Yamaha Gigmaker 5-Piece Standard Shell Pack  

I ordered the shell pack only so there isn't all that much in the way of special features, but I suppose the ball-and-socket tom holder deserves an honorable mention. I'm not a big fan of bass drum mounted toms but they've been staying put, no slipping. One thing I'm not real impressed with is the snare throw... basically it's made of plastic. It hasn't broken on me or anything but it doesn't give me any warm and fuzzy feeling of security either.

The quality is actually pretty good. The drums don't sound half bad, however it took me a little longer to tune them 'just right' than I expected. The lugs weren't smooth enough in my opinion, so getting them finger tight to start tuning meant using a drum key. The wrap looks very nice though, I bought the green one (white grape) and thought it looked better in person than in pictures. Again, I wish the snare throw off switch wasn't made of plastic.

I'd say as far as value goes this is a good buy if you're going to go with a brand new kit. If you've already got the hardware you could do a lot worse for the price.

I bought this kit as a 'beater' to bring out to gigs/parties because I don't want my expensive drumset to get damaged. For the quality/price I'm pleased with my purchase. I've been playing for a long time and this kit suits me just fine, if you're just starting out this isn't a bad choice. I might recommend having someone who knows how to tune drums help you, though.