tascam Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 For anyone who would like to see why Neil Peart's R30 drumset is valued at over $75,000.00 (US Dollars), here is a piece by piece, item by item and part by part breakdown of everything that I could identify on his current R30 drumset. There are certainly 'unknown prices' for items like the custom holographic appliqu'es and red pinstriping on each drum, the custom rotating drum riser, the 24K Gold plating for all of the drum hardware (cymbal and tom stands), the DW Custom Maple Wood Drum Shells for each V Drum Pad, and road cases for transporting everything, so the list isn't EXACTLY complete...however, I believe that it is close. If anyone has any additional items to add that I may have omitted, please feel free to suggest. Believe me, I am certainly not an expert on identifying these items, but...I hope I have come close to accurately pricing each item currently on Neil's R30 drum set. It should also be noted that I listed the Suggested Retail Prices of each and every item, so there would be a considerable discount (depending on where you shopped) on the Grand Total price. Imagine the smile on the Guitar Center employee's face that rang up this list of percussive bliss!!! (In each of the categories, the first price is the price of each of the items, and the second price is the quantity multiplied by how many items. There is a category summary and grand total at the very end.) Neil Peart's R30 Drum Workshop Anniversary Drum Set (Black Mirra Lacquer Finish with 24K Gold Hardware) 7 X 8 Tom $1,030.00 $1,030.00 7 X 10 Tom $1,092.00 $1,092.00 8 X 12 Tom $1,159.00 $1,159.00 9 X 13 Tom $1,375.00 $1,375.00 12 X 15 Tom $1,509.00 $1,509.00 13 X 15 Tom $1,535.00 $1,535.00 16 X 16 Tom $1,880.00 $1,880.00 16 X 18 Tom $1,906.00 $1,906.00 16 X 22 Bass Drum $2,637.00 $2,637.00 3.5 X 13 Inch Piccolo Snare $860.00 $860.00 6 X 14 Neil Peart Edge Snare $1,581.00 $1,581.00 ------------- ------------- Custom Holographic Appliqu'es surrounded by Chinese Red Pinstriping ??? ??? Sub Total $16,564.00 $16,564.00 10% Gold Hardware $1,656.40 $1,656.40 Drums Total $18,220.40 $18,220.40 CYMBALS Sabian Neil Peart Complete Paragon Cymbal Package $3,519.00 $3,519.00 Cymbals Total $3,519.00 $3,519.00 HARDWARE DW 9300 Heavy Duty Snare Stnd $174.99 $174.99 2 DW 9303 Heavy Duty Snare Stand for Piccolo Snare and V-drum Snare $165.99 $331.98 DW 9100 Standard Round Throne $279.99 $279.99 DW 5500TD Hi Hat Stand $265.99 $265.99 2 DW9002 Double Bass Pedal $799.99 $1,599.98 9 DW Cymbal Boom Arm (912) $68.00 $612.00 2 DW9710 Straight Cymbal Stands $148.99 $297.98 DW 4 Inch Cymbal Stacker SM904 (for Splash above remote Hi-Hat) $20.00 $20.00 Bass Drum Mounted Cymbal Holder SM770 $95.00 $95.00 14 Heavy Duty Single Tom Stand $178.99 $2,505.86 9900 Heavy Duty Double Tom Stand $198.99 $198.99 SMMG2 Tube with Adjustable V Clamp for Dauz Trigger Pad $38.00 $38.00 4 SM77 Dogbone Support Rods $55.00 $220.00 2 TACBA Accessory Arms for Mallet KAT $34.00 $68.00 2 SMTB12GD Brackets fo Mallet KAT $36.00 $72.00 DW9909 Percussion Lifter for V-Drum Bass Drum Pad/Shell $119.00 $119.00 Custom Drum Riser with built in flanges for each of the cymbal and tom stands ??? ??? 24K Gold Plating for all above DW Chrome Hardware ??? ??? Hardware Total $6,899.76 ELECTRONICS Dauz 6" Trigger Pad DZPAD6 $59.95 $59.95 DrumTech Fat Trigger Pedal $179.95 $179.95 DrumTech Fat Trigger Pedal $179.95 $179.95 7 Roland PD125BK Dual Trigger Mesh V Pads $395.00 $2,765.00 3 Roland CY14C 14 Inch V Cymbal Crashes $295.00 $885.00 1 Roland CY15R 15 Inch V Cymbal Ride $345.00 $345.00 1 Roland KD120BK 12 Inch V Kick Trigger $495.00 $495.00 1 Roland PD125BK Dual Trigger Mesh V Snare $395.00 $395.00 Roland TD-10 Percussion V Drum Sound Module $2,095.00 $2,095.00 Roland RAD10U Rack System for TD10 $79.95 $79.95 Roland FD-8 Hi-Hat Controller Pedal $125.00 $125.00 Roland VH12 Hi Hat Cymbal Trigger $595.00 $595.00 2 Roland TMC6 Trigger to MIDI Converters $295.00 $590.00 2 Roland XV-5080 Synthesis/Sample-playback module $2,495.00 $4,990.00 2 Glyph Hard Drives $635.00 $1,270.00 Cables for all above electronics $1,000.00 $1,000.00 MalletKAT Express 5.0 $1,499.00 $1,499.00 DW Custom Drum Shells for each V Drum Pad ??? ??? Electronics Total $17,548.80 MISCELLANEOUS 10 Pair of Neil Peart Autograph Series Drum Sticks $15.30 $153.00 1 Bottle Cage Elite Ciussi Alloy Yellow for Water Bottle $13.58 $13.58 2 Grainger "Squirrel Cage" Blower Fans $115.00 $230.00 Leather Dance Shoes $145.00 $145.00 Wireless In-Ear Monitors w/ Transmitter, Reciever & Earphones $2,590.00 $2,590.00 Subwoofer Cabinet Behind Drum set $3,500.00 $3,500.00 3 "Unknown Out of Business Company" Cowbells $25.00 $75.00 LP Large Cowbell $36.00 $36.00 LP Medium Cowbell $34.00 $34.00 Road Cases for all Drum and Percussion Equipment ??? ??? Miscellaneous Total $6,776.58 MICROPHONES 3 Audio Technica ATM 35 Mics (8, 10, and 12 Inch Toms) $350.00 $1,050.00 1 Audio Technica AE3000 Mic for 13" Tom $379.00 $379.00 1 Audio Technica ATM23HEMic for Snare Top Head $235.00 $235.00 1 Audio-Technica AT4051 Mic for Snare Bottom $595.00 $595.00 1 SM98 Mic Used for Snare Cross Stick $395.00 $395.00 3 Audio-Technica AT4050/CM5s (15,15, 