Here's my Gretsch round badge kit.
It's not a collector's kit, it's a player's kit. It was originally wrapped with White Marine Pearl. It has thick-shelled six-ply shells. I bought it used in 1977. Being young and stupid, I took off the wrap and painted the shells flat black. I also removed the consolette rail and installed a Ludwig mount. Of course, I drilled new holes and used wood filler for the holes I didn't use any more. The configuration is 13, 16, 20. I also got ahold of a Rogers 12" tom that I removed the wrap from and painted black to match the other drums (for when I want a five-piece configuration).
This kit has served me well on many gigs for over 20 years. It still sounds great after all these years. I now use it for practice and sometimes recording. I am now the proud owned of a set of Yamaha Stage Customs that I bought in 2011 that is my gigging kit. In all the time I've owned it I can only think of two or three times where someone has commented on the Ludwig mount or the Rogers tom not matching the rest of the kit. I think only drummers notice that stuff.
p.s. The kit came with a Rogers Holiday snare. I still have that one, but the picture shows the Stage Custom birch snare.
Nice, was this your first set?
And Bo it says the video does not exist.
My restored mid 80s TAMA Superstars
Those Superstars look great. What was involved with the restoration? I'd like to see a "before" picture.
OK - I posted this earlier today, but here's a 2-minute video of me playing my 1978 Ludwig Classics in thermagloss natural maple with the obligatory 6 1/2" x 14" Supraphonic snare. Drums are: 9x13 rack tom, 16x16 and 16x18 floor toms and 16x26 bass drum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4DGO...ature=youtu.be
This kit, sans the 18" floor tom and a couple of cymbals is usually what I take out on a gig. If I need to 'stay small' I also have a 1975 Slingerland kit in black (13/16/22 bass drum) with a COB 6 1/2 x 14 TDR snare drum (that I admit sounds a bit more focused than my Supra).
Feel free to contribute!
Here is my 1990's Pearl Export refurbished with a custom wrap and almost all new hardware.
Hey, great job on your Exports! I like the color you chose. I have a 1991 Export kit that might be a fun restoration project. Did you do the work yourself or have it done for you? Mine has always been my beater kit, never seen cases, and looks surprisingly good except the bass drum wrap is bubbling in spots. It's "Yellow Flash", looking like Bruford 8-10-12-13-16-22 and I love the metal export snare that came with that kit - it is excellent!
Nice snare collection drunmerern! Can you tell what kind of snares you got there?
// Drummerbrother
Forgot about the snares, one of the DW os post 2000, the rest are all pre