Bringing a Vintage Fibes Snare Drum Back to Life
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Last year I traded 2 drum sets for an old chrome Fibes kit. As you all know, I've been converted into a fiberglass nerd... After showing that kit in a video a viewer reached out offering a matching snare, much like the one Buddy Rich used to use. Of course it wasn't in the best shape so I cleaned her up and installed an Indie throw off and butt plate to bring this vintage drum back to life. The bearing edges had some chips that needed repairing as well. After all, this Fibes snare turned out great and sounds great!
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What are the sizes on the whole kit? It Would be cool if you did a video with that snare with lower tunings and or different dampening items. Gels, wallet, tape etc.
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I have a 30 inch vintage Ludwig kick drum for sale, its a perfect project drum! I’d love to see it make it onto one of your videos. Is it something you might be interested in?
I am the new owner and just wanted to say thanks for all tender lovin’ care you gave the drum!
Nice! Super cool to hear from you, usually a drum goes out the door and I have no idea who it goes to haha. I know youll put it to good use!
The drum lord has posted once again
Mmmm yas delicious
The CEO of drums must be like:
Anybody else see the vox kit in back
Yup.
Was about to write about what looks like a telestar I saw in the back. Excited to hopefully hear about that from David soon!
had to tease you all a little 😉
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the fibes 5.5x14 fiberglass with chrome wrap was buddy rich favorite snare drum. he played one even if he was endorsing other drums. they are rare and very awesome snare drums.
Does my heart good to see that snare restored!Beautiful!
Your playing has gotten a lot better!
I loved the Fibes strainer of my 1970 clear fibes kit. Never had a problem.
Love that snare sound. Like a popie snare.
One of the best snares I ever had the pleasure of playing was a Fibes 5.5x14 fiberglass. It was at a practice studio. Sounded so good with the oldest, most beat up coated Amb head this side of the Mississippi, I wanted to steal that drum. Good that I came to my senses and did not commit a crime that day.
Have you ever heard the Buddy Rich Fibes story? Bob Grauso had made himself a nice fiberglass snare drum in the early sixties and was friends with Buddy Rich. He proudly showed him that drum and let him play it. Buddy fell in love with it and had to have it and in his brash style had to have it NOW. But there was one problem. He was endorsing Rogers drums and couldn't really play anything else under his agreement. So Bob gave him the fiberglass shell and re-drilled it for Rogers hardware from one of Buddy's snares. He then wrapped it in chrome wrap (like yours) and Buddy happily played it. He liked that it had no dead spots. Plus it looked like a Rodgers so Buddy could secretly use it. After awhile the sales rep for Rodgers though found out, flipped out, and gave Buddy a very stern talking down to. So Buddy stopped using it and eventually gave it away with a kit he played with Tony Bennett. The drum was badged G&M for Bob and his partner. Bob Grauso and John Morena then started their own company, Fibes. They later sold it to Martin guitars although Bob still ran it under their ownership. So they had a drum that Buddy Rich was playing but nobody knew it was theirs! Once word got out they had a nice business.
Favorite part of all these videos is watching the progression of your playing at the end. 👍
Great video brother. Seriously great. I restored what is now my pride and joy '65 Ludwig Model 400. The drum can do any tuning. It was covered in rust and pitting. And now it's great. My process was not nearly as thorough as you get. You get it all on video, edit it nicely, play beautifully, record and mix yourself professionally, and tell a good story. People have no idea how much work and skill goes into this. Thanks for doing it, man!
That snare sounds mean as hell. No wonder Buddy Rich used to use those things.
hey david! maybe you can do a whole video on rim straightening, would be cool and informative
he already done it :)
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@@MhCamillo owh nice! Thanks👍🏻
I’ve always had a soft spot for fiberglass drums. The snares sound absolutely awesome.
Sweet! I've always loved Fibe's Lugs. They are so stylist & beautiful. Also love the old Roger's Lugs as well.
I am very impressed with the care and detail you put into this 🥁
Holy crap!
Dave has Evans heads on his kit for once!😱
He used Evans before.
