I found a nice vintage set of Pearl President Phenolic shell drums up in New England, but it comes with a 20" bass drum, and I prefer 22" or 24" bass drums. The seller told me it has a lot of low end thump, but that's debatable, of course. I have no experience with Phenolic shell drums.
Can anyone fill me in the way these drums sound?
'23 DW Collector's, Black Galaxy: 13/16/18/22/14 sn.
'01 DW Collector's, Oyster White: 8/10/12/14/16/22.
'24 DW Performance, Gold Sparkle, 12/14/20.
'59-ish Slingerland Pink Sparkle, 13/16/22.
'72 Slingerland Red Tiger Pearl: 13/16/16/22.
'70ish Slingerland Merlot Sparkle rewrap: 13/16/24.
'70-ish Slingerland Green Oyster rewrap: 13/18/24.
'69 Rogers Holiday, Red Onyx: 13/16/24
'67 Ludwig Burgundy Sparkle: 12/13/16/22.
'70-ish Ludwig Std, Burgundy Oyster: 13/16/22.
'69-ish MIJ Drum Mate: Peacock Pearl: 13/16/22.
'67-ish MIJ Crown, Red Sparkle, 12/13/16/22.
'67-ish,. MIJ Drum Mate, Blue Oyster, 12/13/16/22.
They'll be a really cool set. But I wouldn't expect a magical low end thump, that's not what was important in music back then. The drumheads will define that for you.
