Your first set?

[Muffled Tom]

What was your first drumset ever?

My first drumset is my current set.. I've had it for two years. I bought it at a store called "X5 Music", and it was a begginer set made by the store. Not sure what wood it's bad out of. It came with Brazilian national hardware.. the cymbal stands were sturdy enough, the hardware on the actually drums not so much. The drumset came with incredibly bad stock heads I could probably make with a plastic trashbag. I still haven't gotten the money to replace them (except for the snare head), but in January I'm going to buy a full Evans replacement for the entire set. If I tune the heads right though, and added a lot of tape, the set sounds decent, even with the stock heads.
As for the cymbals, they were stocks that came with the set. The crash and hats are unmarked and made out of tin, most likely. The ride is from some company called "Tasmann", made out of something called "Performance Alloy", and supposedly won a "quality award". Beats me. I'm replacing these for most likely Sabian B8 Pro's unless I can find something better and affordable here in Brazil.

Anyway, your stories of first sets?

[burnthehero]

My first kit was a hand-me-down Pearl World Series. Not bad at all for a first kit. I had it for about 7 years, although it was sitting around collecting dust for the last 5.

Along with the kit, I inherited a mix of Paiste 2002 & K Customs. At the time, I had no idea how nice they were. I was young and clueless and ended up selling them so I could buy some Z Customs. Yeah, I don't think I'll ever forgive myself for that.

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

Big whoopsie there. Big whoopsie indeed.

[TopCat]

Along with the kit, I inherited a mix of Paiste 2002 & K Customs. At the time, I had no idea how nice they were. I was young and clueless and ended up selling them so I could buy some Z Customs. Yeah, I don't think I'll ever forgive myself for that.
you're going straight to hell now.

[Muffled Tom]

My first kit was a hand-me-down Pearl World Series. Not bad at all for a first kit. I had it for about 7 years, although it was sitting around collecting dust for the last 5.

Along with the kit, I inherited a mix of Paiste 2002 & K Customs. At the time, I had no idea how nice they were. I was young and clueless and ended up selling them so I could buy some Z Customs. Yeah, I don't think I'll ever forgive myself for that.

Gee, you were stupider than me when I clanged on that Tasmann ride for the first time and said "Dude, this sounds pretty rad!!"

I'd been playing for 4 months.

[The Ploughman]

1977 Rogers Silver Metallic. Got them in Nov. 1979 I had been playing almost 5 years.
Nov. 1979, they cost 950.00 were exactly two years old, paid for with my money, and back then minimum wage was like 2.25 an hour, it migh have been 2.00 an hour, I dont remember. I got the drums, hardware, 2oo2 cymbals, and H&B Fibre cases.
http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/34517/2375624370028342110S200x200Q85.jpg

Here they are now.........
http://inlinethumb28.webshots.com/3803/2891419680028342110S600x600Q85.jpg


And ....... I did get Paiste 2oo2 Cymbals with them originally, ...... used those same cymbals 25 years. And I still use 2oo2s.

[DestinationDrumming]

1977 Rogers Silver Metallic. Got them in Nov. 1979 I had been playing almost 5 years.

Absolutely gorgeous! Still look so special!

My first and current kit is a Sonor 1005 but with the stock Paiste 101's replaced with Sabian XS20's. It still has more potentisl than my playing!

[Michael G]

Some TKO cheapo set. Hated every moment of practicing on it.

Now I have the Ludwig Super classics and they always make me smile when I play them.

[Muffled Tom]

I hate playing on my set mainly because of the cymbals, the set itself is fine if I you set it up right. For practicing purposes anyway.

Here's a pic of it, first day I got it.. I was so excited lol. Observe the way I put the ride over there. Man was I a noob or what.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2342/batera2pd4.jpg

[fourstringdrums]

Isn't there already a mega thread on this?

[The Ploughman]

It has like 20 million replies.

[Muffled Tom]

It has like 20 million replies.

