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"I acquired the B/W C pattern kit in the early 90's
from a friend of mine whose wife managed a self storage place and somebody
quit paying rent on a unit. Art, my friend, knew I played so he called me up
and said he had a kit in this unit and asked me if I wanted it. I asked him
to describe them to me and when he did I knew he was talking about
vistalites. I asked him how much and he said $250. I said OK! They came in
their original naugahyde cases with the stock throne and 4 Zildjian cymbals.
The previous owner had even detuned them so they weren't affected by the
cold in northern California. They were in excellent condition and I
immediately began gigging with them and getting lots of comments on them, as
you can imagine."
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"I acquired
the Smokes from Guitar Center in Bakersfield California for Mothers Day
2002(my wife is so nice) and the matching snare from Frank V at RCI
Vistalites." |
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"My wife then bought the 6.5 R/W C from Frank V for me for
Christmas 2002." |
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"I got both of the Supras from a pawn shop for $100!"
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"Another
friend of mine had a friend going for a state sponsored vacation and
needed some quick money and a drum set for sale. I went and looked at it and
could tell from the hardware that it was Ludwig, but the shells were covered
with contact paper like you use in kitchen cabinets and I did not know what
condition they were in. I paid $250 and they came with all the hardware and
4 cymbals, Zildjian and Paiste. When I got then home I peeled off the paper
and they were a beautiful black cortex in damn near mint condition. I have
since acquired a 14" and 15" matching toms for the set. I am doing some
recording with a friend of mine with them and they sound beautiful!"
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