Agreed. An updated SDSV would be a stronger seller certainly. I dare say an updated version of the SDS7, released 12 months after the new V would also sell well.
So, can others confirm that Dave S does in fact have the full rights to the Simmons name now? If so, the Guitar Centre will have ceased using the Simmons name on their products. The fact that the Guitar Centre are still using the Simmons name means that Dave isn't there yet...
R.
---In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <chris@...> wrote :
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Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> So where's Dave got to with getting Simmons back? At the very least, there's a
> market for an SDSV re-release. If Moog and Dave Smith can successfully regain
> their place through suitably positioned retroness, so can Dave Simmons.
>
> R.
According to messages on this list, Dave Simmons has regained the rights to the
Simmons name. Prior to that I understand that he was in a similar position to
Tom Oberheim, where the rights to the company name based on his surname was the
property of others. Like Moog and Dave Smith, Tom Oberheim is now successfully
producing modern equivalents of some of his classic designs, but with updated
interfacing and without accountants dictating the use of cheap components. Tom's
recently re-released his favourite synth, the Two Voice. In Dave Simmons case, I
guess it's down to his personal interest in resurrecting past achievements, but
an SDSV with a few upgrades such as patch memories and MIDI or USB control would
be fantastic.
Chris