Buy the Kit. Take the Ride.
This kit is a catastrophe of class. A flaming jazz cocktail hurled into the concrete hush of modern drumming mediocrity. The Mapex Mars Series Bop Kit in Blood Orange Sparkle isn’t here to whisper. It’s here to rattle skulls, chase ghosts, and ignite backrooms with fury, finesse, and firecracker vigour.
This kit is compact carnage—a 4‑piece birch‑shell monster born from the swampy crossroads of tone, tradition, and total sonic rebellion. You don’t play this kit. You ride it like a 150-horsepower Vespa through a thunderstorm of notes and horn stabs. Your snare cracks? That’s a war drum. Your floor tom? That’s an underground detonation. And the Blood Orange Sparkle? That’s no finish. That’s a signal flare to the gods of groove.
Birch Shells That Don’t Back Down
All birch. All bite. This thing’s got 6-ply, 7.2mm pure birch shells, and they don’t apologise for anything. Birch isn’t the smooth jazz cousin who waits in the wings. It’s the dive-bar street fighter of tonewoods—punchy, responsive, tight as a snare-wire in winter, with highs that bark and lows that punch holes in walls.
Each drum responds with surgical snap. You want jazz? It’ll comp like a dream. Funk? You’ll ghost-note your way into a cold sweat. Jungle breaks? This kit was practically raised in the undergrowth.
SONIClear™ Edges: Tuning Without Tears
Tuning a bop kit used to be an art form. Now it’s an open highway at midnight thanks to Mapex’s SONIClear™ bearing edges. They let the heads sit flatter, speak louder, resonate longer. Less fuss, more tone. No fighting the drum. Just pure communion between stick and skin.
You tune it. It listens.
The Blood-Red Bullet List
Let’s talk configuration. This is the bop spec reimagined for the modern stage:
- 18" x 14" Kick – Fast. Focused. Booming like a cannon in a phone booth.
- 10" x 7" Rack Tom – High and tight like a boxer’s jab.
- 14" x 12" Floor Tom – Round, thunderous, and mean as hell.
- 14" x 5" Matching Snare – Bright, articulate, and brimming with attitude.
Each drum sings. Each shell gleams. This thing doesn’t sit quietly on stage—it glows, like a roadside flare left on by accident.
For the Brave and the Gigging
This kit isn’t for museum drummers or Instagram posers with filters. It’s for the real ones. The gigging warriors, the backroom jazz assassins, the pub-funk prophets lugging gear across slick city pavements with blood on their sticks and grit in their eyes.
It fits in cars. It loves small venues. It turns every tight corner into a sonic spectacle. Compact, yes—but don’t call it “small.” This is a scaled-down storm.
Blood Orange Sparkle: This Kit Wants to Be Seen
Call it Blood Orange Sparkle. Call it hell’s citrus. Call it the colour of velocity and consequence. Whatever you call it, it’s not subtle. It doesn’t fade under lights—it erupts.
The sparkle finish wraps the kit in vintage glam-meets-modern menace. On a dark stage, it shimmers like a freshly poured Negroni. Under lights, it practically levitates.
Mapex Mars Bop Kit – Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is the Mapex Mars Bop Kit good for jazz?
It’s made for it. With an 18" kick, quick-talking 10" rack tom, and singing birch shells, this kit eats bebop for breakfast. Fast response, articulate tone, and buttery dynamics—yes, it's very good for jazz.
Q: Can I use this kit for other genres?
You bet. Funk, soul, indie, gospel, hip-hop, lo-fi… even metal, if you’re bold. Birch cuts through the mix like a katana, and the included snare is punchy enough to sit in any track.
Q: How loud is the 18” bass drum?
Louder than it looks. That kick’s got short, tight boom with loads of punch and focus. Perfect for small clubs, recording sessions, or mic’d-up gigs where control is king.
Q: Does the Blood Orange Sparkle look as good in person?
No—it looks better. Photos can’t quite capture how this finish glows under stage lights. It’s sleek, fiery, and gloriously over-the-top.
Q: Is this a good kit for beginners?
If you want to start with a compact, pro-feeling setup that will last, absolutely. It’s forgiving to tune, durable, and inspiring to play. Just be warned—you might get addicted.
Q: Does it come with hardware or cymbals?
Not in the standard shell pack, but we’ve got hardware kits, pedals, thrones, and cymbals galore at Musicmaker. We can tailor a full rig to your style and budget.
Available Now at Musicmaker
If you’ve ever wanted a bop kit with balls, built for speed, class, and chaos—this is your sign. The Mapex Mars Series Bop Kit in Blood Orange Sparkle is here, and it doesn’t care if you’re ready.
Come to Musicmaker Dublin. Hit it. Hear it. Lose control. Then buy it before your sanity returns.
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