@@joestarr05 true, but not very often lol
Those Inde throws/butt plates are showing up EVERYWHERE and I LOVE IT. That company is about to take off so hard if they haven't already
Great lesson in craftsmanship. ...like the jazz piano in the background.
The Dr is in. I got a fever and the only prescrip is more cowbell!!! Kit sounds better than I expected for a fiberglass kit.
Sprinkle baking soda into the wet super glue and it creates a super strong, sandable, almost plastic like substance. It's a trick as old as the hills, though I never knew about it until I saw someone do it on youtube. No joke, try it. I've rebuilt areas on projects where entire chunks of material were gone with this technique. The bearing edges on this drum would be perfect.
Sounds great! I have a Fibes snare I bought in 1978. Absolutely love it!
My first kit was a 1970s Fibes Crystalite with Ludwig mounting hardware & a Maxwin by Pearl snare ( which I still have & use). It consisted of a 12” X 8” rack Tom, a 14” X 14” floor Tom, & an 18” X 16” bass drum. The heads that made the toms sound best were Remo Clear Pinstripes on top & Clear Ambassadors on the bottom. The bass drum had an Evans EQ1 on the resonant side & a an Evans EMAD on the kick side. I ended up trading this drum kit for my 1980s Pearl Export , which I still have and use. Phibes kits sound great, and so does yours.
That may just be may new favorite kit of yours
Nice craftsmanship! This is the kind of video I like...
I just picked one of these up for 80 Canadian pesos, I'm glad to see you have a video on restoring one!
Biddy Rich used a Fines snare for quite a while. He loved it!!!
There's just something so satisfying about your "Back to life" vids....love 'em!!
Your videos like this are super helpful thank you 😐
I like using two part epoxy for those type of repairs. Plenty of work time, easy to work with, and very durable when it sets up.
The throw off looks killer on that drum.
That snare sound's so killer!!🥁🥁🔥🔥
A LOT of clever use of tools here.
Love the Fibes snare.
Yesssss! The Rim Expander 8000's my good man!
Discovered your channel via Stephen Taylor's. This is the first video I've checked out and I love it. I'm not really good at fixing anything lol but I loved watching it come together! And you're drumming is outstanding!
Welcome aboard! haha
Yess! These are the videos I’ve missed so much!
The solo in the middle was quite tasty!
damn, Dude. I had no idea you could ROCK. Great rebuild. Under earphpnes they sound near perfect.
How are not at 1 million? I love these videos, and everyone in my high school drumline watches you. On the way to our marching competition last season, me and my section leader were watching your videos, all of them kept us entertained for the almost 4 hour bus ride we had!!! Thank you, and I entered the giveaway!!!!! Your drums sound so damn good man!!!!!!
Wasn't amazed until you put out the kit that looked really nice! Especially that dull shine tom 9:36. But then the sound of the snare 10:30 made everything just irrelevant. Fcking gorgeous! Wow!
Fibes! one of the first kits I ever played.
Impressive work. Very cool.Thank you.
That kit sounds AMAZING
KILLER!!! amazing Drum Sound!!!
If you're investing in an ultra sonic you should also look into a vibratory tumbler! They make cleaning lugs, throw-offs, tension rods, claws, etc so easy.
The SFT throwoff is very usable, albeit hard to find parts for. I like the design because it drops the wires completely off the reso headwithout losing tension, instead of just letting them hang loose. Puresound makes replacement wires for the 14 in snare. I have two acrylic "crystalite" snares, one with the original wires and one with the Puresound replacements. I previously owned a 10 x 14 marching snare from Corders (the company that bought Fibes). It had a weird SFT throwoff that used cat-gut wires. Sounding crazy good though. I'm glad to see you finally getting around to working with the Fibes stuff. Let's see that whole kit you got laying around somewheres!
Ha! I posted before the end. That's a beast kit, man! Nothing sounds quite like a Fibes.
Thanks for posting again! I needed another drum video.
That is one awesome sounding snare!
I’ve always wanted a Fibes. I know Buddy used to use one in the late 60’s and early 70’s. You got the full kit too? Wow. Amazing stuff man.
