Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

[MRhet]

P-85 strainers suck.

Easy to swap out.

Sometimes. Not every throw-off has the same mounting hole pattern. My strainer of choice is usually a Tama model, although the new Sonor model looks very nice too. I don't think Sonor's is a direct swap either. Ludwig's P-86 is a much nicer strainer, but I still prefer others. I can pretty much get by with any strainer, but the P-85 was enough for me to get out my electric drill and go nuts.

True, of course. It's just that the P-85 and the P-86 swap easily. The P-86 might not be perfect -- but it's pretty good, and a lot better than the 85.

[Paul Marangoni]

The P-86 might not be perfect -- but it's pretty good, and a lot better than the 85.

Definitely! The only thing I don't like about the P-86 is the size of those tiny Phillips screws, which are prone to stripping.

[Derek DeFields]

wow!

10,12,14,18bd ?

[Paul Marangoni]

10,12,14,18bd ?

Yessiree!!

[bstocky]

You know you don't have to quote the person immediately before you right? and quoting this won't be funny, it will just be predictable.

[MRhet]

And the harm is . . .?

(I am referring, of course, to bstocky's comment above but I was afraid to quote it. Still, I needed these sentences so that no one would think I was questioning whether there was harm in purchasing a Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom. It is my understanding that there is no harm in that purchase unless Paul M.'s wife or partner was planning on using that money for something else that was needed for the household. But even then, unless it was super important, I think we can all agree that buying a Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom is not harmful.)

[Steve Holmes]

ooohhh.. Inviting.
*toys with handlebar mustache*

[Da Chooch]

i'm surprised the 18" didn't come with a lift kit?

[langmick]

Hey, are those Paistes? Vinnie uses them now!

[Paul Marangoni]

i'm surprised the 18" didn't come with a lift kit?

Thank God it didn't, 'cause I don't like them at all. I prefer the bass drum on the ground. I don't want the beater hitting dead center.