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Sead Kolasinac -
8 months ago
This place is very-well liked and has many positive reviews. The interior decor is vibrant and creative, and the staff are friendly. However, my experience was a little different than lots of others'. I never leave negative reviews in general, but I feel I should share my experience for the sake of balance.
I originally called asking about the price of rehearsing drums. I was told 250ZAR for 2 hours, but when I arrived, I was told it was 400 since I didn’t bring my own cymbals and snare, and would have to rent them at the cost of 150. This really bothered me. At worst, it’s a deceptive, hidden cost. At best, it’s disorganised of them, forgetting to tell me this aspect of pricing until I showed up.
As well as that, the gear that I was given was poor. I’m not expecting luxury Drum Workshop gear, but the ride cymbal was so bad that I felt like I couldn’t use it in my playing, the bass drum pedal didn’t attach to the bass drum no matter how hard I tried, and the snare was the most lightweight snare I’ve ever used.
On top of all this, there’s the costs of getting there — you can’t take public transport because the area near the railway is pretty dodgy. Admittedly, this isn’t the studio’s fault, but it’s another extra cost I had to pay in order to play on a bad drum kit. The whole thing just didn’t feel professional enough for me.