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Old 20th May 2006   #55
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Originally Posted by Jim Williams
That was done back in the 80's here on the left coast. I remember Chad Wackerman had 2 57 elements mounted into the snare drum, with single elements mounted in the toms internally when he toured with Frank Zappa. There were XLR connectors mounted into the sides of the drums for quick set up for live.

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Remember those Legend amps? Some of 'em had SM57 capsules behind the grille cloth. Too bad they didn't sound so good. I think they were solid-state amp/tube preamp deals.
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