Justinhub2003
Silver Member
I played one of the re-issues a few days ago and man that pedal feels good
What's your latest purchase?
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I played one of the re-issues a few days ago and man that pedal feels good
PaisteGuy
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C.M. Jones
Diamond Member
Very well done. And what promptness! I respect a man who states an intention and carries it out with rapidity. Your coffee will be all the more invigorating tomorrow morning.
SYMBOLIC DEATH
Senior Member
What's the specs on the shell?
JimmyM
Diamond Member
I got nothing...yet...but I have a tom mount, new hinges and springs for my DW5000 double, new Ludwig genuine diecast hoops for the world's greatest snare drum, and some well-used Sabian AA Reg 14" hats coming starting tomorrow. Hopefully everything will be here by Wednesday.
Supraman5x14
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spleeeeen
Platinum Member
Cast bronze, 6.5 x 14, 3 mm w/ 5 mm "re-rings," 45 degree edges. I’m actually disappointed with the drum as I was wanting & expecting single-ended lugs. I didn’t know until it was completed that the shell is too shallow for those to fit. So this drum may be for sale once it arrives.
River19
Senior Member
Swung over to DCP yesterday since it is only a 60mile drive for me and I wanted (ok needed) to get out of the house.
I wanted a thinner slightly dark crash option as an alternative to what I usually have over my floor tom. Narrowed it down to a handful of 19s and 20s and ended up with the new 20" Sabian HHX Complex Thin Crash.......fit the bill and was close enough to the sound I had in my head.
Hopefully the various Ks and Avedis discs won't get jealous and pitch a fit.......they can be fussy you know....
I wanted a thinner slightly dark crash option as an alternative to what I usually have over my floor tom. Narrowed it down to a handful of 19s and 20s and ended up with the new 20" Sabian HHX Complex Thin Crash.......fit the bill and was close enough to the sound I had in my head.
Hopefully the various Ks and Avedis discs won't get jealous and pitch a fit.......they can be fussy you know....
Jeremy Crockett
Well-known Member
20" complex thin crash!?..dude!..you ain't messin around!. I'm gettin on YouTube tonight to give it a listen. Love! it.
River19
Senior Member
Lol. Some folks like to ruminate and spend bandwidth on all the drums they want and spend their $ on shell packs.
I have a thing for cymbals & snare drums........I always say I hit the Kick, snare hats and ride more than anything else with the crashes and splashes not too far behind......so that is where my $ seems to flow..... at least that is how I will justify it if need be on a witness stand.
JoeVermont
Well-known Member
One word review.... "Meh." More words: I've been using a Gibraltar 6700 direct drive which feels much more solid playing than the SK, probably due to the one piece base plate. The SK seems to rock front to back unless I brutally crank the mounting clamp on the bass drum hoop. Also, the end of the foot pedal on the Speed King is long - it hits the muffler ring of the Evans EMAD head. My trip down memory lane has ended, I hate to say it but this pedal is not for me.
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Jeremy Bender
Platinum Member
Another Hamilton. I just didn't feel comfortable wearing an automatic while drumming and worrying about it's movement- so I picked up this reasonably priced quartz model that can be either casual or dressy.
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pinstripe
Active Member
This lines up with another SK review I read the other day. They said it felt "janky" when played heel up as the sections sort of clacked together when applying forward pressure against the pedal. It would be nice to see Ludwig do an updated reissue that keeps everything that's cool about the Speed King but fixes some of its ancient flaws. They could call it the Speed King Mk. II or maybe the Speed Emperor...One word review.... "Meh." More words: I've been using a Gibraltar 6700 direct drive which feels much more solid playing than the SK, probably due to the one piece base plate. The SK seems to want to try rocking back and forth unless I brutally crank the mounting clamp on the bass drum hoop. Also, the end of the foot pedal on the Speed King is long - it hits the muffler ring of the Evans EMAD head. My trip down memory lane has ended, I hate to say it but this pedal is not for me.
