KarlCrafton
Platinum Member
What I did last summer.... Haha!
I was pretty stoked to find some deeper, taller shelving units for a good price in early summer, and was finally able to really organize my gear.
The shelves were $40 each, and had 3 tiers. Since I only used two levels (they were exactly the right height) for each section, I was able to get 1 more 2 shelf "unit"! The "extra" one holds hardware in another area.
Kits
L-R, Top of each shelf: 20x26, 16x26, 20x26
Shelf #1 Black Glass Glitter 2nd & 3rd levels:
13x16, 9x13, 8x12, 16x18, 14x16
Shelf #2 Red Sparkle, 2nd & 3rd levels:
14x16, 9x13, 8x12, 16x18, 14x16
Shelf #3 Kit Cymbals, stands, stick bag and FT legs I use for my Cheap Trick Tribute band.
2nd shelf has the hardware for another band.
Bottom shelf: 15x16, 13x15
The large square thing in between the units is the "bag" I made for my gong. It also conveniently holds a full set of spare heads (JIC!!).
I also have a kit set up on the other side of the room.
Sable Black, long (Mach) Lugs 18x26, 13x16, 8x12, 14x16, 16x18.
Snares, and more toms/ft's:
These shelves are in "my" side room of the basement, and were there from the original owner.
The shelves are perfect, and only take up a small area of the room (yes, my basement kicks major ass!). The original owner made a really cool work room with a couple long work benches, LOTS of electrical outlets, and a big wall "cubby" unit that holds parts just right. It's like the place was made for me 50 years early!
There's one more shelf under the snares, but that area looks a little messy, so I cropped it out
Top shelf:
Red Sparkle: 13x15, 12x14. BGG 10x14, SS 9x12 (it's Silver Sparkle from a project in '09).
Snares:
Everything but the World Max snare has a P-86...doesn't fit hole spacing :-(
I use Ludwig's (Gold-ish colored) snare cord.
5x14 Acrolite ('75) (I know, why did I paint it? Hey, I did it in 1987 gimme a break ).
The classic Acro workhorse snare that works for anything, and sounds cool doing it.
5x14 World Max "Vintage Classic" Brass ('02-'04-ish) Straight hoops and claws.
Very cool snare. Quality sound and build, nice price. Not a huge fan of 5" deep snares, but I like this one.
6.5 Bronze BB ('89)
Freaking LOVE this drum. It's my #1. It's been "ready to go" withing a minute of putting it on the stand for recording as long as I can remember. I only use it at home, or recording. I'm afraid to take it to gigs.
6.5 Classic Maple ('08 I think). BGG, Bowtie lugs.
Kick ass snare. Real sensitive for very soft playing/brushes, and it can also get loud, with lots of crack. Lots of life in this shell.
I LOVE the Bowtie lugs on this drum!
7x14 Custom ('11). 10 ply Maple with Ludwig Hardware, and rounder bearing edges.
Deeper sounding than it is, good tuning range, sensitive, fat, takes tighter tension without choking, and has less ringing overtones when I use it medium tight.
A friend of mine (also a Ludwig fan) built this for me and did an awesome job! The interior has some sweet flame in the grain too!
8x14 Custom ('93 or '94) with Ludwig hardware.
Ludwig WAS going to make this drum. They originally said they could put just 10 lugs on an 8x14 (usually 12), and they could put Mach lugs on it (instead of the longer fatter lug) to match my kit.
When my guy called to place the order, they then said they couldn't do it.....so, I just had it made myself. This is my "Peter Criss Alive 2" snare sound--and I like it that way!
6.5 Hammered 402 ('93)
Slightly drier than a 402, with a tiny bit shorter sustain.
Alex Van Halen told me this was a cool snare in '93, so of course I had to buy one.
Bun E. Carlos signed the inside in '99, and that day I introduced Charlie Banante to him.
True stories.
