1967 Ludwig Super Classic 22/13/16 in White Marine Pearl, 14x8 Black Beauty and cymbals: Istanbul Agop 24” SE jazz ride, Istanbul Agop 22” Trad Dark Crash and a 17” XIST dry dark hi-hat

I love 15” floor toms. For me Noble and Cooley Union series , 20/14 bass drum , 12/8 Tom and 15/14 floor Tom , matching 7/14 Tulip snare

I've got my dream set luckily. 60's Gretsch RB in champagne sparkle, 13,16,22,14

Sonor SQ1 for me, I love the simplicity at the highest possible production quality. Incredible drums!

As of '24, my dream kits are the Mapex Saturn Evolution Birch kit in either the blue fade finish or the new Aegean fade, or the Versatus kit in either the gold sparkle or the satin black. As of now, I get myself the Sabian Complex and Legacy lines, but I'd love to acquire the Artisans. I currently use Promark and Evans.

My Gretsch USA customs is my dream kit. That being said getting a Sonor SQ2 is probably the dream kit😊

I pretty much have all my dream cymbals: 15” Amedia Old School Hats 22” Istanbul Agop Special Edition Jazz Ride (used as a crash/ ride on my left) 22” Paiste Masters Dark Ride 22” Dream Bliss Paper Thin I want a 18” Paiste Signature Traditional crash to add to that setup. Kits I want are: Tama Star Walnut - 24x14, 12x8, 13x9, 16x16, 18x16 in the charcoal gray finish Vintage Gretsch 1950s/1960’s era - 20x14, 12x8, 14x14 And I’m looking into a Gretsch USA Bell Brass snare 6.5x14, that drum is phenomenal

Ever since I started playing drums a few years ago, I loved the aesthetic Tama had. Just as a started getting into gear, the Tama Starclassic Lacquer Phantasm Oyster finish came out (go look it up if you dont know what im talking about). I love the modern look, I love how they sound, and I love how practical the hardware is while looking the best (imo).

Okay, so my dream kit would be Yamaha Maple Custom, set-up 18/14, 8/7, 10/8, 12/8, 14/14, 16/14, 14/5,5 snare. That's the set that Dave Weckl played in 1990s, I saw him on this kit in a concert with Mike Stern, Jeff Andrews and Bob Malach in Warsaw. A really singing kit, that's really what got me into jazz drumming. Dave had it in green, I would rather have it in natural wood colour. Also, Dave played two suspended toms, I might have two floor toms. More realistically, for jazz just the same brand and same line, a simple 4-piece kit, Maple Custom / Absolute, in natural wood, but with a 14/14 floor tom and the classic lugs. That's a kit I know the price of, sitting around 4000 USD. I have the snare drum of that series, so having the rest of it would be great. Next, for more rock-oriented stuff, a John Bonham Ludwig set-up, but definitely not as large, 22/14, 12/8, 14/14, 16/14, not vistalite, rather mahogany, with 14/5,5 Supraphonic. That's another 4000 USD at least? And last, back to jazz, a Gretch Braodcaster bop kit with Jasper shells. So much tone.

I feel like I've gotten my "dream kit" (Koa/Cherry Stone Custom Drum Co. in 10x7 12x8 14x12 16x14 22x17) and have moved into what my "dream studio" is. Currently I'm in the microphone phase of "musician's poverty", LOL. I dig your SM7B with the windscreen removed on that one tom!

I’ve got a few pretty cool kits right now. -Pork Pie Custom in Grey Metallic Lacquer 18x22, 10x13, 13x16 w matching 6x13 snare -SJC Custom in Blood Red Stain 18x24, 8x12, 12x14, 14x16 -DW Performance Series in Pewter Sparkle Wrap 18x22, 7x8, 8x10, 8x12, 12x14, 14x16, matching 6.5x14 snare -Gretsch Renown Maple in Purple Lacquer 18x22, 8x10, 9x12, 12x14 I’ve had and sold 2 Tama Starclassic Performers, a DW Collectors, a Pearl Masters Custom, a custom kit, a Pacific CX, and a Pork Pie Little Squealer. The DW Performance kit is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. My goal with that kit was to have a large kit in a finish that matches most stages with a variety of sizes that I could swap out to cover most gigs. I usually never play it as the full 7pc kit, I usually just pick and choose to suit what I want to play. As far as a dream kit, I mostly have my bases covered. Would be cool to have an exotic kit of some sort that never leaves the house for a gig. Maybe a DW Collectors in an exotic wood or finish that looks like furniture. But for as much playing as I do these days, I pretty much have my bases covered.

