Members drumtechdad Posted December 31, 2014 Members Posted December 31, 2014 Long time no see. Sorry for the question that's been asked much already, but . . . I've just spent a month of emailing back-and-forth with the Drumart guys, trying to get a custom bass head for the kid. It was a month of total fail. Used their builder. Here's what I wanted: "Nate" in script font, plain color, Pearl logo, mic hole. Told them I was looking for a background color that was "something like" cream or ivory. Told them I wanted something that was simple, elegant, sophisticated. Told them I did my best with their color palette to get a cream color, was not espcially satisfied, asked them to see if they could do a better cream or ivory color for me. Here is the first mockup they sent me: Okay, they don't really understand what "cream or ivory" means, nor do they understand "elegant" or "sophisticated." Said to them, thanks, but can you do a cream or ivory? Looking for elegant, not rustic. Here is the second mockup they sent: Plain ol' white. Sent them a photo of a faux-ivory object. Said, "something more like this." They replied, "No, we don't color-match." I said, "I didn't ask you to color-match, just to get 'something more like' cream or ivory." Whereupon they cancelled my order and refunded my money. Abject fail. In sum, I was dealing with a graphics shop that doesn't know what cream color looks like, and with reading comprehension issues as well. So I ask you: where else to try? Many thanks! tl;dr need bass drum graphics service other than Drumart.
Members 1001gear Posted December 31, 2014 Members Posted December 31, 2014 No help as usual but happy holidays and all that. How ya been? It's real dead here. Lotsa zombies. Welcome back etc...
Members twosticks Posted January 2, 2015 Members Posted January 2, 2015 Hey Drumtech!! Missed you on here! I don't where to go for "Custom" drum heads, But I think the color you want is described more as "Pearl" colored?? Like the new Caddies paint job?? White Pearl Color I think is the official color name? Hope this helps!!
Members FitchFY Posted January 2, 2015 Members Posted January 2, 2015 Bummer to hear you didn't have any luck with DrumArt.com! I'm a big advocate of theirs and will be working with them again soon to get a new head for my new band. Outside of them and based on your focus on the color of the head, maybe you're better off in securing the head and then having graphics laid onto it?
Members drumtechdad Posted January 2, 2015 Author Members Posted January 2, 2015 Thanks, guys. Does anyone know if Vintage Logos is still in business? Their website talks about adding things in 2013.
Members rayboomboom Posted January 2, 2015 Members Posted January 2, 2015 Hey DTD, just went to Vintagelogos.com and they have a special 10% off with coupon code on their website. Looks pretty current to me.
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