azbill

i actually never had any sort of confrontation or altercation cause i never bring em to the "dangerous" shows!

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Yep that's me! I use all Camco hardware when I gig out w/ my Camco and GW kits (well I cheat because I use a DW 9000 bass drum pedal). It just makes the kit look that much cooler IMO.

I will be playing my 1963 Rogers kit in about three hours from now. I have played everywhere with that set and I never think twice about it. While I value it tremendously, I know that in the end it is just a set of drums and besides, it was made for this.

I wish it could tell me (the drumset) where it has been in the past before I owned it. I have had it for over 15 years now. Wonder what gigs it has seen!

Absolutely I play them out.

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Wow, great lookin kits. Where did you get the front bass head for the blue one? Is the black one an 18 bass?

The reso head on the blue set is a fiberskyn3 with a custom made Rogers logo and vintage type shield logo.

The Black set was made in 1983/84, and features a factory 16x18 Bass drum as well as 14x14 floor tom with legs.

I rarely buy new drums and the old drums I bought, I bought them to play gigs. I couldn't possibly leave a great sounding kit at home and gig on a junky set.

Appropriate cases help, but there is always a greater risk of the drums getting whacked at a gig so I just try to be careful.

I rarely play my Rogers Satellite snare, simply because of the tensioner set up being prone to thread damage, but I took it to a recording session last week for some brushwork. Sounded breathtaking (the drum, not my brushwork). I figure even hard stick work on this drum might deform the threads over time.

Other than the Satellite, most of my old drums are on the go.

And do they ever sound good! They make me happy as they never would hanging around the house.

cheers,

Patrick

im using my old vintage Boston 10lugger kit in a blues band,& i use a Old 28'' Ludwig setup in a western swing band,,

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Excellent Point! I guess I fall into the Players camp. I recently got my hands on a Vintage 1963 Ludwig New Yorker. A 16"floor tom was added in 1968. These poor drums sat in an attic for over 40 years! I think that is sad! I feel like I saved them from a horribly boring existence and now I am bringing them out for some fun. My Silver Sparkle Yamaha Maple Absolute kit is not sitting comfortably in their cases for what may be an extended vacation. These Ludwigs are simply too awesome to hide away any longer. I added a matching 1970's 18" floor tom. I brought them to their first gig since 1968 and they seemed to enjoy themselves just fine! Best of all, my band is crazy about them!

Now I have the bug and I just bought a 1960's Sonor teardrop kit to replace my Conaway bop kit. I am not playing in a jazz band right now, but I will not hesitate to gig them when the opportunity arises.

Here is a picture of the Ludwig's first gig from last Friday night.

Welcome Greg! Nice kit with a great rescue story!