My Premier Genista

[irish_steve]

I got these secondhand recently for £350 and I love them!!!

They are 12x10, 14x12, 16x16, 22x16. I have just fitted Premier suspension mounts to them. They came with the pinstripes, I'm hoping to put emperors and ambassador resos on the toms soon.

Also in the pics, my Roland TD-12 and Ahead 14x6 brass snare with Trick throwoff.

I am going to use the 14x12 as a floor tom though, not a rack tom. I'll havg it from my ride stand. it'll be like a mini-bonham kit!!

[funky drummer]

nice...i also have premier genistas too in marine pearl white, with 12" 14" 20",
do you also find them hard to tune...i find it nearly impossible :(

[irish_steve]

I haven't tried heads other than the pinstripes that came with it yet.

I also have an Premier XPK, and it beame a lot easier to tune when I got rid of the Premier CL Response resonant heads.

[rendezvous_drummer]

Very nice kit! I saw a set of them in a store around town and was thinking of buying them just fer the hell of it. What kind of wood is it made of if ye know?

[PureRockFury]

Premier Genistas are AMAZING Kits! You just can't beat the punchy birch sound! I've played a Genista Birch on a few occasions and it's always fun.

[irish_steve]

Very nice kit! I saw a set of them in a store around town and was thinking of buying them just fer the hell of it. What kind of wood is it made of if ye know?

They're made with a high quality Finnish Birch, 7 ply, no reinforcing rings. Toms are 5.5mm thick, bass drum is 7mm thick, so I guess the bass drum uses thicker plies.

They were Premiers joint top of the line kit in the mid 90's I think. or maybe they were a tiny bit below the Signia range, not too sure.

[mofle]

Nice looking set! Great price too! Cymbals?

[Rhythmic Disciple]

I used to have Silver Sparkle Genista's, which were really nice.

Signia's were significantly more expensive than the Genista's, mainly due to wood type, but the fittings were different too.

[YAMAHA DRUMMER]

Just for U to know that your set is one of the best sets out there !!!!
Premier's Genista series are an amazing drums , i would'nt choose the sizes of your drums but ... that's only me .
take care and i'm sure you'll enjoy them !!

[Mr. Pasquini]

Beautiful drums! I love the finish. Premier makes premier equipment.

[irish_steve]

Cheers for the replies everyone.

My cymbals are rubbish Sabian B8 which I have had lying around for 10 years, i got rid of my good ones a while back when I was on a 4 year break from drumming, and am saving for a decent set now.

I am aiming to get Paiste 2002 13 sound edges, 17 and 18 or 19 Medium crashes and a 20 heavy ride. The more I can get secondhand the better. Before that, I need to wipe my credit card clean :)

[Jusstickinaround]

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9587/premier2af2.jpg Wow look like twins, I sold this kit a few years ago, great kit.

[maddrummr]

LOVE the finish. Seeing that wood grain is awesome. I have also had my eye on some Paiste 2oo2's.

[Jean-Marc Pustelnik]

So much power comes out of the genista,,,,,, i named mine "The Machine"

http://www.sharpgraphics.ca/avatar/genista1.jpg
http://www.sharpgraphics.ca/avatar/genista2.jpg



And thats me 27 years ago

http://www.sharpgraphics.ca/avatar/1980.jpg

"""Premier Rocks"""

[Sibes]

I think my kit is Jean-Marc's kits little brother! It's rare that I see someone with a Genista kit in this finish. What are the sizes on yours man?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/Sibes/DSC_0005.jpg

[stasz]

I think you guys need to get together a "show off your PREMIERS" thread. Those babies look great. I wish I would see more of them over the pond here in the US.

[habitataudio]

SELLING MY GENISTA. I'll send pics if youre interested.

- HAudio

[drumhead61]

that really is a nice looking kit...love the finish and color

[habitataudio]

Not sure what a fair price for a five piece genista with rack mount system should be. Any input?

Its a nice wood finish in Emerald Green. I have hardware and cymbals to along with it too but I want to know what the shells alone would go for with a vintage kit like this.

[Whitedrummer]

Those are very nice drums.

[Sibes]

Not sure what a fair price for a five piece genista with rack mount system should be. Any input?

Its a nice wood finish in Emerald Green. I have hardware and cymbals to along with it too but I want to know what the shells alone would go for with a vintage kit like this.

What sizes is your kit??? Post some pics!

[habitataudio]

Tom sizes: 10,12,14 all with rack mount system

Kick: 22
Snare: Chad Smith Signature Series by Pearl Drums

I have hardware and cymbals available as well.

Make me a reasonable offer not sure what the kit is worth, I only know what people have told me.

