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Question:
What's the absolute worst drum set ever made? There are some pretty crappy entry level sets out there. The worst I had was an old set of blue sparkle Zim Gar's from the early 70's. The shells were so poor that the sparkle covering actually added stability! There were big gaps in the plys of what seemed like balsa wood. The kit had an equally bad Stewart snare drum. Of course back then it they didn't really seem too bad. I was quite fond of them but I never want to play them again though!

Answer:
My first kit was a red sparkle Stewart. I was so thrilled to have my own kit, but it was pretty much a piece of crap. The bass drum pedal (which I replaced immediately at my drum teacher's suggestion) was one step above unusable. The snare drum throwoff was so bad that I eventually began to tape the snares to the snareside head! Choke-o-rama! Despite Stewie's many shortcomings, I logged quite a few hours on that bad boy! My alleged mother,(the VirginClaudine), bought me a set of SpankinNew Apollos(DarkBlueSparkle) in '65.(didn't know any better). I already had the obligatory WhitePearl Slingerlands, and had already had a couple of Ludwig sets. (She was a Depression baby, and NEW stuff was what impressed Her) The Apollos didn't Sound too bad. The cymbals/stands/pedals were monstrosities from hell, but I didn't use them anyway. So help me Darwin, you could get a better cymbal sound from a frying pan lid. I did order some Ludwig heads at the time,(which took about 6 wks to get from the local drunken dyspeptic music store owner), which helped a lot. I probably used them for 8-9 months before getting some Trixons, which were a whole different kinda pain in the ass, but I gloved them a lot, the Snare had a great sound; toms were mediocre, but they were fokking b e a u t i f u l.(champagne sparkle). I could go on, but since I was a confirmed drunk by the midsixties, things begin to get really h a z y...(very convenient)