Favorite Custom Kit You've Seen.

[l3matchesl3]

I have been really into these custom kits ive been seeing coming out and wanted to see what kind of kits you guys have seen that you like. Post any custom kits youve really liked. I'm a huge evil dead and horror movie fan in general and i really love this kit i found. Its awesome.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b19/l3matchesl3/43d033d2138ba.jpg

[mickey]

honestly i think way its way too much...way over the top....i dont want to pay for a cool paint job and i'd take sound over look anyday

[Tyr]

I don't know if you would really consider Odery custom or not, but this is the NICEST kit I have ever seen:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/tyr138/Odery-NaturalwithWoodHoops2.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/tyr138/Odery-NaturalwithWoodHoops1.jpg

[Guinness]

Here's a pic of the prettiest set I have ever seen. I found it on the Drum Shed forum gallery. This guy built himself one hell of a drumset. Do you agree?

[outtastix723]

Odery kits are amazingly beautiful.

Custom kits are very interesting and cool if the person making it has good taste.

I saw a kit in the Modern drummer magazine in the December of '05 that was a Pearl with a giant Ludwig Bass drum as a muffle. The shells had some scary faces on it with dark wrap and it was pretty eye catching.

[Mike Firth]

Honestly, Any Epiarch kit I see is always beautiful.

They make sick kits.

Cant wait till I get mine :]

[somedrummer]

Here's a pic of the prettiest set I have ever seen. I found it on the Drum Shed forum gallery. This guy built himself one hell of a drumset. Do you agree?

Actually, those look quite a bit like Bearing Edge drums, which I believe is now out of business. My buddy had a kit made that looks quite a bit like those, same lugs and general finish idea.

Edit: That said, they're BEAUTIFUL! ;)

[jollymosher]

you guys should try to be a little nicer he likes it, you dont have to be dont be overly rude about it. a simple "i dont like it" would of done just fine. Ocdp kits are costly but they have a good sound that alot of people like. i would rather go to Sjc or trinity drums and percussion.


hmm my favorite is this:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/e725_1.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/f578_1.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/01cb_1.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/22b1_1.jpg

im major into purple. i also dig the white powder coating.

[Mista Bob]

Probably this one...
http://www.epekpercussion.ca/images/jtgallery.jpg
http://www.epekpercussion.ca/images/rbclsup.jpg
http://www.epekpercussion.ca/images/PICT1391.jpg

And this one gets a 'honourable mention'
http://www.epekpercussion.com/images/cstom.jpg

[l3matchesl3]

If any of you guys had alot of money what do you think your custom kit would be like?

I got a pretty good custom snare with wooden hoops for christmas but i think if i really could get a set and had money to lay down id get a nice wooden one with the hoops kinda like that odery. i really like the wood finish. i got a question about some of the sets. what are the see-through ones like the old ludwig and custom kits made out of? does that affect the sound alot?

[kung_f00]

If any of you guys had alot of money what do you think your custom kit would be like?

I got a pretty good custom snare with wooden hoops for christmas but i think if i really could get a set and had money to lay down id get a nice wooden one with the hoops kinda like that odery. i really like the wood finish. i got a question about some of the sets. what are the see-through ones like the old ludwig and custom kits made out of? does that affect the sound alot?

they're made from acrylic. you'll also see them referred to as "vistalites". theyre very different from wood.. they don't have as much of a rich, warm tone as the various woods have. i've heard from people that they take a while to tune in order to get the sound you want out of them, whereas with some maple kits -- they can sound amazing right out of the box. genre-wise, i'd stick acrylic/vista kits with more rock oriented music.. they don't fare so well with jazz and whatnot. in my opinion they're more "showy" than musical, but i'm sure there are people out there that will probably swear by acrylic kits.

[Bluewolf]

If any of you guys had alot of money what do you think your custom kit would be like?

I got a pretty good custom snare with wooden hoops for christmas but i think if i really could get a set and had money to lay down id get a nice wooden one with the hoops kinda like that odery. i really like the wood finish. i got a question about some of the sets. what are the see-through ones like the old ludwig and custom kits made out of? does that affect the sound alot?
The see-through ones are made of Acrylic (usually). It changes the sound, just like changing the type of wood does.

If I had a lot of money, my kit would be made completely out of Purple Heart wood. Each drum would have a pearl ring around it (much like the gold ring in the kit Mista Bob posted). The rest would just be covered with a clear coat for protection. I actually plan on ordering a snare like this around April.

[thecraponline]

I like the way many of the classic jazz kits look. In fact, I recently reconfigured my own kit to this arrangement; I find it works very well.

http://drummerworld.com/pics/drum/dpa33/aerttaylor2.jpg
http://drummerworld.com/pics/drum/dpa5/ArtBlakey2.jpg
http://drummerworld.com/pics/drumpics4/Art-Blakey.jpg
http://drummerworld.com/pics/drum40/joe_morello_card.jpg

[dom]

If any of you guys had alot of money what do you think your custom kit would be like?

