...well I guess that's the story of my life, it's never easy to swim against the tide but I can cope with the world loving 400s, there are worse things to worry about.Like the fact that Justin Beiber has sold more records than Tom Waits, but let's not go there:D
Now, THAT IS a travesty!
One feeling I have that I need to convey before this thread comes to a close is that IMO Ludwig have done the most magical things in they're design of Metal Snare drums. Despite all the other amazing things Ludwig have done through they're history, the metal snares for me have been pretty much paramount in the whole drum industry. I take my hat off to Ludwig and the metal snares they have made through the ages. Thank you Ludwig.
A drummer. x
You are not alone Brushbaby. I saw one fore sale on the shelf at GC and I picked it up, shook it and it rattled. A fully assembled snare should not make any sound if you pick it up and shake it. I don`t know if this is normal for them, but this one did and I was turned off right away by the build.
When I picked up my D506 and my D454, not a sound when shaken, and if you throw it in the water, it`ll float !i
Go ahead 400 owners, shake them and get back to me, I wanna know if it was just this one or if they all do, please be honest !i
No shake no rattle but it does rock n roll.
You are not alone Brushbaby. I saw one fore sale on the shelf at GC and I picked it up, shook it and it rattled. A fully assembled snare should not make any sound if you pick it up and shake it. I don`t know if this is normal for them, but this one did and I was turned off right away by the build. When I picked up my D506 and my D454, not a sound when shaken, and if you throw it in the water, it`ll float !i Go ahead 400 owners, shake them and get back to me, I wanna know if it was just this one or if they all do, please be honest !i
Sure you weren't in Mothercare? Common mistake for drummers LOL!!!
Nice comeback VM2K.
No gecko, for real,...I was turned off by this one and wondered if they all were like that, there was this only one. No other to see about.
...I just wonder how it was decided they are the most recorded drum ever, anybody know if there was some kind of survey?
I wonder how you go about proving such a thing and I also wonder if the main reason for this legend is that Hal Blaine used one and he played on so many records...I have my suspicions that this is one of those rock and roll myths that becomes generally accepted but in the end is un-provable.
No proper quantitative research would have been done that I've ever heard of...not that people tell me everything they are up to. :D
I suspect it started with Hal Blaine as you do. Let's blame him. :D It gets repeated in this form in Rob Cook's The Ludwig Book:
It is frequently said of the Supraphonic 400 that it is the most recorded snare drum in history. Perhaps if Hal Blaine had stuck with Slingerland, that claim would be assigned to the Radio King!
That pretty much says it for me. It is a frequently repeated claim, but frequency of repetition doesn't make a claim any more well researched or well founded or documented. It just makes it frequently repeated.
So I'll wait and see if somebody can trace down the original claim. That would be historically interesting.
Disclaimer: I haven't got one either. Just a 2002 Black Beauty with the Imperial Lugs, P-85, 5" deep, etc. I call it my Supra with a Suntan.
I'm a week away from my 48th birthday Jaghog, now how the hell did that happen
I'm a week away from my 48th birthday Jaghog, now how the hell did that happen
Ah 48, I remember it well. Even though you're just a kid, I'm still with you regarding the 400.
