Premier Genista

I own both a UK made Genista and a Signia kit. Both are very individual and both are hard to beat. I gig mainly with the Genista because its projection and tone is superb. You can really play a wide range of genre. The Signia has much darker and fatter sound as you would expect from maple. I use it in the studio. I wouldn't part with either, and they both represent Premier's peak shortly after Yamaha invested in the Leicester factory.

Owned a late 60's Premier kit for several years and it was awesome. Sold it in mid 90's and since then have been playing Pearl Masters.

Just recently I found a Premier Genista 5 piece turquoise lacquer (birch) in awesome condition (made in England)

This kit is absolutely mind blowing - the sound is magnificent and right now I am overplaying just so I can constantly hear it ;-) I am just using single ply Aquarians on toms and PS3 on bass - unbelievable

So it's "good-bye Pearl masters" and full circle back to Premier

(Don't get me wrong, my Pearl Masters was a very nice kit)

I'm not sure it's wise to compare genista's with any other drums or really fair. Personally having played lots of acoustic drum sets, Premier Genista

drums are phenominal. In particular when purchased second hand. They sound as good with wire brushes as they do with drum sticks. Have a mess about with the tuning for different genres of music. Little features like the snare mechanism it's so sensitive which is awesome. The craftsmanship involved. If you get the chance to pick up a second hand Genista kit do so.

It's a good investment not only financially but for you the musician.

I was out on the look out for premier genista in the right sizes and colour for a long while, I met a guy who had exactly what I wanted... 8, 10, 12, 14, 20,(Undrilled) Terraverde green. All floating toms with original premier rim mounts. I got them for £650 with a few stands knocked in, kit was immaculate condition. Looks Fantastic, Sounds lovely and punchy, Bass drum quality, finish is quality, buffers up really nice. It definately stands it's own agains top proffesional drum kits.

I bought a genista kit in colorado in 1994. A 7 piece kit including 8-10-12-13-14-16-22 tom & kick with 5x14 snare. Only played out with it once

then stored except recording. I sold the matching snare b4 moving to Hawaii

in 1998. After moving back to Colorado 10 years later,A good friend of mine,

found it in a pawn shop. It had not been taken care of but cleaned up very

nice & is now home forever. Except for the rubber gaskets inside the lugs,

the drum is in remarkable condition for having been played in (it's hard to say) A heavy metal band. I will never part with it as it will become a classic

one day. I would have sold my black beauty if I were smarter.

Did have two premier genista kits in turquoise, which I regret selling, but still have my 22 10 12 14 in Terravada green, which I shall never part with.....Unequalled fabulous sound as previously described in other reviews....only criticism is

the lack of flexibility with the bass drum mount when positioning the 12 inch tom.

I've been playing my Genistas for about 2 years and LOVE them. I own a 4 piece: 20" bass, 10", 12" and 15" suspended toms. I love the setup and the versatility. I'm currently using Evans coated G2s and have been really happy with the tone and sustain. Oh, and that's my orange Genista on the pic above!

I just found a second Genista kit for sale locally and had to buy them. Now I own two of these excellent kits. This one came with a great 14x7" snare. The sound is excellent!

Premier Genista has a great sound, good looking.It has more than good sound, it has spirit.

Premier Genistas rule... (period)superior sound even with old heads.............focused birch sound is unmistakable. The round lugs keep shell mass to a minimum and allow resonance.Focused with tone. Unbeatable

These kits are very pleasant to play and easy to tune. Really good set for recording and touring.