Standard Super Vintage colors include : Black/Gold Duco, Black/Silver Duco, Blue/Silver Duco, Natural Maple, White Marine Pearl and Black Diamond. Super Vintage kits produce an absolutely killer, fat, warm tone in high, low or medium tuning. South Hadley, Massachusetts based drum shop providing a curated selection of vintage & modern drums, cymbals, accessories, and everything in between. The majority of these drum sets have not been listed on our. Forget about finding an old kit, and then spending some cash to get it playable. We have over 100 vintage drum sets in our collection from Ludwig, Rogers, Slingerland, and more. Everything is always quality inspected and ready to play right out of the box. No glue drips, uneven edges or minor imperfections. Our commitment to quality we build them like we own them. We have used our expert modern manufacturing techniques to re-create the tones of days gone by. All of our custom drum sets include: Edge detail such as 30 degree round-over bearing edges for improved contact. Lots of guys are scouring the web for “vintage” drums.Įnter the GMS “Super Vintage” series. We feel there is a need for the “old school” sound. Many of our vintage drum sets sell on the first day we post We always stock an extensive selection of snare drums. Sure, we can attribute some of that to recording techniques, but the instrument also plays a large role in the sound. Listen to a modern record, and the difference is staggering. Technological advancements, and the ability to bring out certain sonic properties, have brought us to a very high bar in the manufacturing of drums.īut, today’s drumsets sound like modern instruments, for the most part, and well they should. What was state of the art in say, 1936 would be considered extremely primitive by today’s standards. The “drum set” as we know it, has evolved over the course of 100 plus years.

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