Dan, I love it. love it, love it.

Practice two nights a week with these.

I think that's a great practice set, and it looks very portable. I wouldn't mind owning one of those. But what's going on with that High Hat? Is that a sizzle bottom hat you've got there?

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Mike

This is my beater kit. I will leave this kit at wherever I rehearse, or will take to outside gigs if the weather is iffy. It is a old PDP kit. The EZ series. One of the least expensive kits they had out at the time I believe.

I just had that reso head lieing around. I got the 5 piece kit from a kid off CL. For $70. The Wrap had bubled and I removed it to find some pretty nice shells. DW seconds ? I gave them a light sanding and 4 treatments of Danish oil, then 4 coats of Marine Spar Polyurethane. I usually wipe them down with some Old English Lemon Oil before I take them out and they have turned a nice natural honey color. I had a little metal plate made to fit the bass tom mount holes, and reversed the badges. I have had rain pour down on these and was able to just shake the water off of them, and dab them with a towel. They are in pristine condition. I can even mount the 13" next to my 16" as a double floor type set, but mostly use them as a 4 piece as pictured. They don't sound bad either. Anyone know for sure what type wood these are ?

I use this Sonor Bop kit it has a tiny foot print, I play big drums when I get on this little kit it does take some getting use to.

Vibes, those look great and I love how you did that yourself! Great idea on how to turn a otherwise cheap CL kit into a nice looking set! :)

Thanks Eric, and VM2000 that little Sonor Safari kit is really a great kit. I also have owned one a couple of years, and can't tell you the number of times it has bailed me out when playing venues with little to no space to set up. I wish they had offered the red sparkle when I got mine, but the black Galaxy looks nice too. It looks more bluish / pewter / silver to me, but really sparkles under lights. Amazing how loud those little kits are. Bass drum kicks ass. Here is another shot before I removed the bass drum mount and had the plate cover made. That's the main reason I have never liked Pearl drums. That horrible double tube tom mount. Hideous.

Hi Mike "@mchair303"!

Yes, those are rivets on the bottom hat. It is factory Sabian. Quite heavy. I use a thinner Sabian on top. I like the sustain of the sizzle bottom when using open hats. Don't really notice the rivets when playing closed hats.

Arbiter Flats come up rarely, but can still be found. Be wary of the Flats 'Lite' series, they are not substantial and will not hold up. The 'Pro' series in the picture are quite sturdy.

Bryan