6.5 Acrolite Classic ('12)
Got this one from our very own "Uncle Larry", who was kind enough to let it go to me.
LOVE this drum!! I waited for a 6.5 Aluminum finished snare to come out for over 30 years! I knew about the couple hundred NYC Schools 6.5 drums, but I wanted to play the thing, and not have it be rare and worry about something happening to it.
6.5 Brass BB ('00 I think, can't remember)
6.5 Brass BB (year or so later)
They're BB's, what else needs to be said?? Haha!
These are awesome drums. I've used these on almost every gig I've done since I got them. I have 2 because I wanted a back-up equal to my main snare, and happily, I was able to get it.
6.5 Brass Edition B-stock ('11)
This snare sounds like the BB's, I know, but I just love a Brass snare. I kinda wanted one in chrome, and it was at a sweet price. The interior is mainly what made it a B-Stock where the chrome didn't look as good on the plate job in a couple spots. It's on the inside! Who cares!?! The outer shell has 2 very slight areas where you can see that it was rolled on the machine, which was enough to make it a B-Stock and a good buy for me!
I use this drum, or the 6.5 Acro in one of my bands. I'll also use it in place of one of the BB's sometimes.
The snare in the bag....
On the Top shelf is a 6.5 Acrolite LTD (all Aluminum finish).
The deal with this one is, the shop asked me if I would take trade instead of cash on some stuff I had on consignment. I WAS going to use the money on the Acro from Larry, but I said OK to store credit. So, I ordered an Acro Classic.
Wasn't thrilled at first, but, I figured, hey, one for back up, no OOP, plus, I'd have more credit for other stuff.
They gave me an awesome deal and no tax on top of it for doing them the favor.
When it arrived, it was a LTD instead. The LTD is more money, but they stuck to the deal anyway which was cool.
I decided to keep the drum un-played and factory new. You never know what's gonna be popular and fetch a high price in 20 or 30 years!
I'm pretty fortunate, and I never forget it, or take it for granted.
Cymbals are for another thread...
Thanks for looking!
I was pretty stoked to find some deeper, taller shelving units for a good price in early summer, and was finally able to really organize my gear.
The shelves were $40 each, and had 3 tiers. Since I only used two levels (they were exactly the right height) for each section, I was able to get 1 more 2 shelf "unit"! The "extra" one holds hardware in another area.
Kits
L-R, Top of each shelf: 20x26, 16x26, 20x26
Shelf #1 Black Glass Glitter 2nd & 3rd levels:
13x16, 9x13, 8x12, 16x18, 14x16
Shelf #2 Red Sparkle, 2nd & 3rd levels:
14x16, 9x13, 8x12, 16x18, 14x16
Shelf #3 Kit Cymbals, stands, stick bag and FT legs I use for my Cheap Trick Tribute band.
2nd shelf has the hardware for another band.
Bottom shelf: 15x16, 13x15
The large square thing in between the units is the "bag" I made for my gong. It also conveniently holds a full set of spare heads (JIC!!).
I also have a kit set up on the other side of the room.
Sable Black, long (Mach) Lugs 18x26, 13x16, 8x12, 14x16, 16x18.
Snares, and more toms/ft's:
These shelves are in "my" side room of the basement, and were there from the original owner.
The shelves are perfect, and only take up a small area of the room (yes, my basement kicks major ass!). The original owner made a really cool work room with a couple long work benches, LOTS of electrical outlets, and a big wall "cubby" unit that holds parts just right. It's like the place was made for me 50 years early!
There's one more shelf under the snares, but that area looks a little messy, so I cropped it out
Top shelf:
Red Sparkle: 13x15, 12x14. BGG 10x14, SS 9x12 (it's Silver Sparkle from a project in '09).
Snares:
Everything but the World Max snare has a P-86...doesn't fit hole spacing :-(
I use Ludwig's (Gold-ish colored) snare cord.
