[Ron Wilson]

Hi Guys,
 
Apologies that I was not more specific in my previous post. I can only go by the experience I have had as a player and engineer. Every musician is different. I certainly agree that ‘most’ drummers do tune their kits willy-nilly, I will also stand by my statement that ‘good’ drummers (more specifically the best drummers I ever worked with) did tune the kits to the resonant frequency of the shells……. much to my dismay as a studio owner because they counted hours of tinkering with their kits as ‘set-up time’.
 
Do ‘most’ drummers bother to do that? Nope
 
While Vic Firth sells drumsticks in ‘pitched matched pairs’ the fact is that  ‘most’ drummers I’ve worked with (live) use the “all you can grab for $10” sticks, because they’re just going to break them anyway. And that pretty much says it all, really. I know one drummer who actually boasts that he has broken over 20 Zildjian cymbals. Frankly, that’s exactly the type of drummer that I do NOT want playing on my CD’s.
 
Here’s my point saying this: I don’t want to emulate ‘most’ drummers – I want to emulate the crème del-la crème.
 
Best,
Ashton

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