ExitMusic_
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Hey guys. Was looking for some advice on a unique drum kit.
My friends and I have had a casual band for a while, and I've pretty much just been using my Djembe. We have a clean, acoustic sound. My singer once described it as the jam of Dispatch, or DMB, with the folk rock of Simon and Garfunkel. This summer we've been given the chance to go into a studio, owned by a friend of ours, and record 5 or 6 original track demo. Now, even if this band goes no where, it's something I've always wanted to do.
What I want to do is expand the percussion, but not use a tradition acoustic drum set. I want to build (almost) an entire kit from hand percussion. I was thinking using a cajon as a bass drum, I've seen kits set up with a cajon off to the side being playing with a remote bass pedal, but what about using one as if it WAS the bass drum? I had other ideas on substituting my djembe for the snare.
Any other suggestions on how I could pull something like this off?
My friends and I have had a casual band for a while, and I've pretty much just been using my Djembe. We have a clean, acoustic sound. My singer once described it as the jam of Dispatch, or DMB, with the folk rock of Simon and Garfunkel. This summer we've been given the chance to go into a studio, owned by a friend of ours, and record 5 or 6 original track demo. Now, even if this band goes no where, it's something I've always wanted to do.
What I want to do is expand the percussion, but not use a tradition acoustic drum set. I want to build (almost) an entire kit from hand percussion. I was thinking using a cajon as a bass drum, I've seen kits set up with a cajon off to the side being playing with a remote bass pedal, but what about using one as if it WAS the bass drum? I had other ideas on substituting my djembe for the snare.
Any other suggestions on how I could pull something like this off?