This is a great sounding kit (in spite of what it looks like).These drum were made around 1999 by Buz King, former drum maker for Sonar (I believe) who felt that drums don't need to be big to have a big drum sound.5 plies of very very thin maple and you wouldn't believe the sound. Almost every drummer who hears me play them comments to me about how great they sound. One guy refers to it as my "clown kit" because he says it reminds him of those tiny clown cars that just keep producing clown after clown in spite of it's size.The 12" floor tom sings as much as any of my vintage 16" floor toms and the 10" snare is as snappy as any snare you could want.I must admit that the 14" kick is a tad weak.I only play 1 cymbal with this outfit. A medium heavy 60's Zildjian 18" crash. Has a great bell and plenty of ride. You can get 5 or 6 sounds out of every cymbal. I mean, how many do you really need? LOLThis entire set, including hardware, pedal, sticks, tools, lights, throne.... my entire gig, fit into and on top of the rolling trap case you see behind me.I bring my entire gig in with ONE trip and I don't carry a thing. It all fits into (or on top of) that rolling case and rolls right into the venue with me. You don't hear that from many drummers. LOLI'll see if I can dig up the sound track from that night's gig and post it. My drumming sucks (it was my Birthday) but the drums sound awesome. LOL
I have a King Bopkat, too! As you stated, they are excellent drums -easy to move and sound as good as anything out there. I love the bass drum. The only criticism I have is that the small diameter of the snare drum makes side-sticking hard. I usually bring an Acrolite when I use mine.
By the way, Buz worked for Slingerland, not Sonor.
To answer the OP: The most magical kit is the '69 Jazzette -hands down.
