djarrett Posted April 13, 2001 Share Posted April 13, 2001 Hey Guys: For drummers, the color of your set can be as important as choosing a car color is for most folks. What is your favorite drum color. (Please include specifics like, Wood finish -matte, gloss, satin, or Painted-Solid, Transparent, Metal Flake, or Wrapped, Sparkle, Abalone, etc.) Take it away! DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted April 13, 2001 Share Posted April 13, 2001 I'm a guitar player, but I like several drum finishes...I like the retro Champagne Sparkle that I used to think was nauseating...but, with the retro thing, it's cool. Not for all applications, but, certainly retro. Skinny tie, ducktails, shades, champagne sparkle, a standup bass and a big ol' reverb drenched Gretsch thru an old Fender Tweed... My other fave finishes are a transparent root beer that shows the wood, I think Tama uses that finish, and one of the coolest ones I've seen is copper, like tympani. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djarrett Posted April 13, 2001 Author Share Posted April 13, 2001 Got to share mine. I have some general likes that come as stock finishes by most companies: It is hard to put these in order of preference -- Satin Oil Ebony White Marine Pearl Champagne Sparkle Silver Sparkle When helping to drive the Mapex and then Slingerland ships, I had the great pleasure of helping to bring master drum finisher, Pat Foley to our teams there. Many of you would know Pat by his early to mid 80's custom kits for the likes of Myron Grombacher (Pat Benetar), Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth), and the only set to ever grace the cover of Time magazine ... Jonathon "Sugarfoot" Moffits Jackson's Victory Tour set. As far as custom finishes, NO ONE touches the creative finishes Pat has done on kits. One of my all-time favorites was Pat's custom finish on Slingerland Studio Kings, we called Amber Burst. It was breath-taking. Let's hear about your favs. DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted April 13, 2001 Share Posted April 13, 2001 Besides the incredible sound, one reason I fell in love with the Gretsch Broadkaster kit I now own, is because of the beautiful satin rosewood finish and gunmetal-gray hardware. It is soooo beautiful. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif --Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newdrum Posted April 18, 2001 Share Posted April 18, 2001 Hey guys, just noticed the new posts here about drum finshes... Pat Foley at Slingerland does(did) rock. Last I heard he had moved to England to work with Art/Rep. for Slingerland/Gibson...Still to oversee the finishing, and do a few himself as needed.But who really know what Gibson is up to with the Slingerland line nowadays...?? Kinda sad http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/frown.gif We happen to have the Champagne Sparkle (Burmuda Sand) on sale right now, best $$ ever Drum Supply House 800 NEW DRUM We have many other cool exotic pearls and more... http://www.drummaker.com/finishes/ Any drum builders out there may want to drop in on our forum: http://www.drummaker.com/talk/ Have fun, your forum rocks! This message has been edited by newdrum on 04-17-2001 at 11:31 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djarrett Posted April 18, 2001 Author Share Posted April 18, 2001 Originally posted by newdrum: "Hey guys, just noticed the new posts here about drum finshes... Pat Foley at Slingerland does(did) rock. Last I heard he had moved to England to work with Art/Rep. for Slingerland/Gibson...Still to oversee the finishing, and do a few himself as needed.But who really know what Gibson is up to with the Slingerland line nowadays...?? Kinda sad http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/frown.gif " Hey Newdrum: Welcome to Drum Talk: It is true. Pat Foley does live in England now and oversees Artist Relations for GIBSON only. If you ever have a question for Pat, I e-mail him regularly. Unfortunately, Gibson has made Slingerland (Import only) a part of their www.musicyo.com web-program. All they offer there is import stuff, however the snare drums are good quality and the price is exeptional. The U.S. built Slingerland product manufacturing was shut down two years ago and was to suppossedly be moved from here in Nashville to Memphis. At the time the projected re-open date was 8 months. Here it is two years later, so ... who knows!?! Is your Bermuda Sand kit a Studio King? If so, I had a lot to do with the design of that kit along with Pat and Tracy Hoeft. Those were some of the best sounding drums I ever heard. And Bermuda Sand (Champagne Sparkle) one of my fav wraps! DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djarrett Posted September 6, 2001 Author Share Posted September 6, 2001 Thought I would float this to the top and see what some of you new-comers think is your favorite finish? Thanks, DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1642605905 Posted September 7, 2001 Share Posted September 7, 2001 I like Tama's British Racing Green high gloss lacquer on there Starclassic line!Very cool! I am thinking of building a custom snare using Keller shells anyone have any pointers or links?I already have