tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790828673028650597.post8990011476315883288..comments2023-12-30T07:02:58.377-08:00Comments on The Fishing Musician: SIMON KIRKE AND THE GRETSCH DRUM REALITYUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790828673028650597.post-9085000403167755632012-09-12T20:26:33.720-07:002012-09-12T20:26:33.720-07:00Neal, thanks for stopping by! You could very well ...Neal, thanks for stopping by! You could very well be right, and I'll assume you are if quoting an MD interview. I guess I "mis-remembered". In any event, that was a great sounding kit and it musta been a helluva 14" floor tom to get some of those deep licks he got on the floor tom.<br /><br />I had a 14" loner gretsch floor tom, blue sparkle, round badge, very nice wood whatever it was but it sounded fabulous and deep like a 16". I foolishly sold it for a lot of money. I should have held onto it and built a recording kit out of it.<br /><br />And I'd probably use a 22" as well.<br />THE FISHING MUSICIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370096226036500054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790828673028650597.post-34460903549729451852012-09-11T01:11:20.407-07:002012-09-11T01:11:20.407-07:00In the Modern Drummer interview Simon Kirke says h...In the Modern Drummer interview Simon Kirke says he recorded most of the Bad Company stuff on a Gretsch kit with 22'' bass drum 12'' tom 14'' floor tom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745861162097289460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790828673028650597.post-13716397870549024282012-09-11T01:08:16.055-07:002012-09-11T01:08:16.055-07:00In the Modern Drummer interview Kirke say Gretsch ...In the Modern Drummer interview Kirke say Gretsch drums 12'' top 22'' bass drum 14'' floor tom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745861162097289460noreply@blogger.com