Premier Artist Birch

My first decent kit, 40+ years ago was a secondhand Premier. After a few years I had a hankering for Gretsch and bought a 24" bass drum rock kit. Had it until I got fed up with lugging it around and decided to go for something smaller. Checked out the usual Japanese fare and the latest Gretsch. The latter was good but expensive and the Jap gear had no defining character. I then tracked down a Premier dealer and from the first run round the toms I felt at home. Playing Premier felt like returning to my roots. My Artist Birch kit is superb. Great sound, bright but with balls, the red sparkle lacquer is so deep and the fittings are simple and sturdy. The 'diamond chrome' I coveted in my youth is still present and correct in the 21st century.

Anyone looking for a sensibly priced kit with character and an enviable lineage back to the early days of manufacturing in England need look no further.

hi i bought a Premier Arist Birch shell pack with the Orange Laqure colouring. its a rock set with Small,Med and large tom with a bass drum for £150 however i cant seem to

A) find the value of my model so that when it comes to sell it i know the price

B) buy additional toms or snare for it

i was wondering could anyone help

I have owened and played a Premier Signia (sapphire) set since 1992. This was top of the premier line in 92' and it sounds as great now as the day I bought them. I will never get rid of these drums. They will be passed on to my grandson.

I recently picked up a second hand kit in weird sizes (10'', 13'' and 22''.

I set the kit up with Evens G2 coateds on the toms and Evans EMADS with a kick port on the kick drum.

The toms sound tight, punchy, resonant and bright without being ringy and even though I'm using the 13'' as a floor tom its got plenty of bottom end and engineers love it because it cuts through the mix a lot better than a larger drum.

The kick sounds like THUNDER although that could be due to the heads.

Very well made kit, being second hand it has a couple of scuffs but otherwise it looks great. The finish is a lovely deep off-white gloss with chrome hardware.

I don't have the matching snare so I can't comment on that.

Anyway, if you're thinking about buying one of these then you have my full recommendation. Great kit.

I have three Maple kits, Pearl, Slingerland, & Sonor and 3 Premier Birch kits and the Premier Artist Birch kits are what I play 90% of the time. They sound great and you can really control the volume with the Birch, tight and focused sound, easy to play at any volume. Mic them for bigger gigs or use Maple if you are are on a big stage or any out door gig.... Premier is the real deal and a great value!!!

I bought my first Premier drum in Scotland back in 1959. I was lucky in that the salesman convinced me to buy a smaller Premier set rather than a bigger, flashier set of lesser quality. Premier was not well known in the US and when Yamaha owned them they brought in cheaper Premier sets so that they would not compete with Yamaha. I now own a used Artist Maple set that can hold it's own against much more expensive sets. I get comments all the time about the great sound of the drums.

I have a Premier Artist Heritage in rock sizes with a walnut finish and it really is a great work horse. I'm a big fan of Premier and a big fan of birch shells. I have an old Projector and a Genista and this kit is up there with the best of them and the price aint bad to. All in all a great kit for the money and if your looking for a solid workhorse then i would really recomend this kit...

I like Premier drums, played them over 30 years now. They're making good products but we need more promotion in the Netherlends.

Great sound, good bass, looks fabulous, and you can play anything with it. Great kit...Buy one! ;D

Personally I have found the Premier Artist series fusion kit to be easy to own and play, plus a light kit to carry around.

I would recommend this kit to anyone looking for an all-rounder

At an affordable price, you can't go wrong in my experience.