#What drummer played the fibes drums full#
and i've heard they're freakin loud which is good in my case since i play in a band with 2 bass full stacks and my drums are un-miked. i just listened to "the song remains the same" live recording today and the drum solo on moby dick is superb. to me, they sound pretty damn good live though. I know he never recorded in the studio with them. I would try to put new heads on and see what tuning problems you have before you commit to any work. I had to get a Fibes drum repaired back in 1976 and it took forever to find someone who knew what they were doing. Having the bearing edge redone can be a little tricky - I can't recommend anyone in your area, but I'm sure some phone calls would get you answers. Yeah, I know Bonham played Vistilite - and we all know how great his recorded drums sound, but he recorded in huge great sounding rooms with a great engineer. They are good live drums since they can really cut though the mix (we did not mic drums all that much back in the late 60s early 70s) - but they do not record easy (takes a fair amount of work & proper tuning to avoid harmonics and dial in enough low end "warmth"). Vistilites were very loud drums (sharp projection) with an over abundance of highs and mid highs and not enough lows.
I never owned Vistilites (played on a few) but I did own Fibes from 1973 through about 1980 which were in the same vein. but i'm sure bonham could make a cardboad box set sound good. i'm listening to my "the song remains the same" 2xlp right now to try to get a feel for a vistalite set.
#What drummer played the fibes drums how to#
i was a new drummer who had no idea how to tune them and the heads that came with them i'm sure were years old so i probably never had them sounding very good. is it worth it to have them re-cut? if so, who can do it and how much do services like this cost? i live in fresno, california right now, a place with limited supplies of all things regarding a music or art culture.Īlso, does anyone else have any experience with ludwig vistalites? i honestly can't remember how they sound. while cleaning them up, i've noticed that the bearing edges look very inconsistent.
i've actually sold all the vistalites expect my 18" floor tom, the 24" bass and the supra-phonic snare that i've kept using all these years. since then i've been through a few crappy sets, pearl export, sonor force 2001 and now i think i'm ready to bring the vistalites back. it was a used EIGHT PEICE solid black ludwig vistalite set. When i was 13 years old, my dad bought me my first set.
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