Simon Phillips and Kaz Rodriguez talk GEAR for Rhythm Feb 2020

In November 2019, Rhythm brought together two of the UK’s finest drummers, Simon Phillips and Kaz Rodriguez, for an in-depth summit on producing, engineering and recording, which appears in Issue 295 of the magazine. Then it was on to Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, where Simon was performing with Protocol as part of the band’s 30th Anniversary series of shows. Hear all about Simon's choice of drums - from sizes and shell construction, to mounting and tuning - and the history behind his iconic British Racing Green kits…

[@benvankoningsveld]

I could listen to Simon all day, top man and drummer.

[@dirtydave2691]

So cool and nonchalant about his gear. "Yeah you know no big deal". Such a gentleman and a legend.

[@danieltaylor4728]

he's such a gentleman.

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Love Simon... Keep on rocking in the free world

[@ivanisrael4442]

Always wondered what they sounded like au naturel. The answer is amazing. Open sounding

[@RogierRJDonker]

Thank you Rhythm Magazine! Always wanted to hear Simon's drums like this.

[@cehson]

Gentleman and one of best drummers on the planet. Wish i could meet him and shake his hand, and ofcors to hear him play. It would make me so happy :)

[@andyyouell5037]

I was at this gig. Simon - and the kit - sounded amazing......obviously!

[@markpatricknewton733]

Meet him some years ago, a real gentleman.

[@jcdrums2798]

Simon my dream drummer!

[@simonl1785]

A gent and a legend

[@philkimber8086]

Very interesting to learn about the different bearing edges on the SC kit. I've got a kit from the same era so now I'm wondering about my bearing edges ??

[@DavidOakesMusic]

I love when super geeky musicians fret about the minute details - and if you played a drum solo and every other tom had a different bearing edge - but it was all the same wood from the same kit etc - literally nobody in the audience would know. And to hear any difference - you'd probably have to have one of each bearing edge - on the same sized tom with the same skins tuned to the same note. And even then you'd probably be hard pushed to notice. It's like guitarists who insist that 1mm thicker picks will sound different after going thru an amp - being miked up and out of a deafeningly loud PA. No.

[@philkimber8086]

Kotow Boy well maybe some musicians hearing is more acute than others! As a "geeky musician " I'm just curious to know the shaping of my bearing edges,either way my toms some great!!!

[@theghostofsw6276]

@@DavidOakesMusic Yeah, cool story, Bro....but not quite. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2bJameed7hljaM

[@terrytk9398]

A genuinely interesting video.

[@p0esbek]

Curious to know about what he’s using that Roland TM-2 for

[@harrybent9076]

Can anyone offer any info on what Kaz is talking about when he starts translating the drums into colours...?

[@DavidOakesMusic]

Look up " Synesthesia "...

[@jonathancant2031]

It's called "Synthesisa" I myself have it it's pretty cool

[@vihro]

Shure SM 27 or Beta 27 as OH?

[@stanfordkoch1271]

Hotel towels are the shit!! :-)

[@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz]

Whatsthe thing with the colors?

[@si1995gtnupe1997]

Synesthesia.

[@SONORSQ2guy]

He tunes on the higher side but they sound great 👍🤟👏

[@DavidOakesMusic]

I've been to Ronnie Scotts and its _tiny_ That kit would be deafening.

[@Riddim4]

Kotow Boy : Not necessarily. Simon has a touch and he can play for the room. I saw him with a similar kit at Blues Alley few years ago, with Hiromi, and he played the room.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

​@@Riddim4 I like when he says an ever so slightly smaller wood tip will be a lot quieter. Infinitesimal maybe... Maybe use blasticks or rods ?

[@MsGerw]

I was there! It was absolutely beautiful. The sound was amazing and the BDs and gong drum sounded bigger than ever!

[@johnjuan6698]

Legend says Simon borrowed this green Tama kit from Lars...

[@quadplyr13]

Simon Phillips: precursor to Danny Carey..lol

[@Hellhunde64]

It sound like Kaz has synesthesia. How cool would that be if you were a musician.