Vintage Kits in Annapolis

This submission comes from James Dillard in Annapolis, MD. At 51, he's been playing drums since the age of 7 and is a self-taught drummer. His influences include Don Brewer, John Bonham, Tommy Aldridge and Scott Travis. James has a large library of self-recordings online using many of the drums featured in this post - click here to visit his sounds page.

Check out James' vintage collection! Click on the picture to enlarge.

Tama Superstar - Cherry Wine (24" Kicks)

Tama Superstar - Super Mahogany (24" Kicks)

Showing vintage Tama Mini Timbales

My First Drum Set,  "Custom" Pearl Tiger (20" Kick). Now my Grandson's kit!

Ludwig Jellybean Vista-Lite with extra floor tom, bass drum, and chrome roto toms (24" & 22" kick).

File This Under Custom...

I remind my wife all the time, there's never a dull moment in our lives.

I'm Chris, and that's my little girl Avery atop my limited edition Pearl snare drum. I run the production side of Not So Modern Drummer, Drum Room Marketing, and the Nashville Drum Show. She runs the show at home.

I'm fortunate enough that George hired me on to handle production management here at Not So Modern Drummer. What we didn't know at the time, is that my little girl would be born just about the time we're ready to take our new marketing and branding plans public. It took a bit of planning - and there's been many long, sleepless nights for both of us - but both Avery and NSMD are doing better than ever.

So this is what I got, and I'm pretty proud of both!