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Orange Hi-Hat/Capelle
Paid $60 bucks Cdn for a Capelle kick pedal. I think I was about the only one with in 5000 miles interested in buying it. The high hat has a very go...
13 years agoPaul McCartney / Blaemire drums
From Legacy drummer...
13 years agoAny serious Ian Paice fans
Saw Deep Purple last month. Very good show. Paice had a kit similar to those illustrated. No riser btw. The hihat looked even higher than illustrate...
13 years agoGreat Drummers Every Drummer Should Know About
Man you guys move too fast, all respect Bobby Colomby, but we sure got done with Papa Jo in a hurry. 1. Any body here read RiffTide? I just finished...
13 years agoRogers Drum Kit Restoration Question
Hi, I am glad you decided to keep the kit, two generations of ownership has a high sentimental value in my soggy heart. The foam was installed to ke...
13 years agoEd Thigpen
You may want to get your hands on a copy of his instructional vid: The Essence of Brushes I found it very helpful to "try" to play along with I sa...
13 years ago8 or 10 lugs on a snare?
Done right an 8 lug snare is a happy medium of body, air and crispness. I have a Dyna and a Supra that are both ten luggers and sound superb in thei...
13 years agoludwig drum questions
There are a few variables that keep this question percolating. This page sums up most of what you have to think about: http://vintagedrumguide.com/br...
13 years agoR & M Drums from England
Love to see the pics. Sounds like a Rose Morris. If that is so: There is some good history here (along with John Grey): http://www.vintagedrumguid...
13 years agoNot 1 but 2 drummers
Anyone remember Clear Light? Dallas Taylor and Michael Ney on drums. http://www.officialclearlight.com/contents.html BTW James Brown was known to h...
13 years agoNot 1 but 2 drummers
Joe Cocker and the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour had: Jim Gordon and Jim Keltner and Chuck Blackwell on drums (CB also on perc). Great show, not a lot...
13 years agoWhat snares would you bring to record?
Supra always. The rest are negotiable. Though I would also almost always include a wood snare of one brand or another.
13 years agohow many of you guys still play real rock and roll
Been playing most of my rock and roll on a relatively small kit. SB Gretsch 20", 12", 13" (sometimes), 16". Of course I use the kit for most gigs (jaz...
13 years agoSalt air
I live in Nova Scotia, the wind is redolent with salt, the icy roads are sometimes salted, etc. I cannot say I have noticed any particular effect th...
13 years agoIn the Garden of Eden
He seems to have gone his own way not just re playing Pearl in ancient times, but he also drove an NSU Prinze. Haven't heard of them in a while. http...
13 years ago