5x14 Acrolite ('75) (I know, why did I paint it? Hey, I did it in 1987 gimme a break
).The classic Acro workhorse snare that works for anything, and sounds cool doing it.
5x14 World Max "Vintage Classic" Brass ('02-'04-ish) Straight hoops and claws.
Very cool snare. Quality sound and build, nice price. Not a huge fan of 5" deep snares, but I like this one.
6.5 Bronze BB ('89)
Freaking LOVE this drum. It's my #1. It's been "ready to go" withing a minute of putting it on the stand for recording as long as I can remember. I only use it at home, or recording. I'm afraid to take it to gigs.
6.5 Classic Maple ('08 I think). BGG, Bowtie lugs.
Kick ass snare. Real sensitive for very soft playing/brushes, and it can also get loud, with lots of crack. Lots of life in this shell.
I LOVE the Bowtie lugs on this drum!
7x14 Custom ('11). 10 ply Maple with Ludwig Hardware, and rounder bearing edges.
Deeper sounding than it is, good tuning range, sensitive, fat, takes tighter tension without choking, and has less ringing overtones when I use it medium tight.
A friend of mine (also a Ludwig fan) built this for me and did an awesome job! The interior has some sweet flame in the grain too!
8x14 Custom ('93 or '94) with Ludwig hardware.
Ludwig WAS going to make this drum. They originally said they could put just 10 lugs on an 8x14 (usually 12), and they could put Mach lugs on it (instead of the longer fatter lug) to match my kit.
When my guy called to place the order, they then said they couldn't do it.....so, I just had it made myself. This is my "Peter Criss Alive 2" snare sound--and I like it that way!
6.5 Hammered 402 ('93)
Slightly drier than a 402, with a tiny bit shorter sustain.
Alex Van Halen told me this was a cool snare in '93, so of course I had to buy one.
Bun E. Carlos signed the inside in '99, and that day I introduced Charlie Banante to him.
True stories.
6.5 Acrolite Classic ('12)
Got this one from our very own "Uncle Larry", who was kind enough to let it go to me.
LOVE this drum!! I waited for a 6.5 Aluminum finished snare to come out for over 30 years! I knew about the couple hundred NYC Schools 6.5 drums, but I wanted to play the thing, and not have it be rare and worry about something happening to it.
6.5 Brass BB ('00 I think, can't remember)
6.5 Brass BB (year or so later)
They're BB's, what else needs to be said?? Haha!
These are awesome drums. I've used these on almost every gig I've done since I got them. I have 2 because I wanted a back-up equal to my main snare, and happily, I was able to get it.
6.5 Brass Edition B-stock ('11)
This snare sounds like the BB's, I know, but I just love a Brass snare. I kinda wanted one in chrome, and it was at a sweet price. The interior is mainly what made it a B-Stock where the chrome didn't look as good on the plate job in a couple spots. It's on the inside! Who cares!?! The outer shell has 2 very slight areas where you can see that it was rolled on the machine, which was enough to make it a B-Stock and a good buy for me!
I use this drum, or the 6.5 Acro in one of my bands. I'll also use it in place of one of the BB's sometimes.
The snare in the bag....
On the Top shelf is a 6.5 Acrolite LTD (all Aluminum finish).
The deal with this one is, the shop asked me if I would take trade instead of cash on some stuff I had on consignment. I WAS going to use the money on the Acro from Larry, but I said OK to store credit. So, I ordered an Acro Classic.
Wasn't thrilled at first, but, I figured, hey, one for back up, no OOP, plus, I'd have more credit for other stuff.
They gave me an awesome deal and no tax on top of it for doing them the favor.
When it arrived, it was a LTD instead. The LTD is more money, but they stuck to the deal anyway which was cool.
I decided to keep the drum un-played and factory new. You never know what's gonna be popular and fetch a high price in 20 or 30 years!
I'm pretty fortunate, and I never forget it, or take it for granted.
Cymbals are for another thread...
Thanks for looking!
