SJC custom drum kit - 5 piece Acrylic - The Butcher - The Academy Is…

-26” kick, 14” snare, 13”, 16” & 20” Concert Toms.

-Frosted “Coke Bottle Green” Acrylic w/ Racing Stripes.

-Tour Used: The rack tom is cracked almost all the way through the bearing edge. With some hard playing there is a chance the tom will actually break. Small flaw for a killer kit. Some other scratches & dings Serviced at SJC 02/16

IT’S STORY

This drum kit was created in 2006, it’s original purpose was to debut in The Academy Is’ “Phrase That Pays” music video in LA. After shooting, the kit was shipped to Chicago & used in the writing process of “SANTI”. Years later the Kit was shipped back to SJC’s workshop to be modified.

The renovations included:

1. Cutting off the bottoms of the toms to create an ultra-classic 70’s “round tone”.

2. Fitting the lugs with LED lights which illuminated their clear acrylic spacers.

**(LED system is missing wires, currently disassembled, but CAN be made to work!)

3. Sand Blasting the inside of the shells to create a diffused glow that also kept it’s immediate shine.

4. Hand-painted Racing Stripes

5. Claw-style revolutionary hoops with White Diamond inlays.

6. Rack Tom mounted to Banana-rail, Banana-rail mounted to kick.

7. Custom Surf-n-Turf “Butcher badges”.

Once these renovations were complete, TAI brought them out for a full world tour as main support for KISS in 2010. The next time these drums would see the stage is The Academy Is’ “Almost Here 10 yr. Anniversary Tour”. The kit is currently residing at SJC’s shop, ready to be shipped to a lucky drummer!