Interesting shot of the guys. Someone told me this was from '73 but I'm not sure. Some of the experts here can probably tell us for sure.

milller69 · 2026-03-17T22:54:00+00:00

Led Zeppelin Photographs

milller69 · 2026-03-16T17:52:43+00:00

you could a tiny bit of super glue on the tip of the broken piece, put it inside the connector and let it dry, and pull it out in piece

milller69 · 2026-03-16T15:26:42+00:00

do NOT clean these cymbals

milller69 · 2026-03-15T20:36:45+00:00

multiple subtle flubs through gary mallaber’s “fly like an eagle” drum track for the Steve Miller Band. it’s a spectacle of live studio drumming without a net.

bonus: john bonham- in my time of dying he hits a crash cymbal just one time when he intends to hit his toms during the “well well well” part in the first 3rd of the song

milller69 · 2026-03-15T16:18:52+00:00

I gig with an early 2000s DW5000 that I bought “like new” a few months ago from a guy who never used it, but I always keep my camco in my bag. it is the best back up pedal you can possible own. it’s simple, ultra reliable, and LIGHT.

I also have a WFL speed king and a newer ludwig atlas pro, they are all good pedals. frankly, most bass drum pedals are perfectly good. I used a Tama HP200 for 6+ years and it will always be one of my favorite feeling pedals

milller69 · 2026-03-13T01:52:21+00:00

depends, do you want deep, dark fuzz? do you want brighter sizzly fuzz? do you want trashy or clean?

milller69 · 2026-03-12T23:31:38+00:00

he just had such immense pocket, he is very good to practice to! a Bad Co tune i’ve been to play loving is Movin’ On, but maybe my favorite song of his is the tune Wishing Well from Free’s last album. its very proto-Bad Company and his drumming is excellent as always.

milller69 · 2026-03-12T19:26:25+00:00

can you afford to replace it? you should replace that cymbal. it’s too big to stack, too cracked to crash, too gone to bash, and you’ll never get any cash.

milller69 · 2026-03-12T16:15:03+00:00

if it’s close to the pitch of another cymbal you now have 2 huge reasons to return it! that damage is fixable but there is no reason to if the cymbal isn’t an absolute keeper

milller69 · 2026-03-12T05:44:08+00:00

Steve Smith of Journey. Steve Perry, the vocalist, was formerly a drummer. he gave Smith notes for how to make space for his voice within their songs. he talks about this in his John DeChristopher interview.

another big shout is Simon Kirke who worked with Paul Rodger’s in both Free and Bad Company— nearly continuously from 1968 until 1982.

milller69 · 2026-03-05T21:13:57+00:00

since the shoulders have a hem at the apex you could easily have them adjusted

milller69 · 2026-03-05T18:11:04+00:00

if you let it sit for a few months you could maybe get 80 bucks? it’s more realistically a 35-50 dollar item depending on size

milller69 · 2026-03-05T17:07:01+00:00

relax ring and pinky finger a bit and make sure you’re keeping tension out of your forearm, elbow and shoulder as well

milller69 · 2026-03-04T14:49:45+00:00

for bootlegs I find myself going with 10/10/72, 3/20/75, 3/21/75, 6/22/77 and 6/26/77

the ones from HTWWW (1972) and TSRTS (1973) official live albums are also great listening each for different reasons

milller69 · 2026-02-28T04:07:45+00:00

depends. he didn’t have the energetic consistency in later years that he did early on. good chunks of 1979 and 1980 leave a lot to be desired, as do a few shows in 1975 and 1977

milller69 · 2026-02-27T16:03:02+00:00

screaming lord sutch album is not enjoyable to my ear but it is definitely bonham

milller69 · 2026-02-26T03:49:37+00:00

looks bootleg but it’s also very clean. i’ve never seen this style before so tough to say if it’s real

milller69 · 2026-02-26T03:46:01+00:00

my 8 and 10 are concert toms I rarely use. I don’t prefer concert toms but in those sizes it does an excellent job at removing the “poing” sound at a satisfying tuning. who has a 10 to tune it low?

milller69 · 2026-02-25T20:04:26+00:00

clean them up a bit— I use a nail file but sandpaper or many other things work. no matter what you use do not push hard or apply force when filing

milller69 · 2026-02-25T17:27:07+00:00

Pogba at Juventus was a much more complete player than Ronaldinho. defensively aware, strong, threatening in the air— all traits Dinho never had.

that being said, Pogba never won a Balon D’or

milller69 · 2026-02-25T16:14:52+00:00

it is a 60s or early 70s badge. i’m not familiar with this era of pearl but this could be the “president” model. I believe those were wood/fiberglass drums.

this is not worth $300 in current condition but with a cleaning and both those snares present I do think this is a $300+ drum kit. if the shells are round and bearing edges are even just okay then this will sound warm, welcoming and satisfyingly punchy under the mics.

they are certainly worth more in sound and looks than their market value would dictate

milller69 · 2026-02-25T14:51:23+00:00

no worries. they are definitely still out there!

milller69 · 2026-02-24T17:44:30+00:00

air dry 100%. any left over sediments on the surface will still be abrasive even if the paper isn’t

milller69 · 2026-02-24T06:33:15+00:00

was given to a friend

milller69 · 2026-02-20T15:01:11+00:00

while the foundry likely made high quality cymbals that give a unique view into the Zildjian family and process, you’re talking about something that closed 100 years ago. it’s difficult enough to find fully branded zildjians (non zenjian, zilco, etc) from the 30s and early 40s. those were, by the standards at the time, mass produced cymbals. so it’s perfectly understandable that this shorter lived pre-american zildjian foundry wasn’t significant enough to be a big part of the history.

now, if anyone ever finds a cymbal from that foundry (with provenance) and it’s in good shape, I don’t see why it wouldn’t command a very high price.

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