That looks like an Accent to me. If it's a 26 it's probably off the accent zep kit. I don't think they where in production that long ago, 10 years at the most.

thanks for the info. you are correct, it is an accent made in taiwan. did i understand correctly that its only about ten years old?

I'm making an educated guess. I played the Zep kit a local store when I was looking for a new "gigging" kit. My Pearl BLX was getting really beat up because I was playing out so much in those days. I was looking for a lower end kit that had a nice sound that I didn't have to worry about getting a little dinged up. I ended up going with a Pacific, and I know I bought that around 2007. I don't how long they made them before that though.

Jeff

awesome! thanks again for the info. i think i'm gonna strip all the old wrap off and sand it down to the wood to make a "maple" bonzo kit. i think they used poplar on these i'm not sure. in any case they are not collectable so i might as well fram on 'em.

Be careful Jamie! Those mass produced Ludwigs aren't made from the best veneers and you might not like the look of what you find underneath...I've seen guys lacquering student label shells and the result has not been that satisfying...just my :2Cents:

thanks for the warning. i stripped the 14 inch tom at lunch today and man what a mess! they glued that veneer on like their life depended on it!

i bought some stripper to get the adhesive off and then i will sand them and see how it goes from there.

thanks again

If the natural doesn't work out there is always green sparkle:)

ok so i got all the drums stripped and the wood underneath is just what vdb said it would be. its not consistant enough to stain. i'm looking at other options. i looked at the green sparkle wrap but its EXPENSIVE!

i was thinking maybe a high gloss paint? any input?

Jammin Sam has a new line of smaller-flaked sparkles that are half the price of their regular vintage-spec stuff. I paint guitars and have done a full kit in nitro lacquer (using rattle cans, not a full spray rig), and I can tell you that doing it right isn't really cheap and can be damn hard work.

As a general rule, cheaping out on a project never works. I'm not happy with it, and I just have to fix my cheapo solution and redo it right. It's faster and less expensive for me to just do it right the first time.