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> Click the gallery link next to the pad intro picture, there you'll
> find the "whole beauty"

Yeah! That's the way (aha, aha) I like it!

>> Had to comfort myself by noticing you have no hihat module for the
> SDS-V. ;)
>
> I am patient...
> In the meantime I will slightly console myself with the rest of my
> humble collection ;-)))))

Great - time to go play with the SDS-2 then. ;)

I must say I'm impressed - do you play them too or are they just for show. 
 >;)

electronically yours, jesper
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www.electronic-obsession.se

Beside programming, bidding, scanning and polishing I must admit that
there's hardly any time left

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
> > Click the gallery link next to the pad intro picture, there you'll
> > find the "whole beauty"
> 
> Yeah! That's the way (aha, aha) I like it!
> 
> >> Had to comfort myself by noticing you have no hihat module for the
> > SDS-V. ;)
> >
> > I am patient...
> > In the meantime I will slightly console myself with the rest of my
> > humble collection ;-)))))
> 
> Great - time to go play with the SDS-2 then. ;)
> 
> I must say I'm impressed - do you play them too or are they just for
show. 

>  >;)
> 
> electronically yours, jesper
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> www.electronic-obsession.se

Take a lot of pictures and then sell the SDS-3 with profit! To me that is! 
;)

electronically yours, jesper
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www.electronic-obsession.se

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From: "superwolle70" <superwolle70@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:25 PM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: It's my lucky day...


> Beside programming, bidding, scanning and polishing I must admit that
> there's hardly any time left
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> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
>> > Click the gallery link next to the pad intro picture, there you'll
>> > find the "whole beauty"
>>
>> Yeah! That's the way (aha, aha) I like it!
>>
>> >> Had to comfort myself by noticing you have no hihat module for the
>> > SDS-V. ;)
>> >
>> > I am patient...
>> > In the meantime I will slightly console myself with the rest of my
>> > humble collection ;-)))))
>>
>> Great - time to go play with the SDS-2 then. ;)
>>
>> I must say I'm impressed - do you play them too or are they just for
> show.
>>  >;)
>>
>> electronically yours, jesper
>> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
>> www.electronic-obsession.se
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Maybe I should found a Simmons rental service as an additional business?

The SDS2, well, did you sell your body to get it?

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
> Take a lot of pictures and then sell the SDS-3 with profit! To me
that is! 

> ;)
> 
> electronically yours, jesper
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> www.electronic-obsession.se
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "superwolle70" <superwolle70@y...>
> To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:25 PM
> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: It's my lucky day...
> 
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> > Beside programming, bidding, scanning and polishing I must admit that
> > there's hardly any time left
> >
> > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
> >> > Click the gallery link next to the pad intro picture, there you'll
> >> > find the "whole beauty"
> >>
> >> Yeah! That's the way (aha, aha) I like it!
> >>
> >> >> Had to comfort myself by noticing you have no hihat module for the
> >> > SDS-V. ;)
> >> >
> >> > I am patient...
> >> > In the meantime I will slightly console myself with the rest of my
> >> > humble collection ;-)))))
> >>
> >> Great - time to go play with the SDS-2 then. ;)
> >>
> >> I must say I'm impressed - do you play them too or are they just for
> > show.
> >>  >;)
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> >> electronically yours, jesper
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> >> www.electronic-obsession.se
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superwolle:
> Maybe I should found a Simmons rental service as an additional business?

Seriously speaking, there might be a market!
 
> The SDS2, well, did you sell your body to get it?

You'll cry blood if I tell you where I found it and how much I payed...

OK, ready?

Ebay.de and 76 euro - fully working!
 
electronically yours, jesper
- -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
www.electronic-obsession.se

@jesper:

Hi!

You must be kidding :-) I live in Germany and have a close look for equipment a couple of times every day on ebay but I haven't seen an SDS2 there for ages...
Congratulations from the heart! I hope you have good fun with the "2"!

Bye
Hauke

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jesper@... 
  To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 1:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: It's my lucky day...


  superwolle:
  > Maybe I should found a Simmons rental service as an additional business?

  Seriously speaking, there might be a market!

  > The SDS2, well, did you sell your body to get it?

  You'll cry blood if I tell you where I found it and how much I payed...

  OK, ready?

  Ebay.de and 76 euro - fully working!

  electronically yours, jesper
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  www.electronic-obsession.se




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Hm (... enviously crying rivers ...), was it a lucky punch or was it
declared as a "Simmons SDS2"? Was it before Ebay broke through the
magic barrier of 1000 members? Who was the former owner? Do you know
anything about its history?

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
> superwolle:
> > Maybe I should found a Simmons rental service as an additional
business?

> 
> Seriously speaking, there might be a market!
>  
> > The SDS2, well, did you sell your body to get it?
> 
> You'll cry blood if I tell you where I found it and how much I payed...
> 
> OK, ready?
> 
> Ebay.de and 76 euro - fully working!
>  
> electronically yours, jesper
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> www.electronic-obsession.se

Aargh. Congratulations. 
I had been searching for months here in the Netherlands until I finally found an SDS8 
which just happened to have been sold a day before. Luckily the buyer had no idea 
how to tweak the knobs to an acceptible sound and sold it again including 5 pads and 
a pearl drumrack with clamps and everyting. I just couldn't wait to get home and set 
it all up. Finally a Simmons. Still need to have it fixed to get rid of the hum, but that 
shouldn't be too hard I quess.
I combined it with a Pearl DRX1 kit and a Roland TD5 for the cymbals. Still searching 
on the internet and in second hand shops but never before seen a bargain as Jesper's 
SDS2. Where are all the old ladies that are supposed to have original Simmons gear in 
the attic?



