MARACATU wrote:There are many good (as in suitable) sounds, and those drums sound good to me...

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enjoyed Babko's interview very much! he's so animated and funny. kept me engaged the whole time.

Has anyone tried them out at NAMM this year? Seems like a cool idea. They sure sound great when Erskoman plays 'em. I'm curious to see what they would look like in their cases on plane rides as Dr. Erskine had mentioned. $1200 street price is very reasonable. Wonder if there's a package that comes w...

I think this can also shed some light on the subject of PASSION? I thought it was very interesting.

Matt, that was GREAT. thank you - now I wish I would've met you when I was 26.

A buzzroll ... on a marching snare. It violates so many unwritten laws of marching snare protocol, it makes my skin crawl. But somewhere I know Ralph Hardimon is smiling at the thought of it ... if not the actual execution. And Tom Float would be scowling at him for it. You know he ROCKS! quit trol...

LUV this guy! sorta reminds me of Greb. what a patient groove. DEEP pocket.

Spoke to him briefly at the Pro Drums Xmas party a few weeks back. Really nice guy. Seems to have it all together on so many fronts. He was in the North Texas State drum line as well as a total jazzer. Was raving about the Keplinger cymbals they had at the store. Says he loves using them on jazz gig...

yeah, pretty much listened to all of them. i'm listening to Joe Tomino now. every one of these interviews has something we all can learn from. a few things that i took away from pretty much all of them was that you don't necessarily have to be the BEST drummer in the world but if you serve the song,...

this is great news. I loved the Zildjian VC's just the consistencies were terrible. now w/ VF's quality control and consistency, this will be a win-win. not only for VC but for VF consumers. I would love it if they made the Todd Sucherman stick in Hickory rather than maple under the VF banner. LOVE ...