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What cymbals do you guys play?
14" A Zildjian New Beat HH … 11" Sabian AAX O-zone splash (prototype) … 17" K Zildjian medium-thin crash … 17" A Custom thin crash &...
11 years agoVintage drum shops: Chicago
I love Chicago. If you've never been, this is worth checking out. They have overviews and more detailed tours if you're interested: http://www.archite...
11 years agoWhat do you value more?
From Drummerjohn333...
11 years agoWhat do you value more?
Even though I'm a rocker, I value my cymbals more. My cymbals work well together in the several sub-genres of rock and blues that I play and have eli...
11 years agoI did a bad thing
What bothers me even more is that I included a full set of Protection Racket bags and one of BFulton's fine refurbished Speed Kings. And then I get to...
11 years agoI did a bad thing
I guess I'm just a natural-born chump, but I sold my clear Vistalite kit to a guy who gave me a sob story about how he had to argue with his wife to a...
11 years agoAre Yamaha Drums Good?
That was a fine klezmer video. Good playing, good lighting, and I'm also a Barca fan.
11 years ago14" zildjan hihats
14" New Beats. My primary set came with my first kit in 1977, but is probably older since it has no logos at all, just the top and bottom designations...
11 years agoGood online vintage drum store?
Chicago Music Exchange. A bit pricy, but good service and easy to work with. I'd buy from them again. The actual store is very nice if you get a chanc...
11 years agoThoughts on the sound of Vistalite snares
I trust everyone who says my snares are 5". I never measured, I just know that the ones I listed are my favorites.
11 years agoMassive used drum buy at sam ash ontario mills, calif.
I just got back after augmenting my selection of Yamaha hardware. I may have cleared out all of the single-braced short booms, but there are many doub...
11 years agoThoughts on the sound of Vistalite snares
Maybe I should spend more time with my clear 5.5 Vistalite, but it's in the bottom half of my 12 snares in terms of preference. That's not to say it's...
11 years agoWhere do you position your snare strainers?
Strainer at 8, butt at 2. I do that for ergonomic reasons (so I can operate the strainer with my weak hand and to keep the mechanisms away from my leg...
11 years agoLudwig's Top Hat & Cane 90th Anniversary
Not quite the same, but here's a nice homage by SJC. http://i.imgur.com/gr2pOnH.jpg
11 years agoSlingerland 6X14 Black Chrome over wood SD
Since I'm apparently answering first, I'll say what anyone else here would say: We need to see photos. Since it's blackrome, we know it's from roughl...
11 years ago