This happens whenever I'm new to forums.

Oh well it wasn't such an original topic anyhow...

[Shogun_warrior32]

All you guys complining about your cb700's etc. should thank God that's what you started on...

My dad bought this for 50 bucks at a pawn shop here in Detroit way back in '83
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3140/lastscanxd3.jpg

Then I pimped it in '84 to replicate the Van Halen Diver Down kit...HA HA... ahhh the days....still had the bar stool throne!!!..but still no floor tom :(
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8291/oldkitjc8.jpg

[Shogun_warrior32]

Isn't there already a mega thread on this?

well.. i think there's a mega thread on any topic you can think of...

[Disco Stu]

Ploughman: Sweet Rogers kit! Absolutely beautiful.

burnthehero: That cymbal story hurts like somebody punched me in the stomach.

Muffled Tom: Yeah, that ride cymbal position is pretty sweet. Would have been a hoot to watch you play with that setup.

Shogun Warrior: Love the retro pics. Blast-from-the-past shots like those are my favorite.

[fourstringdrums]

well.. i think there's a mega thread on any topic you can think of...

Well if the topic already exists, why post another is my point.

[gutenberg]

a 1968 4-pc. Kent kit in champagne sparkle, purchased new. Wish I still had 'em for old times' sake...

[Muffled Tom]

Muffled Tom: Yeah, that ride cymbal position is pretty sweet. Would have been a hoot to watch you play with that setup.

Haha well it was like that mainly though because of the computer seen to the right of the set.. since then I moved my computer out of the room.. drums first!

Also note the São Paulo soccer team poster and the Lord of the Rings pictures from the Return of the King Extended Edition DVD set. Man, stuff from two years ago is retro to me.. imagine once I can look back at these pics in 20 or 30 years! It'll probably blow my mind.

[nickg]

got a brand spanking new Ludwig kit in 1965 for my 11th birthday

Pink Champagne Sparkle
14x22
16x16
9x13
5x14
Paiste cymbals

i think i stayed up all night looking at them!!!

[stickers]

nick wheres the kit now!!!

[rmandelbaum]

Here is my first kit,

And yes I did have hair ;-)

http://www.robertmdrums.com/images/1st_kit.jpg

[punkdrummer1]

my first kit was a 5 peice "no name" kit, from some cheap brand in china. With sabian solar cymbals! WAHOO lol, ah, the good ol' days!!!!!

[metal overlord]

My first kit was an Enforcer. A rip off of Purcussion Plus. Worste kit you can buy. Period.

[Big_Philly]

My first kit was a Thunder, I barely remember anything of it, only that I was really happy with it when I first got it, but eventually grew tired of the sound. It had some nasty rings and unwanted resonance. I had no idea how to tune drums back then... but it wouldn't have been much better if I did. I tuned a thunder drum kit at a restaurant a few weeks ago, the bearing edges were all splintered and it was clearly a drum kit made by someone who did not really know or cared for what he / she was doing. The wrap looked like it was cut out by a 4-year old when I looked under the hoops.

[cnw60]

Coronet - one of the names that Pearl used in the mid sixties for their entry level drums. Luaun shells with Blue Marine Pearl wrap.

4 pc - 10T, 14FT, 20 BD.

This was a hand me down set from my older brother. The drums were actually not that bad, and he had retrofitted a Ludwig tom mount and floor tom legs so they were solid and never gave me any trouble over many years of playing.

I lucked out because my snare was a Supraphonic and I had Zildjian cymbals to start out with. I still have the cymbals, and wish I still had that snare (although my brother still has it).

