As long as you have mics on the drums and the person running sound knows what they are doing, there should be no problems. My vintage drums and drum sound is completely appropriate for the music I play, and at the moment I wouldn't change my set up for anything.
And then you have more than a few generations of great music from jazz to rock recorded and performed live with "vintage" instruments.
SC
I'm in my 20th year of collecting, probablynot a long as most of my collector friends or forum members but I've been around drums for a very long time...been playing drums since 1959. I am still on the honeymoon with my collecting. I really enjoy my hobby...the successful action has been that I treat it as a hobby so when I buy a drum I'm not worried if it will be worth "x" in the future, I buy the drum because I want it for the collection. I've noticed a slight decline of the rare stuff on EBay. I like the rare/ultra-rare snare drums. I have many rare snare drums so I have been searching out the ultra-rare snare drums.
Mike Curotto
[QUOTE= But it is a bit more difficult to handle a stage full of guys in a major venue using a 4 or 5-piece vintage kit. The drums now are large and the heads very resonant and have a lot of boom to penetrate to the audience. Not sure the older stuff can do that.
Anyone on this forum had to deal with that aspect?[/QUOTE]
Speak for yourself sir. lol. I play pretty damn hard in a modern rock/indie band with my 60s slingerlands, my 60s ludwigs and my rogers kit. And if you know how to tune them for power and volume, you can keep up pretty easily. I'd say one of the only aspects a newer kit may have is some lower register when it comes to lower tunings. But who needs that live anyway.
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jason
I agree, there will always be an interest in vintage drums even after the people from that era have passed on. I know a lot of young drummers who cherish that look and sound. I mean, look at a company like C&C, there whole thing is to make kits that look and sound like kits from the 60's and we all know Ludwig and dw are doing the same thing. I even saw a kit at Guitar Center made by Pork Pie that looked like a club date. They actually looked pretty cool.
Good points here. When the new companies are modeling kits off the classic vintage kits it says something..
Didn't think my original question posted would spark off a political debate that wound up locking the post.
Anyhow, I think Dan Boucher's response makes a lot of sense.
Didn't think my original question posted would spark off a political debate that wound up locking the post. Anyhow, I think Dan Boucher's response makes a lot of sense.
My simple response to your question is that the vintage market is still very strong among the more serious collectors and hobbyists. The dabblers may have backed off. But, there are new dabblers dipping a toe into the hobby. The people thinking that they can make a profitable business out of the vintage drum business are fewer in number than a few years ago.
Interesting feedback overall. One one point alone, and that one being about what guitar players use, i.e., vintage pieces; I see the difference being that an older guitar through a newer amp still can deliver enough power for an Eric Clapton to use it. But it is a bit more difficult to handle a stage full of guys in a major venue using a 4 or 5-piece vintage kit. The drums now are large and the heads very resonant and have a lot of boom to penetrate to the audience. Not sure the older stuff can do that.Anyone on this forum had to deal with that aspect?
Ever heard of a microphone? I don't care what kit you are using, if you're playing in a large venue, the drums will be miced. I've used my vintage kits at several large venues, never an issue, now vintage hardware, that's a different story.
Speak for yourself sir. lol. ... if you know how to tune them for power and volume, you can keep up pretty easily.
+1. Never had a problem getting over unmic'ed with 1970s Slingerlands in small- to medium-sized rooms. COB TDR snare especially speaks with authority.
Looking forward to testing out my "new" 3-ply BDPs at a blues jam on Saturday. This jam typically attracts plenty of loud guitarists, but I don't anticipate any problems.
Al
It's awful funny Jimi Hendrix used multiple Marshall stacks, as did Jimmy Page etc, how was it that the kits of the day Now the vintage kits we all want to own able to go toe to toe with the amps of the day??
It's awful funny Jimi Hendrix used multiple Marshall stacks, as did Jimmy Page etc, how was it that the kits of the day Now the vintage kits we all want to own able to go toe to toe with the amps of the day??
Especially since not a lot of people use full stack marshalls anymore unless your in a metal band. I may consider a bass mic.....MAYBE if one of those marshalls happens to show up. But I think i'll be fine.
jason
