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Vistalite Amber serial numbers Last viewed: 22 hours ago

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I bought a set of Amber Vistalite Bonham size drums in the early 70's,

from a music store in Arizona----serial numbers are --Bass---1084535,

18" floor tom---1084079, 14" mounted tom--1084022, 13" mounted tom--1084026----

I can't seem to be able to match these serial numbers with corresponding known serial numbers so I can pinpoint the exact year they were made----can anyone help with this?

I think I bought them in 1974 or 1975

Posted on 11 years ago
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do they have the tone control knobs? if not i think they are pre 1975. if i remember correctly they started that in 75/76. hope that helps.

Posted on 11 years ago
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Also, the bass drum spurs will be the fatter 1/2" if they are from about 76 or so and later. If they are the smaller diameter spurs (5/16"), it would suggest that they are earlier. Bonham started playing these in about 74 or 75 right??

-Justin

"People might look at you a bit funny, but it's okay. Artists are allowed to be a bit different."- Bob Ross

"After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music..." - Aldous Huxley
Posted on 11 years ago
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bonham played a set of amber vistas at the '73 Madison Square Garden concert(song remains the same). i think that was the first or second year they started making them.

Posted on 11 years ago
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Thanks-----they do have the tone control knobs or muffling knobs,

and I know I did not buy them in 1976 or later, and they have the thinner

base spurs, so it looks like they are 1975 vintage----

Posted on 11 years ago
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I bought my Vistas new in mid-1973 and they had these serial numbers:

14” X 22” bass 957693

16” X 16” floor tom 959920

8” X 12” ride tom 969755

9” X 13” ride tom 958637

5” X 14” snare 961713

All the toms and the snare had mufflers.

My kit:
Ludwig Vistalite Big Beat set consisting of:
14” X 22” bass, 16” X 16” floor tom, 8” X 12” ride tom, 9” X 13” ride tom, 5” X 14” snare
Ludwig 201 Speed King bass drum pedal
Ludwig 1124 Spur-lok hit-hat with Ludwig Standard Paiste 14” cymbals (760 & 770 gr) with ching-ring
Two Ludwig Standard S-270 cymbals stands
18” Zildjian crash cymbal (1550 gr) and 20” Zildjian ride cymbal (2130 gr) with CAMCO sizzler
Gibraltar motorcycle seat-style drum throne with backrest
Posted on 11 years ago
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From musiclover

Thanks-----they do have the tone control knobs or muffling knobs,and I know I did not buy them in 1976 or later, and they have the thinnerbase spurs, so it looks like they are 1975 vintage----

I would bet they are about 74 to 75 then. Do you have an photos you can add? We'd all love to see 'em!!!

-Justin

"People might look at you a bit funny, but it's okay. Artists are allowed to be a bit different."- Bob Ross

"After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music..." - Aldous Huxley
Posted on 11 years ago
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