Forum: Drums
Yesterday, 12:19 AM
|
|
Replies: 38
Views: 1,020
Re: Ludwig Black Beauty
I have that top black beauty. It will cover a lot of ground, but so will the chrome over brass and aluminum models. It's a sound you'll recognize as it's on the radio all day. My honest opinion is...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
05-22-2013, 11:56 PM
|
|
Replies: 31
Views: 679
Re: Anybody have that 'magic touch'?
As a guitar player I stopped breaking (correction) strings when I learned to angle my pick. Now they're dead long before they break.
As a drummer, I guess 3 1/2 years now, I've never broken...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
05-22-2013, 09:32 PM
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 308
Re: strange problem with leaning pedals!!!
Common issue on pedals with bottom plates. Just move it towards the direction it tilts in until it stays flat when you tighten it down. Moving it 3-4 times is just normal. For me anyway.
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
05-22-2013, 09:25 AM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 854
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
05-17-2013, 06:53 PM
|
|
Replies: 65
Views: 3,123
Re: Earning your gear?
I have saved on the BD and toms myself, but if I could afford it I wouldn't hesitate to pick up a nice snare or two as working on and getting to know your snare I feel is so important for one's...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
05-14-2013, 06:30 AM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 439
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
05-13-2013, 05:51 PM
|
|
Replies: 36
Views: 745
Re: Does your family understand?
I'm not even sure other musicians I play with understand. They mostly seem to do it for other reasons.
The new girlfriend is different though, she's respectful and wants to understand, and her...
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
05-13-2013, 05:32 PM
|
|
Replies: 52
Views: 3,269
Re: Overplaying
This is overplaying.
http://vimeo.com/63332378#at=0
A little spice in something like this is no problem. It's just about choosing the spots wisely and playing with the right dynamic.This...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
05-13-2013, 03:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 21
Views: 635
Re: What do you want your guitar player to know?
25 years on guitar and as I've been practicing drums a lot these last few years it's been apparent how little focus there really is on rhythmical skills in most guitar education. And certainly not...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
05-13-2013, 12:04 PM
|
|
Replies: 34
Views: 845
Re: Parents won't let me buy a drum set
Sadly it's not unusual. When I came to my current job I have students that didn't have anything to drum om for two years. This offcourse should mean that their chops on the pad should be reasonably...
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
05-13-2013, 04:09 AM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 332
Re: Jazz excersises?
Hi-hat should be on 2 & 4.
Can you read rhythms by themselves.
If yes,
Pick one exercise e.g. first Syncopation page and play it on the snare with the left hand while keeping the ostinato...
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
05-13-2013, 03:31 AM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 635
Re: Learning to sight read
If you wana really get good at sight reading you need a good progressive reading book.
Before even playing with your sticks I recommend doing a couple of exercises.
1) Spell the pulse...
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
05-05-2013, 12:44 AM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 524
Re: Learning Double Bass
I'm not a metal player and don't really aspire to be super fast, but I do work a lot on double bass lately.
Just as with my hands in the beginning I focus on control and quality. I do all the...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2013, 07:36 PM
|
|
Replies: 58
Views: 1,326
Re: Drums easier than other instruments?
Learning the technicalities of each instrument is one thing, but learning musicality is the same no matter what instrument you play.
It might actually be harder for a drummer, because in most...
|
|
Forum: Drums
04-26-2013, 12:57 PM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 782
|
|
Forum: Drums
04-26-2013, 12:55 PM
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 782
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-24-2013, 10:37 AM
|
|
Replies: 115
Views: 2,507
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
04-22-2013, 09:31 PM
|
|
Replies: 22
Views: 740
Re: How long did it take you to tune well?
I think the main thing is to not being afraid of experiementing and turning those lugs.
Even being a musician for 20+ years I found it really hard to tune a drum. Part of that was just not knowing...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
04-07-2013, 11:38 PM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 344
Re: How to choose myself a snare.
I'm 36. I've played music for 30 years at this point, but didn't pick up the drums until a few years ago.
When I got my first kit the shells for the rest of the kit was the first things I saved...
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
04-07-2013, 11:23 PM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 391
Re: Wrist weights while practicing?
- Put a towel on your pad.
- Fold it until desired rebound.
-Play para-diddle-diddle with full wrist strokes.
Shold not take long to feel it.
I like this exercise because it gets the blood...
|
|
Forum: Drums
03-25-2013, 11:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 112
Views: 717
Re: Gretsch Cat Maple disappointment
When I started playing I got a Catalina maple kit because I had to cut corners somewhere. I obviously wanted nice cymbals, snares and other hardware so this seemed the most logical place to save...
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
03-24-2013, 11:24 AM
|
|
Replies: 39
Views: 133
Re: "Rosana shuffle" how long did it take?
I guess that today a fast shuffle like that isn't always of the highest priority.
When I was working on Rosanna I hadn't played that long(stil haven't), but what made a huge difference for me, and...
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
03-23-2013, 07:34 PM
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 323
|
|
Forum: Drum Technique
03-23-2013, 02:50 PM
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 216
|
|
Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2013, 12:10 PM
|
|
Replies: 216
Views: 6,829
Re: What's with Zildjian hate??
They have got a bad rep with some because of lack of consistency, but for people who own only one set of cymbals and have the chance to try out a lot this might be a good thing.
The other one...
|
