Vintage Vibe

Big Fish Audio Vintage Vibe

Huge range of multi-sampled instruments capturing retro sounds of the 60s and 70s.

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Big Fish Audio Vintage Vibe is a collection of multi-sampled instruments that captures the great retro sounds of classic Rock, R&B, Soul, Funk, Country, and Jazz tracks from the 1960s and 1970s.

The list of instruments ranges from rare, collectible, and even one-of-a-kind pieces to cheap knock-offs and banged-up stuff found in junkyards. Instruments weren´t included just because they were rare or expensive. Instead, they were chosen because they sounded cool, and had a unique character: a "vibe" that´s often absent from the "meticulously recorded, "pristine" sampled instruments of today.

The drum sets in VINTAGE VIBE are live and open: snares crack and ring and toms thunder, untamed by gates or compressors. Keyboards were sampled clean and through old amps, yielding sounds ranging from "classic" to "borderline psychotic" (see the Filthy Wurlitzer patch). Basses and guitars were set-up to replicate a variety of retro sounds and styles from many musical genres. And for good measure, we even included a psychedelic staple of the late 1960´s, the electric sitar.

DRUM SETS

1958 Rogers Mardi Gras Holiday Set

• The Rogers sets and snares from the 1950s-1980s are considered to be some of the best and most innovative American drums, and are highly collectable, They were used by numerous funk and soul drummers; Dave Garibaldi of Tower of Power used Rogers drums on all of the early TOP albums, and was an endorser.
• Rogers kits with this Mardi Gras Finish are very rare and are highly sought-after by collectors. They also sound great.
• 5.5 x 14 Snare
• 22 x 14 Bass Drum
• 9 x 13 Tom
• 16 x 16 Tom

1960s Gretch 3-Ply Wood Jazz Set

• 1950´s Round Badge Snare 5.5 X 14 inches
• This type of snare drum has a lighter sound and was used in many of the Blue Note Records recordings during the 1950s-1960s. The case that came with this drum looks more a small suitcase than a drum case. The rim shot hits were played like older Jazz players used to play them: one stick was laid across the drum head and rim and struck with the other stick.
• 14 x 18 Bass drum, Stop Sign Badge
• 9 x 13 Tom, , Stop Sign Badge
• 8 x 12 Tom, Stop Sign Badge
• 14 x 14 Tom, Stop Sign Badge; a thin Ambassador snare head was used as the bottom head for this tom, which gives the drum a louder, brighter sound.

1970 Ludwig Butcher Block Jazz Set

• This is a small Jazz kit that was made for Joe Corsello by Bill Ludwig Jr. when Joe was playing with Marion McPartland. It was made of 2-ply wood, which is very light and very resonant.
• 14 x 18 Bass Drum
• 8 x 12 Tom
• 14 x 14 Floor Tom

1974 Ludwig Vistalite Tequila Sunrise Set

• This drum kit uses acrylic shells instead of wooden shells and has exceptional projection. Vistalites were popularized by Led Zeppelin drummer Jon Bonham.
• 24 x 16 Bass Drum
• 9 x 13 Tom
• 14 x 14 Tom
• 16 x 16 floor Tom #1
• 16 x 16 Tom #2
• 5.5 x 14 Snare

1978 Rogers Fusion Set

• This type of set, with 4 or more toms, was popular with Fusion players of the late 1970s.
• 16 x 22 Bass Drum
• 8 x 8 Tom
• 8 x 10 Tom
• 8 x 12 Tom
• 9 x 13 Tom
• 1970s 5.5 x 14 Dynasonic Chrome on Brass Snare

1984 XP8 Rogers Tobacco Sunburst Set

• 1980 Rogers 6.5 x 14 Snare
• 14 x 22 Bass Drum
• 8 x 12 Tom
• 9 x 13 Tom
• 15 x 15 Floor Tom
• 16 x 16 Floor Tom