Larry
"Uncle Larry"
Wait...you have friends?I have a friend who has one. It is a beautiful sounding drum!
Wait...you have friends?I have a friend who has one. It is a beautiful sounding drum!
Neither do I.I have owned some drum sets and snares that when I was younger ,I considered “grail” drums and to be honest after owning them and playing them….. they are just drums . I don’t drink the vintage drum koolaid anymore , I just want reliable , great sounding drums that also look nice to me . I don’t need gold plated fittings , insanely exotic veneers from endangered wood species .
Yes. It seems people are confusing the drum or cymbal they’ve always wanted with a more general concept of “grail”. I recently acquired a Wurlitzer electric piano. Not something I’ve always wanted and maybe not quite grail status (yet) but the exorbitant prices people will pay for these instruments (which are basically toys) is totally based on the recordings they were used on and the iconic sound they make. Maybe that’s a judgement of whether an instrument should be categorized as a “holy grail”. Is it iconic? If you can’t recognize the sound of that instrument on a recording or a blindfold test it probably isn’t a “holy grail”. And if you can recognize it, can other people also? Do they desire to have it and use it?It doesn't have 'grail' status because not enough people desire them and they've never become a studio staple by being used on iconic records.
When it comes to the Wurly vs Rhodes, absolutely I can tell and I’ll take the Wurly any day despite its somewhat fussy build.Yes. It seems people are confusing the drum or cymbal they’ve always wanted with a more general concept of “grail”. I recently acquired a Wurlitzer electric piano. Not something I’ve always wanted and maybe not quite grail status (yet) but the exorbitant prices people will pay for these instruments (which are basically toys) is totally based on the recordings they were used on and the iconic sound they make. Maybe that’s a judgement of whether an instrument should be categorized as a “holy grail”. Is it iconic? If you can’t recognize the sound of that instrument on a recording or a blindfold test it probably isn’t a “holy grail”. And if you can recognize it, can other people also? Do they desire to have it and use it?
I have them both and they are definitely different beasts that’s for sure. Still working on getting the Wurly up and running to where I can test it regularly. I love my Rhodes though!!When it comes to the Wurly vs Rhodes, absolutely I can tell and I’ll take the Wurly any day despite its somewhat fussy build.
I know it’s iconic but it’s too bell sounding for me.I have them both and they are definitely different beasts that’s for sure. Still working on getting the Wurly up and running to where I can test it regularly. I love my Rhodes though!!
Perhaps the most desirable thing would be a great sounding practice and recording room.
Precisely.wait....where is this?