I use my sillicon mallet all the time.
It died a couple weeks ago and i am taking the time to have my tech go
over it completely and have a pair of D.I.s installed...i'm a keyboard
player and got the mallet thinking it would be a nice diversion. It
has proven to be a joy and liberating to play.
It is exilerating to play live !!!!!
I am considering adding another Simmons head like SDSV or 9 to it. I
midi it to my Yamaha TX816 and sometimes to my Kurz Choirs...the
Yamaha just expands the mallet sound in very natural ways and the Kurz
Chiors sound other-worldly triggered from the mallet...
I'm happy to hear of others still using these really kewl
instruments.....they just blow the competition away nite after nite.
Derrick
On 4/6/09, ken_evans_99 <tycho33@...> wrote:
> Just played two big interstate shows opening for The Human League here in
> Australia. Used the SDS8 brain and SDS9 pads. All performed flawlessly. Is
> there anyone else out there still gigging with their Simmons?
>
> Ken
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> http://www.tycho.com.au
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