Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Nice one Matt, do you have any photos ?

Phil


--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Matt" <sds5@...> wrote:
>
> I've just done some further inspection of the kit, on the kick pad 
> you can quite clearly see where vinyl letters saying "ICEHOUSE" 
have 
> left their mark after being peeled off.....anyway, back to work 
> now.....just a bit of trivia for you!
> 
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Matt" <sds5@> wrote:
> >
> > I just bought yet another set of SDS9 pads off Ebay (That makes a 
> > total of 13 kits now!), as it turns out they were Paul Wheeler's 
> who 
> > was/is the drummer from Icehouse.  This exact kit was in a lot of 
> > their video clips plus in the video "Icehouse Live at the Ritz in 
> > NY" back in 86 when it was brand new!
> > 
> > The pads are in pretty good condition considering the ammount of 
> > touring they've done, got them nice and cheap too, only AU$171.00 
> > which included shipping from Brisbane.  He also threw in a Pearl 
> DRX-
> > 1 pad and a "Spike" trigger, great deal!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Matt" <sds5@> wrote:
> > >
> > > OK, I have a couple.  
> > > 
> > > I've been playing with Australia's Pseudo Echo on and off for 
> the 
> > > past 7 years, I've used my red SDS8 and SDS9 pads mostly and as 
> > far 
> > > as sounds go have used and SDS8 for the toms and an Alesis D4 
> for 
> > > kick and snare.
> > > 
> > > The band actually own a set of black SDS8 pads BUT they're in 
> real 
> > > bad shape so I get the crew to take mine.
> > > 
> > > In the past few months I've used SDS9 pads (With a couple of 
Vs) 
> > and 
> > > a Yamaha DXTREME IIs so I've been able to sample all of the 
REAL 
> > > Simmons sounds.
> > > 
> > > Also, Danny Simcic from Real Life (Send me an Angel) is a mate 
> of 
> > > mine, he went over seas a few years back and stored a lot of 
> stuff 
> > > in my garage which included the actual SDSV pads as in 
the "Send 
> > me 
> > > an Angel" video clip.  He still has them these days but has 
> since 
> > > painted them white, he uses them in his stuodio to lay down 
> tracks.
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > 
> > > Matt.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, brian walker 
> <brian1075us@> 
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > > 
> > > > I have Tommy Steel's SDS3 in its original road case
> > > > with tour details all over it
> > > > 
> > > > Brian
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- Ralph <ralphdsmith@> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > I purchased a set of SDSVs on eBay from a music
> > > > > store in 
> > > > > Massachusetts, and the seller said the set once
> > > > > belonged to Jon "Sib" 
> > > > > Hashian, drummer for Boston. I haven't tried to
> > > > > verify this, however.
> > > > > 
> > > > > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Phil Murray"
> > > > > <philmurr@> 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello all,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Just out of interest, does anyone own any Simmons
> > > > > kit that has some 
> > > > > > history ?  Maybe originally owned by someone
> > > > > famous ?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > To start off, of my 3 SDX's, one was Brian
> > > > > Bennett's (The Shadows) 
> > > > > and 
> > > > > > another was Howard Jones'.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Anyone else ???
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Phil.
> > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >       
> > > 
> > 
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