[hawk9290]

My first kit came from walmart or sams club or wherever my parents got it...it was cheap, but not too terrible now that i've given it decent bearing edges, and the snare is actually decent with a LOT of work...
I was looking at pictures from just a couple years ago of the kit, and the first thing I thought was "how naive was I to realize that kit was not good" and then I looked at the whole picture and said (in not so polite terms) "what was I thinking having it set up like that!!!" Toms were angled every which way, the snare was so far from the kit, the crash/ride was at some ridiculous angle and placement...it was just plain bad. It really shows how far I've come in the last 4 years though (today I just finished renovating my music room and its beautiful in my eyes)

[dom]

gutenberg: i am dying to get my hands on at least a kent snare!

My first set was and enforcer in wine red. I striped it down, played it with the ugly white wood unprotected for a few months, then my uncle and i stained it a really dark brown and did a really nice laqure finish on it. I shellacked the insides and am going to to the edges sometime soon just for the hell of it. when i first started playing i would practice till the floor tom leg would come loose, when the floor tom fell it was time to call it quits.

i currently play a gretsch catalina maple and a frenekstien kit and have my own custom bop set in the works

[Mystic]

My first kit was a hand-me-down Pearl World Series. Not bad at all for a first kit. I had it for about 7 years, although it was sitting around collecting dust for the last 5.

Along with the kit, I inherited a mix of Paiste 2002 & K Customs. At the time, I had no idea how nice they were. I was young and clueless and ended up selling them so I could buy some Z Customs. Yeah, I don't think I'll ever forgive myself for that.
I happen to love Z customs over all other cymbals, but a lot of people don't.

I hate playing on my set mainly because of the cymbals, the set itself is fine if I you set it up right. For practicing purposes anyway.

Here's a pic of it, first day I got it.. I was so excited lol. Observe the way I put the ride over there. Man was I a noob or what.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2342/batera2pd4.jpg

That is how Danny Carey sets up his ride.

[#choke#]

my first kit was a 5 peice "no name" kit, from some cheap brand in china. With sabian solar cymbals! WAHOO lol, ah, the good ol' days!!!!!

i ve still got my sabian solar crash/ride that came with mine ... i love the bell on it -_- lol

[Muffled Tom]

i ve still got my sabian solar crash/ride that came with mine ... i love the bell on it -_- lol

Then take it somewhere and have the bell taken off and use it as like a zil-bell! No need to take up your ride space with a terrible ride just because you like the bell...

[#choke#]

Then take it somewhere and have the bell taken off and use it as like a zil-bell! No need to take up your ride space with a terrible ride just because you like the bell...

well i play alot of metal ..so i dont use the ride that much but i do want a zil bell and a new ride wouldnt hurt ... good idea never thought of that lmao thnx

[Raven Drums]

The first set I got to play on (was my granfathers who played with Big Bands) was a 1939 Ludwig 3 pc, but my very OWN first set was a 1980's 13 pc CB700 Concert set with Zildjian A's all around me, much like the set. That kit was an absolute blast and hauling it around made me appreciate drumming that much more.

[Muffled Tom]

The first set I got to play on (was my granfathers who played with Big Bands) was a 1939 Ludwig 3 pc, but my very OWN first set was a 1980's 13 pc CB700 Concert set with Zildjian A's all around me, much like the set. That kit was an absolute blast and hauling it around made me appreciate drumming that much more.

A 1939 set! Wow that is very cool! Do you still have it around? Any pics?

[Raven Drums]

A 1939 set! Wow that is very cool! Do you still have it around? Any pics?


I believe my step father has it around somewhere. It's in mint condition and consisted of a 4" x 14" snare, 14" x 24" bass with rail mount and a 9" x 12" tom. I never got a photo of that set the whole time he and I played it. I didn't realize in the late 60's that it would be such a vintage kit later on...LOL.

[Muffled Tom]

I believe my step father has it around somewhere. It's in mint condition and consisted of a 4" x 14" snare, 14" x 24" bass with rail mount and a 9" x 12" tom. I never got a photo of that set the whole time he and I played it. I didn't realize in the late 60's that it would be such a vintage kit later on...LOL.

