bored at work wrote:

Jay Alsman wrote:i think what makes this tune groove so hard is Laurence Cottle's ridiculous bass line.

Agreed.

Thanks Guys

it was great to meet a few of you - sorry I didn't have more time to hang out. I had a blast on the tour - there seems to be something about my accent that makes people laugh!!

cheers
Gavin

Hi Rob

come and say hello if you're at the clinic.
I'm happy to meet any HOD'ers on the tour!!

cheers
Gavin

It has a very special almost flat hoop on the top head on the snare.
Is it still easy with rimshots?

Rimshots are extra nice on that rim. It feels like there's more in contact with the stick.

I bet the 14" sounds similar to Gavin's Recording Custom he's used for years. Actually, if Gavin reads ...

For those of you in Euro-land here's a pretty good indication of the street prices http://www.thomann.de/gb/search_dir.html?sw=sonor+protean&x=0&y=0

As far as I know in the States it's like this:

$699 12" Standard version (no case and only the steel wires) + dampening rings and tuning keys
$799 12 ...

Hi Rob
yes NAMM was pretty intense and I got a bad case of NAMM-thrax. I got very ill by the second day - I guess I shook hands with too many folks...and I was only there for 2 days. I met a lot of nice people and I was thrilled to meet Steve Schaeffer (one of my childhood favourites) and it turns ...

GoPro Hero2 cameras are just too much fun!! Head cam + chest cam.

cheers
Gavin

I can't believe 20 years have slipped by since Jeff has gone. Still listening to his marvelous groove - and it always puts a huge smile on my face.
Luckily it was Jeff's heyday when I was finally old enough to realise what groove was all about. I would go to a local record store and buy records just ...

No it's not going to work. The CC has to be on the left of the Hi Hat stand.

Cheers
Gavin

By the way - all credit to my buddy Gary Husband - I stole it off him!!!

cheers
Gavin