FXpansion BFD Deluxe - Manual (Page 4)

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THE BFD DELUXE COLLECTION RECORDINGS
The kits
The kits recorded for BFD Deluxe Collection include several vintage Ludwigs and
some of the best modern kits from a variety of manufacturers. There are also a
number of extra drums and a large assortment of hihats and cymbals (mainly
Zildjian). See the listing on page 8 for full details of each Kit-Piece in the collection.
Ludwig 1970s Vistalite
Ludwig 1960s Mod Orange
Ludwig 1965 Club Date
The Vistalite is the highly-prized clear plastic kit from the seventies, famous for
being used by drummers such as John Bonham. It has two kicks (a 22” and a 24”)
and 6 toms (the second kick and tom set are loaded into BFD’s Mixer Page 2). The
Mod Orange kit is a classic premium quality 1960s Ludwig, while the Club Date
was part of the lower-priced range. Club Date kits used shells which had slight
imperfections, deemed unsuitable for the most expensive Ludwig lines. They also
used cheaper hardware which can be slightly noisier. However, they have a unique
character all of their own.
Gretsch USA Maple Series
DW Black Oyster Pearl
Sonor Designer
Yamaha Pro Tour
BackYard Drums protoype
The Gretsch, DW, Sonor and Yamaha are some of the best drumkits of recent
times, dating from the nineties with the exception of the Sonor, which was made
in 2002. Boutique custom drum manufacturer BackYard Drums has been causing
quite a stir in drumming circles, and supplied their prototype demo kit for the
BFD Deluxe Collection sessions. These sessions, for which the demo kit was
fl own to Chicago from Los Angeles, represent the fi rst time that these exquisitely
engineered drums have been recorded.