I switched to VF SD 10 Swingers years ago as I was tired of getting 10 minutes into a gig and having half of a hickory tip split off. Maple tips NEVER CHIP, ever. It's amazing. Also, I was able to use a bigger stick with less weight. I DO feel like you have to play them a bit differently than a hick...

David, that clip is one of my faves. Def in my top 3 of Vinnie magic.

Vinnie w/Sting at AMA's-
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... ds-w451166

Anybody seen this? Pretty great compilation with some things I had never seen before-
http://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=KcMKRDqq6Qo

Yeah, I second that. Probably one of the most personal interviews you'll ever read in a drum magazine. Amazing.

Not the greatest audio quality, but if you wanna hear Vinnie hitting more Paiste products:
http://youtu.be/t4Ad4Mn8zyY

Hotdiggitydamn! Love that Vinnie story!

I'm with Paul on this one. As in, I WANTED to love it, but it doesn't catch me at all. There are a couple of tunes that are ok, but after 2 weeks of non-stop rotation, I moved on to other albums. And Keith wasn't the right choice IMO. He's much more "Keith" with Oz and Wayne. THATS the Kei...

Wow! I learned more from that than a lot of other vids I've seen! Thanks so much for sharing your talent. PLEASE post more!

Don't think this made the chatty, but Lenny Dimuzio passed away the other day.
http://zildjian.com/News-Events/2015/3/Lennie-DiMuzio
If you haven't, pick up his recent book, Tales From The Cymbal Bag. Lenny knew everybody!