rogue_drummer
Gold Member
Does anyone use Gorilla Snot?
We have a new guitar player who insists on using it and strongly recommended I use it simply because I dropped 3 sticks during rehearsal. The next day's performance I didn't drop 1 and rarely do. I go thru many stick motions, change grips, etc. that it may hamper my ability to change rapidly.
And why is it guitar players - namely the younger ones - always think they know EVERYTHING about drums and drumming? Moreso than actual drummers? I can't express here how #@$)(*^&%$#$%^ annoying that is!
I'm using a 20 inch 3-ply kick drum with Evans and Remo heads with the dampening rings and it provides a great punch when needed. Resonates wonderfully. I was told by him the bass drum is too loud and it needs to be softer. Well hell, I punch the crap out of it to keep my other band mates on beat! One of our guitar players confessed to me he needs that punch to keep himself on beat. Never ever any word from anyone else complaining of the bass drum. In fact, I get compliments all the time, mostly from non-musicans, but they're compliments none the less.
This new guy suggested I put a pillow or blanket in the Kick and muffle the others. I replied I did that years ago when I was a teenager simply because I liked the cardboard box sound. Not so today. I like them to resonate freely. I provided a quick lesson on drum sound and how drum heads are designed to resonate against each other to achieve the desired sound. Both he and our sound guy looked like they didn't know what the hell I was talking about. Which is even more frustrating.
Sorry to vent here, but this is really friggin' aggravating! I can already tell I'm going to have trouble with this guy.....
Gracias all
We have a new guitar player who insists on using it and strongly recommended I use it simply because I dropped 3 sticks during rehearsal. The next day's performance I didn't drop 1 and rarely do. I go thru many stick motions, change grips, etc. that it may hamper my ability to change rapidly.
And why is it guitar players - namely the younger ones - always think they know EVERYTHING about drums and drumming? Moreso than actual drummers? I can't express here how #@$)(*^&%$#$%^ annoying that is!
I'm using a 20 inch 3-ply kick drum with Evans and Remo heads with the dampening rings and it provides a great punch when needed. Resonates wonderfully. I was told by him the bass drum is too loud and it needs to be softer. Well hell, I punch the crap out of it to keep my other band mates on beat! One of our guitar players confessed to me he needs that punch to keep himself on beat. Never ever any word from anyone else complaining of the bass drum. In fact, I get compliments all the time, mostly from non-musicans, but they're compliments none the less.
This new guy suggested I put a pillow or blanket in the Kick and muffle the others. I replied I did that years ago when I was a teenager simply because I liked the cardboard box sound. Not so today. I like them to resonate freely. I provided a quick lesson on drum sound and how drum heads are designed to resonate against each other to achieve the desired sound. Both he and our sound guy looked like they didn't know what the hell I was talking about. Which is even more frustrating.
Sorry to vent here, but this is really friggin' aggravating! I can already tell I'm going to have trouble with this guy.....
Gracias all