Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Let's build a guitar that looks like a fender and call it a Gib-son !!!
or buy as much shares in guitar world as possible and with the next share
holder 
meeting we're gone fire the management!!

I think the whole idea for a new brand of simmons aint gone work
I mean the brand went down right??
Reason: drummers are conservative ( as nearly all musicians)
the only thing they want to do, is to make edrums which sound like real drums,
and play the same way 
I owned a SDX and sold it because it drove me crazy
there is nothing intuitive about edrums, and don't tell me I'm conservative
but lugging around with a 3o kilo drumkit ( only the sampler), pads and a
soundsystem with a 3 stairs appartement
but then you have to be a programmer 

I think it's a great instrument but there were not to many people who had
one, so you had to solve out all by yourself. Besides the people in my band
kept asking when the damn thing would sound like a normal drumkit
I think all the things the SDX could, is now possible by a Roland or whatever,
just by an A3K or Emu 2000 sampler and assign different samples to the ZI
pads
I know this sounds like dirtymouthing ( is this english) but you still have
to be a programmer 
(I think I had a hard day at the work)

My point is, I think it's to late and ain't gone work
To late because a few other brands taken the market
and aint gone work because : What is THE reason people play Edrums???
BEcause of neighborhood problems with the volume of the real thing
Or you buy a practice set ( boring) or you buy a fake simmons which is affordable
and doesn't sound to bad for the purpose it was bought for and is quit

I don't want to be too negative, I wish the guys who want to do this the
best off luck. And if I can mean anything for you, just let me know.

BERK!


>-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>From: "supergeekz" <david@...>
>Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:26:26 -0000
>Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Dave Simmons' message about the SDk5  !!!
>Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>While the David and Goliath idea sounds like a lot of fun, 
>realistically what you are describing with the schematics and such is 
>not a product, it's more of a service or an organization. You could 
>still trademark "Simmons" as a service or an organization (as Guitar 
>Center hasn't trademarked that). Trademarks are very specific, Guitar 
>Center trademarked a line of drum products, nothing else. You could 
>buy SimmonsDrums.eu (still available) and trademark for around $300 
>US. The key to any intellectual property plan is to strike while the 
>iron is hot. Anyone could trademark and buy that domain in less than 
>20 minutes and you would be out of luck. Good luck.  -dave
>
>A little background about Goliath
>
>Guitar Center is a $1.8 billion company with a national fleet of 
>about 170 guitar shops that cater to both ambitious beginners and 
>experienced professionals. It also owns 129 stores that sell band and 
>orchestral instruments, has a substantial catalog business and runs a 
>website that offers the broadest inventory in the industry.
>
>The company plans to expand to at least 420 Guitar Center stores over 
>the next few years, and new international retail locations in Canada 
>and the U.K. are planned for 2007. Guitar Center has a strong growth 
>record - averaging 17.5% in revenue and 33% in earnings-per-share 
>annually over the last five years. And the consensus among analysts 
>is that Guitar Center is on track to maintain its fast growth over 
>the next few years.
>
>Its new website, GuitarCenter.com, which launched at the end of June, 
>makes now a particularly good time to buy the stock. Previously, the 
>company's only online sales were through MusiciansFriend.com, a no-
>frills low-cost site for experienced musicians. GuitarCenter.com 
>caters to enthusiasts with advice columns, community features, and 
>extensive customer support for beginners.
>
>


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