I got a pretty good custom snare with wooden hoops for christmas but i think if i really could get a set and had money to lay down id get a nice wooden one with the hoops kinda like that odery. i really like the wood finish. i got a question about some of the sets. what are the see-through ones like the old ludwig and custom kits made out of? does that affect the sound alot?

well right now im trying to start building an acrylic set. im wanting to go with the pink or coke bottle green

12X8 tom
16X14 floor tom
22X20 bass

those are the sizes i want then later add another floor tom

[Drummer Karl]

I don't know if you would really consider Odery custom or not, but this is the NICEST kit I have ever seen:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/tyr138/Odery-NaturalwithWoodHoops2.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/tyr138/Odery-NaturalwithWoodHoops1.jpg

You leave me speechless mate. This would be also my favourite. Definitly.
...and that as a 4-piece with some very delicious cymbals...something to die for!

Karl

[bonzo49]

I don't know if you would really consider Odery custom or not, but this is the NICEST kit I have ever seen:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/tyr138/Odery-NaturalwithWoodHoops2.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/tyr138/Odery-NaturalwithWoodHoops1.jpg


Now thats beauty, the first one is not my taste.

[mind_drummer]

I like very much what highwood drums build ( http://www.highwooddrums.co.uk )

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/highwooddrums/New%20Exotic%20Drums%20-%20Rosewood%20Kit/DSCF0016.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/highwooddrums/Modern%20Vintagem%20Natural%20with%20Wood%20Hoops/DSCF0007.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/highwooddrums/wood%20Hoop%20Snares/DSCF0014.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/highwooddrums/wood%20Hoop%20Snares/DSCF0020.jpg

[kung_f00]

http://www.sjcdrums.com/galleryimages/prod_tomfalcone_kit1.jpg
I know you guys may not dig it, but I thought that was pretty spiffy.

http://www.sjcdrums.com/galleryimages/prod_butcher_kit1.jpg
This kit however, is ridiculously cool looking. I love the obviously 'vintage' feel to it with the strings.

Too bad I'm not a fan of the drummers who own them.

[Hoss]

http://www.epekpercussion.com/images/cstom.jpg


that finish is amazing!!!

[bonzo49]

the burberry is bad.

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

Ladies and gentlemen (and the not so gentle-men) I show you THIS! (http://www.noonandrums.com/page.php?display=solidstavesnare) check it. Stave Shells! Expensive, admittedly, but I'd pay for those or some Lignums...

[Latin Groover]

Oh my god. That maple/purpleheart snare is amazing!!! Your right though, they are not cheap at all, no no no. But im sure they are of the highest quality. And he creates these from scratch!?

[Latin Groover]

http://www.noonandrums.com/ god these snares are amazing

[rendezvous_drummer]

Ladies and gentlemen (and the not so gentle-men) I show you THIS! (http://www.noonandrums.com/page.php?display=solidstavesnare) check it. Stave Shells! Expensive, admittedly, but I'd pay for those or some Lignums...

Ahhh very nice. Built in your town too eh? The white snare is the nicest one.

[SLEEPY BRiGHT EYEZ]

I love Evil Dead!

That Odery kit is very nice.

[Deathmetalconga]

I am already playing my favorite custom kit at

http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18719

www.terrasonus.com

[Trommur]

MFB... I saw this Snare at Noonandrums.com and I'm pretty shure it's the same colour as Blue Onyx from PDP...

http://noonandrums.com/newimages/RW-027.jpg

And The PDP Colour: This is a pic from a lousy Camera, the colour is much lighter then this, not this dark...
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q189/Joihroa/CIMG17082.jpg

Might this be one of the reasons PDP is stopping manifacturing Blue Onyx?

Joe

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

MFB... I saw this Snare at Noonandrums.com and I'm pretty shure it's the same colour as Blue Onyx from PDP...

http://noonandrums.com/newimages/RW-027.jpg

And The PDP Colour: This is a pic from a lousy Camera, the colour is much lighter then this, not this dark...
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q189/Joihroa/CIMG17082.jpg

Might this be one of the reasons PDP is stopping manifacturing Blue Onyx?

Joe

I doubt it. Their reasons for no longer producing the drums will not be that custom makers are using the same finish. Who knows? Could always email them to ask.

[dom]

not so much abercrombie and fitch...more louis vuitton

and no this isnt my favorite. but i do own and ocdp snare

haha true just curious how do you like your ocdp snare, how is the quality?

i just saw this kit and i think its great!

[skippy]

http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20786

theres the link to the pics of my snare if anyone cares to see. its not a custom one cause i bought it from guitar center. but its definatly my favorite snare i own. its definatly not versitile or for everyone. i have the snares i need for the music i play.

