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Update on my vintage Gretsch cocktail outfit.
I do have a few pedals that will reverse. I didn't include the pedal I'm using with these drums in these pictures. Here it is. I love the feel of this...
8 years agoUpdate on my vintage Gretsch cocktail outfit.
I think that I may have completed my Gretsch cocktail outfit upgrade. I now have a little set that I can play either standing up or while seated. The...
8 years ago1968 Ludwig Standard
That would be a steal for Jeff. I also hope that he snagged it.
8 years ago1950s WFL Duco Kit
The mid 60's Walberg and Auge set that I've owned twice (traded it away, and traded back for them) was factory wrapped in Salmon Satin Flame that was...
8 years agoRack tom choke issue
I found nothing objectionable to the sound of any of those three Club Date toms. My preference among the three is for the first drum set tuned higher...
8 years agoRack tom choke issue
Sometimes, even the composer specifies to mute the tympani rather than let them ring or sustain. Then, at other times like in Roman Legion costume epi...
8 years agoRack tom choke issue
From vintagemore2000...
8 years agoRack tom choke issue
Cam............I will restate what I have said several times in threads like this. The manufacturers made the drum sets with factory-installed hardwar...
8 years agoRack tom choke issue
There are some "issues" that really amuse this old curmudgeon. This is one. I'll start by asking some questions. Is your "problem" causing a disruptio...
8 years agoWhy ?
The answer is..................................because. Because they can get away with it as long as the Gretsch mojo continues to work for them.
8 years ago'64-'66 mixed Silver Sparkle Ludwig kit
What KO said.............................
8 years ago'64-'66 mixed Silver Sparkle Ludwig kit
Good purchase. Sometimes the consumer is the winner in the sales game.
8 years ago'64-'66 mixed Silver Sparkle Ludwig kit
Yeah....that WFL was a knock off of a Ludwig. But, those Cort "Strats" are the real thing because Fender stopped making the real ones when the Japanes...
8 years ago'64-'66 mixed Silver Sparkle Ludwig kit
It is highly unlikely that Ludwig would have any two year old drums in popular wrap finishes laying around their factory in the mid 60's Beatles madne...
8 years agoLeedys in Dallas
You have outstanding taste in vintage drums, Dan. I obtained my Black Diamond Pearl set from Bobby. All of the drums still had/have heads from Henry A...
8 years ago