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[Banana_oil]

nice...i also have premier genistas too in marine pearl white, with 12" 14" 20",
do you also find them hard to tune...i find it nearly impossible :(

I just sold my WMP genistas. They sounded really good and I never had any problems with tuning. They have a rather narrow range of tuning where they sound good though. I used coated ambassadors, I strongly recommend them!

http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss278/Bananolja/Genista2.jpg

[Chalcedony]

yay genista lovers! here's my one!

it's 8,10,12,14,15,16, 22x18, 14x5.5
I have a green genista I'm building up, if anyone's selling any green drums let me know :>
happy playing!

[eddiehimself]

yay genista lovers! here's my one!

it's 8,10,12,14,15,16, 22x18, 14x5.5
I have a green genista I'm building up, if anyone's selling any green drums let me know :>
happy playing!

go up 2 posts, you might find someone who's selling a couple of green premier genistas.

Haha whenever i see these "genista" drums i keep thinking of that bloke out of ashes to ashes, i watched a bit of it last night actually. New series.

[rapreston]

Hello, is anybody interested in buying a Genista kit?

compromises of standard toms: (all with the RIM's system)
10x8, 12x8, 13x9, 14x10

Floor toms:
16x16, 18,16

Bass drum:
22x16

All in the colour Terraverdi (green)

The kit uses a full rack system, has a double bass drum pedal, 5 various cymbals (including zildjian, sabian) and paiste 402 hi hat, varios hard ware is included.

I am also selling the whole kit with a hardcase set to go with it.

this link takes you to premier brochure with the drums in, pages 6,7,8 + 9
http://www.asbadrums.com/drumarchive/premier/rebound4.zip

This is the site for the cases
http://www.hardcase.com

I can do pictures on request

[Sibes]

Hello, is anybody interested in buying a Genista kit?

compromises of standard toms: (all with the RIM's system)
10x8, 12x8, 13x9, 14x10

Floor toms:
16x16, 18,16

Bass drum:
22x16

All in the colour Terraverdi (green)

The kit uses a full rack system, has a double bass drum pedal, 5 various cymbals (including zildjian, sabian) and paiste 402 hi hat, varios hard ware is included.

I am also selling the whole kit with a hardcase set to go with it.

this link takes you to premier brochure with the drums in, pages 6,7,8 + 9
http://www.asbadrums.com/drumarchive/premier/rebound4.zip

This is the site for the cases
http://www.hardcase.com

I can do pictures on request


How much? Where are you at? etc, etc. . . .

[rapreston]

Im in Ripon, north yorkshire.

Don't know about price i haven't seen many for sale to gauge the value.

[Bluecoyote]

Nice Genista kit! I love those drums just from a design standpoint. I have a Genista snare in Blue Shimmer that I bought quite a number of years ago. I have been looking for a Genista Kit that would go with it.

[Wynonah]

Hi Guys,

I'm an drummer from the past (about 25 years ago) and currently play with my Church but use all Roland. I came across this kit the other day in a drum shop and fell in love with the workmanship and quality. I had n o idea who Premier was. I had to call a friend and ask him. Emailed Premierand they tell me the color is Ochre. It is in A-1 condition. They do sound amazing. Any comments? I'm thinking of keeping them just for the heck of it.

http://www.serrani.com/premier/5.jpg

http://www.serrani.com/premier/6.jpg

http://www.serrani.com/premier/11.jpg

http://www.serrani.com/premier/17.jpg

[Banana_oil]

Hi Guys,

I'm an drummer from the past (about 25 years ago) and currently play with my Church but use all Roland. I came across this kit the other day in a drum shop and fell in love with the workmanship and quality. I had n o idea who Premier was. I had to call a friend and ask him. Emailed Premierand they tell me the color is Ochre. It is in A-1 condition. They do sound amazing. Any comments? I'm thinking of keeping them just for the heck of it.



Looks fantastic! Genistas are really good looking and sounding kits, keep them!

[NilsM]

There are some really beautiful genistas around here.
I used to have one too but sold it a few years ago...

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6830/nilsbundespreis2006212.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8021/nilsbundespreis2006230.jpg

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/8269/nilsbundespreis2006207.jpg

Greets, Nils

[jediracing]

Hi Guys,

I'm an drummer from the past (about 25 years ago) and currently play with my Church but use all Roland. I came across this kit the other day in a drum shop and fell in love with the workmanship and quality. I had n o idea who Premier was. I had to call a friend and ask him. Emailed Premierand they tell me the color is Ochre. It is in A-1 condition. They do sound amazing. Any comments? I'm thinking of keeping them just for the heck of it.
]

hello. i'm interested in your orange genista kit. if you ever want to sell it, please email me at:
jediracing@gmail.com

thanks, god bless.