drum6282 wrote:Tried 'em and went back to regular coated Ambs. They didn't feel right under the stick for me -

+1

I finally got around to trying Coated Ambassador X heads on my toms today. They sound and feel okay, but I prefer regular Ambassadors (clear or coated).

(just realized that my original post was exactly a year ago.... weird...)

I had only listened to the first two minutes.... I see that by the end of the tune he went a little crazy with those two hi-hats especially... Oh well, it started out nice...

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It's hard to play simple and feel good. It's hard to not embellish AT ALL after 4 bars (Hi Weckl) . I disagree. It's hard to really make anything feel good, and it's not hard to NOT embellish at all after four bars. It's just a different approach. I think Virgil's playing is awesome and works perfe...

I saw Nathaniel Townsley with Zawinul's band years ago. Loved it.

Billy Sheehan is a monster. I remember seeing Talas at the Gasworks in Toronto back in 79/80. He was on fire then, and he's still one of a kind.

Is he playing those new Star drums yet?

Just another reminder that I need to work on my hands more... Thanks!