Simmons SDS 8 - adverts 1984

When you play an SDS8 you're playing an original,
an instrument that is changing the face of drumming today

As innovators of electronic percussion, we knew
that drummers would marvel at the crystal clear power
of the Simmons sound and delight in the sheer beauty
of the unique hexagonal pads.

And now it seems we are not alone in our mission
to bring drums into the eighties — well they do say
that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

S D S 8 - now everyone can own an original