The author is an avid collector of 1980s records and musical instruments, His collection includes several complete electronic drum kits such as the Simmons SDS V, SDS 7 and SDS 8, and synthesisers including Oberheim OB8, Emulator and Emulator II samplers, Linn LM-1 and LinnDrum, Roland Tr-808 and TR-909 drum machines and many more. The Rhythm Machines series of three books are in colour and feature all the drum machines and rhythm boxes from 1960-2020. (Drumfax 1, 2, and 3 are black and white paged/printed versions of the Rhythm Machines books).Thwak! documents the British electronic drum kits of the 1980s from Simmons etc. and is in full colour. Electronic Drumfax documents electronic drums from all over the world and is in colour (Drumfax 4 is a black and white version of this book).The Complete Simmons Drum Guide follows on from where Bob Henrit's book on Simmons left off in 1986; for the first time ever a colour book on ALL the Simmons products made from 1978-1995. (Simmons Drumfax is a black and white paged version of this book).Read more about this authorRead less about this author