Very, Very cool.
Great choice of finish, too!
So here's the evolution of this drum kit. Bought a used Gretsch Catalina 4 piece as a beater kit a few years ago. It was in rough shape, with deep scratches in the finish and bass hoops painted an ugly gold. First I rewrapped them myself in Black and Silver sparkle from Jammin Sam. Then Pete from Rukus Drums cut down the kick to 14", cut the edges,sealed the interior and detailed the hardware. Finally Pete cut the edges on the toms, as well as reglued the seams, sealed the interior and installed the tom mount to the shell. The kit looks phenomenal now and sounds better than ever! It has become my main gigging kit due to its compact size and punchy sound. I can't say enough about Peter Lazos and his company, Rukus Drums USA. He has done a lot of work for me over the last few months, including building me an unbelievable snare. 1Original1.jpg4Rewrap1.jpg6KickBefore1.jpg11Kickafter3.jpg14RackAfter1.jpg
Acoustic Kits:
Ludwig Maple 3ply White Cortex 4 pc
Rukus Mod Orange Club 4 pc
DW Design 6 pc
Tama Silverstar Limited Edition Mirage 5 pc
Tama Superstar 5 pc
Tama Rockstar 4 pc
Gretsch Catalina Ash 4 pc
Slingerland 7 pc
Electronic Kits:
Yamaha DTX532k
Roland TD-27, Roland PD-85 (x4), PD-125, KD9, CY-8 (x2) VH-10, Lemon 15 and 18 cymbals
Roland SPD-SX Sample Pad
Snares:
Tama SLP Black Brass
Tama SLP G Maple
Rukus Santos/Bubinga/Poplar/Wenge
Rukus Avodire/Maple/Mahogany
1972 Ludwig Supraphonic
Hardware:
Tama, DW, Yamaha and Sonor
Cymbals:
Zildjian A Series, A Custom and K Custom
Microphones:
Miktek, Audix and Shure
Very, Very cool.
Great choice of finish, too!
Signature here
I have just done one also Great fun to do & I don't care for it in the slightest
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The Varukers.
Nice!
Looks awesome man!
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
It looks quite good. Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
very nice, been wanting to do a similar project myself.
Ludwig Classic Maple 22x16,10x8,12x9,16x16
7" Moon Gel Practice Pad
Sabian HHX Legacy
Decide whether this is love for the craft or simply an ego thing
http://www.redskymary.com/ NOT MY BAND, JUST A GREAT LOCAL BAND WHO SHOULD BE SOOO MUCH BIGGER IMO
This has inspired me to dig out an old 20" bass drum and restore it for gigging duties when my 24" is a bit too much.
That's what I do! I use my Sonor Session and Arena kits for gigging and keep the Beech Infinite kit at home and use it for recording.
Take the intermediate kits out for gigs, Don't scratch up the nice kit at any bar gigs!
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