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Vintage Yamaha RC's
I played the reissue Recording Customs at Winter NAMM, and I have to say that RC's have "that" sound that I hear in my head, perhaps due to my penchan...
14 years agoHELP! Floor tom won't resonate - 1959 ludwig super classics
Yes, most floor toms, particularly ones with lightweight shells, will greatly benefit from iso-tips on the legs. I include them on floor toms that I b...
14 years agoFilling unwanted holes in shells
From Ludwig-dude...
14 years agoZanchi Cymbal
From Jaye...
14 years agoWhat is this???
From OddBall...
14 years agoWhat is this???
Mystery solved? :confused: The underlying "pinwheel" pattern that you see in the cymbal body is a sure-fire indication of rotocasting, which is the I...
14 years agoGlue vs. Tape
Improperly executed glue jobs are just as bad, no..... actually WORSE than tape jobs. Three things will kill a glue job: stale adhesive, adhesive voi...
14 years agoGold Glass Glitter vs. Gold Sparkle
Flat scans of sparkle and GG are not the best A/B comparison, because it's more of a three-dimensional thing. Glass Glitter has more depth and more po...
14 years agoWhat modern drums do you like?
Lots of great drums out there right now, but the best bang-for-the-buck is Ludwig, and in the "modern" vein, you have the ever-popular Classic Maple a...
14 years agoCleaning t-rods, this is how we do it baby...
Prety much how I've been doing it for years, except I use my Milwaukee cordless screwdriver (same one I use for drum head changes) and a cloth soaked...
14 years agoCorder/Darwin
From vintagemore2000...
14 years agoGreen fibreglass?
Pearl never had a green FG resin formulation. Neither did Fibes. An old Vibrafibed kit perhaps, or possibly even a homebrew job, because FG resin out...
14 years agoearly 80's Tama history.
I have a good vantage point here, because I am currently reviewing the Tama Silverstar series for Modern Drummer. One thing about Tama: they ALWAYS m...
14 years agoSlingerland Aztec
"Nice wrap. Who shot the couch???" :D
14 years agoWalnut Cortex
Butcher Block falls into the same melamine laminate e.g. Formica, WilsonArt category. Current laminates also come in "vertical grade", which is .031"...
14 years ago