Was able to get a hold of my absolute dream kit! Vintage keystone club date in black gold duco. 12x8 rack, 14x14 floor tom and 20x12 hobby model bass drum. Also got it baptized by Carter McLean at work before taking it home!
Decided to put my Remo Controlled Sound “Black Dots” back in my Classic Maple kit. I’m a fan of these drum heads on toms, not sure why you don’t see them used too much anymore.
When I first decided to buy some clear dot-style heads, I thought about getting the official Ludwig Silver-Dots, but I got such a better deal on the Remo black dots that I decided to go that route. In retrospect, I kind of wish I bit the bullet and bought the Ludwig heads—I’ve never played them or even seen them in person, and I was curious about the crimped heads. Maybe someday.
On another “note”, isn’t it amazing how much drum heads can change the characteristic and shape of the sound of the drums? I know most of you know that, but I have a lot of fun changing out drum heads in my kits. Previously on this kit I had Evans coated G2s on the batters, but I’ve also used clear G2s, coated Ambassadors, and Evans EC2S clear heads (all of these heads are still in good shape, I’ll swap them around randomly). And I’ve used plenty of other styles of heads in my other two kits.
Anyway, rock on 🤘
Found this in the local music store. A 70s stainless steel five piece kit missing rims no bottom heads. They’re asking $400.