Favourite Drum Finish

[Drummer30]

I'm surprised I didn't find this in the search, so my apologies if I missed it. What is everyone's favourite finishes? If you have pics, all the better. I think that I the cherry to black fade by drum workshop is great, also a nice deep red laquer under gold hardware. Also a black w/ green center fade with a satin chrome.

[groovydrummer616]

i really like natural finish. especially my snare

[crumbdrums]

Whatever finish Aaznightsky's DW is......

[harryconway]

Honey amber maple lacquer.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Any medium to dark natural finish with a clear coat.

[gmrakich]

Ludwig Mod Orange...the original stuff, not the reissue crappage.
Natural maple satin.
Red glass.

[Sesh]

black stain, matt lacquered or oil rubbed....beautiful. With satin hardware ideally, but that's mainly about keeping the fingerprints off for me!

[Class A Drummer]

Without a doubt the nicest finish i have ever seen, but to have this i mus have all wooden hoops.
The second pic i like the finish also, just not as much.

[SilverPearl]

transparent emerald green by mapex http://usa.mapexdrums.com/images/news/MB%20New%20Colors_300.jpg the one on the left the green one id put the picture but its huge just go to the website

[franklinj]

I have three:
Mapex's Coffee Burst (Black to brown burst)
Mapex's Teal Burst (Greenish-blue to natural, kind of like DW's Regal Fade)
Pearls Diamond Burst Finish (Sparkle Burst, Black to white)

I like bursts.

[blueshoes12]

Peace DNA in Aspen finish gets my vote.

Edit: The picture really doesn't do it justice. In person, it's absolutely amazing.

[catchagato]

A natural finish with an oil coating or satin.

[Skitch]

DW - White Marine Pearl with the Black hardware
DW- Tamo Ash with Green to Yellow fade
Yamaha Cherry Red on the Recording Custom drums
Ludwig Butcher Block Cortex
Tama Brown to natural Fade



Mike

http://www.mikemccraw.com
http://www.dominoretroplate.com


http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=drummermikemccraw

[YAMAHA DRUMMER]

1 - vintage natural
2 - green sparkle
3 - purple sparkle
4 - birds eye maple ( dw ) and burl ...

[altered_beast]

Yamaha Cherry Red on the Recording Custom drums



Mike

http://www.mikemccraw.com
http://www.dominoretroplate.com


http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=drummermikemccraw

that's what I've got : )

[Fat Elvis]

This order:

1. Mid 1990's DW Champagne Sparkle

2. Natural -- on a Amber Vistalite :)

3. Gold Sparkle Tama Starclassic

4. Pink Sparkle Tama Starclassic

5. Green Sparkle Tama Starclassic

[hateplow]

I like the Brady "Blackheart Satin" finish

[MagnZ]

Mango Burst...
Bad picture by the way..

[Wegadrummer]

everything that hve red to fade something... like my kit..

[Leadfoot]

Any sparkle or glitter finish, as long as it's red.

[Synthetik]

This is one of those perfectly unanswerable questions for me. The reason is...

People post thier kits in the gallery. I will say" Wow, that color looks amazing" and look at another kit "Wow, that looks amazing too!"

I can't pick a favorite. Because Burl Wandoo has a totally different appeal for me than black charry sparkle, or maybe purple to white fade, and the list never ends.

[d.c.drummer]

Dark, vertical grain, natural.
http://www.dwdrums.com/drums/toms/exotic/EX-Cndy-Blk-Brst-Bubinga-wC.jpg

[give the drummer some]

This is my kit and also my favorite finish ever. Yamaha Maple Custom Nouveau in Gold Sparkle Fade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[larlev]

I have 2 at the moment.....

My ddrum ash in Walnut.....and this other beauty

[larlev]

This is my kit and also my favorite finish ever. Yamaha Maple Custom Nouveau in Gold Sparkle Fade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I am not a fan of sparkle or glitter finishes......but I like that one

[Fat Elvis]

I have 2 at the moment.....

My ddrum ash in Walnut.....and this other beauty

is the second one your new addition?

[larlev]

is the second one your new addition?

I'm 98% sure this will be it...

[Fat Elvis]

nice choice, my man. Get it and get us some pics ASAP!!!!!

[larlev]

I saw this kit and nearly fell over....even if it sounds bad, I can still stare at it all day..

