LuvsPAisTe Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Nobody else find this interesting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wturner901 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 (edited) Nobody else find this interesting? Not really... Dynasty still has Phantom and Rhythm X. They won't suffer. The only thing I want to know is if RCC will be switching as well, seeing as they are basically composed of the Blue Devils. Edited December 27, 2009 by wturner901 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Not really... Dynasty still has Phantom and Rhythm X. They won't suffer.The only thing I want to know is if RCC will be switching as well, seeing as they are basically composed of the Blue Devils. They're going to King brass as well, I think. The only ting I can think of that would drive away such a consistently competitive corps like BD from the entire Dynasty product line would be some issue of lack of service or responsiveness to BD's needs. Only the BD staff knows for sure, and I highly doubt you'd get an answer out of Gibbs, Downey, or Johnson (in fact, I don't think ScoJo gave any hint of why when this was posted on the BD board) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvsPAisTe Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 I'm excited. The merits of Pearl vs. Dynasty drums have been debated here ad nauseum, but I far prefer Pearl (especially the snares). I look forward to hearing a smokin' hot BD line on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iplaytimpani Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I don't know for a fact, but when this happened the best reason that was brought up was that BD is trying to make the most money from their System Blue or whatever their program is called. They've switched now from Vic Firth and Dynasty, former main stays of the organization. If Dynasty wasn't willing to give them a cut of their own line or drums, maybe Pearl was. Vic Firth wasn't, but Pro-Mark was and I've heard they're making a decent profit from it. It's a great business idea really. Trying to capitalize the bando market by their name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Hopefully the System Blue proceeds will sufficiently offset the drop in bingo revenue in the last few years. When I marched, BD had the only bingo hall in Contra Costa County. In more recent years, tho, more halls have cropped up, and then there was the Indian gaming that further cut into revenues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyDog Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) They've switched now from Vic Firth and Dynasty, former main stays of the organization. Before Dynasty was a Blue Devils "mainstay", Yamaha was. Before Yamaha, Ludwig was. Before Ludwig, Slingerland was. The only constant is change. It's not just the Blue Devils. Off the top of my head, here are some of the changes I've seen since the 1990s: BD from Yamaha to Dynasty to Pearl. Phantom Regiment from Pearl to Premier to Pearl to Dynasty. Bluecoats, Crown, Cavies, and Cadets from Pearl to Yamaha. Colts from Premier to Yamaha. Blue Knights from Premier to Pearl. Crossmen from Premier to Pearl to Yamaha. Boston Crusaders from Ludwig to Dynasty to Pearl. Blue Stars from Premier to Yamaha to Ludwig to Pearl With change being so frequent, it's hard to be shocked when the Blue Devils or other corps switch percussion manufacturers. Or brass manufacturers for that matter. Edited December 28, 2009 by SkyDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iplaytimpani Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 It's all about who's giving the sweetest deal at the time and how bad a company really wants a corps to be playing their product. And as to offsetting the bingo stuff, I hope so for them. It seems like a good idea that they're trying to cash in on the Blue Devil name and staff name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabalumnidrummer Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 "It's all about who's giving the sweetest deal at the time and how bad a company really wants a corps to be playing their product. And as to offsetting the bingo stuff, I hope so for them. It seems like a good idea that they're trying to cash in on the Blue Devil name and staff name." As soon as I saw the story, this was my first thought, too. The same thing has been going on for years with the other big-name corps in both DCI and DCA. I believe it's all about the money or the deal, not necessarily the quality. However, I would disagree about the Pearl vs. Dynasty quality issue. My personal experience has been that top-of-the-line Pearl is every bit as good as Dynasty, if not better, but that's more of a personal opinion than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffe77 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I can speak for some the members of BD who I spoke w/ that marched over the decade including those that marched in 99-01 era who complained about Dynasty drums and how they wish they could play on Yamaha. Specifically how they sound and quality of the equipment. On a positive side, they liked how responsive Dynasty was though. The displeasure among some members never ceased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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