Drummertalk podcast

Hey All, Im a big fan of the drummertalk.org Podcast with Dave and Troy.
Especially since Troy joined the mix. The topics are fun, informative and interesting (too me) and the guys seem to have really nice rapport with each other.

Just curious if anyone here digs the show ( or not ), has met the guys or just your 2 cents in general.

Or if anyone else has drumming podcast suggestions I would love to hear them.

Aravind

Drummertalk podcast

The Rim Shock - Auxiliary Percussion for the Drum Kit

The Rim Shock - Auxiliary Percussion for the Drum Kit

Over my years of walking through the NAMM show, I always felt there was a niche that could be filled by products that really pushed the sonic boundary while still being practical and most importantly, musical. After many years of R&D of various ideas and help from some great people including some on here, the Rim Shock has been chosen as the first product that I am releasing under my new company, Kennedy Camden Auxiliary Percussion.

Any support that anyone can give here would be of great help. I am looking forward to the Rim Shock being a part of everyone's drum kit. Thank you.

http://ift.tt/1F9Izy0

* I wish I could post some photos directly on here, but I cannot seem to be able to do this at this time. Nevertheless, they are on the Kickstarter link I posted above

The Rim Shock - Auxiliary Percussion for the Drum Kit

Paiste Alpha China

I typically use the website musiciansfriend.com for my gear and they have this awesome thing called "Stupid Deal of the Day." Recently, the deal of the day was an 18" Paiste Alpha China Cymbal for $89. I missed out on it because I saw it the day after, but would it have been as good of a deal as it seems? I don't know much about Paiste cymbals.

Paiste Alpha China

Ludwig Supraphonic dilemma

Okay guys, I have a situation and I want to ask you for advice.
I currently own a 14x8 Premier Project One snare drum.
It's a vintage snare drum made out of birch, and it's designed to be a studio snare(dampened snare wires, some other stuff...).
Anyway, I mostly play rock/hard rock music and it really fits into that style, but I'm starting to play some softer stuff like pop rock/funk/latino/jazz with another band and I wanted to get a new snare.
I found a good deal for a used Ludwig Supraphonic 6.5x14 (LM402) and I'm not sure if I should buy that snare, or get a same Ludwig Supraphonic 5 inch deep (LM400), since I already have a deep wooden snare, maybe I should get a shallower(5 inch) metal one?
So, the question is LM402 or LM400 as my next snare, considering I already have a deep(14x8) wooden snare?
Thank you for your replies in advance! :)

Ludwig Supraphonic dilemma

Robert Wyatt

Soft Machine?

Matching Mole?

This guy is in the top 5 for me.
https://youtu.be/a0O5YgTFE68

And this might be favorite clip on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/tyPNZiFJyS0

Robert Wyatt

Help! Can't keep time without a metronome

Hi! I've been playing drums for 13 years now and for the last 3 years my timekeeping has really taken a turn for the worse.
I can stay in the pocket for maybe 2 or 3 bars before the tempo is either rushing or dragging. It dosen't matter if i'm playing by myself, on rehearsals or on stage. The only thing spinning around in my head when I start a groove is if the tempo fluctuates or not. It's like a mental state that can't stop analyzing.

This led me to stop playing fills completely and I began practicing with a click track that goes silent for several bars( 8 bars with click and 8 without for example) but it seems to have made it even more detrimental to my inner clock.
Prior to that i've always been practicing with a metronome and for the last year I even bring it up on stage.
I can't help feeling like a impotent drummer when I'm dependent on a machine to keep time for me.

Any tips on how I can break this pocket blocking curse? Feel free to correct my terrible grammar btw I hope it's understandable enough.

Help! Can't keep time without a metronome

Anyone know who the drummer for Andreya Triana is?

Andreya Triana - Live

Who is he and what is he playing? Does anyone here know? Thanks!

Anyone know who the drummer for Andreya Triana is?

