful music gift for kids! Replacement parts are also available. Some assembly is needed for this drum set. Easy set-up instructions are included. Also available in black, wine red and in metallic red, metallic blue and metallic silver.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a toy, but not much more than that, August 20, 2009

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Blazing Pascal - See all my reviews

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This review is from: TKO 5-Piece Complete Junior Drum Set - Pink

I picked up this set for my little girl who had gotten used to having a kit around that the previous owners of our house forgot to take with them. When they remembered and came to pick it up, I knew I needed to get her one of her own to fill the gap.

I DID NOT want a toy, but at the same time didn't want to spend a ton. I had done a decent bit of research on this and other similar kits and had heard time and time again that these were not toys but "real" drum sets. Every time I head down to the basement to play around with the girls, I am a little more disappointed.

First, the positives. It looks great (though some dings and dents in shipping caused a little cosmetic damage). She loves the candy apple pink. Also, it comes with everything you need, including sticks and a throne. That's about it really.

Now for the negatives. The instructions were basically useless. The seller obviously knew this as well and sent me some additional directions which, though for another kit, and a 3-piece kit at that, were still much better than the terrible stuff included.

The pedals for the bass drum and hi hat are basically as cheap as they could be and still be acceptable - for some people. While the kit is aimed at the 3/4 to 8/9 age group, many of the younger in that range will struggle to actually use those pedals. Furthermore, they will not stay in place for long.

As for the drums themselves, while there are three toms and a snare, it might as well be four "drums" because there is very little difference. They can be tuned fortunately, to achieve some sort of differentiation, but not much. But worse than that is the snare which has an essentially useless snares inside that, regardless of how tight or loose I adjust them, fail to make any significant "snare" sound. I actually had to open up the drum and bend the snare mechanism down, away from the drum head itself. It was pressed against the head and created a "hot spot" on the drum where if you struck the drum slightly off center you would just hit the metal snare arm. I have adjusted and bent it in all directions. It either makes no snare sound at all and just sounds like another tom or it makes terrible rattle.

Now, I want to say that I am fully aware that this is NOT meant to be a high quality drum set. I was not expecting it would be. Honestly, if the snare was any where near the quality of the "cheap" junior kit that was left at the house I would have given this one four stars - probably. My problem is that I HAVE seen/used some of the kits considered "toys" which had better pedals, or a more snare sounding snare. One of the distinguishing aspects of a drum set is the snare. If it just sounds like another tom, then it pretty much ruins the whole set. At least in my opinion.

One last point I would like to make is that while this kit is aimed at a certain age range, approximately 3 or 4 to 8 or 9 depending on where you read it, I would never consider this to be an acceptable kit for someone in the upper limit of that range or for anyone over 4 or 5 who might actually be trying to learn the instrument. If my girl(s) keep up their interest I will be getting them a much better kit in the next two years. For another $100-$250 I could have got a proper junior kit, which could have truly lasted until the girls were 8 or 9. Some might consider this more than adequate for young children who just want to hit something, and that's fine, but that's also the problem. It is acceptable for kids who just want to hit (barely), but there are much cheaper options out there for hitting, and many of them are actually better than this one in some regards. I suppose a lot depends on what your/your child's goals are. If they are trying to learn the instrument, then get invest a little more. If they are just looking to bang around, then don't need to spend $175-$200 on this. You should be able to spend quite a bit less than this for something that will do the trick.

My problem: My girls REALLY wanted the hot pink. LOL!

As a side note, I bought this from Vintage Drums (here on Amazon) and they were great. Good communication and were very interested in my concerns, etc.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy with this set, December 3, 2011

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Ah Baby - See all my reviews

This review is from: TKO 5-Piece Complete Junior Drum Set - Pink

I bought this drum set for my daughter's 10th birthday, realizing that it would be on the small side for her. But she's not serious about drumming, and we don't have a basement to put it in, so I didn't want to devote a whole lot of money or space to it.

Her drum set arrived in almost perfect condition. One of the bass drum rims was bent slightly out-of-round, but I was able to bend it back by applying quite a bit of force (it's very sturdy) and assemble it without any problem. My only other complaint is that the bass drum pedal was squeaky, but a few drops of oil took care of that. I was happy to see that the TKO logo on the bass drum is not as oversized as it appears in the picture online.

This drum set is very solid and looks and sounds great. As expected, it's not an ideal height for my 55" 10-year-old, but really only the throne needed to be upgraded. The drums and cymbals are at a decent height for her. I bought a cheap adult-sized throne, and now I think the set will last us indefinitely.

I also tried out the De Rosa "extra height" drum set, advertised for children up to 11 years old and 5' tall. The De Rosa set is fairly comparable in quality to the TKO set, but my husband (who played drums in a high school band, for what that's worth) and I both think the TKO drums sound better. The De Rosa set has a slight edge only in the sound of the hi-hat cymbal. We chose the TKO set over the De Rosa.

What really surprised me is that the De Rosa "extra height" set is no larger overall than the TKO set. In fact, the De Rosa throne extends only to about 14" tall, vs 15" for the TKO. Neither one is high enough for a child over 8. However, the De Rosa throne has a larger diameter seat and feels more stable.

A previous reviewer complained that the TKO bass drum and hi hat pedals are cheaply made, but ours are sturdy metal and I can't imagine them bending or breaking under normal use. The same reviewer also complained about his snare drum not sounding like a snare, but our snare adjusts easily with a knob and sounds like it should.