Favorite Export Select Color?

[Duggalo]

I'm gonna have to say Amber, with blue in close second.

[Li'l DrummerBoy]

I like the blue myself.

[bigshuby182]

I like Blue mist best, followed by Cobalt

[dynamix]

Blue......ugh,,,,,,,great color and cool ......
Amber ....nice, warm and attractive....
Ebony.......very-very strong and solid ..........

But the color that I'll choose ...is WHITE...............very classic and everlasting color..................



:)

[Bierce85]

If I were Pearl I'd get rid of those ugly green/light blue colors and replace them with white mist and red mist options. And, if possible, make a natural finish available.

[Dylan]

You just can't go wrong with basic black.;)

[Drum313]

My favorite color for exports is Teal Mist(discontinued:( )
I have a '97 ELX in teal and it is gorgeous. Sorta green, sorta blue, depending on the lighting.
I wish they still came in that color.

- Sean

[JonathanAKAgod]

Has anyone seen the new ELX color?? I created a separate thread about it. I believe it is called amber fade. It is much like the Vintage Fade of the Sessions, but with a more defined black color at the bass of the drum. My fav ELX color by far.

[drumfool]

My export was black.
That was my favorite color (which is why I got... whoa)

[DizzyGrl17]

Hey, Johnathan. I think www.guitarcenter.com has and ELX in the color you're talking about. I myself like 1)Cobalt Mist 2)Blue Mist 3) Amber Mist 4)Ebony Mist :D

[dmerrell]

Have to go with Amber Mist. Here's my kit
david :-)

[JonathanAKAgod]

Hey dmerrell. . .what kind of cymbals are those? They look pretty big. and about the Amber Fade color, the first place i saw it was at a drumshop here. Not guitar center, because i hate guitar center, but at a local drumshop. Guitar center is advertising it as an exclusive GC only kit. . .but i've seen the kit in person now. .and its actually being advertised by a number of sellers. . .which i think is bad considering GC is calling it an exclusive, but its definitely a cool lookin kit. I just can't figure out where it fits in with the other elx colors. . .but oh well. I hope we'll see some new colors soon.

[mrbeaver]

musicians friend also said it was exclusive, but you know everyone and their dog has them... as for the color i like the amber mist a lot but the blue mist is the best.

[dmerrell]

Hi Jonathan

The two large cymbals are

22" Zildjian A Ping Ride and
22" Zildjian K Constntinople - beautifull!

I also have

20" China High
20" K dry Ride
14" K Custum Crash
15" sweet HH's
10" & 12" A Splash's
And a 16" Sabian O Zone - very nice

Drum on


David

[Duggalo]

Hey dmerrell, what size toms do you have on that? Thats a realy nice setup.

[dmerrell]

hi duggalo

The Toms are:

8x10
10x10
12x12
13x13
14x14
16x16 FL

[JonathanAKAgod]

Wow, thats a nice setup. Thats an interesting mix of cymbals too. Man, that constantinople ride. . .those cymbals just sound amazing. And each one is so unique. For jazzier gigs though, i'll use like. . .a 21" Sabian Andre Dececelarri Hot Ride, or one of those 21" K custom special dry rides. The constantinoples are great big band rides, for that classic sound. What styles of music do you play? Because you could cover a lot of sounds with all of those rides. Thats an intriguing cymbal setup.

[dmerrell]

Hi Jonathan

I'm not with a group at the moment, But I enjoy Many types of music. The three large Rides all have different voices which are great to swith back and forth with (even during the same song). I Must say I do love my Custom K's. I also just picked up a Sabian 16" O Zone (not in photo), It's an incredable Trashy Crash - Great sound.

I'd also like to add a 18x18 Fl Tom some time. but i'm running out of floor space! (would make for great 2-bar runs though)

david

[prankmonkey]

HI

[Dylan]

Hey Leonard-
What is that????????????????:D

Later-
DS

[prankmonkey]

Dylan, I finally got an image to upload to the Forum, so I am as shocked as you are! I didn't mean to upload an image of Anna Kournikova, but I just thought it was another lost cause and wouldn't show up anyways! Sorry!

Just joking with you Mr. D! But I didn't think it would work, so I didn't put anything but Hi as the post. And wouldn't you know, it worked!! But I saw where our Photoshop friend had put in in earlier, so I thought what the heck. Maybe I got it figured out now! Cheers, Leonard SRVSmile :D

[prankmonkey]

Originally posted by prankmonkey
Dylan, I finally got an image to upload to the Forum, so I am as shocked as you are! I didn't mean to upload an image of Anna Kournikova, but I just thought it was another lost cause and wouldn't show up anyways! Sorry!