[drummaman1]

My fave finishes:

Yamaha:

Apple Sparkle Fade

Gold Sparkle Fade

Cherrywood (Recording Custom)

Vintage

Mapex:

Laser Yellow

Electric Blue Sparkle

Trasparent Cherry

Sonor - the best of the best finishes!

Black Diamond (with exclusive copper hardware)

White Sparkle

Redwine Dunes

and though many do veneers, IMO, only one does it best:

Bubinga and Ebony!
http://www.musical-instruments.co.il/catalog/images/sonor_horst-link.jpg

[LexHitReset]

pork pie- champagne sparkle
gms- monster green
C&C- abalone mother of pearl

http://web.mac.com/ccdrums/iWeb/Site/c%26c%20drum%20photos%20v.2.0_files/S4026542_1-1.jpg



http://www.tpdrums.no/rediger/images/pp%20champagne%20sparkle2.jpghttp://www.gmsdrums.com/img/slideshow/picture088.jpg

[LexHitReset]

i'm a big fan of glitters and swirls

i'm a huge fan of gold glass, which i got my custom kit done in

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/lexhitreset/mapleworks%20kit/mydrumkit014.jpg

[LexHitReset]

this one really hits me in the heart as well, sorry about the multiple posts. ok i'm done
C&C milk chocolate lacquer w/ maple hoops

http://web.mac.com/ccdrums/iWeb/Site/c%26c%20drum%20photos%20v.2.0_files/milkchoco%3Awoodhoops.jpg

[k_50]

Pearl's black sparkle
Natural maple
Burgandy sparkle
Emerald mist (Pearl)
Mardi gras
Fiesta
Bubinga (on Sonor Signatures)

[Drummer Karl]

overall I just love natural/brown finishes, especially nice bursts and fades...but at the moment this choice is beaten a bit by this gold glitter finish by Tama.

Here is my dreamkit (Tama Starclassic Performer B/B):

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h84/Drummer_Karl/SRG42NFSGCG-028056b062761920514fb23.jpg

Karl

[AronMapex]

Mapex Orion Coffe Bust with crome hardware

[rendezvous_drummer]

Yamaha Cranberry Red or Sparkle Red finish. I have the Cranberry red finish and it kicks ASS! I also really love the natural finish staind look.

[timebandit]

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6159/kitfrombehindfd8.jpg

[jiltednut]

Yamaha Cranberry Red or Sparkle Red finish. I have the Cranberry red finish and it kicks ASS! I also really love the natural finish staind look.

Snap, my thoughts exactly.

[Mike Firth]

Personally I'm a sucker for the gold sparkles or the ninja turtle finish.

[hauk]

right here... it makes me cry to look at it
http://drummerworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6808&d=1153959680
http://drummerworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6809&d=1153959680
http://drummerworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6810&d=1153959680

from one of our own
http://drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15929

[syaoran05]

matte natural, matte black, matte purple. metallic purple. no gradients or whatver, just plain plain. and the metal parts HAVE to be brushed steel finish or really dark chrome.

[gretsch223]

I love natural satin maple and white sparkle.....I also love sunbursts and different combos of colors.

[druid]

I like this one...this is how my kit is finished.

[Skacatz]

Don't know if it is made today, but there used to be finish call Champagne Sparkle....beautiful

[goalieman92]

I like both mapex Black cherry fade (saturns) and Cinnamon fade (Orions)

[Fat Elvis]

Don't know if it is made today, but there used to be finish call Champagne Sparkle....beautiful

yes it is still made. And it is my favorite finish as well -- this is my kit:

[Chunkaway]

Candy blue sparkle by Pork Pie

Gun Metal Blue Sparkle by Ayotte


Definitely not a fan of fades for whatever reason. I do really like that C&C Mother of Pearl finish. Too bad they don't have better customer service. I emailed them three times and they never responded-10 other drum companies did, but not them.

Mapex makes a blue sparkle lacquer that is really cool looking as well.

[the.tree]

I don't know if acrylic counts, but a black acrylic with gold hardware.

[goalieman92]

http://usa.mapexdrums.com/images/news/Orion9pc_Lo.jpg

http://usa.mapexdrums.com/drums/saturn/finishviewer/YSblkcherryspklviewer.jpg

[SketcHyRollin564]

Pacific and DW's regal to royal fade, really really really makes me happy. Also, ive seen a Ddrum snare picture (on this forum), and it was a blue, to a bluieish greenish fade. I LOVE blueish green drums.

