Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Phil Murray" <philmurr@...> 
wrote:
>
> 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.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Al Van H might be famous....Simmons in 1985/6???
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >       
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
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