burgerbob Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 If this will save them some money for increasing gas costs, more power to them. i think that sometimes, corps should go with the cheaper company in order to keep them financially solvent. And the Jupiter horns are much nicer now than people give them credit for, and they are great when it comes to balance and holding in the hands. The Jupiter horns play pretty well, too. It's just the sound. Yes, it was a different hornline, but '08 Phantom, '09-'10 Blue Stars, hell, even BD in '10 (they sound good now- but the "normal" Kings made them sound great too). Those King hornlines just sound great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfgang Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Ok, at first I thought holding their entire spring training in Indianapolis was just a tad far from LaCrosse, bu t this is just way over the line. I mean, with the price of fuel these days, how are these kids supposed to find their way to Jupiter? Last time I checked, I'm pretty sure there are no $99 one-way deals there on Southwest. Heck, just getting to Canada these days is hard enough. And, have you seen the weather there? You think LaCrosse can get cold in the springtime? Try another million miles or so away from the sun. Geez, what is their corps leadership thinking??? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Not too familiar with Majestic stuff, but I think Mapex sound pretty good, Academy sure makes them sound great. I could honestly care less what brand they play on. Whatever they think's best is fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platesfan Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Marched Mapex last year. Everything broke and our Stars veteran snare tech could not figure out how to make them sound better. Otherwise don't have any experience to comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoSurfBass Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 As a Mapex marcher, I'll admit that there are far more admirable makers on the market. However, I feel that when tuned well (and NOT using PowerMax heads), their basses and quads are the best sounding ones out there. Here's hoping the Blue Stars can adjust to the weight too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actucker Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The only complaint I have against the Jupiter/Mapex/Majestic collective is that they haven't really figured out field frame design. Their instruments sound ok. But they are the only company still using round accessory bars on their boards, and the frames themselves aren't particularly well built. However, with a drum corps, they are going to have reps ready to help them out at any given time, so those are problems they'll be able to deal with fairly easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickhaltsforlife Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I haven't heard a Jupiter horn line that actually sounds great yet. Phantom 09 was probably the best sounding Jupiter line I've heard. And it still wasn't comparable to their lines on King or others on Yamaha. I'm sure they play fine. Still not satisfied with their sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyboy Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Marched Mapex last year. Everything broke and our Stars veteran snare tech could not figure out how to make them sound better. Otherwise don't have any experience to comment. Everything broke? I find that hard to believe, can you expound on that comment? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corps8294 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) They may be playing on less than ideal equipment; but at least they will probably be playing some pretty sweet beats. Could be worse, I guess. They could be playing on Die-Nasty, Premier, or Ludwig. Edited March 24, 2012 by shortn'sour 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barifonium Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) Sooo.. Teal Sound, Academy, Blue Stars, Boston Crusaders, Phantom, will all sound more or less the same in the lot? Edit: Well, ok, Bari/Wuph balance notwithstanding. Edited March 24, 2012 by Barifonium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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