Ian Ballard
Silver Member
They were jazz drummers, ever seen buddy play a rock beat................no!
Actually, I have a CD from his late 70's band, where he plays some rock beats. Sure, they aren't as convincing as a Bonzo beat, and Buddy can't help but swing everything, but IF Buddy wanted to, and was a vital age today, he could play anything, I think.
It's just the matter of "wanting to". He seemed to abhor newer music styles, unless he could adapt it for a big band.
Anyway, it's good to note that Bonzo used old Speedking pedals. While these are still highly-regarded and good quality, they can't be compared with the balance and mechanical capabilities of today's pedals.
One thing that bugs me about Bonzo's stupid death, is that it's almost unfathomable how good he would sound today, especially from an equipment standpoint. Case in point Ginger Baker... notoriously BAD drum sound back in the day. But the Cream concerts in 2005 with his DW's, he sounded BADASS. You just can't tune newer drums badly, or at least not as easily as old Ludwigs with shellac and round bearing edges.
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