I have:
13", 16", 22" RB Gretsch
12", 14", 20" RB Gretsch
70's 12", 13", 16", 22" Vistalite kit under construction,
My own custom made 12", 14", 20" stave kit
I have about a dozen snares.
4 of which are my own custom brand.
I also have a suitcase kit that I made if that counts. Walking
Thanks for noticing ! It's an ebay kit and I love it too. It was advertised to be a 60's MIJ Star kit. I think Star morphed into Tama in the 70s ? The seller was an artist and said he stripped off the red sparkle wrap and painted the shells with acrylics. I loved his artwork but he wasn't much of a hardware guy - the kit needed a lot of TLC to get it into gigging shape. The shells are very thin and the BD and FT have 3 rerings (see pics). I've gigged with them and they sound great - look good and get attention. I played surf music when I was a kid and want to get into a surf band again with this kit - a perfect match !
Doug
9 kits, 17 snare drums... way too many for any one man. Some will have to go. At this point, I'd rather see some of them being enjoyed/played, than just sitting in my basement un-played. I'd like to strip down to 3 kits and a few snares... it's all I need.BunE and his 'barn O' drums' is going to kick-as$ on everybody here!JohnPS - 7 'proud' inches fully erect! Falling Do
Congratulations on sinking this forum the a new low. You disgust me.
I keep two for myself, and two snare drums, and one set of cymbals. One kit for the practice room, one for gigging/teaching. These change from month to month based on what I've gotten ahold of recently, as I like variety and I cycle through my "keeper" drums.
Everything else is for sale at all times.
He just can't help himself, it's in his nature to be as disgusting as possible.
Not even close. I know a guy across town who has twice as many sets as I have, and we know a guy 40 miles away who has more than that.
Thanks Bun !!!! Bowing
I have no more storage room.
Six working kits, none of them much above players condition. 2 Gretsch, 2 Fibes, 1 Trixon. Fifteen snares. And a few orphans.
I'm a lightweight - 2 kits, 7 snares. But this thread reminds me I'm not crazy. Printing it off to show my wife. If I had unlimited funds, I'd probably only have 3 or 4 more snares and kits - just ones I've seen that I thought were really cool.
I'd really love to have a 20/12/14 Club Date kit in a duco finish. I know this isn't the WTB section, but if you have one in inventory and you're feeling benevolent enough to give a guy a great deal, PM me. I need to stay under a grand, including shipping. Think about it. :-)
Only 24 or 25 kits ready to go and 3 waiting for me to rehab them. I store them in a (was) spare bedroom and a 24x60 shop. Did I mention I'm an only child so there is that baggage and I have a wonderful wife who doesn't understand any of it.
I have 34 kits and 95 snares. Truthfully, I use maybe 4 of the kits on a regular basis, and have 5 or 6 go-to snares.
But I know other drummers/collectors who make my arsenal look quite modest.
Bermuda
