JTaylor

The better half has agreed to buy me a new kit for my fortieth birthday, but I'm torn between two colours.

Smokey chrome:



and honey amber:



What would you have?

JTaylor

hodgy0_2

Ahhh, drum kits, the bane of my life for the last 10 years

If you are a "rocker" I would go for the Orange

Cpt Jack Sparrow

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Ive always had boring plain black, tho Amber does look nice but I would go fit the smokey chrome

steve05wrx

Amber - all the way!

JTaylor

I think the amber's winning.

pauld37

I used to have a pearlescent blue one in my younger days , I'd probably go for the less showy smokey one now a days

scotty boy 80

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Smokey chrome would look good with stage lights bouncing off it

markjmd

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+1 ^^

Amber might look better in natural daylight, but that's not the way most gigs are played.

tarmac terror

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My personal choice would be wine red - but that is no help here.


As said - if you are down to two and planning to gig with this, I would go for the smokey chrome kit, if it is something to sit in a rehearsal room, go with the orange one.

sssssteeeee

defo the honey colour lovely that ! reminds me of my les paul , but if u like neil peart id go black with gold hardware.

JTaylor

Pearl do a 'red sparkle', but it's not one of my favourites.



I have a nice vintage cherry Epiphone guitar that I've always thought would look nice on a kit.

I won't be gigging with the new kit (it'll be set-up in my garage) so lights and that sort of thing aren't much of concern. I do really like the chrome, but the finish on the amber is lush.

JTaylor

Any pics?

sssssteeeee

4th pic down is my vote for sure. looks bloody nice ! my guitar has a blonde quilted top book matched to, another super nice colour is teal green prs guitars did the custom 24 with moon inlays, but anyway this is about drums lol. pearl really do some fine paint jobs I must say. perhaps the pic 4 colour , with powder coated drum heads in satin black mmmmmm...... nice

JTaylor

I meant pics of your Les Paul if you have some; would like to see them if you don't mind sharing. Agree that the fourth pic down looks lovely.

Jonnys3

I prefer the amber honey.

Here's me and my Mapex in action:

JTaylor

dpb

http://www.ludwig-drums.com/images/k...lite_clear.jpg

The Trooper 1815

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Candy cherry red.

JTaylor

Bought the kit today along with a new stool; went for the extra tom as well. The owner of Drum Depot in Cardiff is going to deliver, build and tune it for me free of charge which I thought was rather good of him. Threw a pair of sticks in, too. Went for the smokey chrome in the end. Unbelievably excited to receive the kit when we get back from the South of France in a couple of weeks. Ear plugs, anyone?!

cjquicksilver

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Miss my acoustic kit :-( have a Roland td8k now to keep the neighbours happy but still not the same

JTaylor

I almost went down the Roland route a couple of years back but hankered after a nice acoustic kit. Out in the country now with a reasonably sized detached garage so I've pulled the trigger. Chuffed to bits when I had a play on the demonstrator this afternoon! Having said all that the TD8K is nice.

cjquicksilver

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Ye it's a good kit but u just don't get the feedback you get from acoustic kit

JTaylor

Mark from Drum Depot Cardfiff came over to set this up earlier. I'm so chuffed!



We have the builders in at the moment and they're keeping all their gear in the garage so things are a bit tight. Nonetheless, I've just played for one and half hours straight!

Turbohot

It's a very nice looking drum kit, actually. I'm glad you chose the chrome shade. Amber is too much 'in yer face' and makes a headachy noise without having to beat it and that blood red/cherry shade is too goth. You might as well get your hair dyed in purple to play that sparkly cherry coloured one. Chrome is nice and decent looking thing. Will go well with your upcoming great hair, as you're 40 now.

JTaylor

Nice one, Swati!

tarmac terror

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I hope you are left handed, not just the drum tech!

JTaylor

I'm right handed, but play drums left handed.