--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:

> superwolle:
> > Maybe I should found a Simmons rental service as an additional business?
> 
> Seriously speaking, there might be a market!
>  
> > The SDS2, well, did you sell your body to get it?
> 
> You'll cry blood if I tell you where I found it and how much I payed...
> 
> OK, ready?
> 
> Ebay.de and 76 euro - fully working!
>  
> electronically yours, jesper
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> www.electronic-obsession.se

Hi Hauke!

Ebay.de is my second home. ;) I bought the SDS-2 circa two years ago and it 
was a really crappy photo and not much info. Not even a word about if it was 
working or not.
I'm just greatful to Tony Black/Johnny Busca in Holland who is another 
Simmons fanatic and who decided not to interfere when I told him I was 
bidding. He has an SDS-3 BTW...

I have another "drummer" I found there at a very decent price indeed; 
http://electronic-obsession.se/studio/epu/epu.html Same thing there, 
slightly more expensive but weird that it didn't cost more. And yes - 
cheeeeeeesy is the word for the sound. Love it!

electronically yours, jesper
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www.electronic-obsession.se


----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Hauke Harm" <hauke@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: It's my lucky day...


> @jesper:
>
> Hi!
>
> You must be kidding :-) I live in Germany and have a close look for 
> equipment a couple of times every day on ebay but I haven't seen an SDS2 
> there for ages...
> Congratulations from the heart! I hope you have good fun with the "2"!
>
> Bye
> Hauke
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: jesper@...
>  To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 1:22 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: It's my lucky day...
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>  superwolle:
>  > Maybe I should found a Simmons rental service as an additional 
> business?
>
>  Seriously speaking, there might be a market!
>
>  > The SDS2, well, did you sell your body to get it?
>
>  You'll cry blood if I tell you where I found it and how much I payed...
>
>  OK, ready?
>
>  Ebay.de and 76 euro - fully working!
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>  electronically yours, jesper
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superwolle:
> Hm (... enviously crying rivers ...),

Like me of your SDS-3 then. ;)

> was it a lucky punch or was it
> declared as a "Simmons SDS2"?

Very much so... NOT! Don't remember, but I think he called it Simmons in the 
description since it says Simmons on the unit itself. But as I recall it, a 
lousy picture (if any) and two lines of "info". The PSU was shaken out of 
place and had bounced around inside, but  managed to fix it even with the 
old PSU and there was no other harm done - magically...

> Was it before Ebay broke through the magic barrier of 1000 members?

Oh no, as mention, two years ago approx... I had already bought a lot of 
stuff there and was probably over 100 feedback points myself. But these days 
the gear tend to go more expensive I guess...

> Who was the former owner? Do you know
> anything about its history?

Cannot remember his name, but I think he told me he picked it up at a local 
2nd hand dealer and thought it was nothing special. I have had help from 
this list and google to find out two things;
* Dave Simmons bought one (1!) unit called the SDS-2
* Stephen Morris of Joy Division/New Order used to own one but hated it. ;) 
There are some indications that he sold or dumped it while on a german tour.

That's about it... *piouuuuuw*, *fwonk*

electronically yours, jesper
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www.electronic-obsession.se

monodist:
> Aargh. Congratulations.
> I had been searching for months here in the Netherlands until I finally 
> found an SDS8
> which just happened to have been sold a day before. Luckily the buyer had 
> no idea
> how to tweak the knobs to an acceptible sound and sold it again including 
> 5 pads and
> a pearl drumrack with clamps and everyting. I just couldn't wait to get 
> home and set
> it all up. Finally a Simmons. Still need to have it fixed to get rid of 
> the hum, but that
> shouldn't be too hard I quess.
> I combined it with a Pearl DRX1 kit and a Roland TD5 for the cymbals. 
> Still searching
> on the internet and in second hand shops but never before seen a bargain 
> as Jesper's
> SDS2. Where are all the old ladies that are supposed to have original 
> Simmons gear in
> the attic?

They still do I guess! ;)

electronically yours, jesper
- -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
www.electronic-obsession.se

Honestly: The seller of the SDS3 just told me he wanted to give it to
the bulk garbage. So this was in fact a last-minute deal

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
> superwolle:
> > Hm (... enviously crying rivers ...),
> 
> Like me of your SDS-3 then. ;)
> 
> > was it a lucky punch or was it
> > declared as a "Simmons SDS2"?
> 
> Very much so... NOT! Don't remember, but I think he called it
Simmons in the 
> description since it says Simmons on the unit itself. But as I
recall it, a 
> lousy picture (if any) and two lines of "info". The PSU was shaken
out of 
> place and had bounced around inside, but  managed to fix it even
with the 
> old PSU and there was no other harm done - magically...
> 
> > Was it before Ebay broke through the magic barrier of 1000 members?
> 
> Oh no, as mention, two years ago approx... I had already bought a
lot of 
> stuff there and was probably over 100 feedback points myself. But
these days 
> the gear tend to go more expensive I guess...
> 
> > Who was the former owner? Do you know
> > anything about its history?
> 
> Cannot remember his name, but I think he told me he picked it up at
a local 
> 2nd hand dealer and thought it was nothing special. I have had help
from 
> this list and google to find out two things;
> * Dave Simmons bought one (1!) unit called the SDS-2
> * Stephen Morris of Joy Division/New Order used to own one but hated
it. ;) 
> There are some indications that he sold or dumped it while on a
german tour.

> 
> That's about it... *piouuuuuw*, *fwonk*
> 
> electronically yours, jesper
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> www.electronic-obsession.se