There's something so engaging about Simon's playing. I love how ergonomic those snare/hat setups are -- it's like he's sitting there drinking a cup of coffee; so relaxed.
Who can say who is "The best" drummer? SP`s playing is always precise, and enjoyable, and he has one of the best tuned and sounding kits in the world, I always like listening to his playing
The kit he is playing is always tunes terrible. :Listen to the toms in this video... Haven't heard him live though. He is amazing, but he can't tunedrums.
Are you actually being serious? His drums are perfectly tuned. The drums always sound different when you sit behind them, different when you stand or sit in front of them (they sound different in different parts of the room) and they sound totally different on a recording. The sound in this video doesn´t represent the actual sound of the drums.
BackLooking ......it's always difficult to assess what drums 'really' sound like on YT........I'll only say they haven't recorded well on this particular clip.
I kick his ass. He doesn't do enough double bass and all he does is hit those ridiculous array of toms with single strokes. Tommy Aldridge or Vinnie Paul(Pantera) or the one and only me are what the world should listen to.
42 idiots with thumbs down from those who aren’t even qualified to own a pair of thrown away Simon Phillips’s broken drumsticks. One of the worlds greatest and versatile drummers, period. Sad indeed.
Brilliant drummer and what a sound from that kit. Wow. I like my toms to ring as well......but the soundmen usually ask me if i have an gaffers tape to stop them from ringing. SP is such a gifted drummer. I'd travel anywhere to see him play live. Cheers" Two thumbs up"
I use his towel and tuning method, but with a powersonic batter. bass sounds amazing. all I have to do to adapt from one room to another is tighten or loosen the batter a little, sometimes the reso too
This was more interesting to me than the show being drummer who has almost the same set as me & of course I have been using his sticks for 30 yrs They R the only ones that won't break with the way I play.
Simon Phillips is cool! I'm the one I admire the most! As I get older, the taste comes out. I play with unique ideas and surprises. How to use the hi-hat is wonderful! Some professionals are not good at hi-hats. Simon is specially amazing. I always feel offbeat when playing. It is quite difficult for even a professional to carve a cymbal legato or hi-hat with the left hand. But the way to hit it is correct. Isn't that natural? The co-starring of Japanese Hiromi and Anthony seemed to be fun. That performance was like a witch who freely manipulated the live performance.
The pitch is determined by their length. So they come like that as standard. Just bought a set today and they sound exactly the same straight out of the box.
Hi. I realize I'm late to the party by a couple of years, but does anyone know exactly which song Simon is playing on this soundcheck? I love the lead-in and the groove!
Lovely open tuned kit .... Let's hope the engineer doesn't gate it to death !!! Oh ye ....That Simon Phillips ain't to shabby....😂😂😂 I think he has a separate brain for each limb !!!!
It's a custom made 22" Armand Ride sound lab prototype. You can't buy one. I've asked Zildjian about both the ride and the 24" Swish Knocker but they just give the standard answer "we don't offer custom made cymbals". What a joke of a company. Literally every other company has realized that people want to have the same cymbals as their idols. Such as the Sabian David Garibaldi signature ride etc. If you want you can get close enough if you sample a few 22" A Zildjian Medium Rides though. I picked one that weighs 2700 g (they usually weigh around 3000 g) and it's very similar sounding to Simon's ride. But there is no cymbal quite like the 24" Swish Knocker though.
Fred P You are absolutely spot on about the 70s era Swish Knocker,it's a glorious sounding instrument ! I've a feeling Zildjian can't actually replicate that sound anymore for some strange reason. I say that because I've see Simon using later versions and I presume custom made Swish Knockers that aren't the same ones available to buy,even they don't have the same sound as the originals. His are something between 23 inches and 24 inches plus they're a heavier weight than the re-issued version. I have one,22",medium thin,no rivets and the only way I can get close to Simons sound is to stick a 4" square patch of clear tape to the non playing side of the cymbal to focus the sound a little.
