Last week at Blue Note Japan w/Herbie Hancock (pic, not video)

gretsch-o-rama wrote:


A new clip of Vinnie at a recent Jeff Beck performance. I'm biting my tongue...

Where's Jonathan Joseph?? Vinnie's back with Jeff?

Good for him. The endorsement thing is a big circus anyway -- it's not about the free gear; it's about the road support. The only issue I'd foresee when going with a Heuer kit is that it would need to be transported to all his gigs, and that could be pretty much impossible at times. And I don't thin...

drum solo -- w/Zappa, Oct 1978 Passaic NJ

Maybe he'll do what he should've done long ago and go to Sonor.

Either that or back to Yamaha, or parallel move to Sakae.

FORMULA 602 MODERN ESSENTIALS BRIDGE THE GAP Nottwil/Switzerland – The renowned Swiss cymbal maker Paiste announces the launch of the Formula 602 Modern Essentials. After the very successful re-launch of the legendary Formula 602 series, Paiste developed a new sound dimension from 602 Bronze with th...

from the Paiste website: "Following the current trend for bigger, warmer, but yet pure sounding cymbals, Paiste expands the legendary Formula 602 series with three new models. All three models were re-launched in close co-operation with Vinnie Colaiuta , one of the most influential drummers of ...

With Jagger, Beck & Tal.
34 years later, he's back in Studio 8H

I wish Vinnie would stop copying me... I got a Black Sparkle kit in January. He just got one. I went old-school sizes (14x22, 16x16, etc.). So did he. I scaled it back to a 4-piece. He did too. I switched from Sabian to Zildjian. He switched from Zildjian to Paiste. I got new glasses. He did too. Sh...