I had that kit in green for almost 15 years!got these 3 weeks ago..xpk's......Looooooovvvvvveeee the sound of these.
A friend of mine gave me his 1978 Premier Royale APK as a restoration project. He bought it new from Leicester (Premier's home town) and it's been in storage since 1984. I totally stripped it down and enjoyed every moment of bringing it back to it's former glory. Here are some 'before & after' photos -
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Beautiful set ! We don’t see the new Genista that often. How do they sound ?Posting to a Premier thread is like sending out the proverbial 'message in a bottle' but I've enjoyed looking at the great kits in this thread and it takes me back to the day. To that end, here's my latest purchase. Last week, I found a set of used Genista's in my local Sam Ash. They are the newer models and this kit appears to be the maple version. 22x18 / 16x16 / 12x9 w/ 14x6 matching snare in Cherry Red Fade lacquer. They look like they were just taken out of the box except some slight damage to the badge on the snare and a little snare rash on the driver's side of the 12". They look and sound great! Loud, lively and punchy. I used to work at a music store in the 90's that was a Premier dealer and I fondly remember the APK's, XPK's and Genista's we had in the store, so I went ahead and brought these new ones into the fold. Here they are in my living room after being fitted with coated G2's on top and clear G1's on the bottom. I've got a couple of gigs this weekend, so I'll take them out and get some proper pics with the full rig and better lighting.
Thanks! They sound fantastic! You are correct, you never see these things around so when I saw this kit, I figured I'd take the opportunity to check it out. I had a chance to put them to the test last night and this afternoon and they were a lot of fun to play! Last night was an unmic'd gig at a local brewery playing blues. It's a good sounding room and the drums sounded very full with plenty of sustain. This afternoon was an outdoor gig playing country, fully mic'd through a nice sized sound rig on a mobile stage. The kick was beast for both shows. It filled up the room beautifully all by itself at the brewery and it sounded absolutely massive through the big PA at the outdoor show. The snare was superb at both shows, as well. The snares were always under control, without choking, and it was very articulate with a sharp attack and crisp definition. The strainer works very well and tension didn't back off at all, even under heavy playing. Likewise, the snare didn't detune and no lugs detuned or backed out. The cross stick sound was strong and rim shots were a deafening, dry crack. The toms were very full and really rang at the indoor gig it didn't take any time for the sound man to dial them in at the gig. I ran them wide open with no muffling, except for the fact that I used coated G2's. I will probably switch to my regular UV1 coated heads to pull the max tone out of the toms. I've switched to those for my MCA, BCA and DW toms and I've been very pleased with the results. All things considered, I'm very happy with this purchase and, technically, it wasn't even really a purchase. I bartered 3 snares and a set of hi-hats for this kit. I feel like I got a great deal because I traded a bunch of stuff I wasn't using and didn't care about for a sweet kit that looks and sounds great!Beautiful set ! We don’t see the new Genista that often. How do they sound ?
Thanks! I've always been a fan of Signia and Genista kits! Now that I don't play *quite* as hard as I used to, I've been gravitating more towards single-ply heads for snare and toms. I was trying to burn through my stock of old heads since Evans changed their logo so I went with the coated G2's just to see how they would react. When I got the kit, the toms had clear hydraulics. They had mad sustain and tone, but no attack. I knew it was the heads and not the drums but at that point, they were the best part of the kit. The kick had the original heads, non-ported reso and no muffling and the snare had a coated G2 and Super 30 snare wires that just produced a big, thick, jangly, nasty note with no discernable articulation. They both sounded horrible! I can see why the person got rid of them, lol!!Great review ! Uv1 on toms sounds like a good idea ! I run basic clear or coated G1 on my Signia toms