Yep...obviously I missed that. I "warned" you that I scanned the book quickly. Having played though it for about 40 years, I'm so used to seeing single and double paradiddles I was scanning for triples because they are actually rare in the first part of the book.
So, what's your answer now to how many solos one has to learn before all rudiments are covered?
It almost seems that the book was written in a "stream of consciousness" manner. I have yet to find a logical, progressive order in it.
This is NOT a recommendation, it's just the way I did it: When I first started using the book, I did 10 solos at a time for a week; 1-10 the first week, 11-20 the next, and so on. That was the way that made most sense to me. Within each group, you find at least one solo that will "kick your butt".
I've been learning them in groups of 10, as well. I think I'm going to stop after No. 40 (assuming all rudiments are covered by then), and then go back to iron out the sticky spots.
I guess I'm going to try and check ProLogix pads next. Unfortunately, it's going to have to wait until I feel safer going into a store.
Fortunately, I'm not in desperate need of a pad. My Vater serves me well. I get to do what I need to do.
If you're looking for a new pad, particularly one that is good for buzz-rolls, you may want to try something else than the ProLogix pads. I have the blue one, and, while I love it (it's grated for improving your hands) and use it almost all the time at home, I can't say buzz-rolls are something it's meant for; like 8mile says about the Reflexx pad, you
can play buzz-rolls on it, but it's really quiet - still, it is a great pad for general practice.
You may want to look into the Xymox pad like
@Odd-Arne Oseberg suggested.
Definetly, and playing them in tempos and is ways you'll approach the kit it will just naturally show up in your playing.
I haven't started implementing, or trying, any of the solos on the kit yet. But, what I've been doing for the past dozen or so (and go back to do with previous solos) is, not only count out loud, but at the same time, run alternate 1/8th notes with my feet
feathering the double bass pedals. I've always played heel up, so doing this heel down while playing through the solos is a nice bit of coordination practice on top of it.
What do you suggest trying first when beginning to incorporate the solos around the kit: just take a lick or two from here and there and play it around the kit, or something more involved like playing an entire solo on the kit with accents on the toms, taps on the snare, hi-hat keeping time, etc?