Bopworks Mel Lewis 7D Model

Mel’s 7D... 

... is an exact recreation of his 60's stick right down

to the taper and tip. As with all our signature sticks,

we take special care to the fine details.

The 7D has a 5A feel for thickness, but the shorter

length allows for more control on hand hammered cymbals.

Every Bopworks stick is weighed in grams instead of ounces. This ensures proper matching in every pair you buy.


Mel on cymbals from a 1985 Modern Drummer Interview:

"The average drummer usually uses two to four cymbals. To have any more than that is totally unnecessary, because where are you going to put them anyway, and how are you going to reach them? They shouldn't be there just for looks. I notice that most people have crash, crash, splash, ride, and hi-hat. Very few young drummers play on their hi hats, except in the rock situation where they generally play them closed and they play their 8th-note beat on them. They should learn that the hi hat is another ride cymbal to be played properly—"ta, da-ka, ta, da-ka, ta," changing rhythms and all that, open/closed, all open, half open, half closed. There are a lot of effects. To me, the hi-hat is another ride cymbal.

Every cymbal I use is a ride cymbal. Every one of my cymbals is also a crash cymbal. I only use three. Three is enough.

But every cymbal should be a ride cymbal and every cymbal should be a crash cymbal. I've been noticing that almost everyone has only one ride cymbal and a million crash cymbals. You don't need the crash cymbals. You need the ride cymbals, because that's where your whole thing is coming from. Crash cymbals are only for accents, so you can hit any cymbal for a crash.  "

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