What the heck did I just buy?

I don't need another drum kit, I need to get better and practice more, but...

...I live in a very rural area, and nice gear doesn't pop up often. When I lived in a major city there was an abundance of great gear. Also being a new drummer 9 months into it, I'm hesitant to pick up vintage drum gear. Vintage guitar stuff I know, but know nothing about vintage drums.

I saw this locally on Marketplace and pulled the trigger. Seller want an older gentleman, super nice, and he broke out his guitar and told me to get behind the kit and play! Funny enough, he started playing "Small Town" by John Mellancamp (fitting for where we live) and after chatting a bit we settled on a price and I bought the kit, cymbals and hardware.

Kick is 22, toms are 13 & 16, snare is 14x5.5. Ride is 21, Hats are 14.

When I got home I took off the hoops and all three drums have a July 1962 stamp inside them. I think the "P" designates the finish/wrap. They all have a darker ply on the inside with these thick reinforcement rings and somewhat rounded bearing edges (the bearing edges on my Ludwig Classic Oak kit look way different), and they're all in incredible shape. There's no rust or pitting anywhere on any or the hoops or hardware and all the lugs surprisingly spin freely (seems like everything has a light coat of oil on it). A small piece of the sparkle trim popped off one of the kick drum hoops when I loosened the lugs, otherwise I don't see any dings, dents, cracks or any other kind of damage anywhere. Even the wrap is solid on each drum aside from that trim piece on the kick drum hoop which is red on the underside). Snare is also a Slingerland, 8-lug but don't see any kind of markings on it. I swear many of the heads might be original. The resonator heads on both toms are actual calf skin.

The ride cymbal is some sort of Zildjian Avedis (pic included of the stamp). Hi hat top is a Zildjian, hi-hat bottom is a Ludwig.

So what do I have here? Would appreciate any info on what model kit this could be, any info on the cymbals, kick pedal and hi-hat stand, how you'd recommend cleaning up this kit and what heads to go with. My other kit is a newer Ludwig Classic Oak Fab kit and it's LOUD and sounds amazing/big. Would be nice to have this kit maybe sound a little mellower, or fitting for its vintage, maybe something that would pair well in an old-school classic country cover band.

Thanks!

Hi! I’ve been wanting to start drumming for a couple years and have been looking for used drum sets. I went to the flea market today and randomly came upon this! I got it for $125. (No cymbals and no stands) I’m completely new to drumming, so I was wondering if this is a good kit or if I got scammed. 🫪 Either way I will be using it to practice!

I'm new to drumming and been getting lots of blisters only in my right hand. The other hand has no blisters. Am I holding the sticks wrong or is it kinda like how new guitarists get blistered fingertips?

...and why?

Greetings drum heads. I am a guitar + bass player coming in peace. I have no experience playing with drums other than rock band and hitting the couch with my 2 year old.

My friend has played drums for years and we were at the bar yesterday and he told me that Lars is trash. I found this quite shocking considering how big Metallica is. And upon further impaired research it seems to be a common consensus.

But I figured I’d ask the good people of Reddit the following morning. Is Lars really that bad?

Hey everyone! I’m trying to learn to play Yellow these days.and the beat is 87 bpm. I practiced the rhythm with e-drums tonight without music.just played the beat.And I felt a little bit boring so I turned on the music but I found out I couldn’t follow at all.It’s too fast.and with the music I felt like I couldn’t focused on my clicks.

So when I went home. I set up my metronome. I used 174 bpm to feel the beat with practicing on pad. I found out sometimes I was on the beat but most of time I was rushing or dragging because I could hear the sound of metronome clearly.

I wonder why.is this because I am not concentrated enough?also I felt a little bit down because I didn’t make progress on playing a song.things is getting harder and harder to me.

For example, people tap their feet to the beat of a drum, but I tap my teeth together.

Also, I use my incisors as the hi-hat and my molars as the kick drum lol

Obviously not as tilted as this, but in general. What does everyone think about tilting their snare. Also how do you think this affects playing style, in your experience.

(EDIT): THIS IS NOT MY KIT, I just wanted to see what people thought of the concept.

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Remove if this isn’t allowed, I’m just not sure where else to ask this.

My husband has played the drums for 15 years. Like most of you, I’m sure, he finds female drummers hot. I’m doing a boudoir (lingerie) photoshoot he doesn’t know about and I was planning on taking his drums to use as a prop.

I’ve been trying to find inspiration for how to pose, what looks hot, etc.. but I guess I just don’t know what I’m looking for. I haven’t really found anything besides pretending to play the drums (I haven’t no rhythm so god I hope that goes well) with my hair moving around.

So if any of you guys have ideas, suggestions, things you would find hot if it was your partner, etc… I’d love to hear it.

Edit: GUYS HIS DRUMS ARENT SET UP RIGHT NOW THEY ARE IN STORAGE.

Edit 2: I know that girls that don’t know how to play and are just posers are not hot. He has literally shown me an attractive lady that could play really well and was like “she is hot” I know that the two go hand in hand. Although I don’t have the “play well” part I’m pretty sure just because I’m his wife and put thought into making a cute silly photo he will like it.

He’s very laid back and has never had any issues with me touching his drums. I didn’t even know this would be a hot topic. I’ve set his drums up for him before as a present last time they were in storage and he’s always just happy at the effort I put in to thinking about him.

Last Edit: guys my husband has been my best friend for 10 years. He thinks it’s hot when I simply exist. I could be rolling around in dirt doing the stupidest shit you can imagine and he would still find me to be the hottest thing on earth. He loves when I take an interest in his interests. In his own words he feels the most loved and seen when I do something special involving his hobbies. It’s not that serious.

Thank you so much to everyone giving me real suggestions I’m definitely going to keep reading and replying to those when I can. I’m definitely leaning away from playing and do more poses with sticks and acting like a groupie hanging off the drums.

For everyone else needing to make fun of me please go touch grass and find love.

Yep, simple question. I don't twirl my sticks for two reasons.....

1. I can't.

2. I think it makes people look kinda lame and show offy.

Number 2 may be because of number 1, I'm not quite sure.

So if you do it, why?.... And if you don't do it, why?

For me I’d say Chad Smith and Danny Carey as they are the way I even play drums, from the fills I use to the feeling I put into playing the drums. While I have the simplicity and groove from Chad Smith to the complex grooves that I developed from practising some TOOL songs, I’ve eventually built a huge knowledge around complex time signatures to rhythms. Now I want to hear your influences and play styles!

Title. I’ve been learning the drums with a teacher for 9 years now, he’s a great teacher, and his students have been very successful. Its just not the case with me. I’ve learnt everything; rudiments, chops, grooves, gone thru books from Benny Greb, Josh Nickel, Anika Niles, Matt Garstka, Zack Graybeal, and much more. If you gave me any song, I’d probably be able to groove to it easily.

What’s the problem then? I feel like I have no creativity on the kit, I can’t improvise anything, can’t remember the rudiments I’ve learnt, basically, I can play anything if it’s on the sheet and I practice it before I play, but when I’m own my own, I can’t think of anything, not chops, fills, solos, anything over 1 bar. My mind just goes blank and my playing turns into shit.

What’s wrong with me? What can I do? I’m heading into University this October and I feel like I’ve been wasting the last 9 years of my life as well as the countless investments my parents have made for me. I’m very disappointed in myself. I’d appreciate any help at all.

Looks like a bike wheel

i’ve tried taping the edges which didn’t really help, the crash is going up to 95 db (measured on my phone) what can i do to make them quieter?

For me, it would have to be Neil Peart.