i never heard of or seen a avh tribute kit by ludwig. never even seen it mentioned in any books. post some pics.tama did do some "stripped" kits in the 80's. i've seen red/white/black and i've seen black/white. as for al's black and white stripped kit, it couldn't of been acrylic. if dave jumped on them they would break instantly. i know its a wood kit because i was lucky enough to see it when i went to the v.h. storage space with my old boss years ago.this site won't let me load my pics. but the kicks are 2 bass drums joined together to make one big kick. and on the front inside of each one you can see metal supports installed so when dave did jump on them, they wouldn't break. it also looks like the shells were all painted inside. in neil zlozower's v.h. book, there's a full page pic of dave standing on the kick on page 144 showning all this.and in a 2nd pic i have of the kit, just below al's arm you can see the edge of the black stripe peeling back. i think all the black stripes are tape. its not uncommon, a seen one of stryper's early kits and tape is also used to create the stripes.

Thanks Guys. Yeah, The Actual Vh Kit Is On Display At The StoreThe Guy Mentioned In An Earlier Post. I Called The Store ManagerAnd We Talked About My Kit And The One On Display. He Said He HadNever Seen A Vh Tribute Kit Either. He Said Eddie Let Him Borrow Al's Kit For Display Use Only And It Is The Real Mccoy. The Guy SaidThey Are Very Rough And Have Road Rash From That Tour.....he Said They Look Good From Twenty Feet But They Have Been Rode Very Hard. I Ask If He Would Sell Them. He Said No.....eddie Gave Him Specific Directions Not To Sell The Kit For Any Amount Of Money.I Offered Him $10,000 And He Said No Way. Usually 7 To 10 Grand Will Buy A Famous Kit, Depending On Who's It Is And Size. Hell, I Saw The Drummer For Kansas (phil ?) Kit On Ebay For $7,000. I AlsoSaw One Of Scott Rockenfields Kits For $5,000 On Craig's List. TheKit I Really Want Is Pat Benetar's Drummer (hiram??? Can't Remember His Name) He Used Back In The 80's. It's A Single Bass With About Six Huge Mount Toms. The Shells Have A Oriental...chinese Writing...white With Black And Red Lettering. Anyway, I Tried To Load A Picture Of My Vh Look-a-like And It Said I Had Too Many Pixels....max 1000 On Jpeg. My Picture Is 3,500 Pixels. Anybody KnowHow To Modify Or Reduce This Picture? They Are Really Cool AndI Would Love To Share This Photo....especially For Vh Fans. In Reference To The Earlier Post, About Comparing My Kit To Al's Tour Kit....it's Not The Same....not Even Close. My Bass Drums Are 22's And My Toms Are Different. Anyway....if I Can Reduce The Size Of Picture I'll Post Them. Thanks And Happy Drumming!!!

>So was the kit in GC acrylic/vistalite? SA - It seems it's a mystery, wrapped in an enigma! We may never know! LoLoLoLoJohn

And The Two Extra Bass Drums With Metal Supports Is Obviously All Custom Work For Al And For Dlroth To Jump On Top Of (discussedIn An Earlier Post By Another Guy)