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  Vic Dunston RIP Ed Shaughnessy.  That was one cool cat!

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    David Alexander Very sad. A very classy player. I have a vinyl of him with Basie that is classic. I used to love his battles with Buddy on the Tonight Show.

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  Frank C http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiPrQWQtVLk

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    Frank C I had the pleasure of meeting Ed Shaughnessy at a drum clinic in Cherry Hill, New Jersey many year ago. A nice guy, a great instructor and a passionate drummer.. Here is a clip of him playing "Sing Sing Sing"

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  Erin Camacho has just signed up. Say hello!

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    Frank C welcome !

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  gary weighill Sad to hear Ed Shaughnessy has died...R.I.P. Mr. Shaughnessy - An amazing drummer......one that could hold his own with the likes of Buddy Rich.
   

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  Amery Larson has just signed up. Say hello!

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    Ryan Pool Welcome!

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    Frank C Welcome to the Woodshed !

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  Ryan Pool For those of you that may not have seen it yet, Steve Maxwell is offering the new Gretsch "Playboy" kit exclusively through his shop. I'm not normally one to effuse and emote over drums but this kit makes my mouth water.

  

  Steve Maxwell Vintage and Custom Drums

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    David Alexander Ryan,...  moreRyan,
    Its a really cool looking kit. I love the vintage look of the one lug in the middle. However, this design(while aesthetically cool) does have some tuning issues and structural issues over time. The biggest issue is the long tuning lugs can easily be bent if you are not super careful. I have experienced this with some vintage drums. Anyway, sorry if I rained on your parade. They are still beautiful drums. Thanks for sharing!  

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    Ryan Pool David, you didn't rain on my parade at all. I appreciate the feedback and insight. I had an old Ludwig Club Date years ago. I had the issues with the long tension rods you spoke of in your post. Being an exuberant youth, I did manage to bend a few rods wh...  moreDavid, you didn't rain on my parade at all. I appreciate the feedback and insight. I had an old Ludwig Club Date years ago. I had the issues with the long tension rods you spoke of in your post. Being an exuberant youth, I did manage to bend a few rods when out gigging with the kit. I think it's interesting that Ludwig basically dropped their "Downbeat" configuration in the lower end stuff but Gretsch picked it up with the new Catalina Club Classic. Ludwig reissued the old Club Date kits starting last year and Gretsch is now offering a similar long tension rod one lug product. Difference being, Gretsch offers it in with quality maple made in the USA while the other guy's stuff is made in Asia and is made with cherry and gumwood. Not bashing anyone but I'd rather have a maple versus cherry and gumwood. Call me nostalgic.  less

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    David Alexander So you know exactly what I talking about based on your Club Date experience. I am very nostalgic as well. With this said, the drums I am presently considering are C&Cs. They have a Walnut/poplar/walnut Gladstone shell that sounds unbelievable and loo...  moreSo you know exactly what I talking about based on your Club Date experience. I am very nostalgic as well. With this said, the drums I am presently considering are C&Cs. They have a Walnut/poplar/walnut Gladstone shell that sounds unbelievable and look very old school. I realize they are not Gretsch, but very sweet.  

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  Bradley Jon Sanders

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  Bradley Jon Sanders 5.21.13 (Drums Only)

  The idea is to put 2 videos out of each song I write. A Full Song version and Drums Only version. Gretsch USA Custom Drums Bradley Jon Sanders Recorded on 5.21.13

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  Frank C Pretty good week of drumming... Last Thursday had a rehearsal with my oldies band.. Sunday played an outdoor festival in my home town with my old band (in the rain but under a tent).. And today I auditioned for a nice jazz quartet.  Guitar, upright bass, ...  morePretty good week of drumming... Last Thursday had a rehearsal with my oldies band.. Sunday played an outdoor festival in my home town with my old band (in the rain but under a tent).. And today I auditioned for a nice jazz quartet.  Guitar, upright bass, vocalist...and now ME on drums.. I have never considered myself a 'real' jazz player, but I have played jazz, standards and latin stuff over the years and tried to improve my playing over the years .. I took out my cat jazz kit, my 22 inch K flat ride.. some small sticks and brushes and had a blast.. It must have gone over well since they offered me the drum chair... Hopefully i will be able to do some local gigs with these folks n the near future  less

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    Ryan Pool Nice! Congratulations! When is the World Tour? Seriously, keep it up.

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    Frank C ..i'm not sure about a world tour.. but I am hoping to get out of the rehearsal room and do a few gigs..i was using these 5A sticks and playing as lite as i could and still thought i was a bit too loud. it was a real effort to get dynamics at such a low...  more..i'm not sure about a world tour.. but I am hoping to get out of the rehearsal room and do a few gigs..i was using these 5A sticks and playing as lite as i could and still thought i was a bit too loud. it was a real effort to get dynamics at such a low volume.. i think that this is going to be a great experience for me and i'm looking forward to it  

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    Ryan Pool I'm sure I can speak from all of us when I say we're excited for you. Please keep us informed as to the progress.

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  Vic Dunston To frank d: I couldn't reply to your comment or on your wall, but AMEN to your post!  Thanks!

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    Frank C AMEN right back at you.. Our church has a wonderful piano/organ player and very beautiful singers but very rarely do we have any other instruments .. once in a while a guitar, harp or flute. One time they had a drummer and it was really very nice.. he ac...  moreAMEN right back at you.. Our church has a wonderful piano/organ player and very beautiful singers but very rarely do we have any other instruments .. once in a while a guitar, harp or flute. One time they had a drummer and it was really very nice.. he actually had a beautiful set of Gretsch drums.. it must be great to have a full band on a regular basis  

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  Jo-Jo Moceri Hey everyone, how you all doin'? It has been a while! Here is a video of mine unfortunately not on Gretsch but rather a random kit in a guitar center in Chicago when I was on a reality television show for literaly an hour at this point and they told me to...  moreHey everyone, how you all doin'? It has been a while! Here is a video of mine unfortunately not on Gretsch but rather a random kit in a guitar center in Chicago when I was on a reality television show for literaly an hour at this point and they told me to play something and this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gDGuPKrnSE is what came out. This was my first solo in 6 years at this point as I was kind of getting bored with them up to this point.  less

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    Frank C welcome back !

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    Jo-Jo Moceri Thanks Frank!

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