8Mile
Platinum Member
Cowbell. I learned to play a cowbell mounted on the bass drum hoop. I wanted to learn out of the Afro-Cuban Rhythms For Drumset book. I was a huge Steve Gadd fan and wanted to be able to play some of those rhythms when I was studying with a drum teacher in my early-20s. So he worked me through that book.
But now that I often play an 18" diameter bass drum, that thing just doesn't sit high enough. There are other ways to address this, but I just don't bother because I don't play the cowbell enough on most gigs to go through any trouble. But it's too damn low.
But now that I often play an 18" diameter bass drum, that thing just doesn't sit high enough. There are other ways to address this, but I just don't bother because I don't play the cowbell enough on most gigs to go through any trouble. But it's too damn low.