Hiwatt Bob
Junior Member
so, i'm really a guitar player--but my first instrument was the drums and have always loved playing. my drummer used to leave his kit at my house, but moved a couple years ago and took his drums with. so i finally gave in and decided to buy a kit--for me and for my young kids when they get a little older.
so i went to Ellis Drums in St.Paul. i originally was looking to get a Gretsch Catalina jazz set. they had this vintage 70's Ludwig kit in champagne sparkle (12, 13, 16, 22, no snare) for $750 on consignment. while i was there, the guy who was consigning it called and need to move it asap--so he reduced the price to $400. we called him back and i offered $300 and we settled on $350!!
picked up a silver sparkle catalina club snare. later that day i score some 14" K custom dark hats, an 18" K custom dark ride, and a 21" Sweet ride---all for around $550. all in all i spent less than $1K and got an amazing kit.....now i just need to practice.
i took off the middle tom.
really looking forward to learning from you guys here!
so i went to Ellis Drums in St.Paul. i originally was looking to get a Gretsch Catalina jazz set. they had this vintage 70's Ludwig kit in champagne sparkle (12, 13, 16, 22, no snare) for $750 on consignment. while i was there, the guy who was consigning it called and need to move it asap--so he reduced the price to $400. we called him back and i offered $300 and we settled on $350!!
picked up a silver sparkle catalina club snare. later that day i score some 14" K custom dark hats, an 18" K custom dark ride, and a 21" Sweet ride---all for around $550. all in all i spent less than $1K and got an amazing kit.....now i just need to practice.
i took off the middle tom.
really looking forward to learning from you guys here!