[fusssion]

I'd love to do this Exotic ..(Olive Ash Burl) ....as in this DW




......with a black to dark blue fade .........see the Spaun picture attached (but do a fade version of this burst) mostly black to a nice deep blue...
chrome hardware though.......

or any variation of a black glass / sparkle or holyflake as seen on the spaun below! those are always cool too!

[macmarkus]

... is the pure wood in and out.

like this
http://www.dwdrums.com/snares/snareimages/Snare-All-Birch.jpg

or this (as mine)
http://www.dwdrums.com/snares/snareimages/Snare-All-Maple.jpg

or that
http://www.dwdrums.com/snares/snareimages/Snare-Bamboo.jpg

and so on ...
maybe brady jarrah or marri, too ;)

puristic regards,
markus

[LinearDrummer]

The Darkcherry fade or the Wine Red or something along those lines....
Browns are cool too like Honey and Walnut...also the sunburst orange I'm diggin...

No disrespect to people that own them but I don't like the clear ones or the sparkle....

A couple members kits that really caught my eye -
RaymondBloom
TopCat
DogBreath

[SketcHyRollin564]

I'd love to do this Exotic ..(Olive Ash Burl) ....as in this DW




......with a black to dark blue fade .........see the Spaun picture attached (but do a fade version of this burst) mostly black to a nice deep blue...
chrome hardware though.......

or any variation of a black glass / sparkle or holyflake as seen on the spaun below! those are always cool too!


Man that first picture is amazing. I know what you mean about blue to black fades with chrome hardware. I know i love mine!

[Skacatz]

Hey Fat Elvis,

That's the most beautiful set of drums I think I've ever seen. I'm a little older than you, but I believe either Slingerland or Ludwig made that finish in the 60's.

Anyway, thanks for the pictures..

[Drum_Master_D]

yes it is still made. And it is my favorite finish as well -- this is my kit:

WOW!
I didnt know DW did a champagne sparkle.That is a realy nice kit.And I am jelouse of you.haha.

[SketcHyRollin564]

Here is the regal to royal fade that i love so much

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/SLIPdrummerKNOT/paclx.jpg

i secretly wish mine was regal to royal, but blue to black is just as good, right?

[Fat Elvis]

Hey Fat Elvis,

That's the most beautiful set of drums I think I've ever seen. I'm a little older than you, but I believe either Slingerland or Ludwig made that finish in the 60's.

Anyway, thanks for the pictures..

WOW!
I didnt know DW did a champagne sparkle.That is a realy nice kit.And I am jelouse of you.haha.

thank you both very much. I saw this kit on craigslist and fell in love immediately. I bought it the same day -- the 16 and 10 toms were added on later -- ordered from DW. DW does not make the champagne sparkle anymore (why i have NO idea) and instead now make the champagne glass -- which is also nice, but i prefer the sparkle.

i love this finish so much that I am considering it for my starclassic as well (right now is a dark cherry fade (see pic)), but i dont like fades, so I have decided that i want to wrap it. I was thinking of a gold sparkle, but i love my champagne sparkle so much that i may choose that instead.

i will tell you that it looks INCREDIBLE on stage. The lights really do make that kit even more special.

Oh, and I think Ludwig still makes the champagne sparkle on their high end kit. I saw one in guitar center here in vegas. And yes, i want it :)

[timebandit]

Here's my new favorite finish! I now happen to own it! tama has some great sparkle finishes, this one is Red Sparkle Fade.

[baz]

...My fave has always been white marine pearl.

I also like black oyster.

Barry

http://inlinethumb24.webshots.com/215/2808669580032450736S500x500Q85.jpg (http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2808669580032450736SeICwk)

[fusssion]

Here is the regal to royal fade that i love so much

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/SLIPdrummerKNOT/paclx.jpg

i secretly wish mine was regal to royal, but blue to black is just as good, right?

LET"S SEE YOURS!!!

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[LinearDrummer]

I think this is the sunburst orange I was talkin about.....Sweet!

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6159/kitfrombehindfd8.jpg


Can't go wrong with this one either!

