DRUM SCENE '84 WHAT'S NEW & WHY
Pearl is making 'free-floating system' snare drums, a revolutionary 'lug-less' drum in which the shell is held fast between two rims by special sleeveless lugs. This means that no lug-sleeves are drilled into the shell, leaving it free to resonate more clearly, which greatly enhances dynamics, response and projection.
DRUM SCENE '84 WHAT'S NEW & WHY
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Michael Shore
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It's obvious by the course manufacturers are taking that electronic drums will play a biggerthan-ever role as part of the player's equipment arsenal. Accordingly, we are devoting more space than ever before to electronics. Future issues of CREEM will keep you in touch with the continuing changes in percussion, but for the moment, here 'tis.
PEARL DRUM
Pearl is making 'free-floating system' snare drums, a revolutionary 'lug-less' drum in which the shell is held fast between two rims by special sleeveless lugs. This means that no lug-sleeves are drilled into the shell, leaving it free to resonate more clearly, which greatly enhances dynamics, response and projection. Just as intriguing is the fact that Free-Floating snares are available in four different shell materials you can take on tour with you, as they're all easily interchangeable: maple (in 5", 6V2", and 8" 'heavy metal' depths), steel (5" and 6V2" depths), copper (5" and 6V2" depths), and brass (5", 6V2", and a new 3V2" deep 'piccolo' snare depth). Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot is a recent convert to the Free-Floating System snare.
Here's the run-down on Pearl's series of drum kits: