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Celebrating 14 years on VDF!
A great "family" to be a part of, indeed! 11 years, myself. It's been wonderful to get to learn and pass around knowledge for all this time!
5 years agoHow Many Vintage Drums Do You Own?
1965 Ludwig 12/13/16/22 1970 Ludwig 12/14/20 1969 Ludwig 12/14/18x12 1971 Ludwig 13/16/22 14x5 B+O Supra 14x6.5 B+O Supra 1928 Ludwig 14x4 "Dance" 192...
5 years agoMy First Vintage Cymbal
From JimmySticks...
5 years agoMy First Vintage Cymbal
I happened upon a Kashian 20" ride that I just had to buy. To me, it DOES sound like a vintage A. It's a little on the heavy side, so it has clear d...
5 years agoMexican Made PDP Drums
I have had many of these kits pass through my hands, as I help students buy drum sets. The CX, LX, and MX series kits are great-sounding drums! I li...
5 years agoSnare Wire Buzz!
The heads on a well-timed drum will sympathetically resonate with other frequencies. In order to eliminate the snare buzz, you'll have to remedy that...
5 years agoDoes it have to match?
My snare never matches my kit, wrap-wise. I bought a silver sparkle snare to match my silver sparkle kit, but the silver sparkle snare better matches...
5 years agoVintage Ludwig 3-ply, 12x18 Bop!
From JFBL...
5 years agoVintage Ludwig 3-ply, 12x18 Bop!
From JFBL...
5 years agoBeater Kit
I bought an Enforcer kit for $50 on craigslist, slapped some coated Ambassadors on it, and tuned it. It sounds fine. Enforcer is on par with Percuss...
5 years agoSlingerland Hollywood Ace question
From Jay_M...
6 years agoFuture Vintage?
I specifically sought out an 80s Tama kit. Found a Superstar in 14/18/24...it was exactly what I was hoping for! I'm curious to try an "All Maple Sh...
6 years ago1960 Ludwig Transition Badge Downbeat Outfit No. 988P in Oyster Pink Pearl
Absolutely amazing! Cheers!
6 years agoAnother Craigslist Rant............
I asked for somebody to verify that a bass drum was 20" They said it was, that they had just measured it with tape. I got out there, and it was a 22...
6 years ago28" Ludwig Marching Bass Drums...which one to use for Drum kit
I have used a 28x14, a 28x10, and a 28x7 bass drum for gigs/studio work. The 10" sounds the best--it smacks you in the gut and doesn't have the uncon...
6 years ago