On Yams ...Either Maple or Birch Custom Absolute Nouveaus . Superfab sounds ! [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1YKQ904iDI"]Peter Erskine Drum Clinic: Fast Tempos and Fills - YouTube[/ame]

"summit like dat" lol

WTF happened at 2:20? Insane drumming. Anyway those Yammies sound good.

Killer sound ...and that bass drum ! band2

Age and paying dues=$ when you have a name in the drum circle esp at Peter`s age,but i don`t think he`s really into the sounds of the Tamas.He`s always had those soft hands and is capable of making any kit sound good but he`s never made alot of money in the game and the pension checks just aren`t paying enough.Can`t say as i blame him and i`m 5 yrs. older,lol and still making a living drumming.Funny how fame sometimes really doesn`t make any difference in the music game.

Wayne

Back in late 1960s, one young Czech drummer went to the US for about a year or so with some theatre group. He took lessons from Buddy Rich and asked him what drums he should buy. Ludwigs? ('Cause, y'know, Ringo!) "Nah, not Ludwigs," Buddy said. "Ludwigs are for kids. Buy Rogers." So he went and bought himself a Rogers set. Then he walked around a music shop and saw a huge poster with Buddy beating on a kit and it said "Buddy Rich plays SLINGERLAND ONLY!" He thought to himslef Oh, Buddy, how could you? You traitor! When he had another lesson, he told Buddy "So, I bought a Rogers kit... " "Yes, great, they're the best." "But I just saw you on a Slingerland poster!" Buddy smiled and said "When you're older, you'll understand."

Gilnar posts some interesting history. I've never heard better sounding drums under Buddy Rich's sticks than those used in live performances during his time with Harry James around 1964. They literally sing. Snare is as crips as anyone could expect for the era and the toms are nice and open coupled with big full bass sound. One has to understand that he would have been consulting to Rogers and no doubt influenced some of Joe Thompsons design decisions. I believe he continued that endorsement until sometime shortly after CBS took ownership from the Grossman family, but walked away when there were issues getting CBS to record his band. Fair enough, and who wouldn't have done the same?

However, if Slingerland was the choice for a technical reason, I suggest that their prices today would be mucher higher, particularly in view of his endorsements. In my view, Slingerlands have good overall sound, but had remaining hardware issues at that time. I've always thought of them as less attractive than Rogers, as well. For Buddy's ability to induce a high levels of definition into his playing and in support of his high profile on stage appearance, I'm not surprised he said what is quoted above by Gilnar.

I guess Peter Erskine falls into the more than a free kit category. I assume he's being paid to head up Tama.

The thing that has confused me over the years is that drum companies will cover the cost of hire in any country, but the cost of having the hire company prep/case and transport the kit is astronomical! And usually the kits knackered out anyway and the tech have to spend all afternoon trying to get it into shape. Thats if they have your sizes in stock in the first place.

I've given up on relying on endorser kits when I go abroad, they're rubbish. I always freight my kit as much as possible. Occasionally you have to grin and bear it. Sometimes a real nice kit does turn up.

But yet at the end of his career when he was older, he went back to Slingerlands and stated they were his favorite of all the drums he played, Looks like he can't be trusted.Hmmmm

Also the young drummer from this story is sort of a weird figure. Who knows who really said what. But it is a fact that he returned home with Rogers drums.