The folks at Sweetwater have always cared about meeting customers' needs. You will not get that customer service anywhere else. The drum inventory is hopefully, a work in progress.
Great drums; pro/ loud you may not need to mike the drums, and con/heavy drums for gigging. Any scratches that may occur can be buffed out. I also use pinstripes or silver or black dots on batters and clear emperors on the resonant heads...
I've seen and heard the USMA Hellcat band at West Point and they are impressive.
Just when you think that they've played the biggest drums, another drum crew shows up:
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When changing heads I use a Sears craftsman electric screwdriver with torque adjustment to roughly tension drums and a drum dial and drum key for final tuning. I see that Gibson offers a free app to tune guitars for Iphones and Ipad called Studio share. I wonder if anyone has applied this app...
There are a few 1980's band references in this Bowling For Soup song Michelle; Way back when MTV played music: Springsteen, Blondie, U2 etc... Good luck with the reunion.
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Top 100 hits of 1985:
http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id215.htm
I'd be interested in seeing how other drummers have mounted their rototoms. The classic 6", 8", and 10" setup is non ergonomic at best. I mount my RTtom on a bracket off the hi-hat.
Woodstock music festival was actually held in Bethel, NY. The Daily News in NY has some good pictures.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/woodstock-43rd-anniversary-gallery-1.1136936
John Fogerty quote concerning the concert:
"We were ready to rock out and we waited and waited and...
I was a member of Harry Cangany's DCI forum too, but I did not post much at all. I appreciate your input and opinion CSR. Thanks for the link to the old forum!
Quite right ObiWan. http://www.procolharum.com/006/pb-setlist-20.htm I have appreciated his style since Big Country's first album. Have you heard him on this album from Roger Daltrey?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_a_Raging_Moon
After forty or so years the music is still relevant. Gary Brooker's voice remains intact
Then:
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More recently:
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Two extra verses:
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http://www.procolharum.com/w/w9901.htm
Some interesting...