for piracy to end (or to be cut down drastically, at least), IT companies should be subject to greater regulation and criminal penalties for distributing illegal content. Make it harder and costlier to steal, and the stealing will go down. My $0.02. Thank you. Your two cents is worth a trillion dol...

before Vinnie was anyone really paying that close attention to Ludwig in 2012? Most definitely. There has been plenty of discussion about Ludwig on a number of drum forums for the last four or five years. Ludwig has been turning things around since about 2000 I'd say. In fact, if they offered die c...

I've always loved Chad Wackerman's sound too, but not so much on the "Live at Yoshi's" DVD with Allan Holdsworth. But in that case, I think it's the Evans heads that ruin it for me, not so much the drums. I've heard Chad live, up close, and his drums sounded great. My own experience playin...

Odd-Arne Oseberg wrote:Now, about the signature drumsticks. I'm glad I have about 30 pairs on my shelf, but they won't last forever. Get a new sponsor Vinnie. I don't want to run out!

Done. Vic Firth. Coming soon.

I've tried and tried to get DW drums to sound good at numerous rehearsal facilities that use DW for their backline. I have never, ever, not even once, gotten even close to getting a half decent sound out of them. I've had much better luck with their lower line Pacific Drums. I find their hardware si...

Kurtis wrote:Some people that are in the business come on this forum and say guys like Wek and Vinne don't recieve one cent for using there brand. They just get support.

It's a different story with the signature lines. They usually receive a small percentage of sales in those cases.

I'll buy the DVD of the "behind the scenes" stuff, but I'll wait for the record is finished before I decide to pick it up. I want to know who is playing on it, and hear some samples first. Plus, like I've said before, a CD shouldn't cost more than $9.99. Digital downloads should be even le...

Gets more interesting around the 4:00 minute mark, and a bit of flailing at the 7:30 mark:

Speaking of magazines, I think Vinnie is going to be in an upcoming issue of Drumhead too. THAT would be incredible. I know they had some issues with the online service at one time but I have a digital subscription now and really enjoy Mover's interviews. They are always fairly extensive too. I sub...

bclarkio wrote:When I read Josiah's post last night, I thought to myself, "I hope DSOP doesn't rise to the bait; that post is so obviously provocative.

The kid obviously has some serious issues. This wouldn't be the first forum he's been banned from either.