A few weeks ago we had a monster jam session with a handful of guitar players, two bassists, and three drummers playing on two kits. Just for kicks. One kit was the Ludwig Maple Classic mentioned in an earlier post. And the other was a Rogers Holiday that has set me down the path to becoming a vintage junkie. That's all it took - one jam session with a quality Dayton-era Rogers Holiday with a 22" kick and I became addicted to beavertail lugs and bread-and-butter and speckled paint versus smooth and Cleveland versus Dayton all that other wonderfully geeky stuff associated with Rogers Holiday. Yes, the kit was THAT good. Frankly, it blew the Ludwig out of the room. At least the kick. So here's a summary:
- The kick absolutely blows away any other kick I've played recently.
- It's got a clear Powerstroke 3 with no other muffling, and it just roars.
- Open yet punchy.
- Deep but with attack.
- And the 14" depth makes it lively and easy to play compared to the trendier 18" depth kicks you'll find on most modern kits.
- The toms don't exactly sing.
- Both the 13*9 with Coated Ambassabor and 16*16 with Coated Emperor have a short sound. They are not dead, but they are not lively.
- Naturally other tunings could change their character, but I'm confident that a vintage Rogers is not the kit for someone looking for a lively sound with lots of high-end attack.
- In a way the toms really remind me of my Pearl MHX, though my Pearl is somewhat more resonant, with more attack.
Yep, I still love Rogers Holiday! Such a fine kit, fully deserving of its status as a legend.
I want a Holiday!Holiday in the Sun?
Holiday in Waikiki?
Nope.
Rogers Holiday.
So fantastic!
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