The Blues EZX® 

 

The Blues EZX comes with two complete kits; a 1970s Gretsch and a calfskinned Swedish Levin set from the 1940s. On top of that, it features contemporary Paiste and Sabian crashes, vintage Zildjan A and K series cymbals as well as extras such as a suitcase and a set of calfskinned tambourines. All instruments were handpicked and in many cases road-worn by the sampling drummer himself, a blues musician with decades worth of experience behind the kit playing the blues. It was recorded in an empty Swedish theater and later mixed in a high-end studio through vintage and modern outboard gear. The end result is a cross-pollination between new and old; warm and characteristic sounds that cover the whole range, from old school to modern, from dry to ambient. This is the sound of then, now and time to come.

 

• Two complete kits (1970s Gretsch & 1940s Levin)

• Sabian/Paiste/Zildjian A & K cymbals

• Calfskin drumheads on Levin kit

• Suitcase & two vintage calfskinned Grover tambourines

• Included custom MIDI library

 

The Blues EZX® - Product Details

 

Kick

Kick 1 - 14x20" Gretsch 1970s

Kick 2 - 14x28" Levin 1940s with calfskin drumheads

 

Snare

 

Snare 1 - 5.5x14" Slingerland Radio King 1964 with Remo vintage drumhead

Snare 2 - 5.5x14" Premier 1960s wood snare with calfskin drumhead

Snare 3 - 6.5x14" Premier 1937 brass snare

 

Toms

 

Tom 1, kit 1 - 8x12" Gretsch 1970s

Tom 2, kit 1 - 14x14" Gretsch 1970s

Tom 1, kit 2 - 9x12" Levin 1940s with calfskin drumheads high tuned

Tom 2, kit 2 - 9x12" Levin 1940s with calfskin drumheads low tuned

 

HiHat

 

Hat 1 - 14" Zildjian New Beat (top) / Rock Beat (bottom)

 

Cymbals

 

Ride 1 - 19" Zildjian A 1960s with rivets

Ride 2 - 20" Zildjian A 1960s

 

Position 1, Crash 1 - 16" Paiste

Position 1, Crash 2 - 16" Sabian hand hammered Dark Crash

Position 1, Crash 3 - 12" Zildjian A 1960s

Position 1, Crash 4 - 10" Zildjian K 1960s

Position 3, Crash 1 - 18" Zildjian K 1960s

Position 3, Crash 2 - 18" Sabian hand hammered Thin Crash

 

Extra/Percussion

 

Suitcase (Kick 3)

Tambourine 1 - Grover Tambourine, German silver bells

Tambourine 2 - Grover Tambourine, copper bells