Pork Pie Copper Snare drum
I was in Phoenix for a business trip this week and I had some time to kill so I went to the nearest guitar center to see what they had in the drum section. The first thing I saw was a beautiful patinated copper Pork Pie Snare drum. The camera on my iPhone doesn’t really do it justice but take a look at this gorgeous snare drum.
PDP drums out perform the Little Squealer Pork Pie set?
For some time I’ve been a big fan of Pork Pie drums in general and the Little Squealer kit in particular. I’m not the kind of guy who likes the super flashy finishes that Pork Pie typically applies to their kits – although they do it so expertly it’s scary – and I also don’t like the price that an American made Pork Pie fetches. However, the Little Squealer kit has that flat black stain over the maple shell that’s understated and classy all at the same time. It kind of reminds me of the wheel blacking that tuners are doing these days. Kind of mod yet kind of black tie.
I was discussing the Little Squealer with the dude working the floor at this particular Guitar Center and he said that although he likes Pork Pie drums in general he’d take the PDP line of drums over the imported Little Squealer kit any day. When asked why he said it’s because the maple used on the Little Squealer is an imported softer version of maple than what is used in the PDP kit. Apparently the PDP uses American maple rather than Taiwanese which is softer?
I think PDP makes a nice looking and sharp sounding kit. Even though this is the second time I’ve been recommended a PDP kit I have a hard time getting over the fact that it’s a second tier DW product. I’d just rather have a DW set. Other than liking the DW brand and what it connotates I don’t have a really good reason for that.
Todd Sucherman rocks the party (Who likes to rock the party?….)
I’m pretty sure that Todd Sucherman would love to session for The Flight of the Conchords but he doesn’t as far as I know. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t “rock the party”. I got an enthusiastic recommendation for this instructional DVD called “Todd Sucheman – Methods and Mechanics”.
Todd is a very gifted artist who is adept at almost any drumming style. He’s also a very good communicator and this dvd will not leave you gasping for air trying to keep up with his instruction. I’m going to check it out and I’ll report back later with a review. Anyone else seen this?
