Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

New album called Silicon Mallet holds 5 shots of the beast, larger 
copies on request.
Enjoy!!!
Paul

Paul,

> New album called Silicon Mallet holds 5 shots of the beast, larger
> copies on request.
> Enjoy!!!

Any chance of some for the website? I don't have access to the yahoogroups
files..

Paul

Paul,
  In regard to the "Foot Controllers" pic, is that a custom sustain 
pedal in the middle? You get high marks for neatness, by the way.

Greg,


> In regard to the "Foot Controllers" pic, is that a custom sustain
> pedal in the middle? You get high marks for neatness, by the way.

I have no idea I'm afraid, it was just a bunch of photos I managed to get.

Paul

I thought this was your personal instrument, Paul.  I have one of these and 
was curious about the pedal  array.


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--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, sovereigng@a... wrote:
> I thought this was your personal instrument, Paul.  I have one of 
these and 
> was curious about the pedal  array.
> 
> Hi Greg,
Wrong Paul! S'my mallet! The sustain pedal is as you say, just that. I 
don't know why there are two bolted together, it may just be to get a 
wider pedal, but it only has the one function.
On top are the inc/dec switches, the far right pedal is for pitch-bend 
(which I might remove, not very useful to me), and the left pedal 
brings in modulation. The "array" is a useful mass, so it doesn't move 
around at all.
Is your Mallet up and running? Good to know I'm not alone.

Paul B, not M.

Howdy Paul B.
    My mallet does work. I do have use for pitch bend  as I run my output 
through a handful of pedals including a Boss Mega Distortion  and a Snarling Dog 
Mold Spore Wah in order to get away from traditional mallet  playing. I play 
seated in order to dance on the pedals while playing up top and  attempt to 
make sounds like a guitarist or '70s synth player. However, I  wish I could 
stretch an octave rather than a measly  fifth.


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I did a bit of research on grip, and found this link to be the best
by 
far.
You'll need broadband to download this lot.
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/keyboard/howarth.html

Hope it helps. 
Like the wah-wah idea. I used to hate them in the eighties, but the 
guitarist in my last band converted me back on to them.
Can't see me using it though, I'm more into creating bass-lines a
bass 
player couldn't play, if you see what I mean. (Cos I'm a bass-player,
I 
guess)
Do you use any external MIDI with it? I'd like to find a sound module 
that will trigger monophonically on the last note played, but don't 
know where to start.
Any ideas welcome.
P

Hi

> I thought this was your personal instrument, Paul.  I have one of these and
> was curious about the pedal  array.

Ahh, fair enough..