Ever since I used to binge watch Memphis Drum Shop videos I was like WHAT IS THAT KIT!? Because they didn't specify what kit they were playing on back in the day. It's the Yamaha Recording Custom and when I found out I was like someday... somedayyy I'll own that. I'd pair it with the Yamaha Recording Custom Aluminum 14 x 6.5. Other than that since I'm a Tama guy, probably the Tama Star Walnut kit, sounds so good. Pair with any meinl cymbals / Tama hardware ^^

My dream kit is probably something with very thin shells, potentially poplar wood, but 2.3mm hoops and re-rings, so that’s it’s lightweight and super resonant. Probably rounded bearing edges so that resonant doesn’t go too wild, the hoops help with that too. I’m probably then hunting for a vintage kit, or one of the modern vintage remakes.

Probably something small like the 3-piece Ludwig you named. Main kit will always be 14, 22, 8, 10, 12, 14, & 16 for multiple configuration options. It's a big commitment to bring a new kit into the fold. In my experience, your dream anything is usually not better than what you already have, just different.

Gretsch USA custom in 22, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 in solid yellow gloss

Like you have more than one "dream" kit. I currently own a custom kit (Crockett Tubs) made by Jeff Hendrix. Aged WMP with wood hoops. 20/10/12/14 with 14" snare. I also just got a 2021 Yamaha RC kit in piano black. 22/12/13/16 with 8X14" snare. And I have some snares I've literally dreamt about when I was young including a Ludwig SuperSenstitive 5x14" And I still have my original Slingerland kit from the late 1950s that I got in the early 1960s. Thanks Dad and Mom

8 lug black beauty 6.5 x 14 or the dailtune brass ..thanks in part to your video on it....thanks great work on all you do, . Back to drums😂...Noble and Cooley union series in Hematite sparkle finish 8x 10, 8.5 x12, 9x 13 toms and the floor toms 14 x14 and 16 x16 and 15 x22 bass drum, .. but in the Horizon series.... Steve Gadd 18 inch zildjan session crash cymbal, zildjan 22 inch light ride cymbal, Istanbul agop 20 crash, Istanbul agop 17 crash, zildjan 15 inch k fat hi hats. Trick pro 1v low mass double pedals. Tama starclassic combination stand for toms and cymbals. Oh, maybe pork pie throne😂

Informative video and I love the look and quality of your dad’s made kit. GC Drum-off was incredibly competitive as I entered twice but didn’t advance, though the experience was unforgettable.

The nicer the kits are, the harder it is to tell them apart IMO. They all sound great and work great, so it feels like hyper cars, where they're tweaking to get that last 2% of quality. That said, I still think about the video from Memphis Drum Shop where they had a 14x6 DW/Sabian Vault Edge snare. It sounded absolutely perfect. It was a limited edition run going for like $2500 at that time, so it's probably worth a lot more now. The video is 10 years old now, but I still daydream about running into that snare every now and again.

DW Collectors Series which I finally got last year. It's a Custom DW Collectors Cherry shell drumkit in 8 x 6.5, 10 x 7, 12 x 7.5, 14 x 14, 16 x 16 & 20 x 18 kick. Dream snare would be a DW Edge snare. I already have several DW Snares, including their 50th anniversary one, DW Brass, DW Purple Heart, DW Maple HVLX , a DW Performance as well, which, has Nothing to envy to the Collectors snares, but, still missing that one. Will also get a Noble & Cooley 7 x 14 at some point. All this accompanied by Paiste Signature cymbals. Thanks for all your videos, very helpful and quite informative. Cheers...

