Below are photos of three of the Drum BUddies that were on exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 2010.
NOMA retained one instrument which will be on display periodically at the museum.
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How are the NOMA series Drum Buddies different from previous series?
1.All NOMA series Drum Buddies feature a SPEED PEDAL option. This means that you can bypass the "BPM" knob on the top by flipping a switch on the back and plugging in a Pedal (included) to quickly bring the BPM back and forth from zero to one hundred twenty.
This could be very handy when playing an instrument thru the Wobble mode and you need a hands-free way to vary the rotation of the can.
You can get some totally weird random "auto-wah" effects that you just cant do with the 10-turn BPM pot on the top.
2.Every instrument in this series features a one-of-kind dovetailed cabinet, each built from a different wood by expert craftsman Hunter Roth.
3. All NOMA series Drum Buddies feature a new lighted inside and back panel as well as a glowing platter mount.
4. All NOMA series Drum Buddies feature mirrored tops and anodized metallic pipes.
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A few notable Drum Buddy Owners
Fred Armisen (of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) owns one of the 5 instruments from the current 2010 NOMA series.
New York City musician Laurie Anderson has acquired a cypress series Drum Buddy for her band
and so has Los Angeles guitarist Nels Cline - famed improv music guru and latest member of the band Wilco.
Atmosphere DJ MR DIBBS aquired one of the original 2000 series Drum Buddies
as did internationally renowned talk show host JACKIE FARRY
and New Orleans Swamp Tech DJ, DJ Rubik.