Just joking with you Mr. D! But I didn't think it would work, so I didn't put anything but Hi as the post. And wouldn't you know, it worked!! But I saw where our Photoshop friend had put in in earlier, so I thought what the heck. Maybe I got it figured out now! Cheers, Leonard SRVSmile :D

Well, maybe not! All I see are the cymbals, but I just thought it was my slow 56k modem, and the drums and Anna would show up in a minute. Is that all you guys see, cymbals? Can't anyone see Anna playing that Pink Lemonade ELX kit? I took the picture while she was over here playing, but I don't think it uploaded correctly. She is actually a very good drummer!! Cheers, Leonard :D

[prankmonkey]

Lets see if this works, if so, this is my kit!

[prankmonkey]

Yippee ki ya yeah!!! Wooo Hooooo!!!! "All aboard!!"! I did it, I did it!!!!!! I got an image to post to the Forum, now I can get rid of my MSN page!! I'm so proud of myself, I could just slap someone!! Any volunteers? Cheers, Leonard AKA Prankmonkey :D

[Duggalo]

Why exactly do you have a rack on that when you have 3 toms and not too many cymbals?

[DizzyGrl17]

I'll take a guess at this one. prank if you don't mind.

He prolly has a rack NOW just to get the toms of his bass and, he plans on expanding his kit LATER so what the hell why not get a rack? I dunno. I'm prolly wrong.

[prankmonkey]

You hit it on the head DizzyGrl17! BTW, BellSouth said a cable failed here in Boondocks, MS., so I've been without a phone AND the net all day. Unreal!
I've always wanted a Pearl rack, for the reasons Dizzy mentioned, as well as the following: It takes a LOT of weight off of your bass drum, which in turn lets the bass drum resonant more fully right along with the toms. Also, with the toms off the bass, I don't have to worry about my bass drum going out of round from their weight.
Also, people are not tripping over my cymbal stands and knocking over my expensive A Zildjian cymbals, which I love. I've seen my cymbal stands get knocked over more times than I care to remember, either from careless singers or other musicians, or people who get in the 'Spirit' at my church. They lose all track of where they are and what they are doing, and will dance right over things.
And as Dizzy pointed out, I've just begun! I plan on, within the next year, adding 2-3 crash cymbals, as well as Roto-Toms, and everything will be mounted on the rack, which is rock solid!!
Cheers! Prank :D PS: Also, I wanted one during my drug years, but never got it. Now that I've been drug free over 10 years and have a great job, I said what the heck, get it!! :p

I almost forgot the main reason I bought it. I love Pearl, but I always found myself reaching out for my drums, as when they are mounted on the bass they are to far away from me. This way, I can get the toms as close as I want, and no more reaching!! :cool:

[Crabtree]

Originally posted by prankmonkey
And as Dizzy pointed out, I've just begun! I plan on, within the next year, adding 2-3 crash cymbals, as well as Roto-Toms, and everything will be mounted on the rack, which is rock solid!!


I have a set of Roto-Toms Ive been meaning to sell.

[prankmonkey]

Well, of course I am interested, but Cap'n Hook might ban us, and I sure don't want that! :( So I guess I'll have to pass, but list it on Ebay if you want to, and I'll look for it. If you do list it, you can E-mail me as it's available in the Members Profiles section, and I think that would be okay with Cap'n Hook. Thanks for the thought! Prank :D

[DizzyGrl17]

I don't think Hook has ever banned a drummer because he is discussing selling some of his drum equipment to a fellow drummer.:( :) Doesn't really make sense to me. Hook you wouldn't do that would ya?

[DizzyGrl17]

Oops. I just went to look at the rules to see where you got that prank, and Hook said "No selling. Use Ebay" :( You guys can do it through e-mail though.

[Crabtree]

I made that post before I saw Hook's rules about no selling over the forum. I said that only because prank said he was thinking about buying Roto-Toms. I had no ideas or intentions to sell them here whatsoever. Its too late for me to delete that post I made though. Sorry for any inconveniences.

[Tom Reyns]

I think i like the Ebony Mist most (not sure)

[Tom Reyns]

Does anyone has a kit in Ebony Mist, i would love to see a pic of it.

Later,


-Tom:p

[Dylan]

Originally posted by Tom Reyns
Does anyone has a kit in Ebony Mist, i would love to see a pic of it.

Later,


-Tom:p

My kit.

[Dylan]

Another shot.

[jmr1599]

im gonna hafta go with the blue myst on this one....

[lemuelp311]

100% AMBER MIST!

[jddrummer666]

Personally, my favorite color is Burgundy mist. I'd get it in:
22x18
10x8
12x9
14x12
14x5.5

[sinisster]

hey guys,my fav is the custom gun metal gray export set that i have...will post pic soon.

[232 thumper]

vintage fade...

