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Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
20" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Crash
15" Signature Dark Energy Hats Mark I
20" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
(discontinued)
22" Signature Dark Energy Ride Mark II
22" Masters Thin
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Biography
David Palmer is a producer, composer and drummer, who as worked with many international artists including The Pet Shop Boys, Tom Jones, Billy Squier, Bryan Adams, Art Of Noise, Sting, Al Green, Danny Wilson, Trevor Horn and is currently touring with Rod Stewart. "I joined Rods crew in 1990 to record Vagabond Heart produced By Bernard Edwards, incredible experience." He was a founding member of the British Group ABC and also a member of The The with Johnny Marr (The Smiths) and Matt Johnson for the three albums Infected, Mind Bomb and Dusk. David also worked with Ryuichi Sakamoto recording Neo Geo and also toured the record. His Music placements in Film include songs on Soundtracks for Salt, Roomate, My Best Friends Girl, Stomp the Yard and Journey Man. Also original compositions for Dreamworks and The Showtime Network.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, warm, brilliant, shimmering, deep. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Quick response, fairly soft feel. Rich, strong crash sound with open low end and shimmering highs. Very versatile, responsive crash cymbal suitable for numerous musical styles.
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Details
Sizes: 20", 21", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: A fusion of darkness, energy, projection and brilliance. Very wide range, complex, musical mix. Responsive feel, extremely controllable. Woody, silvery, spanky ping over crunchy, thriving wash. Extremely versatile, flexible ride for wide ranging application in modern blended music styles. Mark II: Tends to be a bit livelier and brighter. This manifests itself in the overall sound character and in particular in the bell and ping sound. Mark II also has a bit more volume potential due to its more open character.
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Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark body, full frequency spectrum, brilliant highs. Very wide range, complex, pleasing musical mix. Immediate, sensitive response, strong attack, controllable spread, even, layered fade. This crash combines silky, soft qualities with energy and projection for an incredibly versatile application range. Also extremely well suited as suspended cymbals and for mallet rolls.
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Sizes: 14", 15"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, rich, energetic with a definite dark side. Crunchy, with a meaty bite. Very wide range, very complex mix. Extremely balanced, very responsive feel. Full dark, rich, shimmering, biting open/closed sound. Beautiful, fat, meaty, crisp, cutting chick sound. Fast, responsive, articulate with excellent feel and playability. An immensely versatile hi-hat that combines finesse and articulation with raw energy and cutting power.
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Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark, soft, warm, deep. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery feel, very responsive. Fine stick sound with hints of silver and wood over a broad, low-pitched warm, deep, multilayered wash. Wide, warm, full crash sound. Very lively, controllable. Multifunctional cymbal for refined ride playing and swelling, deep crashes. Also well suited for mallet playing mallets.
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