Like you, I was incredibly lucky (and after saving up for a long time!) to be able to buy what I would consider my dream kit last year - a Sonor SQ2 Maple kit in Nussbaum Hilite finish (it's the least expensive SQ2 finish but looks fantastic!). Love it to death and have no plans to use anything else for the foreseeable future (apart from gigs where I need bop sizes). I'll give you a rundown of the setup - I promise that I'm not trying to show off, I just love going into nerdy detail about these things! Toms are medium maple and the sizes are 10x8", 12x9", 15x13" and 18x15" (for a lot of gigs, I just use the 12" and 15") with Coated Emperor batter heads. Bass drum is heavy maple with a tom holder on it (essential imo!) and is 22x16" with a Clear Powerstroke 3 batter head. There are 3 main snares I'm now using with the kit which are the 14x6" Sonor Prolite Brass with a Coated CS batter head for contemporary pop/rock music, the 14x5" Beverley Cosmic 21 aluminium for a more vintage pop sound and the 14x6" Tama SLP Fat Spruce for jazz, as well as low thuddy sounds - the last 2 both with Coated Ambassador batters. Between those 3 snares, I feel like I pretty much have all the sounds that I need covered. Then I also have a 10x2" Sonor Jungle snare with a Coated CS batter, and with the jingles removed that I use as an auxiliary snare for some gigs. Cymbals are all Zildjian and basically just a collection of my favourite cymbals which luckily all sound great together! The setup I use with my originals band L to R goes 18" A Custom EFX, 10" FX Trashformer, 6" A Splash, 15" K Light Hi-Hats, 17" K Sweet Crash, 21" K Custom Dark Complex Ride, 16" EFX Hats (A Custom EFX on top, K EFX on bottom - though I'm still looking for a 2nd hand K EFX to complete this one!), 18" K Dark Crash, 18" A Custom China. I love using electronic sounds and samples with the kit, so I have a Roland SPD-SX sample pad for those (hoping to upgrade to the Pro version some point in the next year or so). In addition, I have a few Roland triggers which I'll position on the kit depending on the situation - they include 2 BT-1 Bar Pads, 2 KT-10 Kick Triggers, an RT-30K Bass Drum Trigger and an RT-30H Trigger for the snare. The idea behind this kit was both to get a really great sound, and have something that was as versatile as it possibly could be and would excel in just about any situation. Happy to say I think I got it! I love gear but I'm not a collector. I prefer to buy in a very calculated way that results in having a relatively small(-ish!) amount of gear of a really high quality and has all bases covered. So yeah, super happy with this setup and don't really wish for anything more tbh!

Commercial Drum Sets ? Ludwig Legacy Mahogany in Green, Like Carter McLean has one. In 20/12/16 Real Dream: Self-Build-Set, out of an tree that mean a lot to you. Greetings from Germany! I really love and appreciate the work on your Channel. Go on!

I currently have a DW Collectors in black lacquer - 22x18, 10x8, 12x9, 14x14 and 16x14. I have also recently acquired a Pearl Masterworks in Marine Blue fade in my preferred sizes- 10x7, 12x8, 16x16 and 22x16. I have all Zildjian K's but would be happy with traditional Byzances. Snares - Tama Praetorian, Ludwig Bronzephonic 14x6.5, Ludwig Raw brass 14x6.5, DW Bronze 14x6.5 (might be 6' deep) and an Ian Paice 14x6.5 signature snare. Snares are my weakness. I'd love to own an Ayotte stainless steel again one day. I have owned Ludwig Classic maples, Yamaha Absolute Hybrids, a Gretsch Broadkaster and USA custom. I've never owned an SQ2 or Yamaha PHX, so maybe one of those in the future!

