#18 - Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)
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In other news, in his most recent update for backers of his kickstarter campaign, Meade writes;Earlier this year I worked in my dear pal Trent Bell’s recording studio, and he has already mixed several of the songs. He clearly put his heart into it, and his personal commitment to this record has touched me deeply... I can say the same for Jimmy Chamberlin’s contributions. When I first heard his drum work from the first track he and I collaborated on, I cried. I knew that whatever Jimmy would contribute to this record would be amazing, but the way the songs he and I have worked on have turned out demonstrate just how much of his heart he put into this project. WOW is really all I can say, except to add how much I love Jimmy as well!
VIC'S NAKED TRUTH:
Ever since we posted The Smashing Pumpkins' "Cherub Rock" featuring Jimmy Chamberlin as our DRUM TRACK OF THE DAY on Tuesday, we've been inundated with folks asking us about the snare drum he used.
In the past, Jimmy has been known to use a variety of different snare drums in the studio that included a Pearl Free Floating Steel, a Premier Signia Maple with matching wood hoops, and of course his old Yamaha Signature steel drum. So this past Friday following his gig at Metro, we asked Jimmy what snare he used on "Cherub Rock" and his answer was:
A Ludwig-Musser Drums and Percussion - 6.5x14 Hammered Brass (LB422BKT)
Having a similar sonic quality to the Black Beauty but with a higher pitch, Ludwig's 5x14 and 6.5x14 Brass models are hammered using the same process as Ludwig Timpani. Though each has a similar hammering pattern, no two are exactly alike and vary slightly in tonality.
Elsewhere, Chamberlin's turn on the skins in the Hot Stove All Stars helped net "The Foundation To Be Named Later" a cool $200,000.
