The Final Frontier: Yellow Drums

[SpinaDude]

Yellow drums on the The Final Frontier? Someone beat you to it.

Even so, go Tama...all the way!

 

[nlabodin]

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Not going to lie, seeing old ads with Bruford did have me looking for one of those Starclassics, but they are like hen's teeth.

 

[Whitten]

I ordered yellow drums from Noble & Cooley in 1991.
What I have learned is that lots of other people don't like yellow drums. Twice I've tried to play my N&C drums on tour and been asked if I have a darker, less in your face kit I can use instead. I recently bought a grey kit as a result.

 

[spelman]

Will Calhoun

Sonor Hilite

Sonor Designer

 

[s1212z]

No love for 'Old Banana in a Blender'?

 

[vegadrums77]

My sonorlites

 

[NickC]

Those yellow Tamas look hot!

 

[Mcdonap]

Now that "Versace" Lemon burst exists, is there really any other choice?!?

The Final Final Frontier, no?

 

[Seb77]

That's how I first came across Simon Philips

 

[brady]

I ordered yellow drums from Noble & Cooley in 1991.
What I have learned is that lots of other people don't like yellow drums. Twice I've tried to play my N&C drums on tour and been asked if I have a darker, less in your face kit I can use instead. I recently bought a grey kit as a result.

One of many reasons I never got into loud colors for drums. While I can appreciate how cool they look in yellow, orange, purple, etc. I never sought it out for myself. I'm more of a Piano Black or White Marine Pearl kind of guy. I do have a Sonor Bop kit in Silver Sparkle, or whatever they called it that's nice too.

I just never wanted to be in a situation where someone asked me to bring a more understated kit. I'm not at the gig to have the focus on me.

 

[brady]

Blue. Blue drums are betterer than any other colored drums. It has been scientifically proven.

Now Blue Sparkle IS a cool color. I could be tempted to go blue...

 

[Utopian Glints]

See, I’ve got enough bandleader gigs where I can just say, “and I’m bringing my yellow drums so I need you to bring that sort of vibe to the gig.”

 

[MikeKnight]

Blue. Blue drums are betterer than any other colored drums. It has been scientifically proven.

I seem to be partial to blue drums too.

 

[hsosdrum]

If I had the kind of juice with Ludwig that Carter McLean has I'd have them make me a set with the same shell layup (maple/poplar/mahogany) but in my sizes (22/22/12/13/14/16). However, I'd select the deeper yellow that Carter considered instead of the "dirty yellow" that he finally chose.

 

[RyanLovesDrums]

They call it mellow yellow…

 

[GretschMan61]

Yellow drums always intrigued me but not enough to buy a set . I think I would tire of the finish quickly . Now that being said , that Tama Star Bubinga kit Peter Erskine has might be one of the best sounding set of drums I have ever heard on YouTube .

 

[RyanLovesDrums]

Yellow drums always intrigued me but not enough to buy a set . I think I would tire of the finish quickly . Now that being said , that Tama Star Bubinga kit Peter Erskine has might be one of the best sounding set of drums I have ever heard on YouTube .

Very nice indeed

 

[Skyrm]

That's how I first came across Simon Philips

Forget the drum set I’d like that hair!

 

[lamartee]

North and Staccato seemed to always be featured in Yellow

 

[1988fxlr]

Yellow wouldn’t normally pique my own tastes, but theres something about Canary Yellow vintage Camco’s that does it for me