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Friday Flashback! Lime acrylic jungle kit…

Dennis — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:24:50 +0000

This Friday Flashback dates from early 2006. This jungle/hip-hop/dj-drummer style kit features a 10″x6″ Hybrid Snare Drum, Lime Acrylic 12″ snare, 10″ and 14″ toms, 18″x18″ bass drum and matching woofer. Custom features included all brass hardware, 50% offset lugs, Gauger Alloy RIMS mounts, matching woofer, brass-wrapped bass hoops, and Dunnett R-Class strainers. A real head turner in the clubs, check it out:

Starglow Acrylic kit for The Next

Dennis — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:10:17 +0000

Nothing glows quite like our Starglow white acrylic. This kit is going to get some serious use in the clubs of the north east with The Next – a hot new group featuring the talented Anthony Baker on drums. Stay tuned for some future video of it lighted and spinning on Bakers rotating drum riser. In the meantime scroll down to check out the 10″x8″, 12″x9″, 14″x12″, 16″x14″, and 22″x16″. Not pictured is a matching 14″x6.5″ snare. It’s one seriously sharp setup and is going to integrate into their live light show with style. Check it out:

Here’s a video clip of a similar kit in Starglow Acrylic. Different size drums but the same Starglow shells, lights, and hardware. Check it out:

StarGlow Acrylic Custom Phattie Set

Dennis — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:58:12 +0000

A beautiful example of StarGlow acrylic, this one comes with a video sample so you can check how smooth and even the glow of our low profile LED systems are. The drums are standard Phattie Acrylic specs: dual 45 degree bearing edges with a smooth contact patch, solid brass tube lugs, Gauger Alloy RIMS mounts, Evans heads, etc. The sizes include 10″x10″, 12″x11″, and 13″x12″ hanging toms, 22″x18″ bass and 14″x7″ snare drum. This custom LED install includes double-density LED’s and a custom controller that offers independent control of individual channels. The final result is a smooth looking kit, with or without the lights on. Check it out:

Phattie Hybrid Kit, Black Glass over Starglow Acrylic

Dennis — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:57:27 +0000

Today’s kit is a sharp looking set of Phattie Hybrids. StarGlow acrylic centers combined with our LED lighting provide for an awesome effect against the black glass glitter and black hardware. The sizes on this custom setup include 8″x8″, 10″x8″, and 12″x8″ rack toms, 14″x14″ and 18″x16″ floor toms and a thumping 22″x20″ bass drum. Pearl Optimounts were used on the rack toms, and custom machined to fit Yamaha tom brackets that were powder coated black to match. Other custom touches include a full DMX controller with built-in light board, black Gauger Alloy RIMS cradles, a deep-dish front bass hoop, and Phattie Custom Shop badges placed discreetly so they don’t interfere with the light show. Smooth kit that looks killer when the lights go down, check it out:

Phattie 13″x8″ Hybrid with some classy inlays

Dennis — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:12:34 +0000

Hybrid Maple/Acrylic/Maple drums are a relatively new development in the drum world. Wooden inlays are timeless and have been used by luthiers for many, many years. This deep 13″x8″ Phattie snare combines the best of both worlds for a sharp modern look with a classic wood working touch. The maple sections are 10-Ply Maple with 1/2″ wide ebony, cherry and maple inlays. The center section is 1/4″ clear acrylic, check it out:

Frosted Acrylic Snare w/Clear Stripes, and a little light show…

Dennis — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:05:13 +0000

Wood hoops sound great on Acrylic shells, tone down the brightness a little and add a little bit of a thicker sound. This snare is a perfect example, in 13″x7″ it has a nice phat sound but still a bit of the brightness associated with the acrylic shell. This shell features a frosted finish with clear racing stripes around the bottom, that really pops when it lights up. Check out the video to see the contrast between the two. Other features include maple hoops inlaid with White Marine Pearl, brushed-satin style hardare, Trick GS007 strainer, and Evans heads. Check it out:

A little something to brighten up your weekend

Dennis — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:10:09 +0000

Here’s something worth making a weekend post about: A 7-piece Clear Acrylic Phattie kit with full DMX controls. This kit features 10″x8″ and 12″x8″ rack toms, 14″x14″, 15″x14″ and 16″x14″ floor toms, a 20″x18″ bass and a 13″x7″ snare (not pictured). Built using RCI clear acrylic shells and brushed-satin hardware, this kit delivers in both sounds and looks. The ultra low-profile LED install was designed, wired, and installed in-house for maximum brightness while keeping an almost invisible presence when not in-use. Once the kit is setup with stands and cymbals, you’ve got no idea what’s coming until it powers up! Check out the video for a full sampling of the different flashing/fading/chasing/crazy colors that are possible:

Starglow Acrylic 14″x7″ Phattie Snare

Dennis — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:59:06 +0000

Here’s a sweet little 14″x7″ Phattie Acrylic Snare that features a Starglow acrylic shell. With the lights off it’s a smooth glossy white, but with the lights on it glows smooth and even like nothing else out there. Check out the video for an example of some of the controls. All black-chrome hardware, a TRICK GS007 strainer, and Evans heads wrapped up this one nicely, dig it:

Phattie Hybrids with Quick Action Drum Lugs

Dennis — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:43:58 +0000

This fresh set of Phattie Hybrids features the new Quick Action Drum Lug all around, with custom RIMS mounting and bass hoop lugs. The Quick Action Drum Lugs are a quick-release style lug that works different than other quick release lugs on the market. Once all the tension rods on a head have been loosened, you just turn the hoop to the side and they all slide right out of the lug. This system is also designed to not interfere with the RIMS mounts. Heads can be removed and swapped while the drum stays on the stand, no problem! The lug inserts stay on the tension rod when the hoops are removed, preventing the tension rods from sliding off the hoops, getting lost, etc. This function is the same on the bass drum hoops, when the hoop comes off the tension rods can’t slip out of the hoop lugs, they stay attached, making head swaps a piece of cake. For more info on these lugs check out QuickActionDrumLug.com

Kit specs: 10″, 12″, 14″, and 16″ hanging rack toms with Gauger Alloy RIMS mounts, and a thumping 22″x20″ bass with heavy duty spurs. Navy Blue acrylic center sections, Blue Glass Glitter maple sections, and Evans heads all-around, check it out:

Phattie Hybrid with an LED twist

Dennis — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:11:34 +0000

It’s early Monday morning, and if you’re a drum fanatic that needs a cup of coffee to get moving, the video below just might work for you!

This kit is a Phattie Hybrid Series that features 10″x8″ and 12″x9″ rack toms, 14″x12″ and 16″x14″ floor toms, a thumping 22″x20″ bass, and a matching 14″x8″ snare. The finish is Broken Glass Glitter with lightly frosted clear acrylic inserts and classic tear-drop style lugs holding it all together. The lighting system was created in-house, and features multiple channels of control allowing different drums to be different colors, and greatly expands the light-show possibilities and programming options of the kit. Check out the video to get a taste of the possibilities, then visit our Youtube and Facebook pages to see many more photos and videos of this kit in action. Dig it: