Andy
Honorary Member
It gives me huge pleasure to announce that Joe Morris is now officially a Guru endorsing artist, & specifically endorsing snare drums from Guru Drumworks.
If you're not familiar with Joe & some of his work, check out his page on Drummerworld: http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Joe_Morris.html
I've been in discussions with Joe over the last 6 months or so. Joe takes endorsement of drums & drum related items very seriously. He's what you would term as a sincere artist in this regard, only putting his name to instruments that truly excite & satisfy him. We made a 13" x 4" stave piccolo drum for Joe. It features a shell with ash highlights made from bubinga heartwood, & Guru signature segmented hoops crafted from bubinga outer heartwood. Joe shoots for a fairly controlled sound, & wanted a piccolo drum that delivered depth & tone. That's a tough ask, but one that we're happy to take on. Joe almost always uses piccolo snare drums.
Only after testing the Guru against his other considerable selection of drums, was Joe happy to endorse Guru snare drums. We will be making a new series kit (to be launched in October) for Joe. Once he's tested that out, he'll then decide whether to endorse our new drum series, or not, as the case may be.
We'll not be making press announcements just yet, but as both Joe & myself are forum members here, we thought you'd appreciate a heads up
Here's an improv' jam that Joe recorded with some of his bandmates, called "Kick the Can", & featuring his new Guru snare. It's a totally dry rough mix recording, so you get a fair impression. Of course, Joe's playing is the star, not the drum (Link below Joe's picture.)
Both Dean & myself are very excited at the prospect of working with Joe.
If you're not familiar with Joe & some of his work, check out his page on Drummerworld: http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Joe_Morris.html
I've been in discussions with Joe over the last 6 months or so. Joe takes endorsement of drums & drum related items very seriously. He's what you would term as a sincere artist in this regard, only putting his name to instruments that truly excite & satisfy him. We made a 13" x 4" stave piccolo drum for Joe. It features a shell with ash highlights made from bubinga heartwood, & Guru signature segmented hoops crafted from bubinga outer heartwood. Joe shoots for a fairly controlled sound, & wanted a piccolo drum that delivered depth & tone. That's a tough ask, but one that we're happy to take on. Joe almost always uses piccolo snare drums.
Only after testing the Guru against his other considerable selection of drums, was Joe happy to endorse Guru snare drums. We will be making a new series kit (to be launched in October) for Joe. Once he's tested that out, he'll then decide whether to endorse our new drum series, or not, as the case may be.
We'll not be making press announcements just yet, but as both Joe & myself are forum members here, we thought you'd appreciate a heads up
Here's an improv' jam that Joe recorded with some of his bandmates, called "Kick the Can", & featuring his new Guru snare. It's a totally dry rough mix recording, so you get a fair impression. Of course, Joe's playing is the star, not the drum (Link below Joe's picture.)
Both Dean & myself are very excited at the prospect of working with Joe.
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