Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi dudes!

I know the net mentions it as a prototype and also that one once belonged to
New Order. But that is just about all the info there is about this
mysterious unit.

A few weeks ago it (or one of them) surfaced on Ebay and with some
mysterious luck/divine intervention, I won the auction at a ridiculous price
(63 euro).

Upon arrival it didn't light up and when I opened it (prepared to find a
totally destroyed unit) I realised the PSU had bounced around after breaking
loose from its soldering points (bad idea not to screw it tightly to the
board). Anyway, today I had some time and my daughter was sleeping so now
the PSU is back in place, a fuse replaced and some new wires hooked up and
the SDS-2 is working!

In addition to the two drum cards inside there is also a headphone
amplifier. Was it fitted there 'cause there were space left or (or am I
dreaming now?) 'cause Stephen Morris needed it? ;)

I'm still curious to find out more about this weird little unit. How many
were made? Was this the only one maybe?

Pictures will appear on my site in the near future, but more about that
then...

electronically yours, jesper
www.electronic-obsession.se

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

> Hi Jesper,

I'm really curious about that SDS2 you found & would like to hear &
see it ...
What could you say about the sound compared to a SDSV for example ?
Any picture you could send ?
Please advise & CU soon .
& ENCORE BRAVO !!!!!
PAtrice.

> Hi dudes!
>
> I know the net mentions it as a prototype and also that one once

belonged to

> New Order. But that is just about all the info there is about this
> mysterious unit.
>
> A few weeks ago it (or one of them) surfaced on Ebay and with some
> mysterious luck/divine intervention, I won the auction at a

ridiculous price

> (63 euro).
>
> Upon arrival it didn't light up and when I opened it (prepared to

find a

> totally destroyed unit) I realised the PSU had bounced around after

breaking

> loose from its soldering points (bad idea not to screw it tightly

to the

> board). Anyway, today I had some time and my daughter was sleeping

so now

> the PSU is back in place, a fuse replaced and some new wires hooked

up and

> the SDS-2 is working!
>
> In addition to the two drum cards inside there is also a headphone
> amplifier. Was it fitted there 'cause there were space left or (or

am I

> dreaming now?) 'cause Stephen Morris needed it? ;)
>
> I'm still curious to find out more about this weird little unit.

How many

> were made? Was this the only one maybe?
>
> Pictures will appear on my site in the near future, but more about

that

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

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

> Hi Jesper,

I'm really curious about that SDS2 you found & would like to hear &
see it ...
What could you say about the sound compared to a SDSV for example ?
Any picture you could send ?
Please advise & CU soon .
& ENCORE BRAVO !!!!!
PAtrice.

> Hi dudes!
>
> I know the net mentions it as a prototype and also that one once

belonged to

> New Order. But that is just about all the info there is about this
> mysterious unit.
>
> A few weeks ago it (or one of them) surfaced on Ebay and with some
> mysterious luck/divine intervention, I won the auction at a

ridiculous price

> (63 euro).
>
> Upon arrival it didn't light up and when I opened it (prepared to

find a

> totally destroyed unit) I realised the PSU had bounced around after

breaking

> loose from its soldering points (bad idea not to screw it tightly

to the

> board). Anyway, today I had some time and my daughter was sleeping

so now

> the PSU is back in place, a fuse replaced and some new wires hooked

up and

> the SDS-2 is working!
>
> In addition to the two drum cards inside there is also a headphone
> amplifier. Was it fitted there 'cause there were space left or (or

am I

> dreaming now?) 'cause Stephen Morris needed it? ;)
>
> I'm still curious to find out more about this weird little unit.

How many

> were made? Was this the only one maybe?
>
> Pictures will appear on my site in the near future, but more about

that

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