Depends on what your playing birch is gonna be darker and caryr more sustain, birch is a good choice set in general a kind of a fit all situations kit, however maple is more of a session kit, its easier to control in the studio as far as engineering goes, it is NOT made to be a dark sounding, rich sustaining set ( although the sustain is great) its more of a balanced kit as far as over all sound quality, its the perfect recording kit so to speak! to sum it up examples: birch good church kit, touring, traveling, and Live recording kit, Maple, would be my choice for studio recordings, and a playing situation where a lot of power and sutain is not wide needed or prefered, this is why you see most maple based kits in a lot of jazz work because of the balance.
