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In conjunction with Frost*, Pimpco and the blessing of the wonderful lads at Mapex we are giving you an opportunity to design the finish of Craig Blundell's Mapex Orion kit for the forthcoming Frost* Gigs in December and all 2011 dates. The only criteria is that the colours are blue and white, the Frost* and Mapex logos are optional. The winner will meet the band at the o2 Islington academy on the 3rd of December and be Craig's tech for the evening. He or She will have their name "designed by" on the bass drum. The kit will be used for all the future Frost* tours.
 
What we need is a high res image of the drum surface either in PDF or JPG format, and Pimpco will create a wrap for the kit. The closing date is the 9th July 2010, send in your designs to mailto:sales@pimpco.co.uk">sales@pimpco.co.uk
 
So what are you waiting for? Send in those high quality designs and create the kit that you always wanted to see onstage with Frost*.....

Hiya, The Mapex snares are just stunning

here's a vid me and Whitey did with them a few months ago. I'm using the sledgehammer at the moment, it sounds GREAT !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PBH3maSHY4

Blunders

spangly jacket - check
two kicks - check
wafting arms about trying to get rid of flies - check

right, off to the studio to rehearse.....!

that clip has done the rounds, although I'm not a fan of stick twiddling because it sounds crap on albums! that is great.....

I'm not sure, re Roland, but its there is the boys want it, that's something to discuss when we meet up in a few weeks

ok, probably going to use the Saturn series as its a tad more aggressive than the Orion live

roughly its looking like this......

22x22 Kick
8x7 10x8 12x8 racks
14x13 floor
16x15 floor
18x16 floor
BP snares
18" gong

ahhh the obsession with biscuits, I will get to the bottom of it..

Its been a killer week but i'm slowly starting to learn the parts for the tour and its coming together nicely. I've got a rather nice kit from Mapex that'll do just the job.

Andy has been a friend and a bit of a hero of mine for absolutely years back in the early Meinl days. I did my first clinic supporting him in 2002 I think, seems like a long time ago. Its a real honour to be learning his parts and listening back again this morning, the reason why I rate him as one of the best players on the planet...

C

I've known French Freddie and Andy for years, they are just brill....

ok ok ok.....

My breakdown of the biscuit world and where they sit in a table of greatness....

1 Bourbon
2 Chocolate hobnobs
3 Custard cream
4 pink wafer
5 digestive (with butter raises it 3 places up to number 2)
6 choc chip cookies
7 mint viscount
8 digestive (with butter and cheese takes it up 5 places to number 3)
9 plain hob nob
10 shortbread (any variety)

please note that my opinion is not offered to change the opinion of others and is only use for a guide, if you received this guide in error please delete it from your records.....

and Blunders is cool, thats what friends call me !

Thank you all for your kind words, that's very kind of you all. I've got the material and on my various different other commitments, i'm gonna start working through it on my down time so i'm ready for rehearsals

Thank you all

re Mapex set up, no spoilers yet but will share in due course. I'm not sure about the Tech side of things regarding samples etc

one thing I can answer is a Bourbon wins hands down and in my mind, is the daddy of the biscuit world....

Hi guys,

firstly thank you so much for all your emails and kind words welcoming me to the Frost family. I'm absolutely thrilled to be asked to join the guys as I've been long time followers of their work. I know andy and nick really well and regard them as two of the best players on the planet so I feel flattered and I'm aware I have some huge boots to fill

for those of you who don't know about me, I'm a session guy who's played with a few people in my time in the industry. In prog world I hold down the drum chair with David cross from king crimson so I've spent a bit of time exploring time signatures and love a challenge

Mapex are making me a kit for Frost and for my upcoming clinic tours so I'm really excited

it's gonna be great to work with the guys and in true tradition I hope I can raise the bar for all the loyal fans of the band

once again thank you for all your kind words and I look forward to seeing you on future dates

best wishes

craig
http://www.craigblundell.net
http://www.myspace.com/craigblundell
http://www.droktopus.net