a 70's Slingerland 5pc set, very clean, trim rings on the bottoms of the toms instead of heads, they sound great, bright Red. Very classic looking drums, 22,13,14,16. No snare, no hardware $450.
and a guy with a black set of royce drums that says make offer.
everyones insight will help!
[COLOR="DarkRed"]It's a middlin' price for the Slingys because: there's no snare drum (I know exactly the kit you speak of, it came equipped with a COS snare drum originally)...the color is very typical...and they are concert toms.
If seller is open to an offer, I'd offer $375 ....assuming all of the original tom mount, bass spurs, and FT leg mount hardware is intact and operable. If he drives a hard bargain....$400 wouldn't be out of the question if they ARE really in fine shape. You can always pick up a decent metal Slingy snare on eFlay for well under $100, to round out the kit....
Question then would be, are you cool with a concert tom setup ? They are out of vogue, have been for a while. Some folks don't dig the sound of 'em anymore...
But [COLOR="Red"]Devil's Advocate[/COLOR] would say that, again if the kit is in fine shape...there aren't a whole lotta those '70's Slingy concert tom kits which are in fine shape any longer....so.....[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Purple"]The Royces...need more info...condition, finish (gloss black, black sparkle, black pearl ?), what do the badges look like ? How many pcs ?
Royce was a typical 60's Japanese stencil, so that vintage is as good as any other '60's stencil....but in the '70's they got really, really janky.[/COLOR]
jaye
i was deffinatly thinkin about the slingerlands. 6 months ago i was looking into buying it and the guy said hed hold it for me till i got more money. i dont know how open he is to offers but i will try to haggle him down. If they are in pretty good shape i dont think the concert style toms will bother me too much. im gonna get ahold of him and set up a time to look at them and make a choice from there.
As for the royce... they are just plain black and its two high toms and a floor tom and bass. theres a pic but i have no clue how to upload pics on to this thing. i asked what his ball park range was for it and he said 120-125. idk about this one if only i could figure out how to load up the pic.
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Well, again, if the Slingys are in good shape, then his asking price isn't terrible...just not a particular 'great deal' for you. But, not a terribly unfair asking price, either.
To upload a pic, go to post a reply...below the message window where you type in the reply, look for the 'manage attachments" button. Hit it, and you can upload a pic from your computer.
If you get a message saying "filesize too big", go to a resizing site such as
...and size it down to image width of 500 or 600 (not 200 as the homepage default shows), then re-upload the smaller image file here and it'll work...[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Green"]If the Royces aren't the janky '70's-80's versions, then that price is hella good. But, keep in mind that the Slingy is gonna be the better drum set, by a significant margin. So the Q becomes are you willing (and able) to pay the extra $250-75 for the upgrade in quality. Again, you can pick up a nice '70's Slingy metal snare for around $75+ so you'd have a nice kit. For the Royce, you could get pretty much any snare; a Japanese vintage for about $50-60 or even just an almost-new workhorse Pearl, Mapex, or such for a little more, probably. [/COLOR]
so i told the guy with the slingys that i want to take a look at them. im gonna head over there some time next week. if i can ill take a pic if im unsure and just use this beauty of a site to help me out.
as for the royce here is the only pic he sent soo do your thing cause i have no clue.
[COLOR="DarkRed"]can't tell a thing from that pic, unfortunately; too tiny...so the jury's still out....[/COLOR]
ill ask for a better pic
Hey Kid,
If you are looking for a fun vintage kit for not much dough, people on this forum have 'em. Just ask. There are several of us that would let a kit go for low dough to help out a junky. Are you adept at cleaning 'em up and maybe wrapping if necessary? It might help you.
a would love that. its slim pickins around here and i try to hold out but always end up losing patience.
so would i just post a thread on the wtb section or what?
im not picky at all
I believe you just did...but, if you want to be official...post a new thread in the "WANNA BUY" section and describe what you might want. Question...are you ok at restoration? Can you do the wraps and clean 'em up? That makes a HUGE difference in price. Answer these questions and I'll bet several people would give you a hand in acquiring a kit. I've got a mutant Luddy I would part with to help you out. No sweat. I know we've got stuff for you. So, let us know where you comfort zone is set at and we'll get you some help.
