wow

[comic amusement]

i was just thinking how far ive come with drums.

i used to think anything that wasnt pearl was crap, absolute, worthless trash, and that ziljians were the ONLY cymbals, i thought sabians and other brands were worthless (they are NOT)

i remember 2 years ago, watching drummers on youtube and thinking they were FREAKING MAGICIANS, i remeber watching Derek Roddy play "faceless one" and afterwards having to pick my jaw up off the floor AND scrape my mindblown brains off the wall.

just recently i was remembering learning bouble bass, how much i SUCKED, i actually was freaking out, looking back on how long i took to learn this stuff, like how it took me 2 months to get JUST the bass cymbal snare cymbal beat down.

any one else have this happen?

[JENGLISH817]

[QUOTE=comic amusement;580515]i was just thinking how far ive come with drums.

i used to think anything that wasnt pearl was crap, absolute, worthless trash, and that ziljians were the ONLY cymbals, i thought sabians and other brands were worthless (they are NOT)

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I've been drumming for several years and I still don't think Pearl is all that great. I just haven't ever been truely impressed by their products (you Pearl people don't crucify me now). I have always loved Sabian cymbals from the get go. I was always told that Zildjians were overpriced and you payed for a name, not necessarily quality, which I now know isn't true.

But yeah I understand what you're saying man. I'm about 4 months into a drum resurgence after an almost 3 year hiatus and let me tell you, it feels like I'm back at step one. My chops, technique, everything has suffered greatly and its been a frustrating rebuilding process. Glad to hear you can look back and see how much you've improved. Thats always a great feeling. Keep on hittin' man!

[dairyairman]

i remeber watching Derek Roddy play "faceless one" and afterwards having to pick my jaw up off the floor AND scrape my mindblown brains off the wall.

any one else have this happen?

yeah, i've seen him a bunch of times and i still have to pick my jaw up off the floor!

the more drummers you learn about the more you realize that there are a LOT of very talented people out there! it's humbling, but inspiring too.