THE COMBO IS: 22" BASS, 16" FLOOR, 12" AND 13" MOUNTED AND A B/O BADGE "ACROLITE" SNARE
THE COMBO WAS PRODUCED IN VISTALITE FROM '78 TO '80. KNOWN AS A BUDGET KIT, I'VE ONLY SEEN THREE COMPLETE . ALTHOUGH LUDWIG DID MAKE A COMBO SNARE THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN VISTALITE. THE MOST NOTICABLE DIFFERENCES FROM THE B/O VISTALITES, BESIDES THE BADGE, IS THE FLOOR TOM IS A CONCERT TOM AND THE MOUNTED TOMS BEING CONCERT TOMS HAVE A STANDARD L MOUNT INSTEAD OF THE CLIP MOUNT(STURDI-LOK TOM TOM HOLDER) FOUND ON THE EARLIER B/O BADGE KITS WITH CONCERT TOMS. ALSO THE LUGS ARE LARGE (CLASSIC) SIZE FOUND ON THE EARLIER DOUBLE HEADED TOMS. THIS ENTIRE KIT HAS THESE LUGS. I FIND THAT ODD DO TO THE PLASTIC LUGS FOUND IN THE CATALOG PHOTOS AND MY OTHER COMBO KITS (IV'E ONLY SEEN REDS WITH THESE LUGS). I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WAS DONE AFTER MARKET BUT MAY HAVE BEEN AN EARLIER RELEASE IN THE CONFIGURATION. ALSO, THE BASS HOOP INLAY IS A SOLID (SATIN) COLOR UNLIKE THE SPARKLE WE ARE ALL USED TOO (A LATE 70's CHANGE IN PRODUCTION). IN ADDITION THE BASS DRUM SPURS ARE QUITE A BIT THICKER AND OF NICER CHROME THAN THE EARLIER B/O BADGE KITS (AROUND 78' LUDWIG BEEFED UP THE SPURS). YOU MAY NOTICE THAT THE SNARE IS AN ACROLITE. THE COMBO KIT WAS OFFERED IN THE CATALOG WITH AN ACROLITE SNARE. I ACTUALLY USE THIS SNARE WITH THE KIT JUST AS SEEN IN THE PIX. AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THE COMBO KIT AFTER ALL IT IS MY FAVORITE (EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE THE CHEAPEST AND LEAST COLLECTABLE OUT OF ALL VISTALITES) IT TRAVELS WITH ME TO MOST OF MY JAM SESSIONS JUST AS YOU SEE IT HERE.

THIS IS MY BROTHERS AND ME FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: RICK, TOM, TERRY, ME.