Haha well wow you should try and dig it up because it would be awesome to play with one of those.. you'd feel like a natural Gene Krupa ;)

[Skacatz]

When I was 12 my parents got me a set for my birthday. It was a well used set of Slingerlands probably late 50's vintage. Big bass drum with a mounted tom an a 14" snare. I played that thing for 10 years then traded it on a new set of Tamas.

I was young and stupid then.....I wish I had the Slingerlands back, if nothing else just for the snare drum.

[frank0072]

My first kit is my current kit since I only have it for one-and-a-half year.
The set-up has changed though, this was how I first set it up. Not so bad as others, but still...

[LucaCimarusti]

I mentioned this in another post, but my first kit was by a company called Royce. I bought a 5 piece with hit hats and a cymbal for a solid hundred bucks, used.

The kit was really shoddy hardware and the kick pedal squeaked louder than the kick drum itself.

It had a white wrap, and it was loose and flimsy. The rack toms only had 4 lugs per hoop, and the floor tom had 5!

With a head replacement the drums actually didn't sound too bad. I soon got a set of Paiste 502s and the setup treated me really well.

About a year later I got a Pearl Session Select kit which I used for the past ten years until I got my new kit a couple of months ago. And those Pearls sound AMAZING.

[lewisn27]

my first kit is the one im using now, it's no super pure sounding mean machine, it's a cb sp it sounds ok with new heads on and a good tuning. all of the things that people say about cb's are lies! lies I tell you!

[KONA]

FIRST KIT

Thant's me in 1965.........
I think Stewart or something like that.
Japanese drums
$310 I seem to remember (that's probably more than $2,000 in todays $$$$

[Skitch]

My first drum set was a three piece Polaris set with a Krut cymbal. I graduated to a Ludwig Butcher Block five piece drum kit (22,12,13,16,) and a pair of Zildjian New Beat Hi hats, 21” Rock Ride and a 16” Thin Crash.


Mike

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

http://www.youtube.com/drummermikemccraw
http://www.myspace.com/drummermikemccraw

[thesilentnoise]

my first set was a pearl forum series 5 pc set in wine red.

not that bad for starting out.


then bought a set of paiste 202s just a crash ride and some hats.

man back when i started it was tuned horribly and i put rings and tape and all that stuff on the toms.

with some decent heads and some good tuning it doesnt sound half bad.
except now i use only a 4 pc.

[Rossco]

My first kit was a hand-me-down Pearl World Series. Not bad at all for a first kit. I had it for about 7 years, although it was sitting around collecting dust for the last 5.

Along with the kit, I inherited a mix of Paiste 2002 & K Customs. At the time, I had no idea how nice they were. I was young and clueless and ended up selling them so I could buy some Z Customs. Yeah, I don't think I'll ever forgive myself for that.


oh no! you sold them :(

[Matt-a-tat-tat]

my first kit was a rental to pay for the one i would own, er, my parents would jointly own. it was a cb something or other. terrible. then i got the bottom of the line yamaha kit. which wasn't half bad. it looked like a pearl. the bass drum had a flaw so i got a replacement. then about nine months later i found that the flawed bass drum was at the shop. i told my ma and my teacher that i wanted a double bass kit and they sold it to my ma for fifty bucks and that christmas i ended up with a double bass kit. ha ha. but it took a while to score a pedal for it. oh and roto toms. throw in some evans hydraulics for some reason and that was one horrible sounding set of drums.

[SBrochin]

Wow! My first kit was a cheap set of ludwigs. The heads were clip-on. Camber cymbals.
Next kit was a Pearl World series, had that for 20 years. current kit: Sonor 3007. Zildjian A's
Thanks for the trip down memory lane
Steve

[oldrockdrummer]

I remember it well 4 pc. set of Apollo with red and black tiger skin pattern wrap got, em for xmas around 1967 I think they came from Sears or some department store like that. I beat that drum set to death man I mean I had old tent poles and duct tape holding the hardware together. Great Memories!!!!

