The Cranky Drummer

In spite of having been so rapturously in love with drums since the age of eight, compared with many drummers who have reached my (much more advanced) current age I've actually owned relatively little drum equipment throughout my life. This post is Part 3 in a multi-part rundown of it all.  (Here are links to P arts   1   and   2 .) Third Drumset: Ludwig Vistalite Drums (clear Plexiglas shells); Fibes SFT690 Snare Drum (fiberglass shell) Note: This drumset was not in my preferred 2 bass drums/2 small toms/2 floor toms/snare drum configuration. At the time I bought it I was influenced by the configuration of the custom-made stainless-steel drumset that Carl Palmer began using with Emerson, Lake and Palmer in 1973. Configuration: 2 bass drums, small tom, floor tom, 6 single-head tom-toms, snare drum • Two 24” x 14” bass drums, 6” x 5½", 8” x 6", 10” x 6½", 12” x 8", 13” x 9", 14” x 10" single-head tom-toms, 15” x 12” double-headed small tom, 20” x 18...

In spite of having been so rapturously in love with drums since the age of eight, compared with many drummers who have reached my (much more advanced) current age I've actually owned relatively little drum equipment throughout my life. This post is Part 2 in a multi-part rundown of it all.  (Here is a link to   Part 1 .) “Expand-O-Kent” drumset (1969 – 1973): Combination of E.W.Kent and Ludwig drums Added in 1969: • E.W.Kent 22" x 14" bass drum (black-diamond pearl wrap) • 20" A Zildjian Medium Ride cymbal; 14" A Zildjian Hi-Hat cymbals New drumset configuration: Two bass drums, small tom, floor tom, snare drum I spent 1968 going to high school, practicing drums, attending rock concerts and becoming a desciple  of CREAM's drummer, Ginger Baker. When my friend Mark and I saw CREAM play live for the first time in March of 1968 I remember Baker's drumset configuration of  two bass drums, two small toms, two floor toms and a snare drum  impacting me almos...