Great topic! Will have to check out some of these recommendations. Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe - Fish as funky as it gets... I've had that record for years! It's definitely my favorite Fishbone outing (Unyielding Conditioning is my all time favorite Fishbone...

PR all the way. Been using them ~10 yrs now and haven't seen anything come close in terms of quality/price point.

Obviously not his element, but hey, he did his thing. It does leave something to be desired in the context of "Buddy Rich Memorial" though.

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I use SaveTube (http://www.savetube.com). Easy to use, good output.

From the Ludwig FB Post/announcement: "Just to chime in, he's playing a Legacy Exotic kit here, but has kits in both the Legacy and Classic Maple Shell in new Black Galaxy Sparkle Finish. His set up consists of 14x22" Bass Drum w/double tom mount, 7x10 & 8x12 toms w/Keystone mounts (n...

It would have been so awesome (however unrealistic it might be for a musician with his touring schedule and visibility) if he just played whatever he wanted and didn't endorse anything. Just saying. I'm sure he has great reasons that we might never know. I just think it would have been a really hip ...

I really enjoyed that. I'll be doing some more digging on these guys. Very nice. Thanks for turning me on to it!

Some of my favorite Steve Ferrone stuff was on Freddie King's record "Burglar". In particular, the song Texas Flyer is great. All tunes on Burglar are Steve Ferrone, except for Sugar Sweet which Clapton and his band at the time sat in on (Carl Radle and Jamie Oldaker). http://www.youtube.c...

Yeah, Kiko is a monster. I think that Nosso Trio clip is from a DVD that may be available somewhere online. I'm sure one of the guys knows where to find it.

With your dynamics and control you should be able to get a pretty solid sound with two good overheads (I use SM81s) and a decent kick mic (Beta 52, d112, e906, d6, whatever... all in the $200 range) in the room. I use more mics than that, but I'm nowhere near the player you are and need all the help...