From: "atthegraves" <
atthegraves@...>
> Hello everybody my name is Roger i live in Sandy Utah and what got me
Welcome to this cozy little "family" on the net, Roger!
> to love the whole electronic drum sound from the 1980's and beyond was
> none other than Neal Peart of Rush.I thought the way he set up his kits
> where really neat and work well with his style of playing.Would it be
> possible now to build a kit like he used say from the Power Windows
> era?.I know Simmons is long gone and what a shame that is as i thought
> they had such a sweet sound to them.Do any new electronic kits compare
> to what Simmons made back in the 1980's?.If there are any Rush fans out
> there tell me what was your favorite Neal Peart drum kit?.Since he
> added electronics to his kit where the Simmons always the same through
> out the years or did he try different ones?.Any good books i can get to
> learn more about the history of Simmons?.Thank you all have a great day.
The great simmons drum book is a good start I think but that sucker is
expensive 2nd hand so go to a good library or google away. I have parts of
it xeroxed... I bet such a drummer added new gear all the time and stayed up
to date with what simmons offered.
IMHO there is noone thinking like Dave Simmons did back then, but most
people thinks that that is a good idea. We who are on this mailinglist are
the poor remnants who disagree. ;)
I'm no Rush-fan at all, but I can appreciate the overkill of the setup at
least! :)
Once again, welcome...
electronically yours, jesper - moderator
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