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Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:56 pm
by MRhet
Paul Marangoni wrote:
MRhet wrote:
bstocky wrote: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.

Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:00 pm
by Paul Marangoni
MRhet wrote: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.

Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:55 pm
by Derek DeFields
wow!

10,12,14,18bd ?

Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:22 am
by Paul Marangoni
Derek DeFields wrote:10,12,14,18bd ?


Yessiree!!

Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:03 am
by 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.

Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:20 pm
by 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.)

Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:45 pm
by Steve Holmes
ooohhh.. Inviting.
*toys with handlebar mustache*

Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:20 pm
by Da Chooch
i'm surprised the 18" didn't come with a lift kit?

Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:36 pm
by langmick
Hey, are those Paistes? Vinnie uses them now!

Re: Deep Blue Yamaha Recording Custom

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:32 pm
by Paul Marangoni
Da Chooch wrote: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.