Hip Hop
Hip Hop
Auction Closed
September 16, 12:26 AM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
[Questlove]
60'S ERA 5-PIECE DRUM KIT AS USED LIVE AND IN STUDIO BY AHMIR "QUESTLOVE" THOMPSON
5-piece Premier UK drum set: 1 snare, 2 rack toms, 1 floor tom, 1 kick drum, 1 high hat stand, 2 cymbals
WITH: Vintage photograph of Questlove sitting at the kit, shaking hands with D’Angelo.
THE DRUMKIT PLAYED BY QUESTLOVE ON THE EARLY ROOTS ALBUMS
Growing up in musical household in Philly, Questlove began drumming from early childhood and by his teens was dissecting backing beats from his parents' voluminous record collection. His deep knowledge of Funk, Soul, Rock and R&B drum styles allowed The Roots to forgo the use of sampled drum tracks that other Hip Hip artists often relied on as Questlove could provide an iconic drum track at will.
The present kit was played on early (94-99) Roots albums - Illadelph Halflife, Do You Want More ?!!!??! and Things Fall Apart.
PROVENANCE:
From the personal collection of producer and Grammy Nominated engineer David Ivory Studio owner/engineer/producer David Ivory