So i found a deal too good to pass up and had to share it. There was a guy on my local Facebook swap sites selling a bunch of different cymbals and he had a Zildjian A Custom A20579-11 cymbal pack. I...

Yeah that's what i hear from others. I have not really tried them yet because my practice room is so small and im saving these for live gigging. I have been using my Sessions Studio Classic

after some tuning i set the drums up and miced up. one thing i plan to do is post a cover song with this set playing one of his favorite songs

drums all re assembled

i left the snare alone and just replaced the heads since i was afraid with the stain/fade its would look bad with the shallow shell

i went with a snare stand to mount...

i went with brass grommets to give some more color however when i installed them i felt they were still missing something. i went to the hardware store and picked up some black neoprene washers for...

after filling in the spots, sanding with 80, 120, 320 i tapped off the bearing edges and began the staining process. after i stained them i thought they were still missing something so it was kinda...

after repairing the crack i soaked all the lugs in Coca-Cola, which may sound weird but it actually worked. after soaking for a couple hours i scrubbed them with aluminum foil under warm water and...

after my dad passed away due to complications with pulmonary fibrosis me being the only other drummer in our family it was decided i should keep his drumset. this was the same set he taught me on so...

It's a Ludwig Supraphonic LM402 with a 42 strand snare wire, swapped the Imperial lugs for tube lugs, brass plated diecast hoops, p86 throw off, and i used a REMO Ambassador clear for the snare side...

after talking to a few Ludwig experts i have found out this is a 6 ply Maple/Poplar composite Ludwig Classic set made in the late 90s right before they started the Classic Maple series

the Monroe...

i recently upgraded my Pearl Decade Maple to a Session Studio Classic with a Sensitone snare and thought about showing all the other kits i have. and use this thread as my updates and i buy new stuff...

The badges say Monroe NC USA

i got a nice deal on this Ludwig Classic Maple kit. can anyone identify the year of the kit?

i have never seen this type of tom mount and was thinking of changing the mounts to the rim style...

So has Alex always used an Emperor X head? Or is that a Controlled Sound head i cant really tell? Im pretty sure he uses Emperor X now. I actually watched that video a while back and i fell in love...

no no i didnt mean you were suggesting that i just wondered if that would do anything bad? i was listening to "A Different Kind of Truth" today and kinda liked how that snare sounded. watching a...

Cranking the head that tight wont damage the lugs or threads will it? I know to Alex these are nothing but i paid over 500 for this Supraphonic and heads\hoops

my local Guitar Center didnt have the 14 Ambassador head in stock so i ordered it should be here later this week. in the mean time this is what i have the snare at right now. please keep the comments...

thanks ill try that

Alex does something different because they sound worlds apart

im kinda looking for the sound that was heard on Jump.

i put the drum together and recorded You Really Got Me and the snare is very high. i read somewhere that he cranks his snare side head table...

i know this is a Pearl forum but alot of people post other companies here so i thought i would try.

im trying to achieve the snare sound Alex Van Halen uses. i missed out on his signature edition...

well after a major purchase i sold my Pearl sets to Guitar Center and my current kit is a Ludwig Element Birch with a Supraphonic snare which i am really having fun with. don't worry i didn't...

well unboxed everything and while i love the finish on these im disappointed there is no stand for the toms. while it does not state the stand was included it was pictured with the drums so i though...

Thanks, you right just normal Element set. Was hoping for Evolution Maple but still a nice finish on a dbl bass set

i know this is a Pearl forum but anyone recognize this Ludwig kit? i purchased it from my local Guitar Center to have delivered because im gonna be busy the next few day working overtime. i got a...