Hi stephen et al.,
Yes I know, gear junkie... Shame on me! I justify it to myself and
everyone else by playing all of it! I don't need another place to
rest drinks on... Anyhow, I really must say that I like a clean sdsV
better. Clean meaning a taken care of and not noisy unit. The "7" I
enjoy, but in different way. Even when using a sound with all of its'
analog parts working, and no digital, the 7 just doesn't osund as fat
to me as the V does. I've owned three diffent v brains and they all
have a meatier sound than the 7. I, of late, have been using them
together with the 7 supplying the bass and snare and the V covering
most eveythind else. The accessability of the knobs on the V lend
itself to more hands on approach as far as changing things as you
play, as I like to do. I am however getting my sds6 out of the shop
in the next couple days and maybe I can get some more flexability out
of the 7 whilst I have the 6 play it for me as I change one sound
around a bit. We'll see. I've been entertaining the thought of
letting go of the 7 as I use it the least of all my units. I recently
got a silicon mallet for $150 (with roadcase and all the stands and
pedals!!!) that I want to use more, but I've run out of space in my
small studio. I don't think I could ever part with my V now... I've
spent all this time getting an actual full set - cymbal chinese hat
pads! - and plus the pads have 1/4" jacks as well so I can use them
to fire my v-drum brain if I so choose.
Anyway, I don't think Simmons themselves are infectious. To me,
electronic and acoustic drums are infectious. If something is good,
and I like it , and is playable then I might get it. Simmons just
seems to the best on the front end of e-drums. I really don't enjoy
any brains after the 7 before the SDX, and I've played most of 'em.
I've played or owned the Tamas, the Roland DDR-30, The Yamahas (pads
and PMC-1 were great - I used some of 'em to fire my Simmons brains),
the Dynacords (never got the to play the ADD-one or two), the
Pearls , and even the older ddrums, but I always felt the older
Simmons were the best for me personally for the sounds alone. If I
had to sit down and play someone's Techstar's or the old Dynacords, I
would, and I'd be fine with it, I just wouldn't own something I
wasn't proud of. Just my thouhts... but I'm glad this board is
picking up.
Peace,
Graham
-- In
Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "sevebc" <seve.bc@s...> wrote:
> Hi Graham
>
> if you don't mind a 'smiling' observation you seem something of a
> gear junkie. Perhaps I'm simply jealous!
>
> Do you think the Simmons thing is infectious? Oohhh ... feel that
> chunky quality.
>
> I noticed from your posting that you have owned both the SDSV and
> SDS7 units at one time. I've tried to stir up some debate with a
> posting as I own a 12 module SDS7 like you. What are you views of
> their respective strengths and weaknesses; particularly regarding
> their oscillators? Flexibility /Usability?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Stephen