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What's so great about Speed King pedals?
If you can find an older model in excellent condition, set up perfectly and well lubed, then the following reasons hold true as to why you should own...
13 years agoImpact High Performance Drum Kit
You can find info on them by perusing some archives of Modern Drummer Magazine. The drummer for Weird Al Jankovic played and endorsed them. Construc...
13 years agoOriginal skins on old Rogers kit
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" All that matters is if you're happy with the performance and the sound of the drums.
13 years agowrite on a BD head ?
Another option is to find an art student who can literally hand draw and paint on the logo required. A hand painted vintage German drum logo can real...
13 years agoModern vs. Flat Based Hardware - What do you gig with?
I tend to use Premier 70's Lokfast flush base if at all possible. Sometimes a particular gig may demand I use modern heavy weight stuff but I avoid i...
13 years agoUgliest Supra
Question: When replating or polishing an old Supraphonic how is the badge preserved in the process? Must it be completely removed prior to taking it...
13 years agoHow many famous Premier Rock players can you name?
Gary Leeds of The Walker Brothers Dave Holland of Trapeze Carlo Little - Screaming Lord Sutch
13 years agoDrumkit & Drummer??
Floor tom is a Leedy. It could be a Leedy & Ludwig but badge isn't visible and has two tone controls so I guess it to be an old Leedy. Bass drum is...
13 years agoWhat Song and Drummer Inspires You?
Sorry to post twice in a row, I but want to give honor to another great drumming inspiration - Tony Oladipo Allen of N I G E R I A. Allen presented t...
13 years agoWhat Song and Drummer Inspires You?
The late Swedish great Ola Brunkert and the late African great Malando Gassama from Gambia, the double drummer team, both of whom played Arbiter Auto-...
13 years agoShow us your workhorse snare
Go ahead and laugh!!! LoLoLoLo It's a 'restored' CryBaby DIXIE steel shell 5 1/2" x14". It's not round. It's not flat. It's dented (even after t...
13 years ago1963 Leedy
This kit is from the period in the 1960's when Slingerland Drum Company acquired Leedy and marketed what were, in essence, Slingerland drumkits made w...
13 years agoUnknown parallel action snare
I've owned several of this make and model drum. It's from Taiwan and was marketed in the U.S. in the 1980's under the brand R.O.C. [Republic of China...
13 years agoOld Luan drum shells
Count me in! Luan sounds great because of its resonance and the rich tonal range. You can be very happy with an old MIJ kit as long as you accept th...
13 years agoPaiste 502 plus VS Giant Beats
I purchased in 1972 a new Paiste Giant Beat 24" ride cymbal and performed with it for about 10 years before selling/trading it. The size was the prim...
13 years ago