[jdschnee]

I got my first kit when I was ten; Christmas of 1999. They were brand new Ludwig Accents: 22x16 kick, 12, 13, 16" toms with B8 hat and ride.

Then I got brand new Rockstar Customs summer of 2003: 22x16 kick, 10, 12, 13, and 16" toms with matching snare ...along the way I was finding my sound as far as cymbals go...AAX/HH/HHX for the win; as well as finding my snare - Yamaha 6.5x14" Brass.

Then in August of 2007 I got my pride and joy: Yamaha Birch Custom Absolutes.

22x18 kick
10x8
12x9
14x12
16x14

of pure goodness...

[Mars.Tesla]

My first set was a roland td-3 kit and pd-120 snare that i bought about two months ago, but sold two weeks ago, in favor of acoustics. the electrics were eh, alright, but not even close to the real thing... Here are some low qual pics... i have it set up in a tight corner now but i like everything set up real close.

Manu Katche Hip Gig Jr in purple

Pork Pie 6x14 Curly Maple snare

Paiste 21" Dark Energy mk1 ride

Paiste New Signature Medium 14" hats

Paiste 10" Dark Energy Splash

1967 Avedis Zildjian custom 18" crash

Still working out the kinks and whether or not I like the crash, was bought from a dude who inherited it from his father hehe. thinking about selling and getting something else.

What do you think of how ive got everything arranged? the hats are a little closer to the crash than i normally keep them when i play, i have to slide them away from the wall so i can squeeze into the seat area! lol. i like the piggyback'd splash though for sure,

I think its pretty nice setup for a first kit, but im 24 and picking up drums now after playing bass for 7 years, not about to play on some plastic buckets.

[criz p. critter]

Some super-cheap no-name Japanese 4 piece in Blue Sparkle. Two crash cymbals, also no-name, came with the kit, and sounded like crappy trashcan lids.

An old drummer friend of my father named Dar Barnett gave me a 24" something-or-other ride cymbal, to go with the new kit. It was the best cymbal of the lot. It sounded like a high-quality trashcan lid.

This was back in the day, around 1968, and everyone was taking the front head off their kicks. I did it too, and the front of the kick right away got distorted, top edge drooping down. I had to put a stick in it to hold it up.

After a couple years, though, I was able to save up and get my first Rogers kit.
That one burned up in a fire, but that's another story...

[hwy145]

I bought my first kit from a store called RIT drums when it was in Kalamazoo, MI. They received a truckload of individual Pearl drums, and they pieced together a 5 piece Pearl DLX (birch- if memory serves) set. It was huge! 24, 14, 15, 18 with power toms. I loved that kit! It also came with pearl cymbals which sounded absolutely horrible. It lasted about 7 years, and went through about 3 jammin' sam color changes before I got rid of it.

[KONA]

This happens whenever I'm new to forums.

Oh well it wasn't such an original topic anyhow...

Same !

But this is good too.......I'm enjoying it

[bojangleman]

no way! did you get yours in like a pack from americanmusicalsupply or music123?

cause i got the same set and cymbals! still using the hats..haha

I got my first kit when I was ten; Christmas of 1999. They were brand new Ludwig Accents: 22x16 kick, 12, 13, 16" toms with B8 hat and ride.

Alex

[mattieb298]

My first and only kit so far is a 5 piece premier olympic with meinl cymbals
Its a pretty good kit after i replaced the heads, added a black panther snare and a tama iron cobra twin pedal....
had it for about 4 years now...
So im looking to buy a new one soon...
Possibly a pearl masters or DW collectors

[bacca]

when i was very young my first kit was a red broadway drum kit complete with krut
cymbals!!! awful...but it started me along the road....

[dc's_finest]

When I was 2 my drum teacher made a drum set out of spare parts of his set. A big 24' pearl white ludwig bass drum, a white ludwig tom tom on a snare stand, a ludwig floor tom, and an old 80's ludwig supra. I only have the snare and the bass drum cause my father traded everything for my next kit but the bass durm is falling apart so it has no use. Then I got a precision percussion fusion/jazz 5 piece which I still own today. I was so stupid I set aside my old supra for this black steel snare that wasnt even that good.

