Thanks very much gonefishin.
The event was floated about six months ago and an appeal put out "Wanted - 600 Drummers" and with me picking up the sticks again in March after a short 24 year break, it seemed a perfect 'come back gig.'
I've been using a Roland V Drum kit, but bought a Gretsch Catalina Ash kit with the plan to double it up as both an 'A' and 'E' kit using mesh heads and triggers for the 'E' kit.
I'd not yet used the Gretsch as an acoustic kit and was booked into a rehearsal room last Wednesday and Friday to try it out ahead of Monday's record attempt, but fate stepped in when I was taken very ill on Monday night with a raging fever for 36 hours, so I put the rehearsal back 24 hours to Thursday.
Out of the blue, the Gretsch Renown was advertised Wednesday morning and I grabbed it for just $600 that same day, so spent two days getting to know it Thursday and Friday.
On Monday, we were allotted arrival times, starting at 8am with the plan to have 600 kits in place by 1pm, which they did, although the total was 582 in the end.
We jammed for a while and then did some test runs to keep everyone in time due to the kick back of the sound in such a big arena and then nailed the record.
We finished at 4pm and most people were out within an hour which was amazing really.
So a long build up for me trying to relearn how to play and then a long record day (with the journey there and back added in) but it was oh so worth it!
Best of all, I'm back drumming for good now!
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