The original kit was bought at Manny's in New York in 1963. We were there to do the Ed Sullivan Show. I have always loved those drums but over a long period of time they've got a bit tired and the shells have started to warp (I know how they feel) and my new heads didn't fit very well, consequently some adjustments had to be made.
Over the years, I have collected about five Ludwig kits, mostly in silver glitter, so I started to match them up to get the perfect combination. In other words the drums that I will be playing on this tour will be odds and sods from a period stretching from 1962 to the present time. There is an
internal microphone suspended in the bass drum, which will hopefully
give me the rich, round tone that I like. I will be working on the
sound right up to opening night but so far I am very pleased with
it.
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I
flew home from Portugal on 1st April and started work on my old
silver Ludwig drum kit.