Snare: Greiner Kilmer Customs snare used on the August Burns Red "Sleddin Hill" Christmas album. It is 14x7.75" padauk shell, 5/8" thick, with maple inlays. Dw Collectors series purple core/cherry 22/10/12/14/16/18 Royal cymbals 14” hats 20” crash Meinl 22” polyphonic ride Sabian HHX Complex thin 16/17/18 Garstka equilibrium China / Garstka fat stack Meinl smack stack/ polyphonic splashes

Yo dawg I remember seeing a pic of Matt with that Craviotto kit on stage with Soundgarden! That’s a rad kit. I really want a gretsch shell bank some day, finish tbd, gretsch with die cast hoops just sound and feel right, love the dryness, stiff/responsive feel and woody projection. But a Craviotto kit is probably the real dream kit, if I were to pick one it would be cherry poplar, those new double flange hoops they got, 30 degree edges, 7.5x10, 8x12, 14x14, 14x16 ft/bd convertible w/ wood hoops, 15x20, 6.5x14 8 lug snare. Sometimes I toy with the idea of a copper sparkle lacquer on the outer band of cherry and leaving the inner band of poplar unpainted.

Pearl crystal beat 6x12 and 6x15 octobans, 8x7 10x8 12x9 rack toms,14x14 16x16 16x16 floor toms, 20x8 gong drum, 22x16 22x16 bass drums. Porkpie 14x8, and 12x6. I prefer sabians. 8 inch aero splash, 10 inch aero splash, 10 inch custom stack, 12 inch custom stack, 13 inch Paragon hats, 14 inch groove hats, 15 inch Paragon hats, 16 inch xsr sizzler stack, 17 inch hhx ozone, 18 inch hhx extreme crash, 19 inch aax holy china, 19 inch hhx complex crash, 20 inch hhx evolution crash, 21 inch aax holy china, 22 inch HH rock ride. All sabian, pearl, and porkpie.

Mine is decently close, but I’ll spec out from the ground up for this comment: 6 Piece kit: Bass/Toms: Birch/Walnut blend 22x16, 10x6.5, 12x7, 14x12, 16x14 all with 45 to round-over bearing edges and diagonal seam plies. 6 ply toms and 8-12 ply kick Snare would be a Nebe Drum Co Titanium snare, and if I could somehow fabricate Pearl’s freefloater system in a 13” diameter I would totally do that for the snare That would be one of the greatest sounding modern metal drum kits in the world I think

Tama star bubinga kit in sunset Australian Acacia burst and an assortment of Zildjian K's which I already have.

Ludwig Black Beauty 14x6.5, Ludwig Classic Maple, 24x14, 13x9, 16x16, 18x16 with 15 inch K hats, all Zildjain K cymbals(2 crashes, ride, china) and of course...COWBELL.

I've got most of what i've always dreamt of having to be honest. Couple dozen Byzance cymbals that cover all the sounds I could ever need. A treasure trove of Tama Roadpro hardware and speed cobra/iron cobra pedals and hi hat stands. Best hardware on earth no question. Couple snares that stand out are my 90's Yamaha brass piccolo (yes, that one), 14x5 90's Dave Weckl Maple, and 1966 14x5 Supraphonic in suuuper clean condition (which i just got and am super hyped about!). Got a few Modern Tama Snares as well, 5.5" SLP Bronze, 6.5" Starclassic Maple, and a 7" Starphonic Copper. Kits wise, I've got 3. A 1978 Tama Imperialstar in 13x9,16x16,22x14. 80's Gretsch USA Custom in black nitron 12x8,13x9,16x16,22x14. (Which was my dream kit for a few years before acquiring it.) I also special ordered and just recently received a 14x14 to match it which is really really sweet. Finally I've got a custom configuration Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch in 10x8,12x8, 16x16, 18x16, and 22x14. Dave Elitch/Thomas Pridgen Config which was also always a dream of mine to own. You've probably seen the "Thomas Pridgen plays DW Drums" vid from many years ago. Well in that vid he played a kit that we're those exact sizes and ever since then I'd always wanted a kit like it. Now I have it! Super blessed to work at a drum store and be able to get stuff at a discount compared to the normal prices. Definitely helps justify the ridiculous spending lol! The only thing I've got left to dream about is owning a bop kit! Especially a USA Custom bop kit. And considering I've already got a 12x8 and 14x14, all i need to do is special order an 18x14! Other than that, I'm constantly dreaming of building out my gretsch and tama kits into shell banks. I'd like to one day have 10,12, and 13 rack toms, 14,16, and 18 floor toms, and 18, 22, and 24 bass drums for both! Thats the dream right there!

