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16th September 2009
| #541 |
| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca.
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| I own three hitmakers and having chris build me a bunch of cool wooden ones ie solid wood Radio King-ish stuff w/ a modern twist,etc. his wooden snares are KILLER.I think Charlie Watts grabbed one he's tweaking a killer old 50's duco finish WFL kit for me this week I also have a bunch of bitchin african mahogany shells he's gonna eventually make into a kit for me.damn I need more $ just grooving to the Whigs record the other day.love the drum sounds.my wife loves it |
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17th September 2009
| #542 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: silverlake
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| 3 hitmakers nice. i'd like to own one. are they all different depths?there was quite a difference between the two i had heard. |
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17th September 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca.
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they;'re pretty straight forward drums made w/ off the shell parts[about 140-170 bucks].easy to make your own actually. the trick is in the Worldmax brass shell which is thinner than your standard classic Ludwig Black Beauty,and the heavier die cast hoops which bring the slightly lighter brass shell into a slightly drier punchier more focused vibe.that combo just works. = great for tracking | |
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17th September 2009
| #544 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: silverlake
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| so you pretty much have it covered then. do you have a black beauty as well? the hitmaker john O had was friggin great. as are his black beauty's. i'm a big fan of the ludwig acrolite. tama bell brass, black beauty and a dunnett can get you pretty far down the road. |
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17th September 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca.
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I love the Craviottos also.got three of them. funny how the new trend of hippie rockers coming through the studio love all the old funky rickety old stuff,pawn shop,whatever. I'll lay out the standard stuff that i consider the staples and they don't even touch it.if it looks old it must sound cool.lol whatever floats yer boat. just got another dunnett ..the one made of pipe steel and you can't buy it in stores.louder than the bell brass.and at least as heavy.i think John has one gonna pick up another Gretsch kit .. 3 hr drive. drum junkie  | |
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17th September 2009
| #546 | |
| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Silverlake
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Think I have 16 something snares. Problem with snares (and drums), you can't just have 1 of every type (brass, copper, bronze, stave, ply, etc. etc. etc.), you also gotta have them in different sizes  My drum collection is directly related to how large a place I live in. I'm at max now, but as soon as I get a bigger flat  tutt .
__________________ Fleaman "The best sounding sluttiest gear of all time... is a great song" --Greg Wells "Life is too important to be taken Seriously." --Oscar Wilde | |
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17th September 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca.
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fortunately most of my stuff is up at the studio. Imelda Marcos shoe fetish but way more expensive. obsessive,irrational,bordering on obnoxious.. downright crazy .... so on that note check out today's acquisition.feeling C Watts here: .. | |
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17th September 2009
| #548 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca.
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| oh..got the anamod w/ the 102 and scotch cards.gonna hear em later. i'll report back if you guys are interested. |
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18th September 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Silverlake
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18th September 2009
| #550 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: silverlake
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| beautiful looking kit. how do they sound? 22 kick? yeah love to hear what you think of the anamod 102. |
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18th September 2009
| #551 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca.
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| thanks.yeah.22 x 16 I already have an older late 70's/early 80's Walnut kit w/ a standard 22 x 14. also the factory has a 24 x 16 in either color waiting for me to decide, made with the older NOS Jasper shells.love that size for certain things the maples are stunning in person.gonna switch the black dot heads out to regular ambassadors etc tomorrow and have a wack,but so far they sound really good. I got the rundown that Gretsch asked C Watts to do a signature kit and he was kinda nervous about having his name on a new product but they went ahead and made a kit in honor of the guy anyways a. labelled it the "Rock Legend"..plus the extra floor tom. running the ATR/111 cards on some stuff tomorrow night/stay tuned  |
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18th September 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Silverlake
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Gold sparkle (pyralin) 1928 Leedy 14x26 with Leedy calf heads (beautiful hand painted, signed, front from Leedy)...both calf heads still in great condition! I'm way to scared to hit them with any force (tapping sounds amazing! They are not brittle at all!). Got some Remo's to try out It's just in really nice condition, inside out. The hoops are mahogany, there are 3 heaters inside---basically 3 bulbs, red, green and blue, all wired up old school (cloth covered wiring). Inside is painted white (original). Looks all new in there! Bearing edges excellent....very round of course, no modern sharp edge. It's not perfect brand new condition, but seems drum museum quality to me thumbsup         | |
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18th September 2009
| #553 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Silverlake
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18th September 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca.
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thats were guys like the San Fransisco drum Co get their ideas from. looks like the ol Radio king i got a while back..painted calf heads from way back man you'd love my 40's Leedy kit I got these off a bud 2 weeks ago super cheap: they are amazing recording drums.50's WFL/Leedy get em back from bearing edge magician Chris Heuer today | |
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18th September 2009
| #555 | |
| Jai guru deva om  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina
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18th September 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Silverlake
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So, Chris Heuer does good vintage bearing edges? Got a blue sparkle 1969 Ludwig that I need the get the edges done (one of these days), to original round-like specs (but I'm sure way more accurate than Ludwig did in the day, which was mostly crap). Previous owner planted a zillion stick strikes on just about every mm of bearing edge. Started snapping up good condition, unmodified vintage sets some years ago, when it seemed prices were way too low. Looks like I could quadruple my $$ on most of the sets. Wish I didn't run out of room  | |
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18th September 2009
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I've re-edged a lot of old drums myself but he's a freak for doing it right. 69's i believe were clear interiors? but he'll match the resocote paint like the originals if they're painted..he did that on my '66 clubdate kit and it looks like new lud factory. Quote:
We both need a really nice big tracking room w/ storage I'm house hunting in silverlake w/ the wife.we might be neighbors | |||
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18th September 2009
| #558 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Silverlake
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| Yeah, had edges done at Pro drum (not so good---think he was drunk), drum doctors (better), Pork pie in the Valley (only had snares done, but good job for that stuff, and surprisingly cheap!). Getting outta hollywood? Don't blame ya. If you get really lucky, try around hyperion/griffith park intersections. That's where I'm at and you can walk to everything! Great food, wine, beer, drinks, Gelsons/trader J's, video rentals, etc. Lots to choose from all within a block or 2...it's snappy! Rob is walking distance too. Maybe one day all 3 of us can take back the Mad Hatter from the scientologists. |
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18th September 2009
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19th September 2009
| #561 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: silverlake
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| i think chris and angel city drums share space. or am i wrong. |
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19th September 2009
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19th September 2009
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19th September 2009
| #564 |
| Lives for gear  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orange CA
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| wait a second....are people actually discussing instruments on Gearslutz? |
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19th September 2009
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25th September 2009
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25th September 2009
| #567 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: silverlake
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| you dont have the 111 card? |
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25th September 2009
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26th September 2009
| #569 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: silverlake
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| well what are you waiting for , i want to borrow them after you buy them..... |
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26th September 2009
| #570 |
| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Silverlake
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| Guess I'm waiting for RB to tell me to buy them |
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