Forum: General Discussion
09-28-2011, 08:48 AM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 1,078
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
09-21-2011, 04:52 PM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 1,078
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
06-10-2011, 02:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 16
Views: 1,662
Re: best snare heads ?
I'm a big fan of the Aquarian Texture Coated head on my snares (and in fact most of my drums). It's basically the same idea, just a medium weight coated batter, similar to the Ambassador or a G1. I...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
06-09-2011, 02:54 AM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 1,441
Re: How to prepare for a sight-reading test
As has been hinted at, the best way to work on you sight reading is to SIGHT READ! I'm working with a bassist who's working on his sight reading (and reading in general) and I keep telling him that...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
06-09-2011, 02:49 AM
|
|
Replies: 234
Views: 13,728
Re: Dave Letterman's Drum Solo Week
Did anyone else catch Anton's (extremely weak!) attempt at a "Buddy-style" big single stroke roll-type build?!?! If he had (been able to??) keep it going, it would have been really cool (a al Buddy)...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
06-08-2011, 12:09 AM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 1,354
Re: Question about big bands
Going along with what John has said (spot on, really), I'd like to re-emphasize the importance of the drummer's relationship with the lead trumpet player. As John said, the horns all need to match...
|
|
Forum: Drums
06-07-2011, 11:52 PM
|
|
Replies: 30
Views: 4,391
Re: Affordable jazz drum set
The Gretsch Catalina's are great! I know there are some kits that have come out more recently that have gained popularity around here, but those seem to be holding their own quite nicely.
|
|
Forum: Drums
05-26-2011, 07:26 AM
|
|
Replies: 35
Views: 2,528
|
|
Forum: Drums
09-22-2009, 07:21 AM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 1,078
Re: Building a kit - NEED HELP!!!
Links: My first build project: http://drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36544
And the second one: http://drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46233
also for parts:
...
|
|
Forum: Drums
09-22-2009, 07:19 AM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 1,078
Re: Building a kit - NEED HELP!!!
Oooh... I've just competed my second kit. I have lots of info that could be useful to you. Let me post links to a couple threads. Also, check out the tutorials page on Drum Foundry... Very useful...
|
|
Forum: Drums
07-18-2009, 05:31 AM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 1,534
Re: Pimp my Acro!
I just picked up a pretty good condition 70's Acro. Put some new heads on it and man, it sounds great. Now I have both an Acro and a Supra. Time to do comparisons.
Oh... No mods yet... I'll...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
07-02-2009, 10:12 AM
|
|
Replies: 27
Views: 2,508
Re: OUCH!!! $@&!%*! - The Injury Report
I recall in high school we would march from the school to the football stadium to a cadence, about a 25 minute march. On at least one occasion, within a matter of minutes I would hit my right index...
|
|
Forum: Drums
04-27-2009, 09:34 AM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 1,328
Re: Please help me date this drum
I'm not sure... about the whole CB700-Pearl thing... but it sounds to me like you got owned. Unless I'm out of the loop on some very important drum history, I dont believe CB and Pearl have ever...
|
|
Forum: Drums
04-26-2009, 08:24 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 1,868
Re: Precision Drum Company
I'll do it for you! Shoot, you could do it yourself. All they do is take a keller shell, put a wrap or other finish on it, drill the holes and mount the hardware. Its really quite simple if you...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-21-2009, 02:26 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 1,530
Re: Taking A Break
I'd say that you're lucky you're able to do that! There's a lot of people around who either
1) Make the majority of their income from playing or,
2) Would have so many calls for good gigs that...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-17-2009, 02:52 AM
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 1,853
Re: Vibrating Drums
Google "Professor Sound's Drum Tuning Bible"... You'll get all the answers you need... and about a thousand you dont!
|
|
Forum: Drums
04-16-2009, 05:09 AM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 1,457
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
04-15-2009, 05:53 AM
|
|
Replies: 28
Views: 2,874
Re: The Boxer Stroke
Exactly. The guy in this video does lots of them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga_9J71OxnE&feature=related
Simply a double stroke between drums. Really fun and can sound really cool...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-08-2009, 03:50 AM
|
|
Replies: 16
Views: 2,206
Re: Your contest winnings?
Good idea!
I've only won a shirt for knowing what an inverted paradiddle was at a drum clinic.
Besides that, I won a guitar at a music camp, which I later sold to buy drums... So I guess...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-04-2009, 06:01 AM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 1,855
Re: Playing Without Practice
Really depends how strange the arrangements are, what type of music it is, whether they're tunes you have heard before (also has to do with the arrangements...are they the same arrangements, etc??)
...
|
|
Forum: Drums
02-23-2009, 07:39 AM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 1,338
Re: snare drum 1 Million $ question...
I just had a sort of emergency situation where I was playing in a symphony and someone didn't bring a snare drum, so I grabbed my 8 lug Pearl Session Custom 6 ply snare that came with the set that...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
02-21-2009, 01:56 AM
|
|
Replies: 56
Views: 5,756
Re: Do You Play Vintage Gear and Why
Since my last post, my collection has increased substantially. Now, I have 4, and I may get another project set next week.
I was going to try to post pics of all of them, but it might be eaiser...
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
02-01-2009, 07:47 AM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 1,683
Re: phrasing and comping
Along with everything Matty said is the more obvious definition of phrasing, that is, to play your phrases along with the form of the song. If you're playing a 12-bar blues, don't play a fill every...
|
|
Forum: Drums
01-30-2009, 05:39 AM
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 1,016
Re: Question for Pearl know it alls
Pretty much just old ones... Or when less than 100 were made... even then its only sometimes. They have to be "collectable"... I suppose. Thats what will really drive up the price. People have to...
|
|
Forum: Drums
01-30-2009, 03:52 AM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 1,510
Re: Pulled out of the trash...
dkerwood-
I'm in the exact same spot! I just picked up 2 matching student level 60s ludwig drums with the same date stamp on them (like they were produced one after the other). They're both in...
|
