Hey Shawn, Believe I told you in a comment on one of your other videos that I had those original ones long time ago. I was 10, now 66. Very close to the first real drums I ever had. They are just beautiful and what memories. Got'm for Christmas and hardly messed with any other presents I got. Kept them until Ludwig came out with the Vista Lites. I traded my Ringo Black Oyster Pearl ones for blue Vista's trying to go John Bonham style. Wish I knew now what I didn't really know then for sure! Even my local music store guy seemed to try to talk me out of the trade with him. I should have listened or even better, just kept them and bought the Vista's outright. Dang it man! I've even thought seriously on re-wrapping the Ludwigs I have now with Black Oyster Pearl. But...Just wouldn't be the same. You sure find the most cool stuff. I love these vids! Well, at least I've never bought or traded for anything but Ludwigs but absolutyly love all the other vintage brands you come up with. My Favorites! Keep the Beat goin' brother Shawn!
That sounds absolutely mighty! Liberty deVito was another drummer using these drums! Loved his sound on the Billy Joel tracks, he absolutely hammered his drums
I got some 80s Ludwigs, 5 piece. Played a wedding once in 100 degrees no shade. I was much younger then so lived through that but my drums didn't take it very well. I need to re-wrap them but I've never done it.
I had the blue vista lites. 5 piece back in 70s. Loved them. Didn't have the snare but I had a Ludwig Supraphonic. Still have and use that snare. Been through 3 sets of Ludwigs with the same snare. Got the Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl when I was about 10. Ringo Starr style. I see the same ones on Reverb for $16,500. You really got something there with those vista lites. Very, very nice. I'm Jealous LOL! Nice Find!
I bought from eBay a 12x11 , 13x12 Toms and a 16x16 floor tom .All Maple Classics with Keystone badges some kind of Honey Maple finish, very beautiful. The ideea was to make a bebop kit and it came out pretty nice. I converted the floor Tom to bass drum and 13x12 to floor Tom .Now I’m thinking to cut the 12x11 to shallower size but I think it will lose value if I will cut it. Personally I don’t like bigger drums. What do you think? It’s worth it to cut down?
I found a vintage pre serial club date 13x9 tom that was wrapped in a God awful fake marble plastic linoleum type of wrap used for furniture, and it was easy to remove cause the glue was dry and brittle. Lo and behold, underneath that crappy wrap, was the perfectly preserved original blue sparkle, to match my set of orphans, which is a blue sparkle set ! What were the chances ??? The problem now, and I could just smack the imbecile who double wrapped this beautiful drum, is removing the glue residue on the wrap, without damaging the wrap. I'm in Canada, and some of the great products you use are not available here in my hometown, so I was wondering if you could help me with what type of product to use to remove this excess glue residue. I'm a custodian for a high school, so I've got access to many heavy duty cleaning, stripping , and restoring products. The Goo Gone I'm using is taking forever to remove the glue. I also used a degreaser/cleaner product from work which seems to work better, but still not sufficient enough to remove it with ease. Any thoughts or info on what I can use would be greatly appreciated. Great job on the drums as always, Sean !👍
@@rhythmista7707 thank you! I have good luck removing adhesives with wd40 and a plastic razor blade. Let it soak in tho and will probably take multiple applications. I usually soak the area and cover it with a paper towel then soak the paper towel a bit more. Might just have to experiment a bit to see what works best for you! Take care and good luck!
Shawn possibly use that 14" floor tom as a tom...then get another 16 floor!!!!! I got 2 sets of these and we're 350$ each..and the 14 in middle of bassdrums just a thought and Its badass!!!!!💥🤙👌⭐️
These drums are designed to be hit. 30% louder than any kits produced. However they are difficult to tune. Phil Collins did well with them. Really its a not a studio kit. Its for live playing and then its a pro kit that delivers.
Man! I thought about re-wrapping my Ludwigs. Till I saw what it actually takes. I could screw that up real easy. I'll definitely get a pro! I'd like to know more dude.
Slingerland tom mounts inspired Yamaha's tom mounts for sure. Yamaha tom mounts are my favorite to this day. By the way. I just received a very minty 5 piece chrome Slingerland kit! My fist "vintage" drum kit. I also found a chrome 14 inch shell only tom. It was fun gathering up all the hardware to restore it.
Shawn, I forgot to ask, where did you find this kit? It's a Fibes, which is a rare kit and a Vistalite, to boot. With the amount of dirt, I guess it was in some kind of a garage. Also, it's got a matching snare and second floor tom as well. Overall nice find and again, great job.
right now I've got a 20/12/15 club date...(12/20 are early...red muffler with WFL stamps in the claws but no badges and fresh paint on the insides so no sdate stamps. Couldn't find a 14x14 for it bur was able to find a trans badge 15x12 for it...killer sounding floor tom. This week I found a kit at Klash drums...13/22 club date with trans badges and a 14x14 floor tom. Had to get it...return the 14 to the 12/20 and place the 15 in it's righful place with the 13/22...Gotta play em first,,,might have to let one go...not sure yet...I've also picked up a Super classic project that need spome serious work,
