Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

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.
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> 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
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> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "jesu2000_uk"
> <jesu2000_uk@...> wrote:
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>> Hi, I'm a newbie, anyway here's a link to the Simmons web site
> where u
>> can find out more (or not) on the new SD5K:
>> http://www.simmonsdrums.net/sd5k
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>> Yeh ok I was around in the 80s and I remember the reputation that
>> Simmons had in the marketplace, but hey we all gotta move on and
> get
>> with the times.
>> I am seriously thinking about getting the SD5K, it sounded okay in
> the
>> shop and as long as u dont compare it to anything that Simmons
> used to
>> make, you should be fine.
>> I posted 2 pics of it in the "photos" section.
>>
>> Happy drumming
>>
>> Paul
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