Forum: Drums
04-30-2013, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 440
Re: JustDrums.com questions
Thanks guys for your answers. I'll be getting my Brooklyn from Shane, then. Hopefully I'll post the pics in "your place" section.
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Forum: Drums
04-29-2013, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 440
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Forum: Drums
04-29-2013, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 440
JustDrums.com questions
Hi everyone, I'm on my way of getting a new Gretsch Brooklyn set and Iīd probably get it from JustDrums.com, as I'm overseas (argentina) and will be tripping to USA in about 1 month or 2. I just need...
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Forum: Drums
06-30-2012, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 537
Re: Help needed with bop kit
Wow, that seems quite an Statement. As far as the kit I'm surely going for the New Classic Kit. I would love to put a great snare on it, but I can afford only a Gretsch Full Range, which is pretty...
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Forum: Drums
06-28-2012, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 537
Help needed with bop kit
Hi, I want to buy a new set and my budget is around $2,000. Some of the options I have this far are the following:
Sonor Ascent Beech (1,800 with hardware)
Gretsch Renown 57 reissue (1,600 w/o...
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Forum: Drums
05-23-2012, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,811
Re: Bop Kits - Your Recommendations
Hi, Iīm kinda in the same trouble, the difference is that I have a different budget ($2000 top)
Which one do you reccomend me ,the Sonor Ascent Beech or the Gretsch Renown '57? Or should I look...
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Forum: Drummers
10-15-2011, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 187
Views: 36,769
Re: Stewart Copeland
I really don't care about how he speeds up. In fact, there's some tunes in the The Police Live album that have that kind of "lack of time". But, I think about Copeland most of an extremely...
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Forum: Drum Technique
11-29-2010, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,662
Re: Frustration (hard one)
Thanks for all the advices, Iīve found some really helpful and Iīll be implementing them in a near future for sure. The main thing is that While Iīm trying to become a pro (in the fashion that Iīm...
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Forum: Drum Technique
11-27-2010, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,662
Frustration (hard one)
Well, you know, Iīve decided to become pro. by that, I mean that I got a great teacher (teacher of some greats, also) and started practicing every day at least 2 hours.
The thing is that the...
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Forum: Drums
09-17-2010, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 939
Re: Looking for a jazz kit
Iīve seen a Yamaha hip gig Manu Katche set with hardware and cases for $400. I still donīt know if Iīm getting a good deal on that.
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Forum: Drums
09-16-2010, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 939
Looking for a jazz kit
Hi, Iīm looking an used jazz kit and I want to spend around $400. I know that it is not much money, but I need it as a backup kit (playing gigs in small venues) and also a practice. I was looking...
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Forum: Drum Technique
09-16-2010, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,676
Re: Practice routines?
I divide between technique, reading, styles and improvising. I transcribe at night, when Iīm pretty tired, and also I try to apply all this divisions into one goal. For example: if Iīm working on...
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Forum: Drum Technique
09-16-2010, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,409
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Forum: Drum Technique
09-16-2010, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,961
Re: Jojo foot technique dvd
I didnīt know that heīd be releasing another dvd. "secret weapons" was amazing, but I must say that Iīm expecting Jojo to explain how to apply on the drumset some of the techniques in that DVD. Also...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-30-2010, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 10,198
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-30-2010, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,340
Re: The Penultimate Hip-Hop Thread
I love hip hop. I love playing hip hop, and I can reccomend you that you listen anything where ?uestlove plays drums. The Rootīs first album "Do you want more" has a lot of really great live...
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-30-2010, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,512
Re: Ways to apply Gary Chesterīs "The New Breed"
Well, it isnīt like Iīve already covered ALL the systems. Instead of doing that, what I did was adapting it to the musical styles that I was playing at that particular moment. For example, I came up...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-29-2010, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 10,198
Re: Underrated Drummers
I would say James Gadson. When it comes to "funkmasters" his name seems to be hard to put on the table, but for me is one of the most amazing drummers of all time.
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-29-2010, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,512
Ways to apply Gary Chesterīs "The New Breed"
Iīm starting to work on things that I think that are more useful than some of the 26 systems in that book. The idea here is to share all the ways that everyone is applying to the drumset.
So far,...
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-29-2010, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,614
Re: Songs to groove to
Vic Firthīs education site has tons of drumless playalongs tracks:
check it out: http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/playalongtrack.php
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Forum: Drum Technique
06-06-2010, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,819
Relaxing exercises
Does anyone know any relaxing exercise? When Iīm speeding up some stuff like moeller technique or practicing finger control I tend to tense my muscles. Iīve actually tried to think "Stay relaxed,...
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-21-2010, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,997
Re: ballads - brush users
There is the famous "the living art of brushes by Clayton Cameron", I was working on that song some time ago and I finally my own pattern based on what Iīve heard. There are some youtube videos with...
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-21-2010, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,545
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-20-2010, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,468
Re: Working with Jojo Mayer "Secret Weapons"
I worked a lot with the free stroke. In fact, my warm up exercise is the famous Domīs "2 to 50". Iīm working with several methods at the time: My main method is Jojoīs, but then I apply it to some...
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-20-2010, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,588
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