The most beautiful drum shells finishes
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The Shepherd
Active Member
For looks, I think ash kits have the most interesting grain patterning. A nice gloss kit like this would do me just fine. Understated yet classy and very beautiful.
Mr. The Shepherd...
If someone asked me to guess what kind of wood that kit is from the figuring...there's no way I would have guessed that's ash.
Maybe it's quilted ash? I've just never seen ash like that. It does look awesome. My guess would have been highly figured maple.
The ash figuring on my drum has much darker streaks, chevrons really, along with the lighter part. The streaks on my ash drum go all around the shell horizontally.
Think of a wooden baseball bat
I see no streaks and no horizontal grain. Interesting.
If someone asked me to guess what kind of wood that kit is from the figuring...there's no way I would have guessed that's ash.
Maybe it's quilted ash? I've just never seen ash like that. It does look awesome. My guess would have been highly figured maple.
The ash figuring on my drum has much darker streaks, chevrons really, along with the lighter part. The streaks on my ash drum go all around the shell horizontally.
Think of a wooden baseball bat
I see no streaks and no horizontal grain. Interesting.
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Al Strange
Platinum Member
As you guys may know by now, I love my white Prem Gen X lacquer and wonderful Pearl high voltage blue wrap, but if I was pushed to choose another finish... 
Auspicious
Silver Member
Wow it's truly awesome.
Jeremy Bender
Platinum Member
Love this maple stain...
wraub
Gold Member
I think it may be Tamo Ash...
edit- nope, it's burled ash-
https://www.cymbalfusion.com/yamaha-phx-4pc-drum-set-gloss-natural-ash/
edit- nope, it's burled ash-
https://www.cymbalfusion.com/yamaha-phx-4pc-drum-set-gloss-natural-ash/
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Darth Vater
Senior Member
I better throw my Alpi finish Chocolate Burl Prolite in here. Here's a pic of a Walnut Roots Sonor Delite kit too which I think looks killer! Kind of what I was going for with the Prolite.
Auspicious
Silver Member
My god, you guys are pulling out real gems!!
@rstange1 that little purple wood
@Darth Vater that walnut roots Sonor..
waaaaaa it's amazing, the wood work.
@rstange1 that little purple wood
@Darth Vater that walnut roots Sonor..
waaaaaa it's amazing, the wood work.
Al Strange
Platinum Member
No mention of my banana vomit sonor finish?My god, you guys are pulling out real gems!!
@rstange1 that little purple wood
@Darth Vater that walnut roots Sonor..
waaaaaa it's amazing, the wood work.
Well excuuuuuuuuusseee me!?
NouveauCliche
Senior Member
Close, but no cigar.. (yes, I write my own material)
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I really don't like anything but chrome hardware. And hardware should be not too bulky.
Lacquered wood without fades, monochrome wraps and some sparkles are what I like most in finishes.
To each their own - you might like those Stone Custom drums, too.
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Yea I gotta admit - as much as I love my Gretsch kit...the finish on my Stone Custom Cherry is stunning.
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Yamaha Rider
Gold Member
Tasty ?
felonious69
Gold Member
I love the glossy finishes that still show the wood grain! Those are gorgeous.
I gotta say I also love the "ominous looking" all black hardware gunmetal set too.
Not sure I will ever be able to eat bananas again>>>Thanks Al!
I gotta say I also love the "ominous looking" all black hardware gunmetal set too.
Not sure I will ever be able to eat bananas again>>>Thanks Al!
RickP
Gold Member
That is Burl Ash - I had a Yamaha PHX kit with that veneer and a turquoise burst over the veneer with gloss lacquer (see attachment). Great looking kit but very heavy shells to lug around
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Drumolator
Platinum Member
I like blue drums, so I bought these in November 2017. Peace and goodwill.
cbphoto
Diamond Member
Scorched Copper Burst
Yamaha Rider
Gold Member
I'm calling it 'Wasp Gloop'As you guys may know by now, I love my white Prem Gen X lacquer and wonderful Pearl high voltage blue wrap, but if I was pushed to choose another finish...
Yamaha Rider
Gold Member
That's what I said.
(Where's the edit button?)