wipeout
Originally Posted by
Lafirin
if you listen to wipe out, everytime he does the solo on the drums the sound of the drum gets lower, what do you think hes using, the snare, hi tom, mid tom, and low tom? if so then their tuned pretty darn tight!
on the first drum solo he's playing a high-tuned side tom, but on the second and third solos it sounds like he's playing the floor tom. Most rock drum kits in the '60's had four pieces (snare, bass, side and floor tom). A crash or ride cymbal took the place of the second side tom (look at the "smilie" of the Beatle-style drum set for a graphic...
I agree the dude's got the side tom pretty darn tight...but if you ever hear the 1959 recording "Bongo Rock" by Preston Epps, the bongo solos he's play'n sound almost identical to what the Surfaris' (or Ventures) drummer does on the set...
I think Epps' recording inspired "Wipeout."
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