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It's a Sparkly Day in the Neighborhood
I've got a soft spot for sparkle but never owned one - that Champagne is gorgeous and I bet it sounds as good as it looks!
6 years ago1979 Tama Superstars in Desert Burst
Cheers guys! Yes, apparently it wasn't released in the US in that finish, just the more common sunburst popularised by Billy Cobham. He played one lik...
6 years ago1979 Tama Superstars in Desert Burst
Got these out of storage last summer for a photo session and thought I'd share them on here. Great-sounding birch shells, 2x 22", 16, 14, 13 Click o...
6 years agoIntroduction and my BELOVED new maple kit!
Hi! Really nice drums you've got there! I've not been on this forum for a couple of years and I think that's partly because I'm not buying/selling/u...
6 years agoNick Mensa
Me too - I was learning when that album came out. RIP
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum question - no serial?
Thanks again guys for the wisdom and interesting history! Think this baaby may come in handy for a recording project in the not too distant future. Wo...
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum question - no serial?
Cheers for the response. Well, we could be looking at replacement lugs too? Can't think why though - they're certainly Slingy. Maybe the ones off this...
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum question - no serial?
Notice the throw is the same as a Beverley cosmic 21which I have actually. Here's some more pics of the interior. Been looking into it a bit more myse...
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum question - no serial?
Hi guys. It's certainly not a sticker, and even if it has been put together I gotta say, it sounds fantastic! Could be the shell is legit and someone'...
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum question - no serial?
Cheers for the replies guys. These pics may be of more use - having problems getting the file size small enough
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum question - no serial?
Cheers for the replies guys. These pics may be of more use - having problems getting the file size small enough
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum question - no serial?
First of all apologies for not doing this through the Doc's dedicated Slingy section - the link to the private forum invite isn't working for me! I r...
9 years agoWarehouse find - 1970s kit new in box
Great story! A quick google search shows that there is a company named Magnum manufacturing budget kits now - perhaps someoen bought the name or they...
12 years agoVDF Demographic (Age) Poll
Just voted. I'm 37, and feel old in the genre of music I play in (Grindcore) but quite young here!. I can't stand drum forums filled with younger peop...
12 years agoInfo on these Premiers?
That tom mount came in the mid 1990's I think, but they still had the long tom tension lugs then, so I'm guessing late 1990's if still made in England...
12 years ago