Just bought mine - Tama Starclassic Maple kit. If I got another set, I'd love to get a vintage Ludwig blue oyster pearl kit from the mid-to late 60s.

Remo Mondo kit is definitely one of my dream kits. Just love the mondo heads and all the videos I hear of them are awesome. I'd also love something similar to what Trilok Gurtu and Pete Lockett get up to, with kind of an offset kick and a litany of percussion, only difference being a 26" kick

I own my dreamset, 80s, Pre-Yess, Recording Customs, but if i had to pick another, itd be Sonor Signature Horst Link drums

Fun topic! I’ve always loved vintage Ludwig’s. At the moment, I have the kit I wanted as a kid for a loooong time, found a good deal on Reverb a few years back. It’s a used Ludwig Club Date SE from the 2010s, downbeat config (20/14/12 w/ matching 5x14 snare) in Olive Sparkle. It looks and sounds amazing (I’ve been meaning to post a proper video of it, but haven’t gotten around to it yet). Cherry/Gum shells with full roundover edges. Cymbal wise, I love the washy 60s cymbals. I ended up with a set of 1970s Zildjian’s that are on the thin side. They’re so musical in the mix. If I had the cash for a custom, definitely a Ludwig Legacy Mahogany in blue olive oyster (with white interiors), that’s probably my favorite Ludwig finish. But I love so many of the Ludwig wraps, including sky blue pearl and 1970s bowling ball black oyster. I’d really like to try or get my hands on some Istanbul Agop Traditional Jazz cymbals, they sound pretty versatile.

I have 5 kits and 12 snares, so I think I’m good 😅 My favs are: 2015 Ludwig Classic Maple (Red Sparkle) 9x13,16x16,14x22 Late 80s Pearl BLX (Black) 11x13, 16x16, 18x22 1990 Garcia (Seattle custom drum builder, Black Oyster) 8x12, 16x16, 14x22 1965 Gretsch Round Badge (Silver Sparkle) 9x13, 16x16, 14x20 Modern Supraphonic 5x14 Modern Black Beauty 6.5x14 Modern Gretsch Solid Steel 5x14 (amazing) 1965 Ludwig Pioneer (Silver Sparkle) 5x14 1980’s Tama Superstar (Black) 8x14

Dream set? It's either a DW Collectors Exotic (something like yours really) or a Sonor SQ2 with a crazy exotic wood veneer. I'd love to be picky about the sizes and depths, the veneer and the shell makeup. But honestly it seems so unattainable that I haven't put a ton of thought into the details. I just know that I love the look of the exotic wood veneers. As for a snare? I'd find a boutique metal maker and have them custom build an aluminum, brass, copper and bronze snare all with the exact same sizes and specs.

Noble and Cooley 4-piece walnut kit. 22 X 14, 14.5 X 6, 12 X 8, 16 X 16. Meinl Sand hats, Sabian Evolution 16” crash, Sabian Evolution 18” Ozone crash, Sabian HHX 18” Dark crash, Sabian HHX 22” Anthology cymbal. Tama Iron Cobra pedal, DW cymbal stands, Pearl throne. This is the kit that I am rocking. I bought it last summer. It’s such a treat to play these incredible handmade drums. They truly are unique. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Cole. Cheers

(Around 10k for every single Item) I would say Definitely a 50’s Progressive Jazz (Round Badge) but with a twist-same sound and everything but with stuff that is easier to work with, such as rims that can actually fit modern heads😅 and then in green sparkle and with gold hardware. Snare, would go with Canopus snare, I can’t remember the name but the recording studio one that was like 1000$+. I would also go with flat based hardware, but something still durable like Gibraltar. Obviously Coated ambassadors would go on that puppy, and a Yamaha FP9 Bass drum pedal. Finally Cymbals, main ride would be a K Constantinople Medium Thin Low ride or A Renaissance Ride, both 20”. Left side ride would be a Bosphorous 20” Black Pearl Ride with 2-3 rivets depending on how I’m feeling. For my other right side cymbal I would either go with a Vintage 50’s-60’s Mel Lewis Swish Knocker A Ride, or a A Avedis 22’ with 5-6 rivets. Hijats would be K custom Dark hats or the sand hats that ZackGrooves has. Toss in a pearl utility snare drum tuned to a timbale pitch, a nice drum rug and some extra cymbal sizzlers, a 12 pack of drum keys and a big fat snare drum, and I think that will do it.

