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    Quote Originally Posted by Bish View Post
    Then this one will take its place.



    This one is going up for sale as soon as I finish gigging today. We are playing at our local Harley Davidson dealership. I hope to have video and pictures of this monumental event for us.
    Bish I think you have a newly discovered/diagnosed disease P.T.B.S.D. (Percussive Things Buying Selling Disorder). All of your kits are awesome though, so I see why you get them! Good luck on the gig, can't wait to see the video.
    Gretsch USA Custom 22x18, 12x9, 13x10, 14x14, 16x16, 14x5.5 Rosewood Zildjian 14" New Beats, Zildjian 20" A Medium Ride, Sabian 18" Paragon Crash, Zildjian 16" Medium Thin Crash Tama Iron Cobra Single Pedal

    Pearl Masters Studio Birch (MBX) 22x16, 10x10, 12x10, 13x11, 16x16, 14x6.5 in White Mist. Zildjian A Custom Hats, Sabian 22 AA with Rivets, Stagg 20" Ghengis Ride, Dream Contact Crashes 16" & 17" Pearl P2002B Double Bass Pedal

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    Quote Originally Posted by inthpktplayer View Post
    Don't think we'll see Bish posting here
    I've had my kit 42 years; Bish has had his oldest kit 42 days.
    Gretsch USA & Zildjian
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    Quote Originally Posted by joecut View Post
    My Ludwig Downbeat kit, purchased from Manny's Music, NYC, in the summer of 1971.
    Beautiful blue/olive Luddies ! WOW that brings back some memories.
    I bought a Yammy ekit from Manny's around 1988.
    At the time it was the top of the line in terms of technology -- and extremely user-unfriendly !
    Once I got it figured out, we made it sound pretty tough; I ran a pair of bass triggers through an old Peavy 800 crossed over at 200 cycles.
    It would definitely thump your head
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    Quote Originally Posted by drummerMD View Post
    Like nubdrummer bought my Slingerlands from a catalog in a music store. 12,13,14,15,16,18 and 24 in 1980.Attachment 16325
    Such a cool looking kit drummerMD

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    Quote Originally Posted by drummerMD View Post
    Like nubdrummer bought my Slingerlands from a catalog in a music store. 12,13,14,15,16,18 and 24 in 1980.Attachment 16325
    Nice kit and Neil Peart had the same kit ( Chromeys) in his early days.
    Last edited by Gee Pou; 06-20-2019 at 04:02 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bish View Post
    Then this one will take its place.



    This one is going up for sale as soon as I finish gigging today. We are playing at our local Harley Davidson dealership. I hope to have video and pictures of this monumental event for us.
    Nice kit and congrats on the Harley gig!

    We played our local Harley dealership about a month ago for a sales promo day. Bikes on display everywhere and bikers could come in and get their ride washed by beauties in bikinis. Man I can only guess how much money in bikes was on display on the lot that day ...
    Last edited by dangermoney; 06-20-2019 at 10:03 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dangermoney View Post
    Nice kit and congrats on the Harley gig!

    We played our local Harley dealership about a month ago for a sales promo day. Bikes on display everywhere and bikers could come in and get their ride washed by beauties in bikinis. Man I can only guess how much money in bikes was on display on the lot that day ...
    Thank you....

    Thread for the Harley gig is here.

    https://www.drumchat.com/showthread....311#post728311

    I'll be posting vids after I get them edited.
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    My brother had ‘our’ 1980 Chrome Yamaha 7000 kit before I was even born. I played it for years and it’s now back at his house and both my nephew and niece are playing it.

    Next would be my 7pc Blue Oyster Glass DW Collectors kit from 2004.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bish View Post
    That is just outright gorgeous IMHO!
    Thanks, Bish!
    JOE

    Seven piece vintage Ludwig kit (1971), Sky Blue Pearl, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 22
    Snare drums (all Ludwig): 1971 Supraphonic, 1969 SBP Classic, 1990s Blackrolite, 2012 6.5x 14 Black Magic
    Zildjian Cymbals - 21 ping, 20, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 HH, 10, 18 China, Wuhan 18 China
    Five piece Sonor All Maple 3005s: 12, 13, 16, 22, 5x 14 snare
    Roland TD4SX
    SPL Birch Bop Kit: 13, 8, 13, 18

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    Quote Originally Posted by joecut View Post
    My Ludwig Downbeat kit, purchased from Manny's Music, NYC, in the summer of 1971.
    Attachment 16326
    Not included in the photo is the 16x16 FT that came with it.
    Very nice kit! My first Ludwig kit was a '78 Quadra Plus outfit in this same finish with a 402 Super Sensitive.

