What parts of drumming are you "done" or "over it?"

Al Strange said:
I’m honestly stumped…I can’t think of anything related to drums that I’m done with… :unsure:
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I guess I was waiting for someone to say that LOL. Here's one:

I'm done worrying about why the lock nut on all the drum thrones with the cork screw doesn't stay locked. But I'm not done with the drum thrones themselves because you can't find one without it. Hydraulic ones don't count because they don't offer any locking of rotational movement whatsoever.

Now try again Al. There must be something you're done with!?!? :)
 
I am done! with trying to find Sonor phonics in 22x18..8x12..14x14..16x16. I've been ebaying..googeling..etc to no avail for a decade!...im done! it's just not worth the headache!. Well...one more year and it's over!
 
rhumbagirl said:
I guess I was waiting for someone to say that LOL. Here's one:

I'm done worrying about why the lock nut on all the drum thrones with the cork screw doesn't stay locked. But I'm not done with the drum thrones themselves because you can't find one without it. Hydraulic ones don't count because they don't offer any locking of rotational movement whatsoever.

Now try again Al. There must be something you're done with!?!? :)
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That’s spot on about thrones, but I think I’d find it annoying if it did stay locked now! :ROFLMAO:
 
PorkPieGuy said:
I was reading a drum rewrapping thread, and while @caddywumpus had rewrapped drums before, he basically said, "I'm done wrapping drums." And man, do I get it! I am too. I've done a kit and a couple of snares, and that's it for me.

This started me thinking...what else am I "done" with when it comes to drums, playing music, etc.? Here are a few that I've been thinking about for a long.

My "done" and "over it" list:

1. Wrapping or refinishing drums (already mentioned but worth repeating).
2. Home recording by myself. I've learned to dislike this process. If I'm going to record, I'm going to worry about drums and that's it, and they will be set up at someone else's place with someone else's mics. I'm happy using the house kit too if there is one.
3. Mixing demos and projects. (I know this is a part of #2, but it's worth emphasizing).
4. Putting up with band members with substance issues.
5. Owning crummy gear or gear that "works ok." I play what I want or I don't play (exceptions will sometimes happen due to backline obligations).

How about you? What are you "done" with?
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I guess the only "thing" I'm done with is my lack of progress playing. I'm 72 YO, Retired, and have resurrected playing drums in 2019 after a 50 Year Hiatus[1969]. Notwithstanding that I am late to the Game ( I still thank my wife [50 years this November] for gifting a Drum Kit at Xmas 2018), I play about 1 hour a day along to My Music. Since the return, I have progressed in my play, without practicing, but limited myself from improving by concentrating too much on the Sounds of My Drums. I knew nothing of drum tuning or different drum heads back in the day, and now those aspects of playing became an Obsession ( I kinda have a little OCD). Lately, I'm putting the sounds of drums in a different space, and looking for improving my play. So, I'm Not Done, just trying to refocus on playing better. If I can play like Chicago's drummer and /or Steely Dan's Drummers or at least 75% of those levels - that would be a thrill for me.
 
Croatian Man said:
I guess the only "thing" I'm done with is my lack of progress playing. I'm 72 YO, Retired, and have resurrected playing drums in 2019 after a 50 Year Hiatus[1969]. Notwithstanding that I am late to the Game ( I still thank my wife [50 years this November] for gifting a Drum Kit at Xmas 2018), I play about 1 hour a day along to My Music. Since the return, I have progressed in my play, without practicing, but limited myself from improving by concentrating too much on the Sounds of My Drums. I knew nothing of drum tuning or different drum heads back in the day, and now those aspects of playing became an Obsession ( I kinda have a little OCD). Lately, I'm putting the sounds of drums in a different space, and looking for improving my play. So, I'm Not Done, just trying to refocus on playing better. If I can play like Chicago's drummer and /or Steely Dan's Drummers or at least 75% of those levels - that would be a thrill for me.
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What genre? If it's heavy metal or hard rock or punk or... I'd be done attempting those styles past age 70 myself. I'm luckily in my 50s still LOL.
 
