Neal Pert

Human beings tend to be happier when their choices are limited. I mostly stick to one brand (Paiste now, but Zildjian for years before...

The two most versatile Paiste rides I own are the 22" 602 Modern Essentials and the 20" Masters Medium.

No worries. I'm happy to defend the Jones family, probably the nicest people (along with Bob and Joann Gatzen) I've met in 40+ years in...

yeah, I'm just now learning not to respond to those kinds of posts ( the one you quoted above). It's taken me years of writing and...

That's such a cynical, bitter sounding, view. The drums sounded amazing, and the family running the company were Mr and Mrs normal, no...

I'd look to (into, at) Canopus; they replicate everything.. Don't recall a Camco on their website but might have read "Southern...

I have this vague recollection that one or the other of the C&C lines is trying to replicate Camco's classic era. Is that correct? If...

Typical know-nothing, unthinking reply. are you the same dude I had blocked before on your last screen name?

From Nick: It is with great sadness that I announce today is my final day working for Noble & Cooley. It has been a wild ride over the...

Totally. I've played a lot of terrible drum kits. Not because I wanted to but because we had a show booked in some far away land and...

Yeah, I think we're in agreement on all of this. I'm just pretty skeptical when someone throws his feather boa over his shoulder and...

Sure, but this is the sister thread to 'are high end drums a giant waste of money?' The key phrase for both discussions is all things...

I hate to be this guy, but if you can't make music happen with a set of stage customs, an acrolite, and some As, the gear is NOT the...

Low end drums sound fine when you're a great drummer...

Sounds great-- the cymbals and your playing. Are they Giant Beats?