It's all about tone and touch in this solo from the masterful Simon Phillips. Recorded at Brothryn Studios in Ojai, California. Engineered by Simon Phillips Mixed by Chris Marr Simon is playing STAR Maple Drums in the following sizes: 15x24" Bass Drums (x2) 7x10" tom 9x12" tom 10x13" tom 11x14" tom 12x15" tom 13x16" tom 15x18" floor tom 4-pc Lo-Pitch Octoban set 14x20" Gong bass drum Snare drums: 6.5x14" snare drum 5.5x10" snare drum 5.5x12" snare drum Hardware: Iron Cobra hi-hat stand Iron Cobr

Simon: I’m not sure I want to play a solo. Also Simon: busts out this incredible improvised solo, LIVE, in one take. Truly remarkable. Do yourself a favor and put on some cans 🎧 for this one. Simon Phillips Music pulls some incredible sounds & textures from the toms with those mallets. You won’t be disappointed. When’s the last time you practiced soloing? 💬 | Drumeo

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