Man...I have been a member here for five years and I have just stumbled across this thread! I am so psyched to find this. I too have been collecting old Rocker, Rocker II and Rocker Elite drums anywhere I can find them. I strip the crummy wrap off, remove all the glue with Goof Off, lightly sand and then coat them with Wipe On Poly. And the results have been stunning. Also, they sound absolutely ridiculous...as you have already noted. Really full and fat with a nice round tone. Not at all the slappy contemporary sound. Sadly, I am very slack about taking pics. But here's a shot of the opening band at our most recent gig with their drummer playing one of my two Rocker Elite kits.
Like you, I always get rave comments from players, sound guys and audience members about how killer the drums sound. The toms especially. They just have "that" sound. We should chat! I'm always on the lookout to score more Rocker drums.
One thing I have noticed is a real inconsistency from one kit to the other as far as hardware is concerned. For example, on one of my Rocker II kick drums I have these...
While others have far more substantial legs. Obviously, I will need to drill this drum and add better legs if I ever want to gig with it.
Also, I have noticed that tom sizes vary pretty widely. For example, on the kit above I have a 12x9 tom on the kick. But I have a couple of 12x10 and even one 12x11! Not quite square sized, but darn close.
Anyway, love that Rocker Series. They've been great drums for me.