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PHOTOS OF THE DAY: The Neil Peart Evolution DW Snare Drum Collection We just sold our second collection of these incredible drums that honor one of the all-time greats - Neil Peart of RUSH. This time around, a gentleman from Los Angeles, California, is the proud owner. We carefully mounted the custom road case onto a pallet and shipped them off. Being huge Rush fans (Vic has seen every Rush tour from Permanent Waves to Clockwork Angels!), were all a little sad to see this magnificent collection leave our shop. It was such a great conversation piece for countless visiting customers and artists alike, and looked so darn stunning in our Snare Drum Showroom. Hand-crafted in Oxnard, California, by Drum Workshop Inc. (DW Drums), this unique collection consists of four DW Collectors Series Snare Drums housed in a red velvet lined RUSH Evolution road case outfitted with wheels and a clear plexiglass top. Created to commemorate Neils nearly two decade relationship with DW, each snare is a recreation of a drum Neil has played on tour. Each drum was recreated to Neils exact original design specifications and approved by Neil. They are not signature snare drums, but rather collectable reproductions. Also included in the collection is an official plaque signed by Neil and DW Senior Executive Vice President and drum designer, John Good. Below are the specs on each snare along with comments from Neil himself. 1. The Test For Echo Snare (circa 1995) 6x14 Laquer Specialty Edge - Red Sparkle High Gloss with Brass Hardware The Test for Echo Snare is an Edge shell, with a 10-ply maple center, drop style throw-off, standard butt plate, and brass-plated hardware. The red sparkle finish was chosen to reflect my very first drum kit, a three piece Stewart outfit, vintage 1966. My parents bought it for me for $150 after I had taken drum lessons (and practiced) for one year (the first songs I played on it were Wipeout and Land of 1,000 Dances). This style of Edge snare was used for the Test for Echo and Vapor Trails recordings and tours, as well as the instructional DVD, A Work in Progress, and the concert DVD, Rush in Rio. 2. The R30 Snare (circa 2004) 6x14 Exotic Edge - Black Mirra with holographic images The R30 snare is a 6x14 Edge shell, with a 10-ply maple center (including a Curly Maple innermost ply) with a Delta throw-off, standard butt plate, and hardware plated in 24-Karat gold. The elaborate custom finish was created by Louie Garcia for Rushs 30th Anniversary tour, painted in Black Mirra with holographic images of logos from Rush albums framed in outlines of Chinese red. The design was used for that tour, as well as the recording of the Feedback collection of covers the band recorded in 2004 to commemorate that event. It also appears in the instructional DVD, Anatomy of a Drum Solo, and the concert DVD, R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour, filmed in Frankfurt, Germany. The (matching) R30 Kit was on long term display at the museum of Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Columbus, Ohio, along with my Ghost Rider motorcycle. 3. The Snakes And Arrows Snare (circa 2007) 6.5x14 Exotic 10-Ply Maple VLT - Aztec Red with Ouroboros logos The Snakes And Arrows Snare is a 10-ply maple VLT shell 6.5x14 with Delta throw-off, standard butt plate. and hardware plated in black nickel. The paint is Aztec Red with Ouroboros logos from the album art in genuine gold leaf. The introduction of the VLT (Vertical Low Timbre) shell was a major change for me. I had always used a variety of different snare drums in the studio, and even in live performance prefering the Edge model for indoor shows, and the Solid for outdoors, for example. However, from the first time I played the VLT, it became the one for me and has been used on every recording and performance since. The VLT snare drum was more than an evolution, it was a revolution, a revelation, combining extremes of delicate articulation and assertive power under any playing conditions. This visual design was on the Snakes and Arrows tour of 2007 and 2008, the accompanying DVD, Snakes and Arrows Live, filmed in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as well as the recording of Caravan and BU2B in 2010. 4. The Time Machine Snare (circa 2010) 6.5x14 Exotic 10-Ply Maple VLT -mahogany stain over vertical walnut with stained painted lines The Time Machine Snare is a 10-ply maple VLT shell 6.5x14 with a magnetic throw-off, 3P butt plate, and True Hoop counter hoops. The hardware is copper plated, with raised copper-colored sprockets around each lug, while the finish is an elaborate combination of mahogany stain over a vertical walnut outer ply (for deeper tonality), with stave painted lines. The logos combine alchemical symbols in copper leaf and chrome. The design was used on Rushs Time Machine tours of 2010 and 2011. (Studio photos Cory Dewald Photography)
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 13:48:26 +0000

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