Vinnie just opened that up so sweetley though, kind of inspired me straight off the bat. Loved him Jazzing out as well a bit later and was really digging his sound. Those Luddys sound cool or should I say he makes them sound that way ... obviously, and they sound great. Really digging Terry's playin...

Great Guy !
Always had something about him, always had a smile.
Thanks Robert, for the cymbals and the inspiration...

Great post Seve ! Really enjoyable and clearly explained with a great touch to boot. Thanks for sharing. That'll keep you going for a lifetime right there ... lol
By the way kit sounded pretty dang nice

I agree Groober, and having not been here for a while, it's not pleasant posting something and having it be controversial. My tone in my first post in this thread was not pompous or condescending, however I found the posts telling me I was wrong a little condescending, especially considering that I...

It's actually not speculation. They are on payroll, signature products or not. But hey, believe what you want as it makes no difference. I can't divulge how I know this because revealing that in a public forum would be disrespectful, but it comes directly from the people involved. WillyZ I was sayi...

Hey Paul,
A good photo section with a load of assorted shots from young and old to gretsch, Sonor, Yamaha and beyond would be very cool. He must have some great ones stashed away. He's had the same ol shots up there for millenia
Good luck with the site ...

*J*

Old Pit Guy wrote:Not trying to be the internet disagreer guy, but chocolate and nutmeg? They sound like balanced cymbals to me and that's about it.

Right now I'm playing Mango, Papaya and Tibetan incense ...

Lovely ! And I'm liking Ludwig a bit more than the sound he got from those Gretsch drums. I still prefer to have a mix of Bosphorus, Zildjian, Sabian etc but understand that at that level you have to have consistancy throughout a brand so that when traveling or in the studio you can dial up and repl...

If you can make the sound you are describing, then you are almost there. Just keep doing it. Use the whole leg. There is no shortcut. Hi Jim, That's interesting, you recommend moving the whole leg, which I've seen quite a few folk doing, but ... isn't that wasting energy or is that just what you ha...

Great ! I'll check out Jojo and Steve Smith's videos and Marco with Steve Wilson. I am trying everything slow and I always found that you could do any thing if you started off slow enough. I guess the thing is that fast eighth notes got left out of my practice routine and although you can find lots ...