bought a turntable from them. no problems.

first few albums were great, when zawinul was still in his miles headspace. after that, downhill fast. NC with high waffle.

not crap for the kevin martin version. i have little desire to listen to it nowadays, but anatomy of addiction was good stuff. even a couple of tracks on the remix album were good.

badcomrade, are you referring to lou ciccotelli? or did they have another drummer besides him? cause he is a badass.

i have a vista kit- i can't find any photos of it, but it this pattern/color combo:

http://i22.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/bc/f4/1fed_3.JPG

mine are in storage at my folks place and in need of some restoration. they used to be my main kit, but i haven't played them in a couple of ...

well, as previously stated, the italic one is period correct for this kit. it was used all throughout the 70s.

rules.

koyaanisqatsi.

i assume you are using the term "old K" in reference to the turkish Ks of the 60s and before...?

wish i did- i've never had the opportunity to play an old k... they are scarce round these parts and i can't afford to pay the currently ridiculous prices they go for.

cheap toms and kick are not that big of a deal. often a thicker head works better on cheap drums- try double ply coated heads. and replace the bottom heads too- people tend to ignore them, but they have a serious effect on the sound. use a single ply clear head for the bottoms, and tune them a tad ...