[dannyrests]

Im paying a lot less for a custom kit at Truth than I would any where else. 7x13, 8x12, 12x14, 14x16, and a 20x20. It's also a plus that they re-located and are in my area now, so I can not only help build the kit, but I can make sure everything is prefect and to my liking. I had a Shine custom kit, and it was TERRIBLE; Wrapping was bad, and the wood was not sanded or stained/and or lacquered. Most custom companys are all the same, but with OCDP, you're definitly paying for the name, which I GUESS is understandable considering they have been around the longest out of all the newer custom companys.

[Gretschdrummer]

you guys should try to be a little nicer he likes it, you dont have to be dont be overly rude about it. a simple "i dont like it" would of done just fine. Ocdp kits are costly but they have a good sound that alot of people like. i would rather go to Sjc or trinity drums and percussion.


hmm my favorite is this:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/e725_1.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/f578_1.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/01cb_1.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/jollymosher/22b1_1.jpg

im major into purple. i also dig the white powder coating.


one of my favorite drummers(dave douglas of relient k) plays battlefield drums. i wish they had a website so i could take a look at their kits.

[NIMBY]

i reckon this one looks amazing, simple yet awesome. haha im a sucker for sparkles

the electric blue hardware and stripes goes perfectly with the sparkle white

[Steamer]

Well I my as well add my new kit to this thread since it's probably the first and only Peace Kahuna 9 ply Bubinga jazz shell pack in North America at the moment so i've been told. Maybe not custom but pretty darn rare. Amazing feast on the eyes and ears:

[KONA]

Well I my as well add my new kit to this thread since it's probably the first and only Peace Kahuna 9 ply Bubinga jazz shell pack in North America at the moment so i've been told. Maybe not custom but pretty darn rare. Amazing feast on the eyes and ears:


VERY NICE !
They're not bad on the eyes at all !

Noel at Heartbeat Percussion showed me a Peace Kahuna tom when I bought my cymbals from him. The tom was one from this kit (the double bass add):
http://www.heartbeatpercussion.com/drums/Kahuna.htm

It looked much nicer in person than the kit on the Web site here. If I hadn't already bought my Gretsch I would have most likely bought one like that.

[spartacus1989]

http://www.sjcdrums.com/galleryimages/prod_tomfalcone_kit1.jpg
I know you guys may not dig it, but I thought that was pretty spiffy.

http://www.sjcdrums.com/galleryimages/prod_butcher_kit1.jpg


ITS CHAVVED UP!!
:D Love the gold hardware!

[Steamer]

VERY NICE !
They're not bad on the eyes at all !

Noel at Heartbeat Percussion showed me a Peace Kahuna tom when I bought my cymbals from him. The tom was one from this kit (the double bass add):
http://www.heartbeatpercussion.com/drums/Kahuna.htm

It looked much nicer in person than the kit on the Web site here. If I hadn't already bought my Gretsch I would have most likely bought one like that.

Thanks Kona. Yes when I found out they had shipped him perhaps the first Peace Kahuna jazz shell pack to North America I jumped at the opportunity to snap them up. Yup much more amazing looking in the flesh than any web picture and the SOUND is something else from these 9 ply Bubinga shells.

[dom]

its not a kit, and its not a ludwig (strainer is though) however it is the most beautiful snare ever

[Manicoti]

And this one gets a 'honourable mention'
http://www.epekpercussion.com/images/cstom.jpg[/QUOTE]

COOL!!! That's my kit:):)
Mark

[GRUNTERSDAD]

I'm kinda diggin' Wavelengths Kumu (sp) drums.

[punkdrummer1]

I find it so hard to choose, but I love the guys at sjc from what I've seen. Amazing drums, and the time they take to put out a video once a week to show whats happening around the shop is just great. Some day, I will endorse sjc :D

[Drummer30]

this ----> http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28070&page=2

my favourite, but most custom drums will make my day

[bojangleman]

i tell myself the same thing everyday..;)...haha

I find it so hard to choose, but I love the guys at sjc from what I've seen. Amazing drums, and the time they take to put out a video once a week to show whats happening around the shop is just great. Some day, I will endorse sjc :D

Alex

[Doom]

Sorry theres a few pics here but I cant choose one favourite and I figured no one would mind a bit of drum porn.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/SMLSnare2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/tama10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/KDBass.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/truthsnare2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/KDzebsn1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/KDRibbedAcrylic.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/KDOak.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/KDMahogany.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/FVFCherryFiguredMaple.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/brady_03_std.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/dwgreen.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Doom9/BearingEdgeOlive.jpg

I stole the pictures from places like Mike Dolbear and Drumsmith and manufacturers websites, hopefully they dont mind them being used this way.

[risendrummer]

Here is mine .Epiarch Custom Drums my artist endorsement kit.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/dwdrummer1954/DSC_0210-1.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/dwdrummer1954/IMG_1597.jpg

[drew510]

I don't know if you would really consider Odery custom or not, but this is the NICEST kit I have ever seen:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/tyr138/Odery-NaturalwithWoodHoops2.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/tyr138/Odery-NaturalwithWoodHoops1.jpg


i just fell in love...