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Premier 'Club' Series ('79-'81)
I have owned both Beverley and Premier Projector 3-ply birch shelled kits (professional ranges, most would agree). I also played a Club at a gig not l...
10 years agoGuys, tell me what I bought
Once you have them, please post a few better shots so more of the Premier guys will be able to help. I don't want to hazard a guess, but the badge sug...
10 years agoThe "Beast" snare drum by Premier
I'm amazed that geckobeats doesn't have a single Premier in his collection. English guys like their American drums! (takin the ****, as you guys say)...
10 years agoRogers Transitional Spanish Gold - Script & Swivo '76?
Here's an interesting one for Ploughman and the other officers in the Rogers Army. [LIST] [*]Spanish Gold tells us 1976? [*]Script and Swivo tells us...
10 years agoPremier dating...
It's pretty clearly stated in a few places online that serial numbers do not help date Premier drums. Your best bet is to post as many shots as possib...
10 years agoInfo on Premier Projector
All of the above sounds good based on my knowledge of Projectors. I can add that the beech rings on Projector-era shells are ply, while the older Pre...
10 years agoHow many famous Premier Rock players can you name?
Great list! Someone is bound to chime in that the new AC/DC drummer on a Premier Elite isn't Phil Rudd, but Bob Richards. Might as well be me! :-)
10 years agoWanted: Premier BDP
I'm still looking!
10 years agoPlease help identify the shell material on these Olympic By Premier drums
And keep in mind that some drums may be birch and some mahogany. The light is not the same on the shots. You may have a mixed kit. Very common to find...
10 years agoPlease help identify the shell material on these Olympic By Premier drums
As far as I know, they only used African mahogany at Premier. http://www.vintageolympic.co.uk/
10 years agoPremier guys..Help!
I'm a big Premier fan, but I never really like XPK/APK. They show up a lot here in rehearsal spaces or at festivals as stage kits. To me these ranges...
10 years agoPlease help identify the shell material on these Olympic By Premier drums
I have seen similarly pale mahogany on Premier/Olympic/Beverley shells. Pretty sure that's mahogany. Re-rings most certainly beech. That's the Premie...
10 years agoPremier Set 60s should i go for it?
I think this was a kit fixed up and sold by Mark Ellen... Someone bought it from him and is trying to turn a little profit? Maybe Mark will show up an...
10 years agoPremier Soundwave four piece
Premier Series Elite (their current top Taiwanese line) are also undersized. My experience is that head choice has more impact on overall sound than o...
10 years agoPremier Soundwave four piece
Kenney Jones and many other pro drummers used Soundwave. That may be all the answer you need? http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/drums/drums7982.html...
10 years ago