APelletier
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I've never seen footage of Neil using the Ludwigs live. They sound every bit as good as his Tamas and dare I say, tons better than his DWs, IMO.
I agree with this. One of my favorite RUSH tunes is Marathon Man. I think he played Ludwig when he recorded that. I saw the presto tour in 1990 and the Ludwig's sounded great. I never cared for his DW sound, but that's just me.In my humble opinion Neil's best drum sound was during his tenure with Ludwig. Both live & studio applications were outstanding!
Marathon was on Power Windows which was still Tama. He switches to Ludwig for Hold your Fire.I agree with this. One of my favorite RUSH tunes is Marathon Man. I think he played Ludwig when he recorded that. I saw the presto tour in 1990 and the Ludwig's sounded great. I never cared for his DW sound, but that's just me.
Thanks! I did like the TAMAs too. in fact I liked all of Neil's drums but for some reason, I didn't care as much for the DW sound.Marathon was on Power Windows which was still Tama. He switches to Ludwig for Hold your Fire.
I actually think that the drum production on Power Windows was the best out of all their albums. Big and full but not over-powering, and his performances were stellar. Clockwork Angels is a close second production-wise.Marathon was on Power Windows which was still Tama. He switches to Ludwig for Hold your Fire.
I have seen the Roll the Bones kit in person just before the Pandemic hit . It was owned by Seppo Salminen of TRS Custom Drums . He sold it shortly after . It had the gold plated hardware too . Gorgeous drums . They were never painted a different colour .Tama Artstar prototypes and Ludwigs were my favorites, best-sounding to my ear. In a blind test, I'd probably give a slight edge to the Ludwigs.
Re: finish, the Roll the Bones kit was finished in a deep blue--transparent?--and I think may have been refinished to a deep purple during Counterparts, but feel free to correct me on that. I'd guess they were the same shells, more or less, throughout. No real need to tweak them, they all sounded great.
The DWs seemed to get worse with each subsequent iteration, despite umpteen cross-laminations, drum sorcery, and magic wood.
Watch the whole entire "A show of hands" performance if you haven't already. The video you posted is a little piece of that live recording. It's all Ludwig!I've never seen footage of Neil using the Ludwigs live. They sound every bit as good as his Tamas and dare I say, tons better than his DWs, IMO.