[bEavola]

Sahara Mist Yellow - this baby never fails to turn heads when I set her up!

[new drummer]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 232 thumper
vintage fade... [/QUOTE

WHOA... damn... that's a really nice color right there. The ELX is available in Vintage Fade?

[Carl Peterson]

I like those Sahara's..I think they look like a way more expensive kit..:cool:

[PADman]

The Sahara Mist ELX kits I've seen in person look nothing like the ones in that pic. Maybe it's my old, tired eyes or monitor but I don't see any yellow in there...it looks more like Amber Mist to me. The Topaz Mist kick at the top of each forum page doesn't look very yellow either...unless you want to call it school bus yellow.

:D

[dmerrell]

Must be your monitor Padman, It looks a nice golden yellow on mine...
drum on

dmerrell

[zildjianelx]

amber mist totally!
blue mist rocks too, but i love my amber mist, its super unique, well i think so.
{picture here soon :), haha}

[Jookbox]

Originally posted by 232 thumper
vintage fade...

that can't be an export bass drum

[PADman]

Originally posted by Jookbox
that can't be an export bass drum Sure it can Jook. Pearl made them this year as part of their Limited Edition series, which has sadly been sold out.

[Nez]

i'll have to go cobalt mist myself...

[Louis]

This isn't my kit, but I pulled this off ebay - this is the first real clear pic I've seen of the Ebony Mist finish. It's my current fav of the ELX line.

http://www.likcs.com/Pictures/misc/ebonymist.jpg

Another from Musician's Friend

http://www.likcs.com/Pictures/misc/ebonymist2.jpg

And one final one

http://www.likcs.com/Pictures/misc/ebonymist3.jpg

[PADman]

I own a 2002 ELX in Ebony Mist. The eBay pic appears to be taken with a flash. That color (in person) does not appear dark brown but a true black...at least on my kit. The same goes for Carbon Mist on my SRX kit.

[Louis]

Well that's great to hear because my ELX Ebony Mist kit is due to arrive Tuesday, and while I think the brown look in the ebay pictures is cool - a true black is more what I originally wanted. I am wayyy psych'd - my Zildjian A Customs arrived yesterday - I can't wait to put this set together and PLAY it! :)

[1337pearldood2002]

I'd have to say Blue Mist :D.

[Dave Hartman]

Blue

[Dr. Funkenstein]

Amber mist with the blue close behind. I had a hard time deciding wich one to choose when I ordered my set.

[Rory444]

BURGANDY MIST IS BY FAR THE NICEST COLOUR AND IT JUST SO HAPPENES TO BE THE COLOUR OF MINE!

[MIA_Drümer]

amber and blue. can't decide which. if a guy i knew fairly well hadn't just bought the blue, i mightve got them, but i'm orderin the amber instead

[jddrummer666]

The ebony mist is alot like my raven black yamaha stage customs. yamaha's colors arent the greatest to choose from. as for pearl, i like the Amber mist and ebony mist. But what happened to my fave, green mist!?

[gilliuci]

Does anyone have a Cobalt Mist pic...I'm looking into getting that color, but can't find it anywhere. Please Help!

[NewPearlMan1]

In my highly biased opinion, I like the Burgundy Mist ELX the best. Although I almost bought the Ebony Mists, until I saw the Burgundy!

Check out my thread for pics of my Burgundy Mists:

http://66.40.220.17/showthread.php?threadid=4632

[MIA_Drümer]

how often does pearl change the colors on the elx'es? and what's the deal with the special or limited edition elxs? are they more expensive to order, or do you just have to wait and order at just the right time??

[tom-tom]

Blue...ck out my Export kit

[CaptainMexican]

ebony mist

best just to keep it simple

[Jimpy]

Here is my ELX825 in Ebony Mist.
I'm waiting to the ELX-7 extension kit in a few weeks!

[Jimpy]

Here is another picture . . .

[Beatdahlfors]

I have to go with White!!! I have gone through 3 Pearl sets and all have been white!!! A classic all the way around.

[animalkilldrums]

Cobalt Mist all the way. Thanx Pearl!

[snizare]

amber is the color of your energy

[sedulus]

i'd have to say the old teal mist. i don't understand why they discontinued it.

[LambofGod3]

Heres part of my kit. waiting for the other two rack toms to get here, longest four months of my life!

[Cobalt Missy]

Would it suprise anyone if I were to say Cobalt Mist?

You could say I rather like the colour!

[Dave Hartman]

I would have to say Blue Mist.

[Rory444]

When I was buying my ELX kit I didn't really think colour was a big issiue so I didn't really even think about it!!!! But they had a Burgandy Mist kit and an Amber Mist and I picked the Burgandy! I wish I had picked the Amber!!!!!!!!!!!