16, 18 Floor Toms) $895.00 $2,685.00 1 Shure SM91 Inside Bass Drum $436.80 $436.80 2 AT4060 Cardioid Condenser Tube Microphone Overheads $1,495.00 $2,990.00 2 Neumann KM 184 Mics for both Hit Hats $949.00 $1,898.00 3 Shure SM 98 for Splash Cymbals $395.00 $1,185.00 Wireless In-Ear Monitors w/ Transmitter, Reciever & Earphones $2,590.00 $2,590.00 Subwoofer Cabinet Behind Drum set $3,500.00 $3,500.00 Microphones Total $17,938.80 Drums Total $18,220.40 Cymbals Total $3,519.00 Hardware Total $6,899.76 Electronics Total $17,548.80 Miscellaneous Total $6,776.58 Microphones Total $17,938.80 Total $70,903.34 Approximate Sales Tax of 6% $4,254.20 GRAND TOTAL OF NEIL PEART'S R30 DRUMSET $75,157.54 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.G Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 good show, that's a very good assessment and spotting of all the components in his kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPeartFan2112 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 WOW. That is amazing! I'd love to play on that beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusX-1Bk2 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) Mics don't count as part of the kit. The prices you listed are retail. For instance you have the Paragon complete set listed as $3,519.00 but the actual street price is $2005.00 (currently at Musician's Friend) and I have seen them for $1900 elsewhere, including case. Anyone who pays $15 for a pair of sticks is getting ripped off. Those sell for around $7 per pair. When I spoke to the DW rep at the NAMM show where the kit was displayed prior to the R30 tour (and recording of Feedback) he told me that the valued cost of the drums and hardware was around $48 k. That includes the shells made by DW for the Roland V-Drums (Roland mesh head triggers installed by Lorne). Neil's toms and bass drums feature newly developed technology that was just made commercially available this year. Also because Neil is fully endorsed I doubt he or the band paid anything for the drums, hardware, cymbals or sticks. Edited November 21, 2005 by CygnusX-1Bk2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartless Universe Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 OMG so much money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tascam Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Nov 21 2005, 05:09 PM) Mics don't count as part of the kit. The prices you listed are retail. For instance you have the Paragon complete set listed as $3,519.00 but the actual street price is $2005.00 (currently at Musician's Friend) and I have seen them for $1900 elsewhere, including case. Anyone who pays $15 for a pair of sticks is getting ripped off. Those sell for around $7 per pair. When I spoke to the DW rep at the NAMM show where the kit was displayed prior to the R30 tour (and recording of Feedback) he told me that the valued cost of the drums and hardware was around $48 k. That includes the shells made by DW for the Roland V-Drums (Roland mesh head triggers installed by Lorne). Neil's toms and bass drums feature newly developed technology that was just made commercially available this year. Also because Neil is fully endorsed I doubt he or the band paid anything for the drums, hardware, cymbals or sticks. Please re-read my second paragraph, CygnusX-1Bk2...it fully explains that the pricing is Suggested Retail Pricing. Please re-read my second paragraph, CygnusX-1Bk2...it fully explains that the pricing is Suggested Retail Pricing. I know, as well as many others that if you are not getting at least a 40% to 50% discount on musical equipment these days...you are getting ripped off by the musical retailers. I was recently able to get a 64% discount on some DW drums that I just purchased. Please realize, my friend, that I listed the "Suggested Retail Pricing" to show a company suggested value of all the things on Neil's drum riser....I am fully aware that Neil Peart didn't have to write a $75K check for the complete list. Also, how do you know that Neil is fully endorsed by Remo, DW, Sabian, Pro-Mark, etc. We don't have access to ANY endorsement information that Neil Peart has setup with any of these companies. Those type of deals are completely 'Hush-Hush' so that other endorsees don't get jealous of another's deal. Although I agree that Neil most deserved-ly lucrative endorsement deal, unless you have seen his actual contract...please don't make a comment that he is 'fully endorsed' by anyone. As far as mics not being a part of the drum set....maybe....but, I was going for a total package price of everything that sits on Neil's rotating drum riser and allows him to sound like he sounds. You can also say that the water bottle holder, the Mallet KAT, and even the Roland Samplers aren't REALLY a part of his drumset...but, they certainly are a part of Neil's current drumming universe of sounds and miscellaneous drum riser items. Of course, Neil's technique, drumming prowess, 40+ years of drumming experience and knowledge is the greatest contributing factor to the 'Neil Peart Sound'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-13 Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Wow..thats