"The missing link between the original Dave Simmons SDS prototype (which from what I've found is no longer in existence) and the somewhat successful SDS-III is the SDS-2. Like the original SDS it was just a prototype designed from spare parts and electronics lying around the workshop. In Bob Henrit's famous book about the Simmons history ("The Complete Simmons Drum Book") the only mention is a few lines on page 8. For decades people seem to have guessed that this old piece of gear was lost in the mist of time too until it suddenly surfaced on german Ebay and I managed to bring it to Sweden at a bargain price in September 2003."You can find the rest of the story including more images and sound clips on Studio Sting. via jesper.
Update: jesper wrote in to say this might not be the SDS-2 prototype after all. If you know feel free to comment.
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