I wanted quality drums that moved me when I played them. Drums that made me play better and basically made me happy if that makes sense.
Thanks Abe, & yes, Chameleon in 7 is a beast of a track....
Good choice Andy. Joe's a super tasty player. Joe, I'll laways remember Chameleon in 7 : )
way to go, guys..
& the feeling is mutual Joe. As in everything in life, working as a team to get a result is always the way to go.When I endorse something I like to feel like I am a part of something and in this business believe me it's very hard to find. Well I have found that with Andy, Dean and Guru.
It's the fundamental starting point for any discussion about specifying a drum.All I have to say is it's nice to work with people who ask this question: "What sound are you looking for?. " That's what I'm talking about.
So I asked for something and I received much much more.
That's great to hear Those guys have the ears to know what the mic's like & what they don't.I had the drum for about a month now and its been on about 20 sessions. Now when I show up to record the first thing the engineer asks me is "hey joe did you bring that snare" or yesterday it was "you have it with you right?' and I knew he was talking about the snare.
Great writeup Joe, & so gratifying to hear the drum delivers above it briefSeriously it is with no question the most beautiful drum and craftmanship I have ever seen. (and trust me I have seen a lot of drums) It feels great to play and the wood hoops give the drum a special feel. I have never had a drum with shell response like this one. It's amazing. The cross stick is the best I ever heard. Hands down, I can't even explain how great the cross stick is. The drum will crack for you when you rimshot it. If you hit it dead in the middle with no rim it gives you a depth that sounds like a 7" snare drum. It has so many sound qualities in one drum. I can tune it down, I can make it loose, I can crank it up and it always sounds great.
Good to hear that worked out Joe Most engineers aren't used to working with so much shell tone. Their initial reaction is that there's some form of tone creeping into the capture, mainly because the mic's are aimed at the heads. The drum just needs a bit of space to allow all the tones to resolve into a single voice, & that's where the body comes from.The engineers in the studio and thanks to Andy's advise have to put the bottom snare mike a bit farther away than traditional snare drums because the shell resonates so much.
That's such a great thing to hear, & makes the effort we put into them worthwhile.thanks to Andy, Dean and Guru for making drums with some heart in them.
Thank you BBCongrats for both of you!
Yes, I'm a firm believer that the instrument sound acts as a catalyst for creativity, & that = greater satisfaction.Actually I can kind of relate Joe.
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Good choice Andy. Joe's a super tasty player. Joe, I'll laways remember Chameleon in 7 : )
way to go, guys.
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Yes, that's a brain screw right there. I love the vibe of 7. Luckily, it's so distinctively different to 4, but I'd imagine memories of fills in 7 would creep in if you're not very careful. Nothing that a double crash on the exit cant fixThanks much aydee, you know what's funny. Now if I'm playing a gig and some one calls Chameleon of course they play it in 4. Kind of throws me, LOL. I actually have to think about it before I kick it off. I just laugh and pray I don't start playing in 7.