F'N Crazy!! So much money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumnut Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Eh! These guy's get all this stuff free as long as they don't reveal the type and brand name of soup in RiR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Nov 21 2005, 04:09 PM) Also because Neil is fully endorsed I doubt he or the band paid anything for the drums, hardware, cymbals or sticks. It was my understanding that it was a 30th anniversary gift to Neil from DW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deffwand Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 To be fair he could get by with my old Pearl Predator 5 piece and still be the greatest drummer ever to have lifted a stick in anger. The drums don't make the man, he is a legend in his own lifetime, the benchmark for all aspiring drummers/percussionists. He's the best there is so it makes perfect sense to have the best equipment whatever the cost. Nice to think I've paid for a miniscule amount of it over the years. It is a shit hot kit though, got kinda close to it at Wembley.............spent 15 minutes before the gig just staring at it like a retard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratt Boy Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Sounds like it's worth a million bucks when I here him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrushfan01 Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I remember when i saw the kit durring the Kit Tour, and his drum tech said the shells are worth $70,000 dollars just the shells. so i would believe it would be more twords $100,00. but i dont care, i love the way it looks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 QUOTE (deffwand @ Nov 22 2005, 10:30 AM) It is a shit hot kit though, got kinda close to it at Wembley.............spent 15 minutes before the gig just staring at it like a retard Don't feel bad, I don't think there's any other way to look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYGNUS_X-1 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Let us all pray to the god of the drums... the direction of his set shall be mecca... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYGNUS_X-1 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 We shall all travel a great journey to the church of O` Baterista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdyyz Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Lorne Wheaton - put it a 50K but that's to low Rember Neil got it for free. Have the world's most magnificient drummer play your kit/cymbals etc. PRICELESS!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the masked drummer Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Another interesting point about DW drums are that Pacific drums by DW are of the same construction, made of the same exact maple, on the same machines, and the only difference is that the Pacific's are made by Juan(Mexicao) and the DW's are made by John(California). BTW, the Pacifics are about maybe 20% the cost of DW... I'm sure I'll get lots of criticism about this by people that own DW kits, but that's what the DW rep told my buddy who's a dealer and sells both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4Eco23 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 The Paragons are not as expensive as you have listed. I got the entire set for $1500 cash. I then got $700 for my trade and it was $800 out the door. The starting price was $1900 and some change and I got the dealer down to $1500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tascam Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 The Paragons are EXACTLY as I have listed, Test4Eco23. Please re-read my second paragraph. I listed RETAIL prices only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4Eco23 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 You're right my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumnut Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Does anyone actually, if they can avoid it, pay retail for anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT on PMS Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 No matter what the price of the drums were . . . . Lets start the bidding , now that he's touched them ! I could only imagine what they would go for at auction . It is such a beautiful set . I'm not a greedy man . . . . all I want for Christmas is that drum set and Shakira 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cla2112 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Damn, that's disappointing! And all this time I thought he was going down to the local Pawn Shop and piecing his kit together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tascam Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 *** 2020 Pricing update *** 24K Gold Hardware upgrade from DW is priced at 4X the Chrome hardware price. Chrome Hardware $6899.76 X 4 = $27,599.04 (24K Gold Plated Hardware by DW) So total price goes up by $20,699.28 GRAND TOTAL = $75,157.54 +$20,699.28—————$95,856.82 Updated price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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