Hi all,
I am a new member to this forum and a new owner of a 70's Fibes, chrome over fiberglass. Short introduction: I am from The Netherlands (excuse my grammar), born in 1975, started drumming at the age of 16, stopped at 20, started again at 31 and still lovin it...
I have owned a Chrome Pearl in the 90's but sold it because me and my brother stopped drumming. And now, last week, I purchased a 70's Fibes from a Dutch version of Craigslist (it's called Marktplaats). I was not looking for a Fibes, I didnt even know the brand. I was looking for an affordable set with a 24" kick.
I stumbled upon a nice chrome set and started lookin for information. I quickly landed on this website and got a lot of information about these kits. Thanks!!
That made me immediatly call the seller and tell him I wanted to come by.
The set was for sale for 200 euro (about 270 US dollar). That's a shellset, 24-16-13. I thought it was a good price and a good sound so I bought it.
I've played it while rehearsing with my band and even already did a small gig with it. Man, I love the sound. I still have to take some time to replace the heads and tune them up but I already love the sound.
The chrome is a little rusty but okay. I'll try to attach some pictures to this post. I've seen a post from a member here that had excellent resultes from polishing (what looks like) a same Fibes-kit.
The reso-head on the kick still has the logo of the previous owner's band. That the first one I want to replace. The batterside has a Remo Powerstroke 3 and that's fine, I want to put a coated reso on the front. Can you guys advise me on that? Is an Ambassador a good choice? Or Emperor?
In time I also want to replace the tom heads.
And finally: what do you advise to use for polishing the shells?
