mpthomson

They were and a few Premier endorsers used long lug APKs in the studio as opposed to whatever else they had (Charlie Morgan for one, but...

He owns the natural maple kit, he's owned it for many years as they were friends.

1988-94ish APK

Unfortunately when I bought the drum I was sent a pic of the collection by the then owner on the condition that I wouldn't share it, so...

Mine is an old piece of hotel carpet... works fine, cost me nothing and owes me nothing.

I suspect it means nothing at all in reality, other than showing where it sits in relation to the SQ2 drums..

The seamless Sonor Ferro-Managanese snares from the 70s and 80s are exceptional drums, as are the seamless Yamaha and Tama drums from...

I know people in school have to write about something, but this makes me want to die. Whatever the outcome, I can guarantee it's going...

The shallow drums are worth way less than the 5 or 6.5 versions. Same goes for the Sonor cast bronze drums.

All the better known 'Bell Brass' drums are actually cast or spun bronze, including Tama and Gretsch. The Bell Brass name was just a...

Gretsch drums are about the closest you'll get routinely.

They don't come up that often and aren't that desirable (in comparison to 10 and 8" drums as an example) when they do as they're such a...

Yes, they changed the hoop provider (to a far eastern OEM manufacturer I'd guess) and they're marginally larger in diameter, which means...

Beautiful cymbals, however a bit fragile as the flanged edge makes them more prone to cracking. Some of the nicest crashes I've ever...