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Kirks New Drumset

Kirk's Dream Drumset (2020)

I played my sister's refinished Ludwig drumset for many many years. I decided it was finally time to own my own kit. I had 2nd kits off and on that I used for lessons but they were either small used kits or borrowed kits. In any case, I never really considered them 'mine'. So in 2017 I decided to get my dream kit. I've been changing (mostly just adding to) the kit since then. You'll see a couple snapshots of what the kit was made up of below. One look is how it is today. Another look is how it was at another point in time. Of course, I have numerous videos to go along. I like big kits, can you tell? Anyway, have a look below at my dream kit.

InstrumentStore PricePrice Paid
7 piece Gretsch Catalina Maple Satin Deep Cherry Burst shell pack
    drum dimensions: deep x wide
  • 7x8 tom
  • 7x10 tom
  • 8x12 tom
  • 14x14 floor tom
  • 16x16 floor tom
  • 18x22 bass
  • 6x14 snare
$1,000$800
2 additional Gretsch toms 7"x8" (deep x wide)$408$404
6” Zildjian Zilbel$115$40
6” Zildjian A Custom Splash Cymbal$100$80
8” Zildjian A Custom Splash Cymbal$115$92
12" Zildjian Stacker$100$90
13” Zildjian Dyno Beat Top Hi Hat$250$200
13” Zildjian (Vintage) Bottom Hi Hat (used)$100$60
14" Zildjian K Custom Special Dry Top Hi Hat$240$220
14" Zildjian (Vintage) Bottom Hi Hat (used)$85$38
14" Zildjian Trashformer ($70 -> $0 by using "Kohl's Cash'")$80$0
16” Zildjian A Custom -> added 07-17-2019$245$196
16" Zildjian A Custom EFX -> added 09-24-2019$245$180
16” Zildjian K Sweet Crash (used) -> added 08-03-2024$320$250
17" Zildjian K Custom Special Dry EFX ($300 -> $188 by using "Kohl's Cash'")$300$188
18” Zildjian A Custom$270$200
20" Zildjian K Custom Dry Ride (used)$400$250
20" Zildjian A Custom EFX$365$325
20” Zildjian K Cluster Crash -> added 03-09-2024$425$400
21" Zildjian K Custom Special Dry EFX$415$353
24" x 20" Zildjian Gong Sheet$210$200
24" Amedia Dervish Stingray (List price $940)$440$380
1 Gibraltar GCS-450C Chrome 3-Sided Rack System$424$360
13 Gibraltar Standard Ratchet Cymbal Boom Arm$351$273
6 Gibraltar Chrome Multi-Clamp for Road Series Drum Racks$144$120
2 Gibraltar SCBGC Grabber Multi Clamp$30$28
1 Griffin Remote Hi Hat Stand$350$105
1 Griffin Remote Hi Hat Stand (purchased in March 2022)$380$132
1 Sound Percussion Labs 4-Piece Drum Hardware Pack$60$60
1 PDP By DW 880 Series Hi-Hat Stand 3$80$34
2 Gretsch 12.7mm L-Rod Ball Tom Holder Multi-Clamp$100$48
DW 5000 Double Bass Pedal$487$334
Gibralter Throne$150$140
Ahead Armor Cases Deluxe Heavy-Duty Cymbal Case$123$112
XSPRO 7 Piece Deluxe Padded Drum Bag Set for Gretsch Catalina Maple$150$150
Total Number of Drums 9
Total Number of Cymbals 18
Total$9,057$6,842

Kirk's New Drumset (Originally purchased 2017)

The rest of this page is a look back in time at the set as it evolved from the initial purchase of the shell pack.

Gretsch kit and Zildjian cymbal sampler
InstrumentStore PricePrice Paid
7 piece Gretsch Catalina Maple Satin Deep Cherry Burst shell pack
    drum dimensions: deep x wide
  • 7x8 tom
  • 7x10 tom
  • 8x12 tom
  • 14x14 floor tom
  • 16x16 floor tom
  • 18x22 bass
  • 6x14 snare
$1,000$800
Additional Gretsch Tom 7"x8" (deep x wide)$204$202
6” Zildjian Zilbel$115$40
12" Zildjian Stacker$100$90
13” Zildjian Dyno Beat Top Hi Hat$250$200
13” Zildjian (Vintage) Bottom Hi Hat (used)$100$60
14" Zildjian K Custom Special Dry Top Hi Hat$240$220
14" Zildjian (Vintage) Bottom Hi Hat (used)$85$38
14" Zildjian Trashformer ($70 -> $0 by using "Kohl's Cash'")$80$0
16” Zildjian A Custom -> added 07-17-2019$245$196
16" Zildjian A Custom EFX -> added 09-24-2019$245$180
17" Zildjian K Custom Special Dry EFX ($300 -> $188 by using "Kohl's Cash'")$300$188
18” Zildjian A Custom$270$200
20" Zildjian K Custom Dry Ride (used)$400$250
21" Zildjian K Custom Special Dry EFX$415$353
24" Amedia Dervish Stingray (List price $940)$440$380
6 PDP 800 cymbal boom stands$300$216
1 PDP 800 cymbal boom stand$50$40
1 PDP 800 cymbal boom stand$50$43
1 PDP 800 cymbal boom stand$46$38
1 Sound Percussion Labs 4-Piece Drum Hardware Pack$60$60
1 PDP By DW 880 Series Hi-Hat Stand 3$80$34
DW 5000 Double Bass Pedal$487$334
Gibralter Throne$150$140
Ahead Armor Cases Deluxe Heavy-Duty Cymbal Case$123$112
XSPRO 7 Piece Deluxe Padded Drum Bag Set for Gretsch Catalina Maple$150$150
Total$5,985$4,564
Drum Setup Timelapse
Camera Comparison
Overhead
Amedia and Zildjian cymbal demo (added 04-10-2017)

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