[duffman]

why did Pearl drop the Ebony mist??? basic black, man... sleek, elegant. or dark, evil... it's versitile and so timeless.

I didn't care about color when I bought my kit, so I let my wife decide. That way she's more involved with them so she's less likely to complain about the noise.

I think the new colors are bit weird...

[Ron "The Sledge"]

I keep hoping to shoot pictures of the Burgundy Mist kit I just got but I never seem to find the time.
My MLX kit is Liquid Amber which I like better than Amber Mist although I do like Amber Mist. Amber Mist also would be redundant for me so I was lucky that the ELX kit I hooked up with was Burgundy Mist. The kit was given to me so I didn't really have a choice. What I wasn't prepared for was all of the favorable comments I get for both its looks and tone and I'm still running the stock Protone heads.
The new fades look cool.

[PearlDrummer52]

holy crap this thread is almost a year old

[Duggalo]

Wow my thread sure lasted along time :D

[EXTREME_EXPORT]

I love blue mist, here is my set...I NEED CYMBAL STANDS:(

and by chance...im not sure but is there any exports with black or gold hardware?

[TreCoolFool]

Its between the Blue and the Burgandy, I picked blue cause its not my school color! :D

[devoteddrummer]

RUBY FADE!!!!!!!!! :p

[__TeZZa__]

i htink amber mist is kewl coz u can see the wood grain better i htink that pearl should make a natural finish to their kits :D just a thought

[powermatt99]

I wish I would've ordered the Sahara Mist back in 1999 when I picked up my Amber Mist set. Oh well. Maybe my MMX i will have speical ordered in Topaz Mist.

[powermatt99]

But I still like my Amber Mist. I've spent the last year upgrading. Now all I really need is a throne.

http://homepage.mac.com/powermatt99/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2003-05-08%2006.23.35%20-0700/Image-0C911EF69D5611D7.jpg

[switchstance]

blue mist all the way!!!

[Ron "The Sledge"]

Originally posted by switchstance
blue mist all the way!!!

The kit is beautiful!!! :D

I was wondering at which correctional facility were you playing? :eek:

Sorry, I just had to. :rolleyes:

[switchstance]

Originally posted by Ron "The Sledge"


The kit is beautiful!!! :D

I was wondering at which correctional facility were you playing? :eek:

Sorry, I just had to. :rolleyes:

thanks, I was playing at a skate park called Millenium Park, it was an out door event as you can see. :p

[Ron "The Sledge"]

I'm selling my Burgundy Mist Export Select kit to help pay for increasing the size of my maple kit but I have to admit I'm gonna hate to see them go. Great sounding kit!!!
Good to see you're gigging! ;)
Peace

[Ron "The Sledge"]

Here is the Burgundy Mist kit I'm selling. I must be nuts! :rolleyes: The expansion of my maple kit (MLX) is the only reason I'm selling. It's bittersweet to have to sell the ELX's. :(

[Ron "The Sledge"]

Another angle

[MortyJ378]

Blue mist... with Amber mist second...

Everyone that's seen my blue mist set has been very impressed... they really look great and the colour is calm and not aggressive, that's why I prefer it over the other colours. I dislike the fades the most...

[K-Loo]

IMO the most beautiful ELX color (but it's an old one) is green mist, the problem is, I can't find some more toms... Anyway I trie to use as much as possible those I have :-)

[mobilesexpriest]

ebony mist... im so mad they canceled it.

[glyptar]

I would say the Ruby fade

[offspringboi15]

i got the pealr export anniversary kit and it has black hardware and rims and everything but they didnt make any expansion toms for it how can i get pearl toms like that would i have to special order them or can i just take the hardwware off and paint it blakc?

[Ron "The Sledge"]

Originally posted by Nez
Because the thread was started in July 2002 - nearly a year and a half ago, when those colours weren't available.

And Pearl calls them 'fades' rather than sunbursts...

Actually, a fade means the drum is one color on the top and fades into another color about halfway down and just stays that color to the bottom.
A burst is the same idea only the second color fades back into the first color creating a usually dark top and bottom with a ring of color around the middle of the shell.
Pearl makes both i.e. Vintage Fade and Diamond Burst.
That's all Folks!!

[Spnkdrm]

i have an ebony mist and i love it.

yea, i think they should have a natural mist

[Nez]

Originally posted by Ron "The Sledge"


Actually, a fade means the drum is one color on the top and fades into another color about halfway down and just stays that color to the bottom.
A burst is the same idea only the second color fades back into the first color creating a usually dark top and bottom with a ring of color around the middle of the shell.
Pearl makes both i.e. Vintage Fade and Diamond Burst.
That's all Folks!!

I should have specified that I meant in the context of the ELX...