Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Has anyone seen this yet:

www.zendrum.com

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I was in Florida, and saw 2 different drummers/percussionists use
them, and it was INCREDIBLE!!!!

1 was using a Roland TD-20 drum module, and the other was using a
Roland 2060 Synth/Percussion Module (He played Bass & Synth lines,
bells, and different percussion parts!)  They both had wireless midi
systems, and put on on great shows!

And there was a street/side-show band in MGM Studios park where the
drummer was using Simmons Drum Pads!  (Wasn't using a Simmons Module
though...sounded like an Alesis or Roland)

Check it out!  It's a wild & different take based on the Electronic
drum system!

Rodney,

> www.zendrum.com

yep, had a play with one at a friends..
Cracking thing, but two things suprised me
1) the size, its MASSIVE! bigger than the body of my bass guitar
2) the weight..

Check this for alternative controllers ;-
http://www.sonalog.com/

in particular the 'drum' video on this page ;-
http://www.sonalog.com/videos.htm

Paul

The one guy at Animal Kingdom let me try his out & play for a few mins
(you'd have tought he was a salesman for zendrum!)...was an impressive
instrument!  Didn't think it was all that heavy...about that of a Les
Paul or a little heavier.  They have a different smaller version, but
I like the way the triggers are placed on the larger version.  I think
its going to be my next purchase, as it is a LOT cheaper than a Stick
Bass!  (LOL!)

It'll be VERY interesting triggering some of them with a modern
module, and then some of them with my SDS-9 or SDS1000!



--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, Paul.Maddox.Mail-list@S... wrote:

>
> Rodney,
> 
> > www.zendrum.com
> 
> yep, had a play with one at a friends..
> Cracking thing, but two things suprised me
> 1) the size, its MASSIVE! bigger than the body of my bass guitar
> 2) the weight..
> 
> Check this for alternative controllers ;-
> http://www.sonalog.com/
> 
> in particular the 'drum' video on this page ;-
> http://www.sonalog.com/videos.htm
> 
> Paul
>

Rod,

> The one guy at Animal Kingdom let me try his out & play for a few mins
> (you'd have tought he was a salesman for zendrum!)...was an impressive
> instrument!  Didn't think it was all that heavy...about that of a Les
> Paul or a little heavier.

Yeah, it just surprised me..

>  They have a different smaller version, but
> I like the way the triggers are placed on the larger version.

Yeah, the larger one is nicer, it was just bigger than I expected :-)

> I think
> its going to be my next purchase, as it is a LOT cheaper than a Stick
> Bass!  (LOL!)

I treated myself to a Stick XG, it's due in June :-(
Can't wait though.

> It'll be VERY interesting triggering some of them with a modern
> module, and then some of them with my SDS-9 or SDS1000!

Yeah, my friend had it hooked up to his protools rig, trigger a drum kit
plug in, sounded good, but it wasn't a simmons :-)

Paul