Fugley!Does Trixon mean ugly in some language other than English?
Does Trixon mean ugly in some language other than English?
Are you referring to the lack of quality control then?Worse than the oval Ludwig bass drums during Beatlemania.
Same happened at Martin guitars when folk singers got hot in the mid 60s early 70s They were cranking them out and placing bridges in the wrong spot. Ours is a '71 000-18 and that year they placed the pick guard without sealing the wood underneath and the finish was applied after.The whole idea behind the Trixon Speedfire bass drum was to give the drummer two tonal options in one drum. You were supposed to play them with two pedals. They were a failure then, and it puzzles me why Vox recently reissued them. IMHO, they are ludicrous. I wouldn't be seen with one., especially in that ugly silver Croco finish.
Drummers are generally a conservative lot and always have been. We want round drums that look like drums, not empty spool threads, pairs of shorts, square boxes, or trumpet bells.
The comment about the oval Ludwig bass drums was meant as a jab. After The Beatles hit big, Ludwig was making drums 24 hours a day and spitting them out quickly. As a result, their quality started to suffer in that period 1964-66. Not all of them were bad, of course, but there were definite QC issues.
Speak for yourself about the conservative nature, bro . I like my VOX kit and aesthetically it looks great for what I use it for, and it’s good to know I can also use it for other things when I nice fuller bass drum sound without it being much taller than a tiny 18” bass drum. Being part of this Vox club is cool - everywhere I take the drum, it always gets a double-take. And in this business, I need people looking twice! I figure I’m never gonna be better than Vinnie or Steve so the “normal” drumset doesn’t really work for me.The whole idea behind the Trixon Speedfire bass drum was to give the drummer two tonal options in one drum. You were supposed to play them with two pedals. They were a failure then, and it puzzles me why Vox recently reissued them. IMHO, they are ludicrous. I wouldn't be seen with one., especially in that ugly silver Croco finish.
Drummers are generally a conservative lot and always have been. We want round drums that look like drums, not empty spool threads, pairs of shorts, square boxes, or trumpet bells.
The comment about the oval Ludwig bass drums was meant as a jab. After The Beatles hit big, Ludwig was making drums 24 hours a day and spitting them out quickly. As a result, their quality started to suffer in that period 1964-66. Not all of them were bad, of course, but there were definite QC issues.
Drummers are generally a conservative lot and always have been. We want round drums that look like drums, not empty spool threads,
Never played the Peavy but have heard that they sound fantastic. A few YouTube videos confirm this.This comment smells like Peavey Radial Pros.
Never played the Peavy but have heard that they sound fantastic. A few YouTube videos confirm this.
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Drummers are generally a conservative lot and always have been. We want round drums that look like drums, not empty spool threads, pairs of shorts, square boxes, or trumpet bells.
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