[abe]

I happen to love Z customs over all other cymbals, but a lot of people don't.



That is how Danny Carey sets up his ride.


...as well as Ndugu Chancler.

[muttley crew]

A '60's red sparkle Ludwig 4 piece that I got for my 11th birthday - it was from the pawn shop and looked it! Man, that kit had definitely seen better days but I loved it.

[bberg]

mine was a pacific 5 piece which actually held up pretty well for a beginner budget type kit. sounded decent for the value recorded as well.

[Drumrunner]

Mine was a crossbreed. The kick, tom and snare were a blue sparkle late 60's Ludwig with a gold sparkle Gretsch floor tom. It had theese awfull Royce cymbals. 2 crashes, a ride and a set of hi-hats but I only paid $200 for it back in 81.

[madyus221]

First set was a tama rockstar pro from 1988. These were made in japan, 10 lug bass and I believe were a mix of basswood and something. They were suposed to be along the lines with the artstar and grandstar series at a more competative price. Not like the rs series now though. These things were huge.

[rendezvous_drummer]

Yamaha DP kit baby! Big drums, big sound, sounded better than my brother's export kit which is now unfortunately mine, but I can always sell it.

[GrimmReefer]

The first kit i ever owned was a 5 piece Royce kit. Someone once told me that Royce had some affiliation with Pearl but don't quote me on that. I have never once researched that. I bought them with money from shoveling driveways and raking leaves. They were white but were yellow by the time i bought them. Definitely not a well made kit.

At 16 I finally bought a "new" kit. Pearl Export, green. I played those for 10 years and now I have a Tama SL Custom.

I think i sold the Royce kit for 100 bucks once i got the Pearl. I am just hoping that the Royce's are some sort of collector item now worth hundreds. (I know they aren’t but it’s funny to think I have never heard anything else about them and someone could show up here and tell me i should have sold them for two grand)

[Skulmoski]

All you guys complining about your cb700's etc. should thank God that's what you started on...

My dad bought this for 50 bucks at a pawn shop here in Detroit way back in '83
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3140/lastscanxd3.jpg

Then I pimped it in '84 to replicate the Van Halen Diver Down kit...HA HA... ahhh the days....still had the bar stool throne!!!..but still no floor tom :(
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8291/oldkitjc8.jpg

I think your dad and I shopped at the same store! I had something similar in early 1970's. Mine was very poor quality from the PRC but never mind, you don't need DW to learn how to play a paradiddle!

GJS

[BrainTheDrummer]

My first set was a Roland HD-1. It was an all in one electronic kit with about ten different programs. It was awesome to learn on and sounded great but I had to trade it in to get my current set which I consider my first real set. It's a 5 piece Mapex Pro M. Sabian AA Raw Bell ride, Sabian AAX stage hats, 18" AAXplosion crash and 16" Zildjian A projection crash. I'm loving it but already dreaming of a four piece Pearl Masterworks or Reference kit or DW's..... I'm just spoiled I guess (truly blessed for sure).

http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/DuramaxOnTheBrain/DSC_0016.jpg

[joshisaces]

This is mine... After a little bit of cymbal investing. It's changed slightly though when I took these pictures a month ago.

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/78/l_4cb925112761496da8ec178d9ac0abfd.jpg

[wolfmoon]

Is your bass drum really dusty or is it a shadow?

[hwy145]

Wow. I'm lame! I already posted my first kit...DUh! Well, here is a really bad video of me in action in about 1989.

This video is funny now, but a few years ago, it was terribly embarrassing! I'd been playing for about 8 months (in the 80's). I can laugh now, but we were so bad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Rf_qS03HY&feature=related

[TwistedCamel]

http://lacrosse.craigslist.org/msg/1135031659.html

Haven't got my first set yet, but I hope to get this one or something similar to it within this or the next month.

[jacol]

My first set was a Pearl Export, it was kinda seasoned and had some messed up heads, and was missing some hardware. The hi-hats were bent and looked like crap and they only fited in one way, and my crash cymbal which i still use today, is a sound percussion (I know thats crap) but this cymbal gave out an awesome dark sound. The snare that it came with had a hole right above the snares. It was an awesome set just need to put a couple hundreds into it to fix it up but it was worth it. I didnt deserve a Pearl back then

[cdawg]

the most bomb ROYCE sparkle BLUE 3 piece!! just snare rack tom and kick. i scored a CB700 ride and some no name hi-hat and a speed king pedal. i remember getting rid of that cool, old skool pedal when i got my gibralter double kicker!! what i wouldn't do to get that back! i remember thinking, "that leather strap on that old-ass pedal is BEAT!!" what a knuckle head!
i'm currently buying shells to build a sparkle kit like my o.g. nice tribute, better sound and quality!

[MadJazz]

Peace! Which broke down after a couple of months and then I replaced it with this:

[jwildman]

My first set is the set I have now I just add stuff onto it. In the picture you see as my avatar I added a floor tom, new double bass pedal, five new cymbals, my own Bongos and added my own snare and snare stand. Now that I think about it, the only thing I still use are the rack and one floor tom, and my two cymbals to the left, their stands, the snare stand that holds my bongos and the stand on my china.

[drumhead61]

my first kit I hastily bought is a Ludwig Accent and although I did not get the bottom line accent it is still an accent! They sound all right, but if I would have taken a little more time to investigate my choices prior to jumping in (and I did jump in) then I would have gotten a Gretsch Catalina Maple or Renown, but I am just a NOOB and still learning and loving my kit anyway (guess I do not know any better...lol), but in the future I will move on and up!

[denisri]

Hi
A set of red sparkle Kent drums....1966. Denis

[ibernalq]

Hi
my first set was a MAXTONE, a brand from China...nice set..I played using remo pinstripes...

[R Furb]

My first set is my only. Mapex Qr 5 piece with chin-dal cymbals (14'' hats , 16'' crash 18'' crash/ride) very crappy cymbals except the crash witch I love. I have since upgraded my hats and ride to pro level cymbals and got a pretty dw 7000 double pedal sometime last year.

[TFITTING942]

Hi
my first set was a MAXTONE, a brand from China...nice set..I played using remo pinstripes...

Too funny, mine was the same brand too. To this day I hate blue sparkle because it reminds me of cheap sets. The best part of that kit was the Ludwig Speed king Pedal and the Lp cowbell and woodblock combo that the previous owner bought. i was young and that set was the world to me. To this day I thank my parents for buying it.

[joshisaces]

Is your bass drum really dusty or is it a shadow?

It's dusty ;)


But it is my first kit, so it's gotta be okay. haha

[chocorion]

Mapex Pro M Fusion with ZXT Cymbals.

[kgrubb]

I'm still playing on my first kit it's a black Sonor Force 507 6-Piece.
10x8 and 12x9 rack toms.
14x14 and 16x16 floor toms.
14x5.5 steel snare.
22x17.5 bass.
Paiste 101 14 inch crash
Paiste 101 18 inch crash/ride
Paiste 101 14 inch hi hats
Paiste Signature Flanger bell.

Even though its a beginner kit its my baby and i'm just glad to have it.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

My first set was 1963 Gretsch Round badge, white marine pearl, snare and bass drum only with a Zildjian 18 in crash ride

[JENGLISH817]

My first set was a four piece black CB set. Sounded horrible but did have a Tama hi-hat stand with Zildjian New Beats. The ride had no logo on it and was mounted on the bass like those old school kits. Bought it for $100, so it was not too bad for what I needed it for.

