One kit?...give me a 1969 Slingerland Buddy Rich Outfit #80N in WMP but with a 24" BD and make that second floor an 18"...yeah baby!

I'm with Fungus..

I'm also a little surprised that Slingerland are right up there in the poll....

but I guess that's why I love this forum.

Cheers

I'm partial to Rogers and I voted that way, but I thought Slingerland would be on top. Those were some bad-ass drums.

I think Slingy's are great in spite of themselves. Their manufacturing & bookeeping skills were not the greatest but the mad geniuses behind the scenes knew what they were doing. I received a Sound King last week that had a rapid strainer on it instead of the Zoomy. Put out a feeler on here & got back some great info from an online brother. Told me he had one years ago & had talked to an old Slingy employee about it. This gentleman told him that the SK's were so popular that they would often run out of the Zooms & would substitute what ever was available, Rapids or 3-points. Think it comes down to Slingy making great, simple drums! When they found something that sounded great, they stuck to it. Yep, give me a set of 3-ply (Mahogany/Poplar/Mahogany) shells in WMP in a classic Buddy set up and get the hell out of my way. They were great drums at a realistic price for the working man & IMHO, the best sounding drums I've ever played...except for the ones I build. No matter what mfg., what year or what model, they do not compare to high end hand crafted drums...not even close. Until you play a custom built steambent/stave shell drum kit you cannot comment on this. It is a different world...not just talking about mine, talking about any reputable builder...IT IS A DIFFERENT WORLD!...but for fun, I'd still rather play the Buddy Rich Kit! LOL!

I like all of them. They all seem to have a little different musical appeal. What I find interesting is how well Slingerland is represented considering they generally don't seem to carry the resale value of the others. Of course, that just makes it that much easier for us to by some great quality vintage drums! Oh, and +1 for Camco as well.

One can coax a special sound out of any drum (mostly)

To me old Roger's hardware design possesses an unsurpassable esthetic and practical magic :).....

divine proportions

[IMG]http://www.willoughcraftdrums.com/rogersn27.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.thedrumexpo.com/xs90.jpg[/IMG]

I know what you mean Fungus.......I know what you mean.

Before I croak I'd love to see and HEAR the difference between the factory stuff vs the custom hand made.

Thnx

BGT

No Camco? Then I can't vote...

John

Well I've chosen ludwig, simply because they are the drums I am most familiar with. They sound fantastic, look awesome and have a great history in the music world.

They are all great drums but it`s Rogers for me and the swivo hardware is just the icing on the cake.

Wayne