On drums...

It all started in 1997, with my first drum set - Yamaha DP series (12,13,16,22)


Then, in 2003 came the TAMA Rockstar set (8,10,12,14,20)...


Accompanied by a nice Premier snare (to match the color )


SONOR came into the family in 2006. First, the Hilite (10,12,14,22)


...and then the Force 3000 set (13,16,22)





Before the Force set, I bought a lovey AMATI drum set (12,16,20) with a matching snare (beech with reinforcing rings). I still kick myself for selling it (I was playing only blues at the time)...


During that time (2006-2008) I also bought a matching 16" floor for the Hilite, and 3 other snares:


A Pearl Sensitone Steel snare


A Sonor First Generation S Class 6" deep snare


and a SONOR D-505


I traded the F3K for a Yamaha Stage Custom set (sold that one soon afterward)


only to invest in the Gretsch Catalina bop set (18,12,14)


And on Sept 7th 2010 I finally bought this:
SONOR S CLASSIX Stage 2 set in walnut roots with matching snare



What is left now is the Catalina bop set (without snare), the D505, and the S Classix...
Everything else I'm glad I owned - and most of it, I'm happy I sold...
8 sets and 10 snares - not bad for 14 years. Could be a lot worse...

Just thought I should share...

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Goki - short from Goran

Let the good drums roll!!!

I almost forgot :

A REMO brass piccolo 13" Mastertouch series)
I also had this when I bought the TAMA set (sold it immediately after, to finance Marta's first conga set - fiberglass CPs)...

It funny how I never made any profit out of the selling... All the drum $$$ I gathered made me invest more $$$ to get what I want...
I suppose that's the story with all of us here...

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Goki - short from Goran

Let the good drums roll!!!

That S-Classix looks very, very nice.

I'm hoping to try one out when I get back to the UK.

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Drinking rum before 10am makes you a PIRATE; not an alcoholic......

Yup, same story.

Only way not to lose money with drums is a) not to buy new and b) not to buy when you need them or b2) when you want them.

You have had more kits in fourteen years than I've had in forty-eight.

Nice to have pictures of them all. I'm missing a couple of kits, Rogers and Phonic Plus... in the days before digital photographs, spending money on film and development to have pics of my kit didn't enter my head.

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Gregory

Nice story and great sets Goki! I never earned a dime too on selling and buying kits. It always cost big money, I don't care. it's always great to get the stuff that you really are into at that moment. Sometimes you regret a sell, but most of the time it makes you feel happy, and that's what counts. You only live once.

Is it an idea for the rest of us to post similar stories and pics? What do you think?

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SQ2Tigerwood, Steve Smith kit, SClassix scandi,Teardrop rosewood, Swinger blue ripple,snares: D505, D554, Steve Smith snares, SQ2 13x6.5 scandi, Benny Greb signature, Artist cottonwood, Lite

Have at it, Rob!

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Gregory

That's a great idea Rob...

After all - we're not the "wants to show off" kind - we're the "wants to share" kind...

My drum history is like this because getting a good drum from the start is not an easy task. Especially back where I come from.

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Goki - short from Goran

Let the good drums roll!!!

Great story Goki, thanks for posting.

I could somewhat participate but mostly these posts remind me of my comp that went down with my pictures on it in the height of my collecting days. Lost countless pic's of my kits from back then. Major loss. I brought that computer with me when I moved hoping one day to do something about it, but three houses later I can't find it.