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Bobby Colomby's Stage Kit
Dunno if it's the same kit, but Steve Maxwell either has or had the Rogers kit that Bobby C. used at Woodstock.
10 years agoLudwig WMP concern
'Round these parts, we refer to a good ol' vintage kit WMP that's yellowed as having a "bar tan". Cig smoke, etc. Tommy P., I caught Buddy the last t...
10 years agoSlingerland Radio King - Whats up with this?
From cooper...
10 years agoSlingerland Radio King - Whats up with this?
From cooper...
10 years agoSlingerland Radio King - Whats up with this?
Slingerland DID make a 1-ply mahogany Student Radio King. I had one back in the late '80's and sold it to Nicko McBrain. Often wondered if he ever cut...
10 years agoPrarie Prince/Jeff Porcaro.
I believe both were Paiste endorsers at the time. Prairie still is.
10 years ago1938-40 Slingerland Ray McKinley Model RK
Lovely drum. Off topic, it's nice to hear that Sam Bacco's still at it post-Slingerland. I've heard nothing but good stuff about that guy.
10 years agoThat Motown Sound
Howdy, folks! 'Nother old dust****er weighin' in here: In the same way that a cranked-up snare drum will affect the character of a backbeat different...
10 years agoDrum lacquer question
One guy who will DEFINATELY do it right: Bernie Stone at stonecustomdrum.com . He did Neil Peart's red Tama kit, kits for Kenny Aronoff, Mick Brown...
11 years ago13" tom woes...
Couple things if I could, please: #1.) Tuning, baby, tuning. Mentally define the sound you want, then go about finding the tension ratios between top...
11 years agoToo Many Drums?
Back in the mid-'80's, I was all about nuthin' but Radio Kings. At any given time, I had at least 4 RK kits, separate 20, 22, 24, and 26-inch bass dru...
11 years agoPiccolo Snare
Could also be Geo. Way but I'm not up on whether or not they made piccolos.
11 years agoVintage Ludwig ATLAS hardware set
Actually, that line was known as "Hercules". It was their top-of-the-line stuff at the time. The "Atlas" were single-braced. (Man, I LUV to score a se...
12 years agoBuddy story
Regarding if anybody ever took Buddy to the mat, the answer is...YES! According to one of Buddy's former bass players: At one point, Buddy had hired...
12 years agoDouble drumming
For myself, it's an absolute joy when you're playing with another guy that "gets it". I've done it a bunch of times and I've been lucky that the othe...
12 years ago