topgun2021
Gold Member
I think it is mostly the use of the trinkets, like drum dials, stick holders that clip on stands, glow in the dark drum sticks your aunt gives you, etc.
I can go along with that. Some might want to master a style of music where the double pedal is of utmost importance.
You had me worried when you started with premature!Biggest waste of money for the beginner, by far, is multiple head changes in an attempt to get a certain (often uber processed) recorded sound, rather than learning how to tune.
Next on the list = premature kit upgrades.
I think when you're starting out IS the time for a Drum Dial. I see them as training wheels, they help get you up and running so you can focus on learning to PLAY the drums. Tuning takes a lot of time and experience to learn (with or without a DD), and shouldn't be the focus early on (but shouldn't be ignored either). I have one, but now I rarely ever use it, I'm slowly weening myself off it (not intentionally), but it WAS a useful training and convenience tool.
Same for o-rings and other muffling. Early on, I didn't want to spend 3 hours tuning my drums, I wanted to play them (and tuning time = playing time for me, I have to choose one or the other). They helped get the drums in a playable state so I could focus on playing.
Plus, if you're just practicing alone in your basement with a metronome and/or drumless tracks then who cares about "resonance" and "out front sound" and "cutting through the mix"? The sound from the driver's seat is all that really matters... That said, like the DD, I am slowly weening myself off of muffling...
I think it is mostly the use of the trinkets, like drum dials, stick holders that clip on stands, glow in the dark drum sticks your aunt gives you, etc.
I think we should start a "Save the extras" group. They are not safe around here.Why the hate for stick holders? I have one that mounts to my hi-hat and I've used it for 20 years now. It comes in handy for recovering from dropped sticks.
Why the hate for stick holders? I have one that mounts to my hi-hat and I've used it for 20 years now. It comes in handy for recovering from dropped sticks.
OUCH! I resemble that remark. Guess you never break sticks either!Probably because I am young and I have healthy joints. Thus, I hardly ever drop sticks.
That's not going to happen. Don't you have to work your way though every possible Mydentity combination first?Guess I am not a tuning GURU yet!
No. I started above them!That's not going to happen. Don't you have to work your way though every possible Mydentity combination first?
OUCH! I resemble that remark. Guess you never break sticks either!
I hear a lot of guys split stick tips. I think I have only had this happen to me once in the two years back at the acoustic kit. All my sticks just get thin on the taper from the hats. Not sure what splits the tips.All the time actually. My tendency is to chip the tips in half (or darn close near half the tip chips off at once). I desperately want to fix the severity of this. Either the stick has a nice long life and gets "normal" wear until I just buy a new stick, or half the tip breaks off at the same time.
All the time actually. My tendency is to chip the tips in half (or darn close near half the tip chips off at once). I desperately want to fix the severity of this. Either the stick has a nice long life and gets "normal" wear until I just buy a new stick, or half the tip breaks off at the same time.