Thank you, Mike, and everyone who recommended The Village Drum & Music shop you were spot on. Anthony and Bart are fantastic!
Bart walked me around all the kits and we talked what I like for sound, being able to listen to each. Then they let me look and play downstairs with snares, cymbals, and pedals. Such a nice atmosphere and some really cool gear. And between both of them and customers who came in, the knowledge is wow, school for me.
So did I buy anything, you bet? When Bart was showing me the Tama Starclassic Birch/Bobinga kit I was hooked. Love the sound better then anything else in the shop. Having had a Tama Starclassic 18 years ago full birch, I really like there sound.
So it is now in my studio, along with a Zyldjian K ride (used), Dark K, 17” crash, 14” K hats, Cobra 200 hat stand, and 200 single pedal. Two use Tama boom stands. For snare, which was the toughest choice for me, I grabbed a Pearl Limited Edition thin shell 14” x 6”.
I was there 3 ½ hours and it felt like 45 min. Fun, fun, fun.
Glad I have been doing pad work for the last month, which will continue. But now kit playing is back in my life, AH time to get back in the song.
I highly recommend The Village Drum & Music Shop, a local shop with knowledge and fun place to visit, with a wide range of new and quality used gear. When you see the guys waiting on you, go in the open room behind the counter and work on shells, you know you are in the right place. Stop by give them a visit and tell them Mike St. Pierre sent you. They did get a nice smile from that Mike. Thank you. Now to find a great instructor for a beginner/intermediate drummer, who just loves playing. Because my drum shop choice is set.