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What’s the One Sonor Drum (or drum set) You Regret Selling?

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What’s the One Sonor Drum (or drum set) You Regret Selling?

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Tell me your and I'll tell you mine. :)

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I've only sold one bit of Sonor gear so far, an AQ2 bop kit. I replaced it with a Vintage Series equivalent so I'm not feeling too cut up about it :lol:

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DaveInNZ wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 4:58 pm

I've only sold one bit of Sonor gear so far, an AQ2 bop kit. I replaced it with a Vintage Series equivalent so I'm not feeling too cut up about it :lol:

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DaveInNZ wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 4:58 pm

I've only sold one bit of Sonor gear so far, an AQ2 bop kit. I replaced it with a Vintage Series equivalent so I'm not feeling too cut up about it :lol:

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Post by tcbetka »

My entire S-Classix kit. The 14" floor tom being the best drum in the set, IMHO.

Tom Betka
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Sonor Vintage (marine pearl finish): 6.5x14, 10, 12, 13, 14ft, 16ft, 18ft, 22

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Post by SonorBart »

Here's the kits I've had and sold. All were bought used and I have no regrets of passing them along:
Bubinga Sigs: I loved the bass drum, but didn't like the thick, dry toms,
Red Maple Hilites; They were ok, but nothing special.
Rosewood Sonorlites: They were gorgeous and rare, but i didn't need 2 Lite kits.

Snares I've had and sold:
Phonic Rosewood D516: Bought used and it wasn't getting played much.
Ebony Heavy Maple SQ2 7x14: Bought used and played it for a couple of years.
Phonic D505: Bought used and sold it after the Big Band I was in called it quits.
Scandi Birch Force 3000 6.5x14: Bought used and played it with my Sonorlites until I found a Scandi Birch LD547x about 10 years ago.
Sig/Symph 6x14 Brass: Bought it NOS on Ebay for $400 and it was my go-to snare for about 20 years before moving on to others.
No selling regrets on these either.

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Rosewood Vintage Series 22, 10, 13, 16
LD 547x, D-506, 6.5 x 14 Vintage

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Post by Scott_M »

Snares - My LD557GL.
That thing was the 2nd most amazing snare I've owned - incredibly expressive and articulate no matter what volume, and the sound kept it's body across all dynamics as well.
Only things I didn't like was dialing-in the parallel strainer and how ****'ing heavy it was (prompted me to buy a 600 series snare stand...)

Kits - believe it or not, the 3001 I had. So many times I've found myself wishing I still had it. Would have made a great rehearsal kit, or even a second gigging kit when I either wanted the warmth of the maple shells or didn't feel comfortable using my Designers.

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Post by Hazelwood7 »

It’s the 8 10 12 14 16 20 red stain designer kit. I never found another one in those sizes and my favorite of the designer kits I owned.

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