This is probably the coolest question thread on the forum.

A really good way to have an old fashioned chat about things that really get us annoyed and to be heard.

I love the responses so far!!!

For me.......

1) Playing with humans on a professional level. I just can't run the gamut of that anymore for both my mental and physical health. I've been there, done that.

2) Getting hooked into the world of complicated, cluttered, "look at me" drumming styles. It's become a bore for me..... mainly because I can't bloody do it, but it just doesn't make any sense to me.

3) Gear. I've never really been into gear in terms of seeking out amazing rare snares or cymbals etc. I have good stuff, minimal amounts. That'll do me nicely. I have a pragmatic approach to gear. Basic decent purchases once.....move on.

4) Trying to prove to myself every time I sit behind the kit to be amazing. Well I ain't anyway, but still.

5) Wanting to set up a kit on the top of mount Everest and do a drumming duo with Al Strange. It's a logistical nightmare.
 
rhumbagirl said:
What genre? If it's heavy metal or hard rock or punk or... I'd be done attempting those styles past age 70 myself. I'm luckily in my 50s still LOL.
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No Heavy Metal (some Guns N Roses, some Metallica) , but mostly Rock/Pop and Blues/Country Rock.... Some of MY MUSIC alphabetical samplings : Allman Bros (damn Good Band) Boston, Beatles, Blind Faith, CCR, CSN&Y, Cream, Clapton, Dylan, Doobies, ELO, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Grand Funk RR, Bruce Hornsby, Billie Joel, J. Geils, Jethro Tull, Kinks, Alvin Lee, Led Zep( some), Moody Blues, McCartney, Marshall Tucker, Motown, Mellencamp, Petty Bonnie Rait, Linda Ronstadt, Santana, Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel), Ten Years After, Van Morrison, The Who (some), Whitesnake, Steve Winwood, ZZ Top.
 
I’m done with always looking at new drums thinking of replacing what I have for no good reason since what I have is fine. And I’m 69 I could croak next 6-10 years so I’ll need money for my funeral. I’m having a Viking funeral ship to be cremated in sailing off into Gulf of Mexico. I know it’s likely illegal but I insist. Cremating me on land could pose a risk to surrounding life
 
Al Strange said:
:oops:Whoa…Hang on a minute there you guys…I once got a cowboy boot strap caught on a bass drum T rod after set up at a gig. As we say in Blighty, I went down like a sack of something unsavoury...the drums went with me but were largely unharmed...unlike my ego!!? @rhumbagirl I’m done with T rods!!:D(y)
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C'mon Al!..ride! that bull rodeo man!. Well..even the good cowboys get tossed now and then ah reckon. Good try though..and it's Al Strange comin outa shoot 3 on wild! fire. 🐎 .
 
Bozozoid said:
C'mon Al!..ride! that bull rodeo man!. Well..even the good cowboys get tossed now and then ah reckon. Good try though..and it's Al Strange comin outa shoot 3 on wild! fire. 🐎 .
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PorkPieGuy said:
I was reading a drum rewrapping thread, and while @caddywumpus had rewrapped drums before, he basically said, "I'm done wrapping drums." And man, do I get it! I am too. I've done a kit and a couple of snares, and that's it for me.

This started me thinking...what else am I "done" with when it comes to drums, playing music, etc.? Here are a few that I've been thinking about for a long.

My "done" and "over it" list:

1. Wrapping or refinishing drums (already mentioned but worth repeating).
2. Home recording by myself. I've learned to dislike this process. If I'm going to record, I'm going to worry about drums and that's it, and they will be set up at someone else's place with someone else's mics. I'm happy using the house kit too if there is one.
3. Mixing demos and projects. (I know this is a part of #2, but it's worth emphasizing).
4. Putting up with band members with substance issues.
5. Owning crummy gear or gear that "works ok." I play what I want or I don't play (exceptions will sometimes happen due to backline obligations).

How about you? What are you "done" with?
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I am done playing with self-absorbed people who waste other's time and don't honor their commitments.
 
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