Doing a Dover

**James Deuce** · 23rd October 2006, 17:26

Right!

I'm selling my drums.

Sometimes things change in life and you have to do stuff, so here goes.

Fantastic opportunity to own a top level kit.

Drum Workshop (DW) Collector Series in Emerald Burst with gold lugs:

Toms:
10"x12"
12"x14"
14"x16"

Beautiful rich tone. Currently fitted with Remo Renaissance heads.

Bass Drum:

18"x20" Cannon.

This drum is unique in that it has no hardware other than tuning lugs attached. Drum sits on a D'Amico bass drum riser, allowing you to set the drum up so that your bass drum beater strikes dead centre.

This drum has the original DW heads and can whisper quietly or thunder as required.

Snare Drum:

Pacific Drums (DW's beginner and Intermediate kits) Wood Hoop 5 1/2"x14" Snare drum.

If you like "woody" snare drums then you'll love this one. Warmth, sustain, and the "pop" characteristic of a wood snare abounds.

The Snare drum stand has had the protective rubber claws replaced to fit the extra wide wood hoops into the snare stand basket.

Hardware:

Pearl Hi-Hat stand. This is a robust stand with swivelling legs and easily adjustable footboard tension. Just reach down and turn the knurled knob to get the pedal feel perfect.

3 x DW boom cymbal stands
1x Double tom stand
1x Single tom adapter.

Bag of tension rods and a spare tom memory lock.

Drum Shell pack cost $10,000 3 years ago.

Looking to get $5500. Will discuss price with KB members.

Now with TradeMe!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...px?id=74978109

**yungatart** · 23rd October 2006, 17:31

Too sad, Jim. if I had the $$$ I would buy it . I'm sure hXc would love it... good luck with the sale

**MSTRS:Me** · 23rd October 2006, 18:07

This is truly sad, Jim.
BUT - if you have to sell, then PLEASE don't sell yourself short on the price.

**MattRSK** · 23rd October 2006, 18:10

What happens if Pearl Jam needs a new drummer now?

**James Deuce** · 23rd October 2006, 18:30

They'll hire someone good.

**Colapop** · 23rd October 2006, 18:31

He's selling his kit not the skills he's learnt over these many long years...

**Motu** · 23rd October 2006, 19:49

But aren't green drums unlucky? Like....you don't think someone who had a green drum kit might crash their bike or anything do you?..??

**MattRSK** · 23rd October 2006, 19:53

Originally Posted by Jim2

They'll hire someone good.

If I do prove her haggard,
Though that her jesses were my dear heart-strings,
I'd whistle her off and let her down the wind,
To prey at fortune.

**James Deuce** · 23rd October 2006, 20:14

Originally Posted by Motu

But aren't green drums unlucky? Like....you don't think someone who had a green drum kit might crash their bike or anything do you?..??

Exactly. Time to get one with a nice kind of white finish I reckon. One that's a bit more "Bonzo".

**riffer** · 23rd October 2006, 21:36

Hmmm. that Gretsch kit looks mint.

I would have thought Drum Workshop stuff was higher quality than the Gretsch though.

Please tell me you're not giving it away completely? We still haven't had that jam yet...

**James Deuce** · 23rd October 2006, 21:41

Depends what level of Gretsch kit you're buying. Gretsch have been around a lot longer than DW and their top end stuff is probably more sought after than the DW stuff.

Giving it away? I haven't done "it" for 3 years now. Have to fix the bathroom up and buy bunks.

Life? Don't talk to me about life.

**Motu** · 23rd October 2006, 21:45

Even Jeremy Clarkson has a bigger kit than that!

**James Deuce** · 23rd October 2006, 22:05

There's one edition of that kit in NZ.

http://www.rockshop.co.nz/04/start.php

It's $17k.

All the toms are the same size.

Keith Moon was mental.

The Gretsch I'm looking at has a 16"x26" Bass Drum. Even Keef never had a Bass Drum that big.