[grooveweapon]

My first set was a four piece black CB set. Sounded horrible but did have a Tama hi-hat stand with Zildjian New Beats. The ride had no logo on it and was mounted on the bass like those old school kits. Bought it for $100, so it was not too bad for what I needed it for.

My first kit was also a CB in black. The cymbals were Zildjian scimitars and there was lots of duct tape involved. Since then I've had the privilege of owning a Yamaha Stage Custom and as of recently, a beautiful Tama Starclassic Performer 8 piece. Don't miss that CB a bit but it did give me some good years of drumming.

[JENGLISH817]

Sounds like you've moved on to some great kits. I've been playing a Rockstar since 05. Looking to upgrade to a Starclassic, hopefully this summer.

[Greg B]

im 16 and i started a year ago and still have my crappy first set
i modified it a bit.
the bass drum had a symbol stand on it and one tom mount
i simply folded the stand away and put another tom of a different brand to the ramaing part of a rod sticking out of the mount and added another bass drum of a differnt brand
i turned a four peice delray sparkly orange into a 6 peice sparkly orange and white with a label less hi hat and a first act crash?(sounds like a crapy china) and remo heads
the bass and snare sound ok but i dont like the rest of it. im looking for a job to get a pearl

[zephead19]

My first set I got for christmas in 2005. A pearl forum with decent stock hardware and Pearl
cymbals!?. Yeah the cymbals sucked. The drums were ok and I now use them as a practice 4-piece set. This year I got a Gretsch Catalina Maple (with my own money!) and it rocks. I am slowly working on upgrading cymbals though.

[victoriousmusic]

70's Slingerland Chrome wrapped used toms and bass with new Slingerland snare -metal(bought in around 79) and new new beat hats and ping ride..later I bought 2 more cymbals a 14" crash, zild. A, and 22" heavy ride used at pawn shop (zild. A) more stands and tama strap driven pedal. The set came with the Remo clear/black dot heads and I later used Remo Black heads with pinstripe on the bass. I also used the coated snare head when I replaced them.
I had this kit for 30 years, I think, and sold it to a recording studio due to illness. I think in 2006? I got edrums around the end of 2007. The ones in my pic...can't seem to get an updated pic to upload!
I just bought my 2nd kit after a brief time using electronics.
My new kit is Gretch-Catalina Club Mod, 4 piece and Saluda Nemesis cymbal set (hats, crash, ride, 2 splashes). I have an old SpeedKing and am waiting for my used double Pearl eliminator pedals (never played double bass!)
Also, selling my duallist as it's just not my cup of tea.

[Aeolian]

The first kit I owned was a mid 60's Ludwig bought in a pawn shop in '79. Just an old small (20/12/14) kit nobody wanted. Oyster finish. Not a Ringo kit, it was darker, but similar. I found some Camber and old used Zildjians to finish it up. Rail mount tom holder and ride on the kick as well.

I was into Garabaldi at the time and loved the tight crack of the wood snare, but some folks I was playing with hated it, said it sounded like a tom. They wanted a wet deep metal snare sound.

These days, that kit would be pretty prized, but back then it was just a pawn shop cast off.

[masonni]

My First kit was a used Slingerland that I got used at our local 5 Star shop. I got with it a set of 13" ZBT Hats and an 18" Crash/Ride. This was around the time the ZBT's first came out. So like mid 1990's.

I had already been playing for a few years, but only in band at school. So I had a snare, a Remo 6 x 14 PTS that I got when I was 2 years old.

I played on this kit for around 6 years, and added a lot of cymbals and crap, as you can see from the photo.

I think this was taken in 2001, so I already had the kit for over 4 years.

http://www.nickmason.org/images/nickstage2.jpg

[victoriousmusic]

Masonni,
Is that 24" bass drum? That's what my slingerland had, thought yours might be too? and 16X16 ft? my rack toms were 12" and 13".I should look to see if I still have pics of that thing..hmm