Bobby Jarzombek here!

[Bernhard]

Originally Posted by Bobby

Hello once again!
It's good to read all the comments on the boards here.
I haven't updated my website since..............a long time. Actually we're re-vamping it so I'm holding off for now. I've been working on a few projects that I can't talk too much about right now......but all is good.
I had a great time at NAMM this year. I spent some time talking drums and trading licks with Tim (Waterson), Derek (Roddy), Flo, etc.....
talk soon,
Bobby

Hi Bobby - great to hear from you.....and great to hear: all is good.

Bernhard

[pcmckay]

Hi Bobby!
You clips here on Drummer World are incredible, I am not a double bass player personally but your playing has inspired me to give it a shot. Any suggestions that you may have on getting me started in the right direction to play double bass would be greatly appreciated!
Thank You!

[deltadrummer1]

Originally Posted by Bobby

Hello fellow drummers,
I was just browsing around to see what you guys have been talking about lately.
I've been hanging out here in LA practicing some new double bass concepts that are pretty interesting. Hopefully, I'll get to apply this stuff someday. Ha!!!
Bernhard has a very cool site here, I'm sure you all agree!
talk soon,
Bobby

You're .....one of my heroes...

[weezybaby]

holy... omigosh
to let you know i cant peppered cancer or school out of my head...
you co wrote those?
you are an inspiration

[infernal drummer]

hey bobby :) just saw your videos on this site.. impressive .. but whats up with those cymbals behind you?

what's the story behind that??

[peteryork124]

i must say jarzombek u have really taught me alot of double bass concepts that have really boosted my career and my solos thankyou so much for sharing

[MAPEX]

Bobby Jarzombek I found was a very good drummer. Ive been watching his videos for a long time now and i have learned some things such as open handed playing a very good strategy may i add, open handed playing has made a hudge impact on my drummer making left hand much much stronger.

[e7z]

Greetings from Russia Bobby!

I'm fun of you and i'm fun of double bass drumming. Welcome to forum friend.

[somedrummer]

Having my only experience with your playing being the Vic Firth podcast that you play on ( an excerpt from your DVD), I must say that I am pretty well inspired by you and the way you were able to play so well for the music. Your matching those guitar riffs perfectly was really amazing.

[Class A Drummer]

Bobby i love your playing, i think its great, but my favorite thing about you is... YOU SOUND LIKE RAY ROMANO!

[MaranaTha]

I saw this video and I was amazed...http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/b...bekschool.html

[figure_02]

Hey Bobby!

I hadnt heard of you before, but recently I got the Demons & Wizards cd; The Crimson King I think...and the sound on the title track blew me out, that was so great! Also, around 0:19 there, after the cymbal choking, you do some really cool double bass stuff, but I have no idea what it is, can you or anyone else explaine?

great to have you hear anyway! Oh, what kinda drums/heads do you use?

[DreamTheater4life]

Originally Posted by Bobby

I had a great time at NAMM this year. I spent some time talking drums and trading licks with Derek (Roddy), Flo, etc.....
talk soon,
Bobby

DEREK RODDY IS GOD!!! lol. I really wish I could get to NAMM this year to meet him, but I live in NY. Anyway, great to have you with us on the forum Bobby!

[Amateur]

Wow, my favorite drummer on this board. You're great, I like to see you playing on your DVD. Awesome

[thombo]

Bobby,

Just wanted to thank you for your contributions to this site:

Your double bass triplet feel clinic video helped me absolutely change my sound,

I love the feel of it when I play it , and it just makes the sound so big and fast even at slower

tempo. It blows peoples minds when thrown in as a fill especially. You're a great teacher!


Thanks so much


Thombo

[cheezruff]

Hey Bobby, Lewis here, can't wait to hear what you've been recording lately! I've just been working on more drum book writing. If any of you guys haven't checked out Spastic Ink yet, do so and prepare to be astonished!

[boomboomda]

Just watched those videos of Bobby Jarzombek on this site. That was totally cool, especially when he plays the cymbal behind his left shoulder with his right hand.
Great concept, and I didn't know he is a member.
Thanks "Search button".

[cantokgoz]

Man.You are insane.I can't explain u with words

[Bobby]

Hey fellow drummers,
I just wanted to pop in and say "Hello!"
I'm on tour with Sebastian Bach right now. For the last couple of months we've been traveling across the US and Canada opening up for Guns 'n Roses. It's a killer tour!
I've been playing one of my new PDP kits on the tour. It's a workhorse and sounds great. I'm excited to be part of the DW family and right now they're building me my first DW kit. The color and design is gonna blow everyone away!
I know I've said it before but... I'm in the process of revising my website which will include an extensive "FAQ" section. In it, I answer all the questions on double bass technique, bands I've played with, etc...
I'll let you all know when it's up and running.
Hopefully I'll see some of you at NAMM in January. If you see me there, come up and say "Hello". I love to talk drums.
Bobby

[Silzildrummer]

Hey Bobby!