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    I have a set of Yamaha Power Tour Customs that I bought in 1988 I don't play them much anymore. This last yr. I was using them at home to practice on. I made video with them recently and got a pretty good sound out of them.https://youtu.be/V1Yu4gWLZfg20170519_150350.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lefty View Post
    I have a set of Yamaha Power Tour Customs that I bought in 1988 I don't play them much anymore. This last yr. I was using them at home to practice on. I made video with them recently and got a pretty good sound out of them.https://youtu.be/V1Yu4gWLZfg20170519_150350.jpg
    Nice set of Yammies there!
    Gretsch USA Custom 22x18, 12x9, 13x10, 14x14, 16x16, 14x5.5 Rosewood Zildjian 14" New Beats, Zildjian 20" A Medium Ride, Sabian 18" Paragon Crash, Zildjian 16" Medium Thin Crash Tama Iron Cobra Single Pedal

    Pearl Masters Studio Birch (MBX) 22x16, 10x10, 12x10, 13x11, 16x16, 14x6.5 in White Mist. Zildjian A Custom Hats, Sabian 22 AA with Rivets, Stagg 20" Ghengis Ride, Dream Contact Crashes 16" & 17" Pearl P2002B Double Bass Pedal

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    Quote Originally Posted by OldeEnglishD View Post
    Nice set of Yammies there!
    Agreed!!
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    I have a set of Fullerton Rogers I bought in 1971 when I was 18 from Tom LaFlame At Drums in Pittsburgh. 13 an 14" up top, 16" ft and a 22" bass. Some seam lifting on the toms and some flaking on a few bass t-rods,
    otherwise pretty much pristine, and they still sound great. Oh yeah, the muffler on the 13 buzzes. Still haven't figured out what to so about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fsam View Post
    Oh yeah, the muffler on the 13 buzzes. Still haven't figured out what to so about it.
    Check this:

    https://www.drumchat.com/showthread....252#post728252

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    late8,
    Thanks, I'll have to check it out.

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    I had a floor tom muffler (which I never use) that used to rattle.
    I took the batter head off -- wrapped the muffler in an old soft cloth -- used white medical tape to wrap the cloth and keep it in place.
    Replace and tune batter head -- problem solved.
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    My old Export kit. Bought new in 1988 & then sold 2015. Never once let me down & was thrown off stage a few times.

    A mess in Birmingham. Varukers gig 199X something by Kevin Frost, on Flickr
    The Varukers.

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    Those old long lug Exports are indestructible. I kinda wish I would have kept mine.
    -Brian

    "Too many crappy used drum stuff to list"

    Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!

    "I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham

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    Quote Originally Posted by N2Bluz View Post
    Those old long lug Exports are indestructible. I kinda wish I would have kept mine.
    I have a set of the long lug Stage Customs and love the look. They're like a poor man's Recording Custom lol.
    Gretsch USA Custom 22x18, 12x9, 13x10, 14x14, 16x16, 14x5.5 Rosewood Zildjian 14" New Beats, Zildjian 20" A Medium Ride, Sabian 18" Paragon Crash, Zildjian 16" Medium Thin Crash Tama Iron Cobra Single Pedal

    Pearl Masters Studio Birch (MBX) 22x16, 10x10, 12x10, 13x11, 16x16, 14x6.5 in White Mist. Zildjian A Custom Hats, Sabian 22 AA with Rivets, Stagg 20" Ghengis Ride, Dream Contact Crashes 16" & 17" Pearl P2002B Double Bass Pedal

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    My 97's Stage Customs With the virgin bass drum and modified tom mounts! lol.DSC01558.jpg and the way they look nowadays.DSC01970.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by drummerMD View Post
    My 97's Stage Customs With the virgin bass drum and modified tom mounts! lol.DSC01558.jpg and the way they look nowadays.DSC01970.jpg
    That Stealth Rack cleans up the look of your kit. It’s all business!!

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    The kit I had the longest was a 90s Premier XPK in a purplish swirl finish...got it in high school and kept it well after graduating college so over 10 yrs....was young and that kit was abused.... thunderous bass drums and power toms too. Wished I took better care of it and learned how to tune properly...but hey you live and learn.
    Mapex Saturn V Blue Red Hybrid Sparkle 4 pc
    Ludwig 6.5 x14 Black Beauty
    Pearl Demon Drive double pedal
    Sabian 22" Paragon Ride
    Sabian 19" Paragon China
    Sabian 18" AAX Xplosion Crash
    Sabian 18" HHX Xplosion Crash
    Sabian 14" AAX Xlosion Hats
    Sabian 10" AAX Aero Splash
    Sabian XSR Fast Stax
    Wuhan 8" Splash

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    I bought my Tama Artstar ES kit with my own money in 94, when I was 14. I actually saved up for it by having a paper route.

    The only thing I don’t like is the power-tom sizing, but I’ve worked around that with a 1 up 2 down setup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PeterBowman View Post
    The kit I had the longest was a 90s Premier XPK in a purplish swirl finish...got it in high school and kept it well after graduating college so over 10 yrs....was young and that kit was abused.... thunderous bass drums and power toms too. Wished I took better care of it and learned how to tune properly...but hey you live and learn.
    Was it like my XPK?
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    Technically, this is the kit that I’ve owned the 2nd longest....about 6yrs or something like that. It was the first kit that I bought to refurbish. The BD had been painted with black spray paint and the Spurs and “rock-loc” were broke. It now looks like new and sits in cases in my basement.
    -Brian

    "Too many crappy used drum stuff to list"

    Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!

    "I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham

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