Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

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.

mine (#019) was the presentation kit when the SDX was first exhibited
in 1988, originally owned by Sibi Siebert who was responsible for
distribution in Europe. So likely the first publicly presented SDX. If
you call that history? I am glad that most of my gear has not been
owned by famous people but by those who payed good money and took care
about it.

--- 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.
>

3 Sdx 's ???
I beg your pardon

greetz Berk

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:o)

I bought 1 many years ago, then 2 together came up on ebay UK 10 
miles from where I used to live.  I bid, I won !

2 working, 1 non-working in a flight case in the garage.  One "may" 
be up for sale early next year...

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Berk Aarts" <B.E.R.K@...> 
wrote:
>
> 3 Sdx 's ???
> I beg your pardon
> 
> greetz Berk
> 
> 
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> 12move ADSL: Voordelig, snel en onbeperkt internet. 
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>

keep me informed

Berk


>-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>From: "Phil Murray" <philmurr@...>
>Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:28:45 -0000
>Subject: Betr: [Simmons Drums] Re: "Famous" owners of Simmons kit
>Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>:o)
>
>I bought 1 many years ago, then 2 together came up on ebay UK 10 
>miles from where I used to live.  I bid, I won !
>
>2 working, 1 non-working in a flight case in the garage.  One "may" 
>be up for sale early next year...
>
>--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Berk Aarts" <B.E.R.K@...> 
>wrote:
>>
>> 3 Sdx 's ???
>> I beg your pardon
>> 
>> greetz Berk
>> 
>> 
>______________________________________________________________________
>__________________
>> 12move ADSL: Voordelig, snel en onbeperkt internet. 
>> Meer informatie vind je op http://adsl.12move.nl
>>
>
>


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I'm still trying to work out who wrote his autograph on the underside of my 
SDS-7. But after that it was owned by the Ultravox (90's) drummer Tony 
Holmes.

I have some history on other pieces of gear, but Simmons-wise it's mostly 
smaller bands...

BUT...
My most famous machine otherwise is my MiniMoog which was owned by Wojciech 
Ernest and with ABBA on the famous Australian tour and also appears on a few 
albums. :)

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Murray" <philmurr@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 8:10 PM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] "Famous" owners of Simmons kit


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.

I own a SDX that belonged to the Accept drummer.
As I don't have anything in common with this group, I don't know much  
about him.
It's sprayed on the heavy flightcase that came with it and is fully  
equipped (the SDX).
Best
tph

On 26 Oct 2007, at 21:10, Phil Murray 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.
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

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.
>

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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Hi everyone,

famous owner you  say ?
what do I have in stock ;

ah yes,

my SDS7(11 voices) / MTM / ADT came from Gilson Lavis from Jools  
Holland, famous kits ,
but in storage for a long time & have been probably quite a lot on  
the road...& looks well like it did...

my SDSIV is coming from Wolf Studio London.

  I could add my SDX coming from ... ........Dave ... ; - )
the most famous guy here no ?
It was an ex demo unit .  & it had an history , it came back twice to  
soundunit before working perfectly (or nearly).

Anyway ...

Patrice.






Le 4 déc. 07 à 10:48, brian walker a écrit :

> 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.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
>
> 



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brian walker skrev:
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have Tommy Steel's SDS3 in its original road case
> with tour details all over it
> 
> Brian

Cool!

Vintage gear, vintage artist! ;)
I've just ordered spare parts for mine... banzai electronics in Germany
is recommended for such "semi-rare" parts if you're on a tight budget.

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Patrice Jacquot skrev:
> 
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> famous owner you say ?
> what do I have in stock ;
> 
> ah yes,
> 
> my SDS7(11 voices) / MTM / ADT came from Gilson Lavis from Jools
> Holland, famous kits ,
> but in storage for a long time & have been probably quite a lot on
> the road...& looks well like it did...
> 
> my SDSIV is coming from Wolf Studio London.
> 
> I could add my SDX coming from ... ........Dave ... ; - )
> the most famous guy here no ?
> It was an ex demo unit . & it had an history , it came back twice to
> soundunit before working perfectly (or nearly).
> 
> Anyway ...
> 
> Patrice.

Inside Simmons List deals are cool. My SDS-III pads have the logo of the
band "Prism" on them. Modded to match the look of the SDS-V's with plexi
surface etc.

I'm still unsure if I like it or if I'll eventually turn them back to
their original self again.

But Tom, you never told me if they appeared on any releases... :)

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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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_______________

> Never miss a thing.  Make Yahoo your home page. 
> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
>

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.
> > > >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >       
> 
_____________________________________________________________________

> _______________
> > Never miss a thing.  Make Yahoo your home page. 
> > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
> >
>

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.
> > > > >
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >       
> > 
> 
_____________________________________________________________________

> > _______________
> > > Never miss a thing.  Make Yahoo your home page. 
> > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
> > >
> >
>

My 12 module SDS7 system was reputedly owned by John Parr of 'St Elmos
Fire' fame. I have the original box, only 4 original tom pads although
I have added 4 later Simmons toms and a Kick pad plus 3 Ultimate Drum
toms and a Kick pad. I stripped the brain, replaced the CMOS battery
and cleaned, lubed and deoxit'd the sockets. I found that once I had
installed a new battery the old settings 'magically' reappeared which
was strange but pleasing. Currently desk-less so haven't auditioned
the system for a long time but will be using it with a recently
acquired 110v SDS6 once the US tranformer I've ordered actually
arrives from the UK supplier.

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.
> > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >       
> > > 
> > 
> 
_____________________________________________________________________

> > > _______________
> > > > Never miss a thing.  Make Yahoo your home page. 
> > > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

--- 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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