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mij supreme drums who made these?

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I picked these up the other day at a garage sale,...does anybody know anything about supreme drums.??. They very well made .missing nothing..snare is a 10 lug. chrome is Great... the wrap is awesome...just love the colors these old MIJ came with

Posted on 9 years ago
#1
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OH My Gosh!!..Those drums are beautiful

And they look brand new

Another mij badge I have not seen before now

..Great find .and best of luck with them .............. Kenwood

Posted on 9 years ago
#2
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WOW ! Your kit looks like it was never taken out of it's boxes ! FYI If i'm not mistaken, the "Supreme" badge was just another of many badges made by two not so famous drum companies from back then who became huge drum manufacturers today..

Those companies being Pearl and Tama..

All MIJ "stencil kits" were made from either Pearl, or "Star" which was pre-Tama..

Here's a list from the vintagedrumguide.com of MIJ stencil kit badges and distribution names.. Hope this helps you out..

Here is your badge--

http://vintagedrumguide.com/images/snare_japanese/badges/supreme.jpg

http://vintagedrumguide.com/japanese_drums/badges.html

Posted on 9 years ago
#3
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The Pro pedal and hi hat stand would point me to STAR, also the lugs:-) anyway, cool Drumset:-)

regards

Christian

Posted on 9 years ago
#4
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im guessing Star made drums. i say this coz they have the same hardware as my kit that is a Star made kit. my kit also came with a 10 lug snare but mine is wood. very nice drums, they look unused.

Stay Wiggly,
Robyn
Posted on 9 years ago
#5
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Yes... Supreme = Star Drums..

Cheers

'77 Slingerland 51N,Super Rock 24,18,14,13.. COW 8,10 Concert toms
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
Posted on 9 years ago
#6
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Congrats!I'm waiting for news right now on a lime-green onyx Supreme! Not as minty as yours, but pretty groovy too.

1964 Ludwig Champagne Super Classic
1970 Ludwig Blue Oyster Super Classic
1977 Rogers Big R Londoner 5 ebony
1972/1978 Rogers Powertone/Big R mix ebony
60's Ludwig Supersensitive
Pearl B4514 COB snare ( the SC snare)
Pearl Firecracker
PJL WMP maple snare
Odds & Sods

Sabians, Paistes, Zildjians, Zyns, UFIPs, MIJs etc
Item may be subject to change!
Posted on 9 years ago
#7
Posts: 2241 Threads: 379

These are Star drums. I have a complete set of Supremes in BDP and three snares in blue sparkle. They sound very good if properly tuned with good heads. Excellent find!

Brian

Just a drummer who loves all things about vintage drums! Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 9 years ago
#8
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An incredible looking MIJ kit! I guess there are still treasures to be found! My guess is that it was a first kit for someone bitten by the Beatles craze, but then lost interest not too long after getting the kit. And, yes, it does appear to be Star/Tama, most likely around 1966-67.

Mark

Posted on 9 years ago
#9
Posts: 90 Threads: 30

Thanks ,for everybody's comments.and expertise

i had guessed that they might have been made by Star... Yes ,these still look new and all the drums still have the plastic drum key bags hanging from a tension rod... I did NOt clean these up..this is the way they came

. Does anybody have a value $$, what tis kit may be worth ?? as i might possibly just sell the kit complete as shown

Posted on 9 years ago
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