Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Damn Chris, you're wrecking my bargaining options. ;)

Jokes aside, I have a K2-X and want a K2... a decently priced K2.

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chris@... skrev 2013-04-24 13:22:
> Hi folks,
>
> Since there's been discussion of a Dynacord drum brain in the last few
> days, I
> thought I'd mention another non-Simmons brain. It's the K2 from Ultimate
> Percussion, and I have webpage about it here
> http://www.chriswareham.demon.co.uk/studio/k2.html. It makes an interesting
> comparison to the analogue Simmons brains and was manufactured not far from
> them, leading me to wonder if there was anyone involved in both
> companies. It's
> quite versatile, even capable of hih-hat and cymbal sounds that I've
> struggled
> to get from other analogue drum synths. The build quality ranges from a very
> heavy and solid steel case to the hand soldered and possibly hand etched
> circuit
> boards inside. A later model called the K2X had a smaller case and a single
> circuit board rather than one per voice. They were originally sold with
> non-symmetrical hexagonal drum pads, which connect via sockets that are
> usually
> used for connecting handsets to CB radios! The Simmons influence extends
> to the
> trigger levels as well, which need to be in the 7V rather than the more
> common
> 5V ones.
>
> All in all, it's a great drum synth and makes a cheaper alternative to a
> Simmons. There are also some other British made and Simmons influenced
> brains
> that I'm aware of such as the Cactus Drums, who I think were also based in
> Essex.
>
> Chris