Premier drums

[jollymosher]

low priced birch and maple... good looking finishs (in paint not wrap) work it? Is the artist series the only one with maple and birch?

[XeroX]

The premier series also offers Maple or Birch or X-Gen shells (think thats birch and maple).
They're meant to be great drums with some good features. Worth looking at if you have the money :\

[jollymosher]

All the tom mounts look retarded... slap a pearl mount on that :)

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

Pearl mounts? Yuck. Just... horrible.

[XeroX]

lol if you're talking about the export mounts then yeah ewwwww...
I think the high end ones (cant remember what theyre called) are quite good. Theyre no dw though :)

[Davidb59]

I'm sorry but I don't understand this thread. What is it asking or saying?

[PremierDrummer]

i have no idea what this is about either...but i own some artist birch Premiers and the are amazing. best drums for the price. the mounts are very easy to use also. if you asking how good they are...: they're great buy them (if ur looking to buy?)

[jollymosher]

Yeah soon im spending 7k on drums... im going all the way... Premier drums (artist birch)

12" tom
18" floot tom
2-22x18 bass drums
mapex black panther hammerd snare

2 peal elimi- singles
1pearl elimi high hat
1 pearl cable hat

pearl rack
pearl tom mounts
pearl everything (hardware)

Paiste rudes and sigs

and porkpie throne..

i just wanted to know what you guys think of Premier i dont know why people stoped using them.

[SLEEPY BRiGHT EYEZ]

I have no complaints with my Premier kit. :)

[harryconway]

Premier makes some killer drums, but the fact that they're an English company is mainly why you don't see too many kits over here in the U.S. The drums and hardware on the older kits is all metric sizing so fitting drum heads and swapping a cymbal bottom out with another brand makes older kits less than ideal to work with. You have to really be a die hard fan. A buddy drummer cat I know has a newer Premier birch kit and it slams. Great quality and some of the nicest chrome I've ever seen.

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

Premier Artist Birch are just great drums. The shells are of excellent quality and I would easily put the 'Premier' sound up against my other two favourites, Sonor and Yamaha. Although if you're going all the way, you might want to consider Premier's top end kit. The Artist Birch is their high intermediate kit (although I've seen it used professionally more than once). Great drums.

[PremierDrummer]

yea, premiers are so overlooked, my artist birch kit was used and i got it at a guitar center for $700!!!!.
it didnt have a snare but it was the full fusion size kit otherwise. its great, and im only 15 but i do play gigs and it always sounds better than the tamas out ther (in my opinion)

[resqguy]

My only concern is about their support in the states. It took me two months to get some replacement lugs. Now that I'm back behind them I must say it was worth the wait for the parts.

[MapleCustom2B]

Why would you EVER replace the Premier tom mounts for PEARL tom mounts? Man, what's up with that?!?

That's like saying, "I'm going to get a V-8 Ford Mustang and replace the engine with a 3-cylinder."

That's just ridiculous. Stop wasting your money on stuff like that.

TwoBee

[PremierDrummer]

yea as a premier owner i say they are the easiest mounts i've worked with

[jollymosher]

the head sizes are americian right? the reason i like pearl mounts better is they are way more ajustable than more. and i set up really weird.

[SLEEPY BRiGHT EYEZ]

I have Aquarians on my Premier's now, at least the toms. The kick is using a Tama head. I've used Remos on them before too.

[MapleCustom2B]

the head sizes are americian right? the reason i like pearl mounts better is they are way more ajustable than more. and i set up really weird.

Wait, they are MORE adjustable? Are you serious???
Have you ever played another drumset before with Yamaha/Tama-style drum mounts?

You're missing out and making a mistake...

MC2B

[Superlow]

I have to say the Yamaha YESS mounts are far and away superior to any other mounnt on the market. You can postion your toms in a million different positions.

[jollymosher]

Wait, they are MORE adjustable? Are you serious???
Have you ever played another drumset before with Yamaha/Tama-style drum mounts?

You're missing out and making a mistake...

MC2B


I play a tama... but i dont like the mounts.

[MapleCustom2B]

I play a tama... but i dont like the mounts.

Wow ... I guess you just don't like 'em! Hahaha.

Well, right on. Good luck with your new kit.

MC2B

[jollymosher]

thanks brother. 20 letters

[YAMAHA DRUMMER]

Premier drums are great , i've had the Artist Birch and they were amazing , they have the Premier Premier top line ...and if you'll have a chance to hear it .... get your self ready to grap your jow.... i'm a Yamaha fan and the Maple Custom's are the best Maple drums for me but , the Premier Premier are my second choice...
anyways - the artist birch / maple are great drums , go for it .

[jollymosher]

Premier drums are great , i've had the Artist Birch and they were amazing , they have the Premier Premier top line ...and if you'll have a chance to hear it .... get your self ready to grap your jow.... i'm a Yamaha fan and the Maple Custom's are the best Maple drums for me but , the Premier Premier are my second choice...
anyways - the artist birch / maple are great drums , go for it .



thanks for you input brother. Im not supprised that if you're a Premier fan you are also a yamaha fan.

[harryconway]

the head sizes are americian right?
On the Premier website they even mention the drumshells being slightly undersized. I guess the old metric/whateverthehellitwas shell still haunts them. Yeah, standard drumheads will fit.

