Type
Used drum kits
A set of drums sold together as an outfit: a bass drum, one or two rack toms and a floor tom, often with a matching snare. Here that means Ludwig's Downbeat, Super Classic and Hollywood, Gretsch's round badge bop kits, Name Band and Progressive Jazz outfits, Rogers' Holiday and Londoner, Slingerland's Radio King and Modern Solo, Sonor's Teardrop and Phonic, and Pearl's President, MLX and GLX. A kit is only as good as its weakest drum, so check that every shell has the same badge style and the same finish. Then plan for a big, heavy parcel, or pick it up yourself.
21 drums we cover.
Ludwig · Downbeat
KitLudwig Downbeat Outfit
Downbeat
- Years made
- 1960–1971
- Era
- 1960s
$1,850–$2,800 typical ask
4 on eBay
Ludwig · Super Classic
KitLudwig Super Classic Outfit
Super Classic
- Years made
- 1960–1975
- Era
- 1960s
$2,525–$6,775 typical ask
10 on eBay
Ludwig · Hollywood
KitLudwig Hollywood Outfit
Hollywood
- Years made
- 1960–1975
- Era
- 1960s
$1,850–$2,350 typical ask
4 on eBay
Gretsch · Round Badge
KitGretsch Round Badge Bop Kit
round badge bop kit
- Years made
- 1961–1971
- Era
- 1960s
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Gretsch · Name Band
KitGretsch Name Band Kit
Name Band
- Years made
- 1954–1971
- Era
- 1950s
$2,875–$2,875 typical ask
1 on eBay
Gretsch · Progressive Jazz
KitGretsch Progressive Jazz Kit
Progressive Jazz
- Years made
- 1958–1977
- Era
- 1950s
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Gretsch · Stop Sign
KitGretsch Stop Sign Badge Kit
stop sign badge
- Years made
- 1972–1980
- Era
- 1970s
$1,500–$1,500 typical ask
1 on eBay
Rogers · Holiday
KitRogers Holiday Kit
Rogers Holiday drum set
- Years made
- Late 1950s–late 1960s
- Era
- 1950s
$1,050–$1,050 typical ask
2 on eBay
Rogers · PowerTone
KitRogers PowerTone Kit
Rogers Powertone drum set
- Years made
- Around 1970
- Era
- 1970s
$1,750–$2,025 typical ask
2 on eBay
Rogers · Londoner
KitRogers Londoner Kit
Rogers Londoner
- Years made
- 1967–late 1970s
- Era
- 1960s
$1,150–$1,175 typical ask
1 on eBay
Slingerland · Radio King
KitSlingerland Radio King Kit
Radio King drum set
- Years made
- 1936–1957
- Era
- 1930s
$2,300–$3,450 typical ask
3 on eBay
Slingerland · Modern Solo
KitSlingerland Modern Solo Kit
Modern Solo outfit
- Years made
- 1963–1978
- Era
- 1960s
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Slingerland · Niles kits
KitSlingerland 1970s Niles Kit
1970s Slingerland drum set
- Years made
- 1969–1978
- Era
- 1970s
$1,150–$1,225 typical ask
6 on eBay
Sonor · Teardrop
KitSonor Teardrop Kit
Teardrop
- Years made
- about 1952–1971
- Era
- 1950s
$7,125–$7,150 typical ask
1 on eBay
Sonor · Phonic
KitSonor Phonic Kit
Phonic
- Years made
- 1975 on (still in the 1983 catalog)
- Era
- 1970s
$3,525–$4,350 typical ask
4 on eBay
Sonor · Champion
KitSonor Champion Kit
Champion
- Years made
- 1970s–1980s
- Era
- 1970s
$2,275–$3,000 typical ask
7 on eBay
Sonor · Phonic
KitSonor Phonic Plus Kit
Phonic Plus
- Years made
- early 1980s (in the 1983 catalog)
- Era
- 1980s
$1,175–$1,200 typical ask
1 on eBay
Pearl · President
KitPearl President Kit
Pearl President drum set
- Years made
- 1966 into the mid-1970s
- Era
- 1960s
$1,300–$2,100 typical ask
4 on eBay
Pearl · Wood Fiberglass
KitPearl Wood Fiberglass Kit
Pearl wood fiberglass drum set
- Years made
- early 1970s to about 1979
- Era
- 1970s
$775–$775 typical ask
2 on eBay
Pearl · MLX
KitPearl MLX Kit
Pearl MLX maple drum set
- Years made
- 1984 into the early 1990s
- Era
- 1980s
$1,650–$1,675 typical ask
3 on eBay
Pearl · GLX
KitPearl GLX Kit
Pearl GLX drum set
- Years made
- 1984–1988
- Era
- 1980s
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