Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

On 09 Aug 2006, at 03:32, <jesper@...> wrote:

> thomas:
>> I snatched the analogue Clap Trap, but not for Euro 3,50.- ;-)
> Got it for a reasonable and very good price ! Serial HC 265.
> The Simmons book says, that they sold enought to go for the SDS V, so I
> guess
> they sold a couple of hundreds of the first two versions.
>
> Cool... I wonder how many survived... 008 sure did as well as 007 
> since I
> know that owner too...
A frienf of mine owns the second edition analogue Clap Trap and that´s 
the only
other one I´ve seen. Mine is the first edition one.
>
>> I also got the Simmons SDS V 00002 that was on ebay UK some time
> ago...the one for GBP 5000.- !!!!! Sure I didn´t pay that amount, but 
> got it
> for GBP
> 500.-. I guess that´s ok for a Musicaid SDS V with red knobs, the 
> analogue
> Hihat module and a different sound to my other regular SDS V :-))))
>
> I used to own one with Musicaid logos and red buttons on some of the
> modules. I never heard any difference though (apart from the fact that
> they're analogue that is). But the HH is part digital since the prom
> contains noise, or am I mistaking?
I also own the digital hihat with the extra PCB with the ROM
on, BUT the Musicaid one uses the analogue circuit to produce the hihat 
sound.
It sounds more like ringmodulated or probably the SSM-Chip Resonance is 
modulated
by a hispeed LFO (FM).  It might sound different due to some inside 
tweaking
by it´s former owner, but I think the snare is a bit harsher and has 
more click.
>
>> The only drumsynths I´m looking for now are the SDS-3 and the 
>> ULT-Sound
>> DS-4 .
>
> DS-4, is that any cool. All the Ultimate Sounds stuff I've run into 
> has been
> very disappointing...
The DS-4 is more like the Polard Syndrum (I own the 478 with original 
box and all accessories)
but with more features. Sounds great.

>> I have a lot of stuff for possible trade or would also buy.
>
> Buy my Clavia setup then (as advertised in separate mail)! ;)
I´m more into the analogue stuff (except for digital Simmons of course 
;-)
But if you will let go a SDS-3 I´ll take it ;-)
Best
tph

>
> electronically yours, jesper
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