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Calling ROGERS masters...come in!
But on your blue set the Rogers logo is visible on both rack toms as well...
12 years agoddrum Reflex - Alder Wood
Alder is quite inexpensive, but does have a warm, well rounded tone. Much faster growing than Maple for sure, but I don't know if it is fast enough to...
12 years agoCymbal setups
From zenstat...
12 years agoCymbal setups
All the cymbals I have bought new, lok pretty much as they did when I bought them. I have a habit to handle cymbals like records- by the edges only,...
12 years agoCymbal setups
Yeah, in my younger years I actually tried to clean that cymbal (well, the one I have anyway) and I agree- the crud back then was also higher quality!...
12 years agoCymbal setups
I have the same ride as your last photo (22" hollow block) and it has so much wash to it- tsunami-like wash after four bars you can't find the stick i...
12 years agohelp with a yammynamma
That's neat that they put a (I assume??) regular tom/snare muffler on the batter head of the bass drum... I have never seen that before!
12 years agoCymbal setups
If your looking at used A Zildjians, I will make some recommendations for you: Avoid heavy crashes. No Rock Crash (even the 16") sounds very good to...
12 years agoCalling ROGERS masters...come in!
I'm not a Rogers Master (but I own a few), and I also don't use 7AN sticks (I use 747N Oak actually). Be that as it may, it seems your suspicions are...
12 years agoCymbal setups
I'm sort of in a similar situation right now. Since the early 80's, I have been playing and collecting Avedis Zildjians. Now I have this little 'jazz...
12 years agoYamaha D-20 restoration / modernization
I noticed the bass badge is slightly different too.... If I were to guess (and that's what I'm doing) I'd say it was earlier than the other drums. S/N...
12 years agoYamaha D-20 restoration / modernization
UPDATE: I finished the 14 today, as well as the bass shell. I still need to rework the hoops and do final assembly. I am leaving the rail off the bas...
12 years agoVintage 18" Premier bass?
Nope! I'm not in it at all- just found it mis-labeled in the auction. If you want an 18" premier bas drum, go for it! I bet it will sail under the ra...
12 years agoReproduction Badges
I would check locally for sticker/sign/graphics shops. Those guys can probably scan the original and reproduce it for you...
12 years agonew "Vintage" cycmbals...
Guitar Center Orange has a pre-owned 16" A Zildjian & Cie. Vintage crash. I did not have my cymbals to check against it, but I was not like "WOW" whe...
12 years ago