The Walfredo Reyes, Jr. Collection - for sale at Badges Drum Shop
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World-renowned percussionist and drummer for the legendary band Chicago, Walfredo Reyes, Jr. offers part of his personal collection for sale at Badges Drum Shop.
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HIS STUDIO DRUM SET • SELECT CYMBALS AND SNARES FROM HIS TOURING & RECORDING WORK • PERSONAL TREASURES
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Currently the drummer for the legendary band Chicago, Walfredo Reyes, Jr. has toured and recorded with such musical giants as Carlos Santana, Steve Winwood, Jackson Browne, Gloria Estefan, Smokey Robinson, and many more.
With a powerful blend of joy and excellence, Wally has blessed the music industry and our local drumming community. In addition to following his career, many of you have enjoyed attending Wally’s clinics and taking private lessons with him right here at the shop.
And here in the month of our shop’s 7th Anniversary, we have the privilege of offering you the opportunity to own one of his instruments.
Bearing stories, signatures, hand-written notes, and other personal touches, this collection includes beloved gifts and essential tools Wally employed to share his massive musical gifts with the world.
Available in the shop and online at badgesdrumshop.com.
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A FEW WORDS FROM WALFREDO ABOUT HIS COLLECTION
I’ve been a professional musician for 54 years, and from 1980 to 2017 living and working in the heart of the Los Angeles studio scene, I was blessed to collect some truly special drums and percussion instruments. These are not just music making tools. They are the instruments that helped me make music with world-renowned artists, the instruments that sat beside me during countless sessions, tours, and magical moments of creation.
With time, life changes. Physically, I can no longer use everything I’ve accumulated in my drum and percussion arsenal… and since moving to the Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky area with my wife, Kirsten, and spending nearly seven months a year on the road with Chicago since 2012, I’m no longer in the L.A. studios where these instruments were part of my everyday life. For many years, they traveled everywhere with me from one studio to the next, packed in cases by my incredible drum tech, ready for the next recording.
Now they sit in my basement, still beautiful, still full of music, still carrying all the stories and sounds of the past. I feel it’s time, before I get too old, to let these instruments live again in the hands of musicians who will play them, love them, and continue their journey.
Every drum, every piece of percussion in this collection has history… real history. Great recording sessions, great memories, emotions…. They helped shape albums, songs, soundtracks, and moments that meant something to me…and maybe to you.
I would be honored for these instruments to find new homes where they will be played, appreciated, and brought back to life. If you purchase one, I’m happy to share the stories behind it, show you what it meant to me, and sign anything you’d like. This collection is part of my musical soul, and I want it to inspire someone the way they inspired me.
Sincerely,
Walfredo Reyes Jr.
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