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Whats a cymbal junkie to do?
Have to jump in here, sorry. I agree that *most* new cymbals are overpriced and not the same quality as some of the old ones, but not all. The Dream c...
16 years agoJapanese snares
And that's exactly the way it should be D' Drummer
16 years agoWhat Would Be Your Choice?
From Roscoe...
16 years agoWhat Would Be Your Choice?
Well, Kent's have been called "The Poor Mans Gretsch" by a few folks I believe and supposedly, Bill Kent was a Gretsch employee for a while. Since I h...
16 years agoMy new Ludwig set.
WhooHoo! Beautiful kit there. I asked my parents for a drum kit for x-mas back in 76' or 77' - Gold Sparkle was my color of choice. Unfortunately, the...
16 years agoJapanese snares
Nice snares there Jaye - I also like the pile-o-drums in the background of the 2nd picture. Ah, if only my wife would let me keep drums all over the h...
16 years agoWhat Would Be Your Choice?
If it were me, I'd grab the Camco. We have an Oaklawn Badge WMP Camco at the school where I teach and it is one of the NICEST snares I've heard/played...
16 years agohow much is this worth?
Looks to me like a 10 lug 70's Ludwig Supraphonic. Can't really tell the condition of the chrome on the shell from your pictures though. Need the seri...
16 years agoPioneer Snare Ludwig 58-59, or 70's Supra Ludwig
O-Lugs, where are you seeing the damage to the bearing edge? I only see the rather deep snare beds. Looks okay to me otherwise. Pics are kinda small/b...
16 years agoSOMEONE please explain THIS
That is one CLEAN snare though. Looks new actually. Someone (or SomeTwo) really want's it bad.
16 years agoAcrolite head?
Coated Ambassador's on both my Acro's. Tuned medium low and they sound great. I usually have a moon gel on the batter head as well and I never use the...
16 years agoGretsch Round Badge Project...Need Advice.
I won't go into the tape vs. glue thing yet again (you can thank me now Jaye). As for finish... if I had a Gretsch kit to restore/refinish, Satin Fla...
16 years agoWFL 6.5 X 15 Snare project
WMP would look nice, but it looks to me like there's mahogany under that thick, white paint. Might want to strip it off and consider a natural finish.
16 years agoWho Made The Best Sounding Drums?
O-Lugs - I totally understand where you're coming from. I too associate Bonham with his mondo-huge Ludwigs and if a true Bonham fanatic wanted to get...
16 years agoLudwig Snare(acrolite)
Nice work Olimpass - They look great. Like I said, it depends on what the "black marks" are. Good tip on the Magic Eraser. Since the shell I had was...
16 years ago