Black Label set in Birds Eye Maple, Abalone Inlay…

This recently finished Black Label kit is beautiful work of art, both in tone and visual appeal.  The all-maple shells are veneered in Birds Eye Maple with a 1/4″ abalone shell inlay.  Over the veneer and abalone a golden-amber toner was applied, than many coats of beautiful clear, buffed and polished to a silky smooth mirror shine.  The sizes are 12″x8″, 14″x14″, and 20″x16″, with special order DW mounts on the 12″ and 14″, and heavy duty spurs on the bass.  The photos tell the story on this one, check it out:

Classy Black Label setup in True Gold Glass, headed north…

This kit is on the way to our friend Jay who runs Blueberry Hill Bass.  Blueberry Hill specializes in finding the most talented, skilled, and experienced luthiers and connecting them with bass players looking for a unique world-class instrument.  I like to think that Jay’s exceptional taste in bass guitars also applies to drums, and look forward to the feedback on this beauty.  This kit features a 13″x9″ rack tom, 16″x16″ floor, and 22″x16″ bass.  Custom features include regular key-rods on the bass (vintage t-handles are standard on Black Labels), 2.3mm hoops for a fatter sound, and a Fiberskyn resonant head with 6″ Holz and custom Black Label logo.  Check it out:

Deep 14″x7″ Black Label in Black Glass…

This Black Label snare features the popular True Black glass glitter finish, and was custom ordered with a Ludwig P40662 internal muffler, Dunnett R-Class strainer, Evans heads and gated die-cast hoops.  The result turned out to be one classy drum with the perfect balance of body and attack, check it out:

Black Label rock’n'roll setup, with a little customer feedback…

This beautiful Black Label kit features great classic rock’n'roll sizes with a 13″x9″ rack tom, 16″x16″ floor tom, 24″x14″ bass, and a deep 14″x7″ snare.  The finish is True Black glass glitter and custom touches include a shell mounted cymbal holder and rail mount on the bass, double row of lugs on the snare, and a Ludwig P40662 internal tone control on the snare.  Here’s what Tim had to say when they arrived:

“Well, the kit showed up yesterday safe and sound.  It’s hard for me to tell you how happy I am with them.  Not only are they absolutely beautiful, they sound amazing! Right out of the case. The bass sounds great with nothing in it. I’ve got the very same head combo on my 24” Slingerland, and I had to put one of those Evans EQ pillows in it to get the sound I wanted.  I bought one for the new drum, but I don’t think I’ll need it. Everything about them from the shells, to the hardware looks to be very high quality, and the cases are fantastic as well.  Quality is something I know.  I’ve work as a machinist, and now as a inspector for a aerospace manufacture here in Dayton for quite a while.  It has been such a long time since I bought something, and was really happy with what I got.  My hat is off to you, and your crew for the outstanding care, and talent that you put into your product.  I hope you saved a few nice pics of them to put on your daily blog.

Thank you much!
Tim”

Thanks for the kind words Tim, I’m glad you’re stoked about your new gear.  And on to the photos we did save of this killer setup:

Black Label in Black Glass for Shawn McWilliams

The driving force behind Hank3, Scott Miller & the Commonwealth, and SweetTooth, Shawn started touring today with his new set of Black Label drums;  Kicking it off with a benefit for Homes for Our Troops in Houston with Hank3.

Shawn’s new kit features a 13″x9″ rack tom, 16″x16″ floor, and 24″x14″ kick.  Finished in True Black Glass Glitter and custom ordered with heavy duty bass spurs and 2.3mm hoops for a deeper, fatter tone.  Great for some high powered rockabilly!

New Black Label snare for The Movement

Gary Jackson of The Movement just picked up his 14″x5.5″ Black Label work-horse snare while they were stopped over in Asheville.  This is the standard “work horse” model featuring a 100% maple shell, 8 Radio King style lugs, 2.3mm hoops, wrapped finish, and the Dunnett R-Class strainer.  Tunes up very nice, check out our youtube link to the left for some clips of this snare in action, and check out TheMovementVibe.com to hear more beats from Gary and his Black Label drums.