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Apollo Kit Deal?
At $125 I think this is a good deal, too. However, just realize that these old stencil sets might seem to be all there, or mostly all there, but can...
15 years agoLido Supreme bass drum - Awesome Wrap!
I dont know, Ralf. Everything seems to be totally in order to positively identify this as a Star produced drum. (It has the gray interior, by the wa...
15 years agoLido Supreme bass drum - Awesome Wrap!
There is a 12" rack tom that matches the bass, but that is all, I'm sorry to say. The rack tom doesn't seem to need any work at the moment. It has a...
15 years agoLido Supreme bass drum - Awesome Wrap!
Check out the wrap on this MIJ Lido Supreme 20" bass drum. It looks like it's trying to be black oyster pearl, but seems to me made of diamond pearl...
15 years agoTempest 3 piece - early MIJ stencil
Like I said, I'm not associated with the shop in anyway (asided from the fact that I stop by there from time to time and drool all over everything!)...
15 years agoTempest 3 piece - early MIJ stencil
Yes, according to Mikey's account, these were imported from Pearl. However, the features must have changed, or different specs were ordered, or somet...
15 years agoTempest 3 piece - early MIJ stencil
Since we have been discussing the history of Pearl/Star/other MIJ imports recently, I thought it might be helpful to post this. Saw this at a local s...
15 years agoShould I Add Second Tom? Or Keep The Classic 4-pc?
Yeah, I'm telling you, the bebop guys are where it's at, in terms of drums. I mean, the stuff I got into early on was Guns N Roses, Motely Crue, Zep,...
15 years agoShould I Add Second Tom? Or Keep The Classic 4-pc?
Check out these awesome videos of Neil Pert killing it on a bunch of toms: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8syiOwwVyY[/ame] [ame]http://www.you...
15 years agoLook familiar??
Too bad. Did it ever work out for the other blue strata Pearls?
15 years agoShould I Add Second Tom? Or Keep The Classic 4-pc?
What's that quote? 'If you cant be creative with 4 drums, what are you going to do with more?' In my opinion, some of the best drummers, some of the...
15 years agoHi all!
Beautiful drum! Love black diamond pearl... Nice to have you on the forum!
15 years agoMy first kit
Well, if you want to do the full restoration there are plenty of great threads about what to use, what not to, etc. I personally use Mr. Metal to pol...
15 years agoMy first kit
Pics of snare throw 'customized' by owner, and bass drum legs/mounts:
15 years agoMy first kit
More pics of the tom mount and cymbal mount:
15 years ago