Guess what iiiiii gottttt

[drumming_hd]

Pearl Reference!!!
Bought them yesturday on eBay. Specs:
10x9 tom
14x12 floor
20x18 bass drum

Color = Surprise

Picked these up for 1100, only used once or twice. I'll post em when i get em!

[lewisn27]

i would never buy a kit without seeing the colour, it could be mauve or pink or somthing

[drumming_hd]

I know what it is, its a surprise for you guys! lol

[asht89]

the specs sound good, looking forward to seeing the pics!

[Drumsword]

Congrats, can't wait to see it.

[aydee]

Thats a hellva kit, regardless of color or creed..

congratulations. ( Its the only Pearl I like, actually )

[stasz]

Extremely-well made drums. Nice buy. I'm holding my breath for the color, it better be pretty good...

[drumming_hd]

Thats a hellva kit, regardless of color or creed..

congratulations. ( Its the only Pearl I like, actually )

Haha, thanks, my fav. pearl too. Means a lot cause I know youre a Yamaha guy, and I was gonna buy an absolute maple kit, but it was just too expensive for me this summer. I think im getting a really good deal at 1100. Next year I plan on getting a birch or oak custom since i have "maples" now.

[Signals]

That's a great kit.

I'm gonna guess that the finish is Purple Craze.

[mikei]

Very cool!

I am going to agree with the Purple Haze.

[Ironcobra]

Very cool!

I am going to agree with the Purple Haze.

Re-check that.

That's a bargain, I think the regular price for those would be upwards of 2300. I'm going to say the color is gold sparkle.

[frank0072]

I hope it's the purple, that color is so great...

[fusssion]

definately a jazz kit , so ........hmmmm......let me guess,.......granite sparkle!?

[aruration]

Reference is not only maple, is mix, I think the toms have maple and birch and the bass drum and the floor toms have maple and mahogany( something like that)...

Anyway gongrats on your new kit and pics as soon as possible !!

[drumming_hd]

Reference is not only maple, is mix, I think the toms have maple and birch and the bass drum and the floor toms have maple and mahogany( something like that)...

Anyway gongrats on your new kit and pics as soon as possible !!

Thats why I put maple in quotations! It is partly a "maple" kit. Thanks everyone for the comments, you're getting me hyped about these drums!

[stasz]

Now that I remember, my drum teacher once had a purple craze kit in her studio for a couple weeks that I got to play. Not only did it sound and feel great, it looked just gorgeous. I'm crossing my fingers for purple craze...

[mikei]

I bet this is your kit!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/PEARL-REFERENCE-SERIES-DRUMS_W0QQitemZ280241990680QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3809 7QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I bought my old Ludwig Classic Maple from Ontario Music.

Get shop!!!! First class place.

You will love it. And I was right with the Purple Craze!!!

I am a friggin detective!

Mike

[Class A Drummer]

i would never buy a kit without seeing the colour, it could be mauve or pink or somthing

You could always change the color or wrap if you wanted.

[Signals]

I bet this is your kit!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/PEARL-REFERENCE-SERIES-DRUMS_W0QQitemZ280241990680QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3809 7QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I bought my old Ludwig Classic Maple from Ontario Music.

Get shop!!!! First class place.

You will love it. And I was right with the Purple Craze!!!

I am a friggin detective!

Mike




LOL...actually, I was the first to be correct -- you said it was purple haze! :)

[mikei]

LOL...actually, I was the first to be correct -- you said it was purple haze! :)

You are right.

I was thinking Hendrix!

One of my bands is doing Hey Joe. Trying to get the to do Purple Haze!

[Signals]

You are right.

I was thinking Hendrix!

One of my bands is doing Hey Joe. Trying to get the to do Purple Haze!


LOL...either way it's a great color. It was my favorite Pearl Reference color until recently. Now they offer some sort of pearl-white finish...I love white kits.

DW offered a 'lexus white' at one time...I wonder if they still do?

[drumming_hd]

Wow you were really determined to find my kit! lol Yea the color is purple craze, it will match my purple fade yamaha snare nicely Hopefully! I'm glad you found it cause you say youve done business with Ontario before and say theyre a good company! It's always iffy when you have to send them 1100 bucks plus shipping before you even get anything, but now that i know theyre actually a real business it makes me even more hyped about my purchase! I cant wait till that big shiny UPS truck gets to my door!

Now I just have to wait...

[mikei]

Wow you were really determined to find my kit! lol Yea the color is purple craze, it will match my purple fade yamaha snare nicely Hopefully! I'm glad you found it cause you say youve done business with Ontario before and say theyre a good company! It's always iffy when you have to send them 1100 bucks plus shipping before you even get anything, but now that i know theyre actually a real business it makes me even more hyped about my purchase! I cant wait till that big shiny UPS truck gets to my door!

Now I just have to wait...

They have a "Snare Museum" in the store. They have 3 of Alex Van Halen's engraved Black Beauty's from different tours, a Ludwig Ringo Starr snare he used on some tour and one of the actual John Bonham Supraphonics he used in 1978 I believe. Also and old Eric Carr (RIP) Ludwig snare.

The store is very big and the sales people there are top notch. Nice guys and very, very well respected. I am surprised that they only had a 97 percent positive feedback.

Feel safe and secure with your purchase. If you have any issues, I live somewhat local and can go to the store in person if you need.

Let me know how the kit is!!!!

[drumming_hd]

They have a "Snare Museum" in the store. They have 3 of Alex Van Halen's engraved Black Beauty's from different tours, a Ludwig Ringo Starr snare he used on some tour and one of the actual John Bonham Supraphonics he used in 1978 I believe. Also and old Eric Carr (RIP) Ludwig snare.

The store is very big and the sales people there are top notch. Nice guys and very, very well respected. I am surprised that they only had a 97 percent positive feedback.

Feel safe and secure with your purchase. If you have any issues, I live somewhat local and can go to the store in person if you need.

Let me know how the kit is!!!!

Hey thanks a lot mike!
Great to be reassured and feel like I made a good buy. I will definitely let you and everyone else know what I think of the drums! Hopefully theyre almost as nice as your DDubs.

[mrchattr]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Purple drums are my favorite. I currently have a Mapex Pro M with Purple to White fade that I love. Looking at it makes me smile.

My dream kit is a DW Custom Kit in purple with gold hardware and black stands (Go Ravens!!!!!!!!!)

[katman]

Were they the same set on e-bay referred to in an earlier post?

Because that set has now been sold for $1124 and only ended a couple of hours ago. The bid stood on $1100 for a while.

[drumming_hd]

Were they the same set on e-bay referred to in an earlier post?

Because that set has now been sold for $1124 and only ended a couple of hours ago. The bid stood on $1100 for a while.

Yea thats the kit, i bought it for 1124....The auction ended on July 6, I dunno where you're looking...

Im hoping i can get some good umphf out of that bass drum. Its only a 20 but i've heard reference bass drums are insanely big sounding. Also heard the same about the floor toms...
I recorded on reference's about 2 years ago, but dont really remember that much. I know they sounded and looked wicked, but i only used the toms in my recording.

[KarlCrafton]

That is a seriously cool looking kit from the pic!

Great pick up, and enjoy that kit!

...and if Mike says he'd help you if needed, he would.