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Originally Posted by PhatStax Drums  This is from the same gig when the pic of the gold sparkle Rogers kit was taken that I posted a few posts up (the huge pic...sorry again for not making it smaller but what the heck, you can see it better).
Yeah, the maxi-pad D.B. muffler . . . the live sound guys (this club had them, believe it or not, so we piggy-backed off them to do the live recording---took channels off their board)...did that . . . maybe it helped...
A note on the recording...those are Beyer ribbon mics on the toms, they worked pretty well. I went through their board which was a good, brand-new board (forget the brand name)...straight into my Alesis HD-24. From there, when I did this mix, I was still using my Behringer digital mixer, so the mix was done there. Now I use Cubase so the mix would sound significantly better on that, just haven't had the time (will I ever? Who knows).
The "matching" snare on this kit is actually a ca. 1962 Rogers Luxor six-lug snare (mid-level model, the top-of-the-line had eight or ten lugs, otherwise it's the same pretty much, same shell) but for a six-lug, it really kicks a$$. Buddy Rich was a Rogers endorsee around this time and many think his drums sounded the best during this era. The shell on this drum is perfectly made (even though, yes, it probably has poplar ply in the middle...it still gives it that vintage vibe though). |
I have a couple of Luxor snares....love them all. I think I've posted pics before, but my fav is my mint Red Onyx. I've got a little Tower kit (12/14/20) in the same finish that is so great looking....
I recently picked up a mint Big R kit with 14/16/18/22 that I love. It's my new favorite kit for playing live. I just need to track down a 24" kick and I'll be happy as a clam. It's the white finish, so i'm in good company with all the New York Punk bands from the late 70s as it seemed all played a white Rogers kit.
Also, Buddy did sound great during his Rogers era. One other tidbit. The Dynasonic snare was developed for Buddy. He continued to use one while playing for other drum companies. Hence the price of a real wooden Dyna...Last I checked, they were in the $2500-3000 range. Crazy.
later,
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