![]() ![]() The Greek symbol ouroboros, or snaking eating its tail, surrounds a calligraphic rendering of my favorite road sign: the universal symbol for “winding road.” (On a motorcycle or in a fast car, that’s the best kind of “snake and arrow” you can see.”) The repeating motif, in gold leaf and metallic gray satin over the Aztec Red, was created by DW’s master painter, Louie Garcia (a true artist). Likewise, “red is the new black,” the finish is Aztec Red, inset with a pair of logos Hugh Syme and I created for the CD package. In an earlier Web story, I noted that “black is the new gold,” and this time the hardware is plated in black nickel. Remo supplies some of the other heads, while the drumsticks are Pro-Mark signature models. John suspected that the 23” would combine the best of both, and he was right. The “VLT” approach was also applied to the snare drum’s shell, and it was another revelation-the best I have ever played, for both response and sound. I noticed then that 24” bass drums had a particular “kick” (for once the word is apt), but I preferred the playability and dynamics of a 22”. Back in the 70’s, when Rush were opening shows, I used to be able to go out front and listen to other drummers. One of these drums is bigger-the 23” bass drum, which is another unique innovation of John Good’s. Just as the West Coast kit had eclipsed the R30 drums in tonality and resonance, these new ones take it to what my teacher, Freddie Gruber, would call “another place.” After I had rehearsed a couple of weeks on the West Coast kit, my drum tech, Lorne “Gump” Wheaton, put up the new ones, and I truly couldn’t believe how different they sounded-how much bigger and warmer. ![]() Everybody who heard those drums was blown away by their sound, but John continued to develop his ideas-combining different combinations of laminates for the shells, like his “Vertical Low Timbre” innovations. In 2006, they built me a "West Coast Kit" on which I recorded a few songs for my friend Matt Scannell, as well as Snakes and Arrows. Recorded by producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains) this multitrack kit offers the ultimate high fidelity rock sound with incredible realism for keyboardists and e-Drummers. 1: The Kit features samples of the authentic Drum Workshop® Signature "Snakes and Arrows" kit of drum legend Neil Peart from the band Rush. Infinite Player is not available at this time. One of my favorite rockumentaries is ‘Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage’ … Here’s a great scene of how many saw Peart and how he saw himself #RIP must own Infinite Player in order to use this library. THIS JUST IN - Neil Peart, the iconic Hall of Fame drummer from Rush, has died at age 67 ![]() Neil Peart is now a member of the California Channel Islands All Eight Club – a select group of around 200 people who have visited all 8 of the Channel Islands /cxvII5OHqU One of my favorite rockumentaries is ‘Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage’ … Here’s a great scene of how many saw Peart and how he saw himself #RIP.” A big name just denied last week that he will replace Neil Peart in Rush. Troy Hughes said, “THIS JUST IN - Neil Peart, the iconic Hall of Fame drummer from Rush, has died at age 67 The music world lost an icon today, who has had more of an impact than anyone that plays an instrument today.” ![]()
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