Tama Star maple in Cerulean Birds Eye maple burst 🤌

We have had this conversation SO many times together, but one more doesn't hurt. Kit: Ludwig Legacy Maple - finish: whatever Carter McLean's recent custom ludwig is 12x8 14x14 16x16 20x14 kick 24x14 kick Snare: LM400 (thanks to you!) 5.5x14 Jazz Festival Cymbals: 16" Agop Sig hats 21" Agop Special Edition Jazz ride 22.5" Lenny White Epoch 24" Signature Ride Evans G1's top and bottoms, and Calftone's on the kicks DW 6000 UL stuff, for that vintage vibe.

Curently own a Mapex Blaster kit so there isnt much to improve for me ,but I ve recently stumbled on some pictures of Cadeson Soundscape 7pc set and am rly liking the look of it : ) .. those are nowhere to be found tho ...

To new to drumming to really know. I did watch a video from the Sonor factory and it looks like a top notch kit! I have a pearl entry level kit and Meinl dark custom cymbals and don't love them, don't hate them.. The kits at my guitar center are garbage so there no help! lol

If I'm going to dream,it would have to be a brand new set of Brady, or the lake Superior DW kit brand new.If I would of known Brady was going out of business I would have shot a wad of cash on one of them kits. Those to me are some of the finest ever built.cymbal wise all meinl private reserve.

Dennis chambers yellow reference kit

Yamaha PHX Mono Garnet 22”x18” kick 16”x15” and 14”x13” floor toms 8x6” 10x7” and 12x9” toms Grestch Bell brass snare g2 clears on the toms emad2 on the bass controlled sound on the snare 14” extreme metal meinl hats and 13” meinl fast hats meinle classic custom dark 16” paiste signature full crash 17 and 18” zildjian oriental china 18” 22” paiste signature power ride 10” zildjian a splash 8” meinl class custom dark splash and a 20” meinl extreme metal big bell ride Final total when including hardware is about $20,000, so idk if thats ever happening unfortunately

A Sonor phonic kit in their purple silk?..satin?. Anyway..id own it tomorrow if they still made! them!. 😢.

Can I ask which in ear monitors you use? Thanks!

I don't have a "favorite" drumset or snare. Way too many choices.😛 Must be nice you've gotten to play so many Drumset's that you can narrow it down to a Green Craviotta (Not a bad choice) . I can tell you what isn't my "Dream set", the $30k Canopus set at 2024 NAMM. (Not that I have 30k to spend on a Drum set lol)🤣😂🤣

Yamaha PHX or Sonor SQ2….destroys DW Collectors, Pearl Masterworks, Ludwig Legacy/Classic, and Gretsch USA kits acoustically. The PHX in an natural Ash veneer, the SQ2 with scandi birch toms + beech kick. I already have a birch custom absolute and oak custom, they’re perfect, but those 2 kits are the dream

My dream Drum Kit would be a Tama Starclassic Walnut Birch in Molten Brown Burst in a 22x14, 12x8, 14x12, 16x14 all outfited with UV2s on the tops and G1s on the bottom. For snares i would use a tama G-Bubinga 14x6 with die cast hoops added on and a 14x7 starphonic walnut all with either a HD Dry or ST Dry Depending on the gig I would use a Tama Dyna Sync Double Pedal with speed cobra beaters, Full Roadpro hardware, For cymbals i would go Zildjian K Fat Hats 14', K Splash 10, K Sweet Crash 18, K Sweet Ride 21, and an A traditional sweet ride as a right hand crash (Like Craig Reynolds), A 19' Ultra Hammered China, K custom Trash Crash 19' All would be played with Promark 747B or Promark 747