Members SyntheticTubs Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 This is kind of a mini vent here. It's like the anti-NAMM. NAMM introduces new stuff, and this is to say how bad some of them turned out to be. There are some products that come to mind that I can't stand. 1. Evans Ec-snare. Why? They just kill the snare in every way. Aweful concept for a snare. These are not even good for heavy hitters unless the idea is to eliminate that pesky crisp snare sound and response. "Hey...but I love hammering the snot out of something that won't produce sound the right way." Ec snare are only slightly more responsive than silencer pads. 2. Zildjian ZBT cymbals. Why? >Clank. 3. Zildjian ZXT cymbals. Why? earsplittingly bright for me. 4. The gibraltar catapault pedal. AKA: The {censored} foot. WHY? IMO, this is a piss-poor design of galactic proportions. No power, no speed. Total failure. 5. The PDP BOA pedal. Why? You mean I can pay the SAME amount for an adjustable pedal??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zon5string Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 World's Only Electric Drums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thingfish Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Drum Machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 World's Only Electric Drums? +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SyntheticTubs Posted January 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 World's Only Electric Drums? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turdadactyl Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Well, it's way more than 10 years ago, but don't forget Hit Stix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SyntheticTubs Posted January 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Well, it's way more than 10 years ago, but don't forget Hit Stix! hahahahaha.... damn...I remember those!!! Truly, a member of the musical turd hall of fame!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThePloughman Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Both resurrections of Rogers Ayotte stopping in store salesAyotte stopping online salesAyottes current in store sales. I think my closest dealer is 500 miles away. Signature snare drums Signature drum kits And the Snakes and Arrows snare looks hokey. Edit........ I forgot one Glory Holes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SyntheticTubs Posted January 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Both resurrections of Rogers Yeah...I forgot about those. If they said "pulse" or "sunlite" they would not be so offensive. Compared to real Rogers, those are blasphemy. "Trailblazer" "prospector" Those are not Rogers. Those are the soulless, reanimated corpse of a long dead name. Dave Donoho is retching into a toilet somewhere... IMO, everything "snakes and arrows" sucks. I *hate* that kit look...it's like a pottery barn reject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Ha! Great thread.... Hot Stix - Yes, I'd like flaming pink drum sticks please. It's great how they leave hot pink residue over my drums and cymbals. Proof that Mike Portnoy made bad decisions. Fruit shakers - Either eat a piece of fruit or use a shaker. Don't try to do both at once. Unless you're Charo. Piccolo snares - IN THE RIGHT CONTEXT, they can be cool, but Korn taught every rock drummer that having a snare drum that sounded like a piece of wood was cool. And it isn't. Especially in a heavy rock band. Plastic brushes - Same price, except they break and don't work as well. Huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIKILOCKEDOUT Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Fruit shakers - Either eat a piece of fruit or use a shaker. Don't try to do both at once. Unless you're Charo. Pick of the decade for me ... this stuff is for Circus clowns trying to get a groove going with a fat middle aged audience with zero rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SyntheticTubs Posted January 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 The new Simmons and Alesis dm-5 kits are wretchedly bad. The Alesis uses pads that "look" like drumheads...but alas, they aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators BATCAT Posted January 29, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2008 Drum Machine Wha??? Even if you don't like them in a finished song (I think they can sometimes be great) they're an undeniably useful tool for composing songs when you don't have a suitable space (and/or the ability) to use real drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hope Drums Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 Actually that's one of the coolest things that I got a chance to play with!! I'm not a double bass fan, but the concept is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 2xBass Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 And the Snakes and Arrows snare looks hokey. If you are talking about the new Neil Peart kit (I don't know what other Snakes and Arrows kit there is), you have got to be joking. It is defintely not as awesome, massive, or cool looking as Neil Peart as his previous sets. But I would take that kit in a second. AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE IN THE SAME FORUM AS HIT STICKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MCWIEBKE Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 If you are talking about the new Neil Peart kit (I don't know what other Snakes and Arrows kit there is), you have got to be joking. It is defintely not as awesome, massive, or cool looking as Neil Peart as his previous sets. But I would take that kit in a second. AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE IN THE SAME FORUM AS HIT STICKS. i agree. it isnt his best drum kit but its definitely not one of the worst products of the past 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notamachine Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 I got a kick out of this: It's called the drum leash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Telestrastic Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 I got a kick out of this: It's called the drum leash. hey, i actully have something like this!!! i made it myself, i use at one venue because they are {censored}ers and its a good gig. they wont let me bring a rug or let me use the pointy spurs on my kick, i've almost knocked my kick of the riser more than once!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SyntheticTubs Posted January 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 IIRC the drum leash, or something like it has been around since the 70's. Back in the day, some of the weeny lightweight spurs (just points like nails, no rubber) would allow the kick to slide away with ease. "Heel! bad kick!!! Whoa boy!!! Gitcher azz back here!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members devinw Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 Well, it's way more than 10 years ago, but don't forget Hit Stix! Dammmmn I had some of those but I was way too young to remember if they sucked. I'm guessing they did though lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mickey66 Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 Drum Machine They are on so many recordings it makes me sick...anal and stiff...not to say or talk about how many drummers have lost work because of them...they always say "I use them because I don't have room to record a full set of drums" then they are not really a recording studio... are they? I agree the very worst of the lot IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SyntheticTubs Posted January 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 They are on so many recordings it makes me sick...anal and stiff...not to say or talk about how many drummers have lost work because of them...they always say "I use them because I don't have room to record a full set of drums" then they are not really a recording studio... are they? I agree the very worst of the lot IMHO Anal and stiff!!! I remember the 80's technopop and Hall and Oats. Drum machines like the LINNdrum were ubiquitous. The phony, spitty and robotic beats these things churned out simply lowered what could have been better songs if they had used real percussion. The all-hotchick group "Bond" used sequencers and drum machines that totally ruins an otherwise brilliant idea with digital-hash sounding "percussion." "oomp-chack...oomph-chack...isssk-isssk..." :arg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SyntheticTubs Posted January 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 I have to add another bad set of products: Many Attack drumheads sound just horrible. They seem to be badly made and the "good" models seem few and far between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nickg Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 I have to add another bad set of products: Many Attack drumheads sound just horrible. They seem to be badly made and the "good" models seem few and far between. i've used a lot of different models of them over the last 16 years (actually longer if you go back to their "Deadhead" days) and never had a problem with them. if they weren't better than remo i wouldn't be using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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