Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

I also think we should leave the fighting to Dave Simmons himself. But as we 
all know, Bob Moog had a hell of a time getting his name back...

But regarding vintage and drumming etc, I'm no drummer, I mainly program my 
beats, but being an electronic analogue gearhead Simmons is right up my 
alley. A drum sound that sounds like an acoustic set is a failure to me 
unless that's what I'm looking for.

electronically yours, jesper
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "supergeekz" <david@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 12:28 AM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Dave Simmons' message about the SDk5 !!!


>I personally have no interest in Simmons legacy or even drumming for
> that matter, just offering my expertise with trademarks. I came about
> this forum under unusual circumstance. A couple months ago I
> purchased a drum set for my girlfriend's son for his birthday. Her
> son is 12 and knows nothing about drumming, other than he wanted some
> drums for his birthday. I went to my local Guitar Center wanting to
> purchase a nice electronic Roland kit, but the sales guy kept
> steering me away from a $1200 set to this $600 starter set. He was so
> freaking convincing and said I could return them if I didn't like
> them. I brought them home and they seemed ok to us. Then I started
> looking for information on this "Simmons" drum set on the internet
> and could not find a thing (other than this forum). To my dismay the
> forum was all about these 25 year old octagonal drums, which meant I
> really could not find a single thing on the internet about these
> drums. A week or so later I saw a post on the forum about the Guitar
> Center drums and I've been watching for info ever since. They have
> really turned out to be a great set of drums for a young kid (who may
> decide he doesn't like drums next year), plus they are fun for me to
> pretend I'm a drummer, but as far as pro gear goes, better look
> elsewhere. I'm a guitarist and pretty heavy into home recording
> technology, so Roland has always been my preference. I grew up in the
> 80s so I remember the drums and I can appreciate people who are into
> nostalgia. Us guitar players get to salivate over all the vintage
> stuff out there, might as well allow the drummers to do it also. I'm
> with you that fighting Guitar Center is going to get you nowhere,
> best make the best of the situation and create a group of people who
> keep the original Simmons spirit alive. My two cents.  -dave
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