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Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: The Simmons manual for SD5K

From: "stixman2364" <stixman2364@...>
Date: 2006-11-08

Ah Ha ! The Ddrum L shaped kick drum is great ! It's the one I'm
still using with my E kit today. A thing of beauty.
Steve


--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "jesper" <jesper@...> wrote:
>
> One exception, the swedish Clavia Ddrum kick is a designer gem
too. The rest of
> their stuff is just plain awful style-wise...
>
> jesper
>
> > Hello Paul,
> > I thought the SD5k sounded okay when I tried it. It was probably
> > targeted at the beginner level but it still has some good
sounds. I
> > just wish it had a MIDI in port.
> >
> > The one thing I really miss about the old simmons kits?
> > They really had the look down good. I think they were the first
kits
> > that were made to be played and seen. Most electronic kits even
> > today are made to sit in someones house for practice (my
opinion).
> > They don't look good. Dave Simmons was really on to something by
> > making his kit the way he did. I miss that aspect of the
electronic
> > drum kit.
> > Cheers, Steve
> >
> >