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Speed King
very interesting to hear section 2. Im sure you realise where this is going - quite often guys will feel older pedals as being far lighter and quicke...
15 years agoSpeed King
section 2, just a couple of questions - what beater were you using on the dw 5000? and what beater is on the speedking?
15 years agoAnyone have probelms with UPS like this?? Missing drum parts!
The frustrating part is that with Vintage equipment its usually something that is hard to find. So even though getting the money back at the end of it...
15 years agoModern clutch to fit Vintage HiHat stand
paiste 2002 - medium top, heavy bottom. dont over tighten then top, i like to let it "float". i do offset the bottom hat, but not much, I like a clea...
15 years agoWhy was the Ludwig Speed king never copied?
I see you point LD, I guess my question would be - at what point does refining become change? at what point in the path of evolution does something...
15 years agoshould I install consolette to virgin bass drum?
good choice - keep it virgin man, you cant undrill holes, play with rims or a snare stand for a while and see if you like it. if you really hate it i...
15 years agoAre any of these things valuable?
not to jump on the gravy train - but guys feel used when they dont know the full story. reading this thread from scratch it seemed like you were just...
15 years agoModern clutch to fit Vintage HiHat stand
wow, that is an amazing looking clutch. but dont you think its a bit overkill?
15 years agoNeed a bit of help
I would suggest you replace those reso's if you can. they are one of the biggest parts of the drum sound and older plastic ones tend to lose it a bit...
15 years agoSlingerland snare
Im sure you know already but in case you dont thats a COB. depends on the market of course but currently they seem to be fetching $200 - $250 check...
15 years agoNeed a bit of help
aquarians are pre - tensioned to some degree when they are manufatcured. that is why they have a sound. also the performace II's are designed specific...
15 years agoWhy was the Ludwig Speed king never copied?
hey ludwig-dude, "Technically all modern bass drum pedals are copies or derivatives of the original Ludwig bass drum pedal from 1909........so that s...
15 years agoDrum Kit Weight
exactly right? a lot of the companies hear refuse to take "heavy" weight items. so you have to pack into two seperate boxes. but i think Osaka's sugg...
15 years agowooden rogers dyna-sonic snare
clockface strainers are so pretty love em...
15 years agoA question about very shallow bass drums
this is an interesting point. what are the physics behind it all? do hoops make a difference? my silngy is a 20 by 14, but it has to 1.5" hoops, is...
15 years ago