The EARLY Rogers/Yamaha R360 snare drums are in reality very good in build quality, ease of play/tuning, and sound. By EARLY I mean from 1968 to around 1973. These models feature excellent smooth STEEL SHELLS... ( no ribs ) ... top shelf Rogers hardware!... ( not cheap Asian garbage, with no offense meant or implied to the Asian manufacturers ) ... and better than decent steel hoops. I have TWO of these: A very early 1968 R360 that features Rogers Beavertail lugs!... steel shell... and the Rogers Bantam #393 strainer. I feel that this model Rogers R360 should be called the "SuperEight", because that's exactly what it is. It is in essence a Rogers "SuperTen" but with only eight lugs and a slightly lower line entry level strainer. I own this EXACT drum and it truly plays/sounds GREAT. It is actually quite articulate but has lots of "body" to the sound. From Jazz to Funk, the drum does it all... it is that good. It's also in NEAR MINT condition... and did I mention that it has GENUINE American made Rogers parts/hardware?! :-D Also...

The slightly LATER Rogers/Yamaha R360 with the oval badge and funky lugs as rimshotsplash mentions is pretty much the EXACT SAME DRUM... except... the lugs that rimshotsplash mentions are actually Joe Thompson designed and patented! These lugs are high quality and heavy in weight, like a Beavertail only with a different look. The same steel shell is in place as is the #393 Bantam strainer. Again, high build quality and nicely manufactured. The one I have is a 72/73 and also in NEAR MINT condition. I have been considering parting with this one as I have the earlier 1968 Beavertail model too, and both drums play/sound the same!... and why wouldn't they I guess... the only difference between the two is the lug design... but all the materials are the same high quality! Anyway...

Find one of these and I think you would be very happy with the build/sound. Certainly worth $175.00 all day long contingent on condition. The LATER R360's and R380's with the "ribbed shells" are much cheaper in quality and use all Asian parts. Entry level at best, and can't be compared to the EARLY model Rogers/Yamaha R360's that I have described here. I have BOTH of these, the 1968 with Beavertails, and the 72/73 with the Joe Thompson designed lug... both very nice snare drums! Pics upon request... or if I have a little time to get them sized up I'll insert them here a little later.

Tommyp

For an example of a first generation R-380 snare, see this thread from Sept. 2012......this is about a 68 or 69.

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=32946

John

John!...

Here is my 1st run/early R360 w/Joe Thompson designed "Duplex" lugs... and remember, the R360 slightly preceded the R380, with both being entry level.

Tommyp

I'm a percussionist, but wanted an inexpensive full kit to re-learn / practice with. I haven't played a full drum kit since 1969! I found a complete Rogers R-360 kit for $60. The shells and wrap are in great shape, however all of the lugs have to be replaced. This is a cheep starter kit I know, but I want to improve it and have some fun with it.

Can any of you recommend a reasonably priced quality lug? Bass, Floor tom, & two mounted toms. I also need the two tom mounts. The snare is crap, but I can work with it for the short term. I will also need to replace the hoop clamps on the bass drum. I'm attaching pictures. Well That didn't work...

Wow, you guys are really putting down these drums, I have a wmp 16x16 floor tom that sounds fantastic and I think these sound pretty good....

[ame]http://youtu.be/-OrtdIWChBg[/ame]

Apples and Oranges here. Not the same drums. Mid 60s in the video. Way above entry average at the time. The black set...not so much.

As for the lugs.... check the center hole measurement and find something that looks decent to fit.

As previously stated, the Yamaha-built R-360 was a fine snare drum. Here's one that I obtained as a shell, butt and tone control only. I added Beavertail lugs, Swivo strainer, Rogers tension rods and generic hoops. As Tommyp stated in a previous post, it's more like a SuperEight and really sounds great! Hmm...didn't mean to rhyme, but it works!

-Mark

Just thought I would throw this up here. It is a 360 with Beavertail lugs. We don't see these very often. It also has an R stamped into the rim - not sure what that means exactly.

On Ebay Item number 262293745524

Drummerjohn333!

Here's mine in that EXACT build .. and .. if you look carefully at the hoop you can see the "R" that's embossed. There are not many in this build, you are correct! These are the 1st generation early build R360's. Thing is... the drum KILLS! I mentioned this a while ago, but I am fond of saying it... Rogers SHOULD have named this drum the SuperEight! Mine still has the OEM batter on it too, which was the same head they supplied with the Dynasonic. Here are some pics of mine...

Tommyp