Drum Kit Explanation
Tornado Red
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I'm certainly no musician myself, but I know there are a few drummers on here that can likely answer my question. I was recently watching the new blu-ray of ZZ Top in Montreux last year, and noticed a new drum kit that Frank Beard has. At the front, there are 2 cylinders, one each in front of the 2 kick drums (not sure if they're attached to the drums?) From each cylinder, there appears to be a pneumatic line that runs to a center unit. I'm making an assumption that this is not merely ascetics, that they perform a function. Anyone want to chime in?
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I don't know how it works, but it looks awesome! It looks like the drum outfit that Darth Vader got for his birthday present. How much would a rig like that set you back?Paradigm 11seMkIII mains, w/ Zu Audio jumpers
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I think it may be merely for decoration as he also has a habit of using coil over shocks as rack mounts and wire wheel covers on the front of his kick drums.
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Sprays beer over the first couple rows.
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C'mon George...you really think ZZ is going to waste beer on the crowd??
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They look like oil by-pass filters from a diesel semi truck. Love the pistons on top of the cymbal stands,lol.
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Tornado Red wrote: »Anyone want to chime in?
"Paging tophatjohnny! Paging tophatjohnny!"
He's a stud-horse, award winning ("Best Drummer in the Twin Cities", etc., etc.) drummer who should be able to answer this for us.
He must be off playing with his new amp that was supposed to be delivered today IIRC. :-) -
It's interesting that is for sure.HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.
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Did it do anything that you could see on the blu-ray?Vinyl, the final frontier...
Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want...
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Did it do anything that you could see on the blu-ray?
Not that I could tell. I see nothing for support under the cylinders, so it appears they are attached by those brackets through the kick drum. As to whether there's an opening from the kick drum to the cylinder is another question. That centre unit is open at the bottom, but has a drum skin on top, though I don't recall him wacking it...
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Gotta be just for looks. I just showed the pic to our drummer and he said there is no musical reason for the canisters.Pioneer Elite VSX-53, Polk RT800i fronts, Polk CS400i center, FX500i surround, Velodyne sub
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Gotta be just for looks. I just showed the pic to our drummer and he said there is no musical reason for the canisters.
I was thinking it might be that or some special effect.... ie smoke or something.HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.
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google and you will see many pictures of that kit without those kegs and the same tom in the middle just different graphics. It's showboating for sure but my god that must be a stout head on the front of that kick drum.
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It looks like the nitromethane fuel tanks that they used to mount out in the front of rail dragsters and altered dragsters in the 60's.Norh ACA-2B tube pre, Sumo Andromeda SS amp. Magneplanar MMG speakers, M&K MX1250 Subwoofer, Pro-Ject RM1.3 Genie TT with Sumiko Pearl MM cart., Keces DAC, Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player
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The chrome fuel tanks in front of the kicks while mic'd give the sound man or Frank from behind the kit the opportunity to turn the sound into that of a hollow punch with a slight echo. Gimmick..sure, but as Frank ages he has become a lazy player anyway, so whatever he can do to hold on to some of that cool his playing used to possess, God bless the effort. I'm still a fan, but call it like I see it. ZZ Top "Honkin""if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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Cool, thanks for chiming in Johnny...
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Rock star version of the beer hat...
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They're for looks. They are Moon tanks. Bonneville salt flat racers and drag racers used to use them for fuel tanks. They held just enough full to make one pass on the salt flats or a drag run. Old rodders used to mount them in front of the radiator grillshell on the bumper. My dad had one on his 32 Ford Five Window Coup. His was just for cosmetic reasons, although he did put sweet tea in it at the rod runs.
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I thought NOS tanks originally. But maybe they are hooked up to that center pipe. And its a pyrotechnic thing for during shows?
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Like the Beetles said let it Dr
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Like the Beetles said let it be
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manuelcampo wrote: »Like the Beetles said let it be
So there we have it. Thanks for clearing things up after 7 years of confusion... -
ken brydson wrote: »manuelcampo wrote: »Like the Beetles said let it be
So there we have it. Thanks for clearing things up after 7 years of confusion...
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Old(er) thread but still relevant. Since the OP image link is broken I think this is the image of discussion:
