SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! Brad Whitford’s Aerosmith “Let The Music Do The Talkin” 1980s Hendrick Generator (#83) $9,995.00 From the Brad Whitford collection. This rare Hendrick is one of less than 100 of these guitars ever produced by renown luthier Kurt Hendrick and Billy Gibbons. Brad Whitford can be seen playing this guitar in Aerosmith’s official “Let … Read More

Brad Whitford’s Aerosmith Floyd Rose Redmond Series Guitar (#52) Super Bowl! Signed! Authenticated! Brad Whitford played this innovative Floyd Rose “Redmond” model guitar extensively during the early 2000s in live performances with Aerosmith. It can be seen extensively in their 2004 “You Gotta Move” live DVD as well as their performance at the Super Bowl … Read More

Sold! Sold! Sold! Steve Smith’s SonorLite Drum Set. Vital Information! Steps Ahead! Authenticated! $14,995.00 Here’s a set owned and used extensively by one of the greatest drummers of all time. Steve Smith has defied the limitations of any genre. His career spans 6 decades in Rock, Jazz and World Music. Steve played this set extensively … Read More

’64 “Ringo/Beatles” Ludwig Black Oyster 20,12,14. 5×14″ Chrome Supersensitve, Cavern Club, Liverpool, Blackwells, London. HISTORY!!  This set has a pretty fascinating history! This Ludwig Black Oyster pearl “Downbeat” set was purchased  in England by Roy Little in early 1964, just as The Beatles were exploding into worldwide stardom. Little was the drummer in The Blackwells, … Read More

Stan Lynch’s 1979 Tama Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Studio Set. 40 Million Albums! Complete! Authenticated! $69,995.00 Stan Lynch played this drum set exclusively on every Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers studio recording from 1979 until he departed the band in 1994, a total of 7 albums spanning 15 years. Over 40 Million records sold. Take a … Read More

Cheap Trick, Rick Nielsen’s, Hamer, Signed! Authenticated! Amazing! $44,995.00 Wow! Every now and then I come across a guitar so cool that even a drum geek like me gets all excited… This historic Cheap Trick item was acquired directly from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Rick Nielsen. Includes a COA signed by Nielsen … Read More

Frankie Banali’s Ludwig North Drums. AUTHENTICATED! $2,495.00 From the collection of Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali. This pair on North concert toms can be seen prominently on the front of Frankie’s drum set in Quiet Riot’s 1983 “Metal Health” video. Frankie talks about them in his 2015 Facebook post. December 23, 2015 THROWBACK THURSDAY: ON … Read More

Frankie Banali’s “Khol” Drum. AUTHENTICATED! $395.00 From the collection of Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali. This drum beautiful handmade drum has a shoulder strap. It is apparently meant to be played while fully erect. Wax up your dreads, put on your sandals, strap on this baby and get ready to be the coolest guy at … Read More

Neil Peart Signed And Framed Promo Cards. $995-$1,495. AUTHENTICATED!! Part of the Neil Peart Collection at Donn Bennett’s Drum Vault. These items are being sold to help fund a Percussive Arts Society scholarship in Neil Peart’s name. These promotional post cards were hand signed by Neil Peart. They were collected by Rob Wallis, president of Hudson … Read More

Frankie Banali’s Ludwig 1937 Imperial Swing White Marine Pearl 7×14#48. AUTHENTICATED! $699.00 From the collection of Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali. What a cool old drum. Over 80 years old and still swingin! It’s a little crusty, but you will be too when you’re that old. In both cases it’s nothin’ a good scrubbing won’t … Read More

Frankie Banali’s Ludwig 1970s Yellow Vistalite 26,14,16,18. SIGNED! AUTHENTICATED! EXCELLENT!  From the collection of Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali. Original 1970s Ludwig Vistalite set in Frankie’s favorite “Bonham” sizes, 26×14 SN#1916749, 18×16 SN#1462170, 16×16 SN#1647706, 14×10 SN#1100644. Rail consolete tom mount and shell mounted cymbal stand mount. Skinny 1970s arched bass spurs. Excellent condition. No … Read More

Neil Peart Anatomy Of A Drum Solo Poster. Signed! Authenticated! $795.00 Hand signed by Neil Peart 20×24″ poster printed on high quality paper. These posters were collected by Hudson Music to be used as promotional items for Neil’s Anatomy Of A Drum Solo book and video. Only 10 available. The first image below is of one … Read More

Elvin Jones’s Mallets Framed With Concert Poster, $1,395.00 These custom bamboo handle mallets were Elvin’s mallet of choice for many years. He used these mallets in performances from the 1980s until he passed in 2004. The mallets are professionally framed in a shadow box with an original gig poster that shows the identical mallets. 22.5″ … Read More

Ludwig 1963 “RINGO BEATLE SPEC” Black Oyster Jazz Festival Snare, 5, 5/16″ x 14″, Holy Grail!! IMMACULATE!! This 1963 14×5,5/16″ Ludwig Black Oyster Jazz Festival snare drum is what is now commonly referred to as the “Ringo Spec” Jazz Festival. This version is defined by the muffler, badge and throw-off being located on 3 consecutive … Read More

1963 Original Ludwig Super Classic, 22,13,16,5.25×14, Ringo-Beatle Spec Snare,  Best Ever? In over 40 years in the vintage drum world I’ve seen dozens of Ludwig Black Oyster “Ringo” sets. My quest to find one of these is what first got me interested in vintage drums. This 1963 Super Classic Model Black Oyster set is by … Read More

Georgia Satellites/Mauro Magellan “Keep Your Hands To Yourself” Ludwig Drum Set. 24×16″ early 1980s Chicago large keystone badge 6 ply bass drum,  serial #3210794, 16×16″ early 1980s blue/olive badge 6 ply floor tom #2131613, 14×10 mid-1970s 3 ply rack tom #1135471. Mauro Magellan used this black Ludwig drum set as a member of the Georgia … Read More

The 1925 Ludwig, William S. Hart Jr. Gold Snare. The “Holy Grail” Of All Vintage Drums. $122,148.00 The “William S. Hart Jr.” snare drum is arguably the finest, rarest and most storied snare drum ever made. William S. Hart, a world famous 1920s Hollywood movie cowboy, commissioned the Ludwig Drum Company to build the snare … Read More

Made for Ringo Starr, Custom Ludwig 2009 Lumigraf 24,13,16,6.5×14 $18,995.00 Authenticated! In 2008 Ringo Starr ordered a new Ludwig Legacy Maple drum set for his upcoming Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band tour. He chose a new 3D finish made by Lumigraf, a Canadian company who specializes in specialty finishes for all industries. Since the Lumigraf … Read More

Bun E. Carlos’s Cheap Trick Signed, Sgt. Pepper, Ludwig, Zildjian 2007 Black Oyster Maple Classic. One of several sets from the Bun E. Carlos collection. This set was used on Cheap Trick’s 2007 sold out series of performances of The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. The concerts commemorated the 40th anniversary of … Read More

Elvin Jones’s (#7, 1580g) 1970s NOS 18″ Turkish K. Zildjian Cymbal. In Original K Zildjian Bag. Authenticated! $4,995.00 Part of a large collection of Elvin Jones’s gear acquired directly from his estate. I had the extreme good fortune to have acquired Elvin’s entire drum collection after he passed in 2004. There were dozens of priceless … Read More

Elvin Jones’s 1970s NOS 14″ Turkish K. Zildjian Cymbals. Still In Original K Zildjian Bag. Authenticated! $5,995.00 These cymbals are part of a large collection of Elvin Jones’s gear acquired directly from his estate. I had the extreme good fortune to have acquired Elvin’s entire drum collection after he passed in 2004. There were dozens … Read More

Poster #74, Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Atlantic Center, 1984, 20″ x 15” $175.00 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin from his performance at The Atlantic Center,  Florida in 1983. Excellent condition. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko Jones. Unframed. More photos available.  

Poster# 73, Jazz Im Stadttheater, Germany, 1983, 23″ x 16” $199.00 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin while touring Germany in 1983. Excellent condition. Some signs of wear. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko Jones. Unframed. More photos available.  

Poster #55, St. Mary’s College, Trinidad, 22″ x 17” $95.00 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin while touring in Trinidad. Excellent condition. Some signs of wear. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko Jones. Unframed. More photos available.  

Poster #59, Elvin Jones Special Quartet, Japan, 1992, 28″ x 20” $99 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin while touring Japan in 1992. Excellent condition. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko Jones. Unframed. More photos available.  

Poster #40, Elvin Jones Japanese Jazz Machine, 29″ x 20″ $199 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin while touring in Japan. Excellent condition. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko Jones. Unframed. More photos available.  

Poster #26, Elvin Jones, Zildjian, Dancing Devils, 28″ x 18″, $25 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin while he was an endorser of K. Zildjian cymbals  Excellent condition. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Unframed. More photos available.  

Poster #25, Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Schongau, Germany 1978, 24″ x 16” $299 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin while touringGermany in 1978. Excellent condition. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko Jones. Unframed. More photos available.  

Poster #16, A Love Supreme, John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Japan, 28″ x 20”, $249 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin while touring his “Love and Peace” tribute to John Coltrane in  Japan. Excellent condition. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko Jones. Unframed. More photos available.  

#14, Elvin Jones, Batterias Maestras, Spain 1985, 27″ x 20” $75 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin while touring Spain in 1985. Excellent condition. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko Jones. Unframed. More photos available.  

Poster# 09, Zildjian, Elvin Jones, The Legend, 35″ x 23” $35 This is an original Zildjian promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin Jones. Elvin was the Zildjian’s top endorser of their K. Zildjian cymbal line. Excellent condition. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Unframed. More photos available.  

Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, 4/04/1991 Italy, Teatro Rossini. 39″ x 26″, $249.95 This is an original promotional poster, personally collected by Elvin while touring Italy in 1991. Excellent condition. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko Jones. Unframed. More photos available.  

1990s Yamaha CS 840 Straight Cymbal Stand. New In Box. Unopened, Elvin Jones. $175.00 This Yamaha CS 840 Cymbal Stand is brand new still in it’s unopened original box. It is part of  a large collection of 1980s and 90s Yamaha hardware that belonged to Elvin Jones and was purchased directly from his estate.   … Read More

01, Yamaha two sided poster. Maple Custom/ Signature Snare, 28″x 20” This is an original Yamaha promotional poster personally collected by Elvin Jones. The poster is printed on both sides. This is not a reprint or reproduction. Acquired directly from Elvin’s estate. Signature in red is printed, not hand signed. Ships in a mailing tube. … Read More

Elvin Jones’s Home Made Bass Drum Anchor, $295 Elvin’s bass drum would often slide forward under the weight of his extremely forceful playing. Elvin remedied the problem by making this wooden anchor and nailing it to the stage in front of his bass drum. This is one of 2 such anchors included among a large … Read More

Elvin Jones’s 1991 PASIC 6″ Souvenir Tambourine, $195 A souvenir given to Elvin following his performance at the 1991 PASIC drum convention in Anaheim CA. Still in it’s original plastic. Part of a large collection of hand percussion instruments owned and used by Elvin Jones acquired directly from his estate. Includes COA signed by Keiko … Read More