Check out Billy Cobham with Mahavishnu Orchestra live.He uses the clear acrylic double bass kit.
Update. I was able to get one. Love it
I like the Drum set.Its beautyful.
wow great job! and sounds amazing!
For a fiberglass kit, it sounds pretty good !
Been there, done that. I was waiting a long time for one of the SFT strainers to come up for sale. I basically had the shell and the lugs. I had to find the strainer, butt plate and the original hoops. Got there in the end. After all that I decided to sell it. I wasn't crazy about the sound. It was too "snappy" or something. Good snare for a snare drumming, rudiment type stuff. Mine was the acrylic shell.
Thanks for the Sweetwater tip
Ron Swanson of drums right here.
That snare sounds amazing.
Those drums sound great and your chops are killer.
It sounds greats! Its like that gross pang wood snares can get but like it all works together to sound great!
4:29 the “rim expander 8000” TM had me dying
Dave using Evans?! Never thought I'd see the day. 😂
Edit: I know he's used them before lol
Idk why but i think evans is better than remo
I know right! Evans?! Whaaat lol
Ayye I see that vox bass drum in the back! Can't wait for that video 😄!
Mix Dawn dish soap and vinegar for a good degreaser. Soak parts for 10 min. Works awesome. Also F -11 spray cleaner polishes all finishes. I use it on the whole kit and hardware.
Beautiful job
Fibes has always had the best looking chrome kits! Nicely done!!😊
I have that snare and adore it.
#1: That snare looks fantastic, and sounds great! #2: That drum set sounds waaaaaaaay better than I was expecting. Bro, seriously, those sound really good. #3) That was easily one of the tastiest track/drum solos you've posted. Niiiice, dude.
Keep it up!
Nice vocal eq and compression :)
The rim expander is 👌
These videos are always so entertaining
Stunning restoration job man! You should sell your services.
I was needing some more attack on my bass drum and I remembered your "triggered kick trick". Game changer, thanks Dude!!
No wonder it was Buddy Rich's favourite snaredrum for a long time...I really like the sound of the kick to...😎
Damn that snare sounds great!
That sounded great!
The drum break was sick!!
Creativity on its max
Great job. Set sounds great
Damn! That sounds great!!
So pleasing to watch, well done on bringing back this drum to life.
Man, i'm really liking the style of these videos.. It's been really cool seeing how much your channel has grown and how great the videos are becoming. Keep up the good work!
You've outdone yourself with both the demo track and the restoration. Well done!
That kit was killer
i love how the whole kit sounds, makes me really want a fiber glass kit
Dude I love the way it came out, and sounds! Super distinct and has tons of character
Sweet kit!
Q tip on a drill.. Best thing Ive seen since the Regan speech about Aliens. Woot! Rad!!!!!!! (Edit: Omg.. 9:52 Is that an actual Vox kit in the background or a life-sized poster!? That's probably worth a billion dollars,.. Somebody call Musk! Lol.. Doode!! That Fibes kit is SWEET! This vid (yet again) was Awesomesauce!!! You do great work! - I left a comment on another vid, but you helped me through the complete restore of a 73 Slingerland 6.5 x 14 Sound King snare drum. (Once again, Thank you! :) Now my only issue is finding the Not-quite-16'' " Overall Length " Snare wire (Pearl S025) for the Single Extended butt plate. Half the snare wire for these are meant to go straight past the bearing edge. (Like half a Pearl Free Floating Snare)... The Quest begins!! ((Unless you feel like doing a Snare Wire shortening Mod vid.. :) :) :) ::) ..the last 4-eyed smiley face is a space alien))
That whole kit sounds phenomenal.
anyone else think the main riff of the song at the end sounds like “Cochise” by Audioslave?
YES!!!
12:27 I love this groove🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Good stuff bro. Really good stuff. Thank you for your content.
This video was so satisfying and relaxing at the same time.
I liked the strainer on my clear Fibes clear snare.
This is Gold!
I really dig the song playalong with the demo! I'd love more of those in future videos.
Nice Work Man!! I love this kind of videos!
Wow! You are "the guy" ! Great work and sound!
Damn that sounds great!