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fakes or real 1960s PEARLs?
Stencil kit implies that there were several "brand" names that were created with the same hardware and they usually also have luan shells, sorta like...
15 years agoArtists using Vintage Yamahas and value? Questlove
I'm not sure how accurate that is, but it is definitely an old set of Yammies! They be slammin' the beats.. Captain Kirk is a great guitarist too.
15 years agocarmine appice kit
could it be a clinic set? I thought Carmine's set (which was an earlier 70s/late 60s set with 3 ply shells with re-rings) had 26" bass drums?
15 years agoArtists using Vintage Yamahas and value? Questlove
True about the Japanese drums, although if you look at Japan they have been getting increasing wages and their economy is suffering as a result of it....
15 years agoArtists using Vintage Yamahas and value? Questlove
I was informed by another member that Questlove has been playing a different line of Yamahas for a few months now, and that the vintage yamahas have b...
15 years agoThe Gretsch theory behind....
I heard that Jasper was making forms for concrete pipe and the forms were made from this wood. The wood tubes were cut into shells and used by Gretsch...
15 years agoArtists using Vintage Yamahas and value? Questlove
I also just wanted a discussion on how, if any, an artist playing a vintage set affects value. I mean I think if a drummer for a really popular band...
15 years agoArtists using Vintage Yamahas and value? Questlove
That's a good idea. I'll check various sources then get back with ya with some hard factual info. Anyone else?
15 years agoArtists using Vintage Yamahas and value? Questlove
If you look at the values of some of the older non-American drums, they in fact are out-pacing USA-made drums from the eras that they have the edge in...
15 years agoyamaha recording custom 5000?
The drums shown on the auction are NOT RC's.
15 years agoArtists using Vintage Yamahas and value? Questlove
Questlove's (Jimmy Fallon show drummer for the Roots) on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine June 2010 issue. Inside it says he plays vintage oyster...
15 years agoQuestions About Recent Purchase..
Yes it is a rare finish. That's a nice set. Stranger sets have shown up here in terms of the badge, date components. This seems totally normal, and co...
15 years agoTrying to get this kit going
These seem like reasonable lines of thinking. Find any good 14" or 16" floor tom shell, load it with the teardrop lugs and wrap with the same wrap and...
15 years agoTrying to get this kit going
It should be easy to find some lugs and/or some drums with the lugs on them, or a floor tom, so you could complete that set. Another option would be t...
15 years agoanyone know what this yamaha is?
Sounds interesting.. I'll have to look at that catalogue. The '78 catalog on this website has the 9000 and 7000 series, both made in Japan, and the 70...
15 years ago