[jollymosher]

thanks harry. it would SUCK to have to custom order heads.

[only1nutter]

hi all, first post on here, ive got a new premier artist birch fusion kit. really nice kit, had to stick Evans G2's on the toms because my everplay 1ply split on the floor tom which was a surprise, but now sounds a lot better. so yeah i recommend premier kit and the tom mounts! snare is prob the worst part of the kit.

[dingbat]

thanks harry. it would SUCK to have to custom order heads.

No need, the shells are undersized by about 2-3mm, this according to Premier is an intentional design so that the bearing edges make more solid contact with the head instead of closer to the collar. Rims are still the same universal size.

[dirtyharry]

I have the Premier Artist Birch -heritage version- 20x14BD,12x8T,14x14FT Great sound, resonant and sweet. However, this series are not made in England anymore. Made in Taiwan now.

[Jazzman]

Been playing mainly Premier since 1965 - not the same set!
Basically using a custom built kit (many HW changes) since 1986. Best piece of equipment: a Project 1 snare (one of the original prototypes).

Music: mainly fusion.

Premier is to drums is what Mac is to computers.

[pasta]

What is the top-of-the-line Premier kit?

[Ian Williams]

Check on Roger Taylor's and Mitch Mitchell's Premier drum-sets.

Cheers,

[trkdrmr]

Premier is to drums is what Mac is to computers

You mean overpriced with a cult following and not available in my area? :X

J/K.

I'd like a set of resonators (early 90's model) for my collection. Those are a definate milestone in drum history. I like some of the snare drums as well.

[nicocamps]

I bought a Premier drum, but don't know what type it is. The only thing I know is that it's from the year 1979. The drumpedal is a Premier 252. I am not really known in the Premier material, but is this only the type of the pedal or also a drumtype?

[Artstar]

This is the current Premier, although I know they just came out with some updated models.

http://www.premier-percussion.co.uk/uploads/lib/48_Rebound%2008%20Drumset%20Edition%20DRAFT_Layout %201.pdf

[Mike St.Clair]

Back in the 90's, I owned a XPK kit. Great looking, decent sounding drums. I miss the Signia's and Projectors. I had heard they have been bought and sold a few times since and one of our local drumshops dropped them due to slow support. I'd really love to entertain another Premier kit, but have no idea where to look near North Carolina.
Here are some old pics of mine. One is me playing while in the Navy overseas while onboard John F. Kennedy in 1992-1993.

[Artstar]

Mike, that Rosewood was un-matched by any other company, IMO. Also, the Sapphire Blue, and Topaz were absolutely VIVID colors I have not seen on any other make.

[Mike St.Clair]

They were beautiful for sure. Believe it or not, I never really liked the 9" brass snare. They gave me a deal on it with the kit. I bought them at a great drum shop in Virginia Beach called Tidewater Percussion. I think they went under years ago sadly. I looked on Premier's site and saw the NC dealers, many of them don't carry them anymore and I don't know of any who stock them.

[dancincrow]

Hi there
it's nice to see another Premier fanatic out here in the US.
First of all please let me introduce myself to you. I am "Dancincrow", currently the ONLY official contact with Premier here in the US but that is hopefully soon to change. I carry a lot of parts, hardware, orphan drums & kits & certainly try to help all of the die hard Premier fantatics on this side of the pond.
Some great news for all of you Facebook & Twitter followers. You can now keep up with the latest Premier news on the following sites -
Facebook it's - Premier-Official
Twitter it's www.twitter.com/premier drummer
We (Premier) are hoping to be back here in the US in full force very soon but in the mean time you can always contact me directly - dancincrow@earthlink.net with you needs or questions.
Thanks to everyone for you continued interest in the greatest Drums ever produced, just wait till you see the new stuff!!!
Dancincrow

[Artstar]

Thats great news Dan.... What a great company with great products.!! I saw the new stuff at a UK drum show that had the photos online. Very nice, as always !

[enl35794]

Question for you guys,

I've had a Premier Cabria drum set for about 8 years now. I, like many, am trying to find out exactly what set I've got. As far as I've seen, there are no markings whatsoever on the drums to tell anything about them. I bought em, in 2002. 22" kick, 16 & 14" toms. 14.5" snare I believe are the measurements.

Here's a few pics of the drums, and these are far from great photos.

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac323/WooPigSooei15/IMG_0296.jpg

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac323/WooPigSooei15/IMG_0294.jpg

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac323/WooPigSooei15/IMG_0285.jpg

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac323/WooPigSooei15/IMG_0263.jpg

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac323/WooPigSooei15/drums015.jpg

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac323/WooPigSooei15/drums012.jpg

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac323/WooPigSooei15/drums011.jpg


Anybody know how or where I can get info on these? Like, specific info? I'm trying to sell them now, and all the info I can get about em the better.

Preciate it.

[Pocket-full-of-gold]

22" kick, 16 & 14" toms. 14.5" snare I believe are the measurements.


FWIW, looking at your pics, I'd suggest the snare is 14", 12" and 13" rack toms and a 16" floor. A very common combination. Other than that, I'm unable to help, sorry.