I see where original Tonight Show Orchestra leader, Skitch Henderson, passed away. Man, I couldn't tell you the number of nights he and that band, and the ...
Matt replies: We don't really want to get Bill Gates into the vintage drum market. He'll outbid us on everything! Funny you say that... cuz the man who would...
I hope I'm not stating the obvious, at least to me. Are you referring to the Ludwig Acrolyte? It was a "poor man's" Ludwig Supraphonic. Same design, except...
'Zilla, Your'e a tad bit older than I am. I don't remember Skitch, but I know of him. Mostly through Johnny's ramblings during his tenure on the Tonight Show. ...
... ramblings during his tenure on the Tonight Show. ... have a pic, from a David Frost interview, showing Grady playing with the band. ... (although I realize...
Jeff and Gregor, Any snare drum that was part of Ludwig's 400 series doesn't not have a seam and is constructed of either Aluminum, Brass or Bronze. The...
Gregor, If you had described the badge to be the one on the Standard, I'd have recognized it immediately! I used to own a Ludwig Standard kit. They started...
I recently finished mixing a couple of songs for one of the bands I play with, in case anybody's interested in listening. The band is called Mad Libby,...
"...recently signed up on the Drummerworld forum, and it is nowhere NEAR as helpful as Drumzilla's Lair...don't know how you got this thing going, Zilla, and...
I went into WalMart.com Music Downloads and looked up Sanford and Son and it said "By Quincy Jones..By the way. You can download songs for 88 cents and use a...
When I started playing in my church about 4-5 years ago, they had a shield uo in front of thr drums. Seems the guy I was replacing was a young, heavy hitter. I...
... Yes that was and is a plug for customdrumsticks.com Jeff is great at what he does and for those of you that have not bought sticks fro Jeff, What are you...
"Yes that was and is a plug for customdrumsticks.com..." I bought custom-made sticks from Jeff some time ago - a clone of the ProMark 747B Super Rock stick...
... I use different sizes of sticks according to the gig. But these maple sticks could be a great asset to any drummer trying to play quiet with the same feel...
"I use different sizes of sticks according to the gig..." Not me. I use the same stick regardless of the venue/gig. I just play softer or louder as called...
While I'm NOT trying to endorse one brand over another, here's what I did: I needed "quieter" sticks for restaurant gigs. I was used to the old Vic Firth SD11...
Gregor, To add to Jeff's remarks... "Ludalloy" is Ludwig's "marketing term" for Aluminum. Supra-Phonic, Super Sensitive and Acrolite snare drums are still...
Thanks, Jeff and Gundorps, Regarding questions about the Ludwig Standard. Yes, Gundorps, those things do not look anything like Ludwig drums at the time. But...
... "Not me. I use the same stick regardless of the venue/gig. I just play ... Zilla, do you ever use brushes or rods to achieve a quieter sound? As an...
Pat, I took a listen. Sounds good - I especially liked the 'Philosophy' track. Good luck in the future. If you guys ever get out to Los Angeles, let us know -...
"Zilla, do you ever use brushes or rods to achieve a quieter sound?..." Many, MANY years ago when I first started gigging, I was doing a lot of "jazzier" type...
I normally use 5B's(nylon-tip), but I keep a pair of 7A's in the bag (along with brushes, Hot Rods, and soft mallets, tools, metronome, pens, pitch-pipe,...
Hi All, So what did I do with my birthday money? I promptly went out and bought the new Cream Reunion Albert Hall DVD. It looks and sounds great. Ginger Baker...
Hey Dave, Using Maple sticks was a great idea. I've still got a set of Dave Weckyl's, from when they first came out. Light as a feather. Did you happen to have...
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:39:16 -0000 From: lipsink2001 Subject: Re: Playing quiet--ER ... "Not me. I use the same stick regardless of the venue/gig. I just ...
Quick update. Apparently, I am one of two or three others who have expressed serious interest in the TH&C kit present consigned to Steve Maxwell (Chicago). A...
-> Not me. I use the same stick regardless of the venue/gig. I just play ... that's the beauty of the maple sticks! Same size, quieter result. I of course...
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