Sonor · Champion · 1970s–1980s
The Champion isn't the small 20-inch bop kit some listings describe. German Wikipedia dates it to 1969 and the Super Champion to 1970, and Sonor's 1975 centenary catalog shows the line in full. The Champion five had a 22-inch bass drum, 12 and 13-inch toms, a 16-inch floor tom and the D454 steel snare. The Champion six went to a 24-inch bass drum with two floor toms, and the Super Champion was a double bass set. The shells were heat-molded without reinforcement rings, and the hardware had Champion-named pedals, stands and a double tom holder. German Wikipedia also says the 1973 Champion was the first Sonor set offered in rosewood with vertically cut veneer. In 1981, it says, the Champion name passed to a kit built in Taiwan, and a 1982 UK price list shows a Champion outfit in metallic finishes. That split is the main thing to sort out. Ask where the kit was made and when, then judge it like any 1970s set, by its edges, its holes and its hardware.
Inside the shellChampion
Sonor's 1975 catalog shows the Champion with long rectangular lugs rather than teardrops. German Wikipedia says the Champion name moved to a Taiwan-built kit in 1981, so a German-made Champion predates that.
Champions were played hard, so look for extra holes in the bass drum and missing floor tom legs or spurs. Sets get completed with drums from other Sonor lines, which shows as a different lug or badge.
Buying guide
We'd buy the rosewood Champion from heritagedrums at $2,336 delivered, inside the $2,275–3,000 delivered band from a 100% seller, though it's three drums with no 12-inch tom. There are at least 7 Champions for sale, so that band is a thin read. The Champion name moved to a Taiwan-built kit in 1981, so ask where each kit was made, and ask for badge, inside-shell and bearing-edge photos. Two are acrylic Acryl Champions, and acrylic cracks around the lugs if it's knocked, so ask for close photos there. Skip the two zero-feedback listings, one of them titled modified.
$2,149.00est. delivered
The lowest delivered Champion here at $2,149, a 1975 kit titled all original with beech shells. The photo shows stands and cymbals, so ask which of them come with it.
Vintage Sonor Champion Drum Kit 1975 All Original Beech Shells
$2,336.25est. delivered
A rosewood Champion from a 100% drum dealer at $2,336 delivered, inside the band. It's three drums, 22/13/16, so it's missing the Champion five's 12-inch tom and needs your own snare and stands.
Sonor Champion Rosewood Vintage Drum Set 22 13 16
$2,349.99est. delivered
A five-piece in metallic orange, one of the Champion's catalog finishes, titled with hardware and graded very good by a drum shop. It's the one to buy if you want to set up and play, at $2,350 delivered.
Used Vintage Sonor Champion 5pc Drum Set Metallic Orange w/Hardware - Very Good
$2,149.00est. delivered
Titled all original and dated 1975, years before the Champion name moved to Taiwan. Ask for badge and inside-shell photos to back up the all-original claim.
Vintage Sonor Champion Drum Kit 1975 All Original Beech Shells
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Used$2,149.00est. delivered
$1,899.00 + $250.00 shipping
Buy It Now$1,899.00
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Good buy
Titled 1975, all original, beech shells. Photo shows a blue kit with stands and cymbals.
Seller: tjsmusic
100% positive
Used$2,336.25est. delivered
$2,161.25 + $175.00 shipping
Buy It Now$2,161.25
Good buy
Rosewood, three drums, 22/13/16. No 12-inch tom.
Seller: heritagedrums
100% positive
Used$2,349.99est. delivered
$2,199.99 + $150.00 shipping
Buy It Now$2,199.99
Good buy
Metallic orange five-piece with hardware, from a drum shop.
Seller: drumcenternh
99.7% positive
Used$1,899.99+ shipping
$1,899.99 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$1,899.99
Our take
Acryl acrylic five-piece, titled 1975, light blue, with a metal snare. Shipping not stated.
Seller: robespierre
99.5% positive
Used$4,948.00est. delivered
$4,499.00 + $449.00 shipping
Buy It Now$4,499.00
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Priced high
1979 Acryl acrylic six-piece in red. About 2.1 times the band median, plus $449 freight.
Seller: griffenkranz
100% positive
Used$424.99+ shipping
$424.99 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$424.99
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Zero-feedback seller in Switzerland. Titled modified, with a white pearl wrap. Shipping not stated.
Seller: nich-838187
No feedback yet
Used$2,240.00+ shipping
$2,240.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$2,240.00
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Zero-feedback seller. Rosewood, sizes not given. Shipping not stated.
Seller: lucbertaglia
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