[Afrolicious]

I totally love natural finishes at the moment (especially Walnut).
http://www.sonor.com/temp_FE/PBAS28644/tmp56db9.jpg
The company with the best looking drums would be Pork Pie for me. Just look at this.
http://a396.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/38/l_9faa9eb1a63d5c8ce63b7be6d456ccd3.jpg
I'm not a fan of sparkles and wraps like that, the only wrap I liked so far was that funky Tama Superstar EFX
http://www.drumcentral.com/images_tama_sx/sx64db_osf.jpg
And I'm getting a bit tired of my blue to black wax fade. (http://drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11516&highlight=afrolicious)

[rendezvous_drummer]

The white Asuka is my favorite finish that is on the Yamaha Tour Customs. I just love plain white drum kits.

[Saponi Boy]

http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM03/Content/Pearl/PR/Masters-Diamond-Burst-lg.jpg

this is one of my favorites...not very flashy, but I like it.

[pcmckay]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/ludwig1/c761e782.jpg

I'm sorry if I'm being bias but I have to go with green sparkle finish on my Ludwig Maple Classics.

[thumper]

I admire a nice "burst" or "fade" style finish on drums, but in the end, I settled on a much more subdued matte black oak finish (Yamaha SC Nouveaus)...It's a very subtle finish, easy to maintain (Pledge and black laundry markers for the odd scuff mark), and it reflects stage lighting in a toned down sort of way...I like it a lot!!!

[larlev]

I like this one.....

and no the pink stuff isn't mine.....I have 2 daughters...LOL

[rendezvous_drummer]

Cmon Larlev, we all know you like to cross dress and ride your rollerblades to the box social.

[Dr. Gadd]

What do you think about my YD9000 Recording Custom Steve Gadd Model Tobacco Sunburst? This is the colour I love....



http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9145/barca20171pv.jpg

[Fat Elvis]

I like this one.....

and no the pink stuff isn't mine.....I have 2 daughters...LOL

looking GOOD. i have a meeting with that drum guy here in vegas that does wraps on sunday. I cant wait!!!

[rendezvous_drummer]

That's a really nice colour Dr.Gadd. The new tour Customs have a finish similar to that, or it may even be the same one.

[larlev]

looking GOOD. i have a meeting with that drum guy here in vegas that does wraps on sunday. I cant wait!!!

Don't forget to ask him about my sizes...20x20, 14x14, and 16x16..tangerine glass glitter..

Thanks Richard...I appreciate it

Are you wrapping with champagne?, or something else...Let me know if you want some samples..I have every wrap jammin sam has in small sample pieces

[Fat Elvis]

Don't forget to ask him about my sizes...20x20, 14x14, and 16x16..tangerine glass glitter..

Thanks Richard...I appreciate it

Are you wrapping with champagne?, or something else...Let me know if you want some samples..I have every wrap jammin sam has in small sample pieces

I am going to see what wraps he has on hand -- he had told me a bunch that he had in stock, including champagne sparkle. I am leaning towards this as i just love it. But it could be a gold sparkle as well. Most likely it will be either one of those.

I will ask him about your drum sizes in tangerine glass glitter. :)

[larlev]

Gold looks really good in the samples...also turquoise glass is very nice too...kinda vintage looking

Thanks for asking him...

[Dr. Gadd]

That's a really nice colour Dr.Gadd. The new tour Customs have a finish similar to that, or it may even be the same one.

The new tour custom colour is a little bit different, a different kind of fading. I think I was really lucky when I found and bought this kit (I have 12x8 and 15x11 toms too), because the only RC that I could find (except mine) were red or black. I'm still looking for a bass drum 22x16 or 22x18 (the same colour), but I think is very difficult.

[jollymosher]

Peace DNA in Aspen finish gets my vote.

Edit: The picture really doesn't do it justice. In person, it's absolutely amazing.

i would OWN one of those RIGHT now.. it wasnt so friggen hard to find the drums on the net... can you beleave. the only reason why i dont own the perfect drum set is because i cant find some one to sell it to me.i need to buy it in individual drums, i use weird sizes. ARRRRRHHHGGG!!!

Now that my rant is over. now for my favorite finish, i beleave i pulled it off Dw too.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/kit005.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/kit004.jpg

check that out... very very well done finish

[d.c.drummer]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/kit005.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/kit004.jpg

check that out... very very well done finish[/QUOTE]

umm... wow. THAT IS STUNING!

[jollymosher]

i know.. Can you just think how much that costs?? its a pearl masters. so like atleast 4-5 grand.

[schist]

Champagne-over-birdseye-maple lacquer finish (as seen on the old Pearl Custom Z CZX kits)