Sweet! These are the same as my first "real" drum set, my first was a Royce. The shells went through three different rewraps. The fiberglass lasts forever! Still have 3 drums from what was a six piece set. Going through a paint job right now; I didn't realize how necessary it was to fill in all of the little pinholes in fiberglass surfaces.

They look great! My first "real" set was also a set of the Pearl Fiberglass drums....still have it - although it's a mess but certainly not beyond restoration. Mine was a 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22 set; believe it or not I got the whole set & a full compliment of Zildjians (all from the '70's) for $155.00 from Manny's in NYC. That was in 2002... I couldn't believe they would let them go for that price but because they really didn't sell used stuff and they were pretty dirty & unattractive they just wanted them off the floor, I think they got them on a trade-in for almost nothing themselves...

Great drums...I've always loved them. :)

i got these by swapping a newish low end entry level kit i paid $50 for because they where complete and playable, all i knew i was getting some some older pearl drums, i did'nt know until i picked them that they where a f/glass kit with a 10 lug cob snare. its this sort of thing that keeps interest in collecting this gear, got my c20 yamahas in a similar way.

What a great deal!!! Those '70's Pearl COB snares are great...I have 2 myself (one regular and one parallel strainer) you got a great set there! Sounds like the snare alone would've been worth the trade :)

Enjoy!!!!

i got my originals i bought back in 1976 everything is still with it even the broken 16 zildjian crash heads on top are remo pinstripe been stored for the last 22 years now they are at my new house they still look good some pitting chrome and i,m in search for a wingnut to hold one of the toms on anyone have an extra ??