the one newdrum posted!It's a good one by the way and welcome newdrum! ian* ian* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaddabout Posted September 7, 2001 Share Posted September 7, 2001 I love all natural finishes. The vintage finish on Yamaha's Birch Custom is beautiful. I also love green, and Pearl's Emerald Mist always appealed to me, even if I'd never buy another one of their kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1642605963 Posted September 7, 2001 Share Posted September 7, 2001 Dw makes this Tamo Ash candy black fade exotic thats AMAZING! IM onegreyneed Email onegreyneed@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumtrav Posted September 7, 2001 Share Posted September 7, 2001 The two finishes that stand out to me is on Pearl's Masters custom. It is called Blue fade. It starts as a very dark blue and gradually fades to black. I saw this on a kit that had the gold hardware on it. We just got a new DW in the drum shop at Guitar Center, and it's called Cherry Fade. It came with the black hardware and it is wonderful to look at. Drumtrav Drumtrav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djarrett Posted September 7, 2001 Author Share Posted September 7, 2001 Of course ... I think DW's line of Timeless Timber kits made with the 200 year old Maple logs from the bottom of lake Michigan are outrageous. Also, check my article on Summer NAMM: http://www.musicplayer.com/CDA/Player/Main/1,2228,Features--5171703,00.html Pearl's limited edition Purple Storm kit with the Satin Nickle Hardware is stunning! DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernDrummer Posted September 7, 2001 Share Posted September 7, 2001 Well for me, after years and years and years and years and years and years of seeing drums in: silver sparkle, champagne sparkle, white marine pearl, black oyster pearl and solid black, I prefer to never have to see any of those 5 finishes again. I don't hate them, mind you. But after so many sets for so many years, it's like hearing the same 5 songs for 40 years. I like 'em, I just don't wanna hear or see 'em all the doggone time. I prefer wraps, though the big kick nowadays seems to be stains. I like stains on guitars, not on drums. Don't know why. Just the way it hits me, I guess. I prefer drums sets that have a bit of visual draw. Something to bring them out toward the front of the stage. IMHO, drummers are typically relegated to that 'shut up and play' position, anyway. Screw that! LMAO! So that could be a bright color for the set, a grapic design maybe, perhaps something interesting on the front bass drum head. COULD be a natural finish on the shells. But ONLY if the wood is REAL interesting in the first place, IMO. Has an interesting grain. Something like possibly a GOOD, REAL GOOD Birdseye Maple. Something like that. Otherwise, to me, with stuff like plain Birch, Maple, Beech, etc., ho-hum. What am I playin' on, a coffee table? Even Butcher Block was different, though I always thought it looked like someone playing on a cutting board, LOL. Again, just my personal preferences. No personal disparities cast on any fellow drummer who sits inconspicously in the background and keeps a tight groove on his Maple Customs. That's his preference, his gig. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif If you always do what you've always done, you'll always have what you've always had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuthumper Posted September 8, 2001 Share Posted September 8, 2001 well my fave is tequila sunburst on the tama starclassic range,i think its a beautiful finish.i would love a kit that colour.i agree on some aspects that a drums should be wraped and not stained my only for this is that it protects the drum better.but i think u can't get some fantastic looks using either method. the colour of my current kit is amber mist which i like,but i prefere fades to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrummerMom Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 Pure White or Candy Apple red. ------------------ Lori"DrummerMom"Henderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix stein Posted September 17, 2001 Share Posted September 17, 2001 I like trans finishes/ sunbursts, powdercoated hardware. I like the look of vistilites, chrome finishes. I like sparkle kits too as well as silver kits. I also like chainlinked hardware like scott rockenfield played on his earlier tours. felix's band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrummerCafe Posted September 17, 2001 Share Posted September 17, 2001 African Bubinga, which I used to refinish my 1968 GRETSCH 4-pc Progressive Jazz kit. http://home.swbell.net/sondage/index_files/images/Gretsch_Kit.jpg ------------------ Bart Elliott http://bartelliott.com Drummer Cafe - community drum & percussion forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix stein Posted September 17, 2001 Share Posted September 17, 2001 I forgot about that stuff (how could I right) Sonor had the madagascar ebony for a while that was stunning I thought as well. And some of those brady drum kits are also stunning. felix's band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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