During the making of Custom & Vintage, Mike Udell at Drumhire repeatedly ”Having been acquired by Gibson guitars in the 1990s, the Slingerland name briefly re-emerged with the manufacture of Radio King snare drums and Studio King drum kits under the watchful eye of Pat Foley in Nashville, Tennessee. However in my opinion they easily match - and surpass in most cases - the drums being designed for recording today.” Lucky for me the rock sizes are slightly less hard to find than the 18, 12 & 14 bop kit, so desired by jazz drummers.Ĭamco drums have a big, warm tone that instantly says vintage.
Current prices reflect that desirability. The Camco name finally faded at the end of the 1970s, but their drums live on in the hands of those who love classic drums. ”Thought by many to be one of the best sounding drum kits ever made.Ĭamco went through several incarnations and factory sites (Oaklawn, Chanute, Los Angeles), with the mid to late-1960s Oaklawn era drums being regarded as arguably their finest.
Sadly, only the Star Series snare drums are still in production.” Designed for N&C by Bob Gatzen, the shells proved time consuming and expensive to produce. The toms and snare are single-ply, steam-bent shells (in the style of vintage Slingerland Radio King snare drums). At that time I was one of only two drummers touring with these radically designed drums. ”This is an exact copy of the set I took on the road with Paul McCartney in 1989. He has also worked with Paul McCartney, Rush, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Tina Turner and Ringo Starr. Henderson produced Supertramp´s 20 million selling Breakfast In America, for which he won a Grammy. as well as with the legendary George Martin. The Custom and Vintage SDX was produced by Peter Henderson who started his career at Air Studios where he trained and worked with Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick (Sgt. Chris has also recorded with such varied artists as Johnny Cash, Julian Cope, World Party and The Pretenders. Whitten was hailed as a world class drummer playing on Paul McCartneys Flowers In The Dirt album and subsequent record breaking World tour, and Dire Straits 18 month On Every Street tour. The drummer on classic hits like What I Am by Edie Brickelland The New Bohemians and The Whole Of The Moon by The Waterboys. The Custom and Vintage SDX was played by Chris Whitten. It is considered one of the best sounding desks ever made. Recorded at 2Khz studio in London using an EMI TG Desk used for many legendary recordings of the early seventies including The Beatles Abbey Road and Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon. Most of these highly prized instruments (like a 1920s Ludwig Black Beauty, or Craviotto Timeless Timber) can only be found in the collections of top studio drummers or hired from rental facilities in the major music centres of the world The SDX gives everyone from top producers down, access to the cream of custom and vintage drums, built by craftsmen from the 1920s right up to the exceptional instrument makers of today, like Johnny Craviotto. It features extensive stick and brush recordings of a unique collection of drums and cymbals.
Toontrack SDX Custom Vintage UPGRADE Drum Software - The Custom and Vintage SDX is an expansion pack for the award winning Toontrack Music drumsampler Superior Drummer 2.0.