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Kit Preview

by Dennis
October 25th, 2010

How do you design an amazing custom drum set without being able to see it first?  It can be a bit daunting to imagine a great finish combo, explain it through e-mail or phone and then wait to see if the final product is all you’ve dreamed of.  This is a risk many a drummer has taken, only to end up with a kit that is just a little bit off, and isn’t quite what they had hoped for.  Kit Preview is the ultimate tool to proof your purchase, and serves as the ultimate road map for the finishing of your new drums.  Using advanced lighting and rendering techniques we provide a photo-realistic proof of your kit before the finishing process begins, allowing for changes and tweaks before the real colors hit the shell.  Pricing is $75 for one initial rendering based on your concept, one set of changes, and one final proof.  After that set of changes and a final proof, each additional set of changes and rendered proof is an additional $25.

The finishes are endless, and the ability to proof your idea in realistic 3d is a first.  See examples of Kit Preview images on our Facebook page and by visiting the Phattie site here.  Check out the video and still shot below for an example of the possibilities:

3D Drum Set - Kit Preview Rendering

Categories Product Updates/Specials

Friday Flashback! G. Love Japan backline kit

by Dennis
September 10th, 2010

Today’s Friday Flashback  dates from around the middle of 2003.  This 12″x8″, 16″x16″, and 20″x14″ set of Phatties was finished in a custom Duco style sparkle lacquer and outfitted with Slingerland style lugs and Stick Saver hoops, for a classy old-school vibe all around.  The finish was a compliment to the blue & silver sparkle lacquer duco style kit we built that was being used as the U.S. backline kit at the time.  As soon as this kit was done, it started life as their permanent backline kit in Japan, and is still being used.  There are some great clips of Jeffrey Clemens wailing on this in the DVD A Year and a Night with G. Love and Special Sauce.  Check it out:

Duco Sparkle Lacquer - Slingerland Style

Custom Drum Set - Sparkle Lacquer

Custom Drum Set - Sparkle Lacquer

Categories Friday Flashbacks!

New house kit for Echo Mountain Studios

by Dennis
September 2nd, 2010

This beauty is the new house kit at Echo Mountain Studios here in Asheville, NC.  The sizes are 10″x8″, 12″x9″, 14″x12″, 16″x14″, and 24″x16″.  The finish is a water based lacquer over a custom deep red mahogany stain with flecked maple inlays, and the contrast is beautiful.  Inlayed wooden hoops combine with the Phattie bearing edge for a pre-eq’ed sound, a perfect blend of punch, sustain, and minor overtones for recording.  Custom Echo/Phattie laser engraved badges round out the look, for a smooth modern appearance with a vintage vibe.  I could go on and on about this kit, but I’ll cut short the wordy description and let the photos do the talking:

High Gloss - Maple Inlay - Custom Drum Set

High Gloss - Maple Inlay - Custom Drum Set

High Gloss - Maple Inlay - Custom Drum Set

High Gloss - Maple Inlay - Custom Drum Set

Categories Phattie Drums, Unique Builds

A little High Gloss Maple to start your week…

by Dennis
August 30th, 2010

Last week I refinished an older Phattie kit into a high gloss natural maple finish using 100% water-based finishing products.  Water based products have come a long way in the last several years, and the current stuff used on all Stauffer Percussion products provides the same level of performance you get from traditional solvent-based finishes, but without the harmful fumes and toxic clean-up.  Spray guns and other equipment can be cleaned out using tap water, no need for lacquer thinner or acetone in the shop.  This kit featured a 10″ rack tom, 14″ floor, 22″ bass, and 13″ snare.  Here’s a couple detail shots of the finish quality, I’m quite pleased with how the new water based system is working out:

Natural Maple High Gloss Finish

Natural Maple High Gloss Finish

Natural Maple High Gloss Finish

Categories Phattie Drums

Black Label set in Birds Eye Maple, Abalone Inlay…

by Dennis
August 11th, 2010

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:

Abalone Inlay on Custom Drums

Custom Drums with Abalone Inlay

Black Label Badge w/Abalone Inlay

Black Label Drums w/Abalone Inlay

Categories Black Label Drums, Unique Builds
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