I saw you a few weeks ago drumming with Sebastian Bach in Detroit. You were amazing and brought so much energy to the show. I loved your solo, too!

Hi Bobby,
I caught your show at the Big Easy w/ Sebastian Bach. I didn't recognize you (from other pics) with all the facial hair. I probably saw you in the bar before the show without knowing it was you.
I saw there was no logo on the front of your kick, (plain black) and didn't know if it was still Pearl. I could not get close enough to determine that. I loved the sound of your paistes, and of course the effortless solo you played.
Sebastian is quite a character. I do have to comment that his vocals were mixed *very* hot and I moved around to try to see if it was just where I was standing. Nope...I did get a headache from it.
Anyway, great chops, and you powered the show along! I was afraid Sebastian was going to clip you in the head with that whirling mic...

[Shinx]

Hey Bobby, you are honestly amazing. Thanks for putting out ridiculously cool music

[Tyr]

Your playing with Spastic Ink is some of the most insanely amazing playing i've ever heard! Your DVD is great too, I've got a pair of sticks you used on the Halford Crucible Tour.

You're one of my favourite drummers!!!!

[NUTHA JASON]

hi bobby

i'm asking all the pros this question. i think the answers could be very instructive to many of us.
let's say there was a totally new drum rudiment that was suddenly discovered and was so totally applicable that any drummer worth their salt would quickly try to learn it, master it and use it in recordings and gigs. this hypothetical new rudiment is quite hard to play and totally unrelated to any other rudiment. it is so good that you know that the next time you sit in on a session the writer is probably going to ask you to use it somewhere in their song.
my question is: starting from scratch what would be your way of learning it?

thanks
j

[NUTHA JASON]

hi bobby.

sorry to load you up with questions when you get back on the forum but here's another one...

in the August 1992 issue of modern drummer there was a great and useful article titled: THE 25 GREATEST DRUM RECORDS. because of it i bought steely dan's AJA in a time when i was almost exclusively addicted to AC/DC.
they wrote this article by researching across the industry but in particular they asked some of the top guys for their top ten selections. i'm hoping to do a similar thing here on DW and post the reults in a separate thread eventually.
So if you would be so kind please give us a list of your own top ten (perhaps your current top 10) records/albums. it would be helpful if you identified your favourite out of those and dropped in a line why it is so...but this is not totally necessary. think of it like if you were going to be locked in a remote log cabin for a whole winter, which 10 albums would you take, if 10 were all you could take?

thanks
j

[lastditch]

WoW!These forums are insane.Bobby,you're work is quite impressive and the new dvd is a stellar example of how the drums have evolved over the last decade.

[dw D]

Huge fan Bobby!!!! i heard spastic ink when i was a kid and it blew my mind

[mvikred]

one of the best and most innovative drummer in metal scene today. love his double bass concepts and open hand style of playing. waiting for new stuff from u bobby.

[tot_fnky]

Another beast in metal drumming. Amazing speed and technique, love the fact that he plays opened. Spastic Ink is INSANE.

[drumbumhamza]

first up
INSANE performance on the dvd ..... inspired me to try keeping crashes behind....i do it ocassionally.....kinda hard tho.....u make it look so easy

great drumsound

also are those signature sound edge hats ? if so then we have something in common :)

also, id like to know what pedals your currently using

thanks a million
hamza (fan from india)

[Jim Penebaker]

Great stuff from this guy. I really dig the voicings and original ideas, not to mention the cool visual tricks.

[Ian Williams]

Helo, Bobby.

You are a crucible of drums! Pandemonium.

Up the irons!

[JjBb12]

Yo Bobby! for me you are the best drummer in the world!! Spastic Ink is not a human creation...Let us know if there is 3rd album for spastic ink

[Chaos_Inferno]

Wow.... did not know I would find so many drummers I thought were amazing on here.

The spped and precision in all those crazy off-rhythms/time signatures you play in blow my mind. Harm and Half-Time Baking Shuffle is one of my favorites....

Keep up the good work man, let us know about any other projects you'll be working on. ;)

[Deathmetalconga]

A big thumbs up to Bobby. As an open-handed drummer, you are one of my big inspirations.

[Swissadiddle]

One word my man:


EPIC.

[Ian Williams]

Fellows,

Check Bobby's profile: http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers...Jarzombek.html

His new band: Spastic Ink

Bobby did an extraordinary and inspiring drum work on Crucible ~ Halford. I like his bass drum triplets 16th notes.

All The Best,

[Kongo]

Both Jarzombek's are amazing!!!

Ron + Bobby.

[drummingman]

hey bobby!
when playing double bass do you still play right foot lead all the time? do you ever alternate when playing double bass?

[tambian89]

Just listened to Bobby's work with the thrash band Juggernaut; absolutely amazing! Definately check these guys out.