Anyone know who the drummer for Andreya Triana is?

Andreya Triana - Live

Who is he and what is he playing? Does anyone here know? Thanks!

Anyone know who the drummer for Andreya Triana is?

I'm Coming to Canada

Vancouver to be precise. Any good drum or music shops I should visit? Any bargains to be had?

I'm Coming to Canada

Amps?

I've been playing with a small jazz group and I'm finding it very hard to get my brush playing loud enough for them to hear. The guitarist and bassist have their small amps and they don't play very loudly and still brushes just don't carry ... even the pianist (just playing on a real piano) has a hard time hearing.

So I've been thinking about attaching one of my drum mics to the snare, running an XLR to 1/4" cable to a mini amp, and seeing if that helps.

Is this a stupid idea?

One thing I know I'll have to be aware of is rim clicks. I'll need to place the mic far away from the area where I click or those will sound like gunshots. But it seems like the idea might work in general.

If it is a stupid idea, any suggestions for making myself heard ... without always playing sticks? Sometimes you need the brushes for swishing.

Amps?

Achieving Greatness

What do you think it takes to achieve greatness as a drummer/musician? I have my own thoughts on this, which I will share, but first I would like to hear yours.

Achieving Greatness

Question for You Open-handed Drummers

So I started fully playing open-handed a few years back (weak hand leading on hi-hats and ride) to even out my hands and have unobstructed access to the kit at all times.

Well, I am now at the point where my weaker hand is in fact faster than my dominant hand. The odd thing, though, is that from a technique perspective, my dominant hand is still further ahead (except at higher BPMs where my dominant hand breaks down in relation to my weaker hand).

Anyways, is this common for open handed drummers?

Is this a "good" or logical end-result of open-handed drumming? Or am I doing something wrong?

Lest any of you should ask, I regularly practice out of Stick Control, Wilcoxon, work my rudiments and have an instructor, etc. so I don't think I am doing anything "wrong" per se in terms of encouraging an imbalance between my hands. But I am curious how others have approached this issue.

Question for You Open-handed Drummers

Cheap amp/speaker options for basement jams?

Just graduated college a couple weeks ago and since I've been home I've started making some changes to my acoustic kit. I'm adding a couple of cheap Simmons trigger pads for some experimental sound variety, and I'll be using them with the module from my Simmons SD5K kit that I had with me at school. I'm looking for a way to get the sound output loud enough so that my guitarist friend can hear it amongst the sounds his amp and my acoustic drums/cymbals when we jam in my basement.

I've been doing a bit of research on the web for the past day or two and most of what I've been reading says that I'll need an amp (god help you if it's a guitar amp) specifically made for E-drums (with a keyboard amp appearing to be a popular backup choice), or I need to get some type of PA speakers.

I'm not looking to spend all that much on an amp/speaker since it's not for gigs or anything, it's just for my friend's benefit when we jam. But at the same time I want to make sure I'm getting something that's both compatible and safe to use with my module, and will be loud enough for him to hear. I have some possible products I'm looking at, but I wanted to see if I could get some suggestions and/or advice here first.

Cheap amp/speaker options for basement jams?

Bought a YAMAHA Flying Dragon for $40!!

I've been looking for a Flying Dragon pedal at a decent price for a while but never had any luck, until today!!

The guy I got it from said he only used it a handful of times and that it sat in a box the past ten years, the footboard looks brand new as does the chain, springs, and other components. I replaced the Yamaha beater with a wooden beater and only had to adjust the beater angle and it was dialed in!

Now I need to get rid of my vintage pedals that I was so fond of in a previous thread!

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Bought a YAMAHA Flying Dragon for $40!!

New Audio recording

Hey all! So I just finished my first major foray with my little studio rig.
I'm using a MacBookAir running GarageBand, plugged into a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 USB interface (this is the 8-channel one).

AKG D112 is in the bass drum, Shure SM57 on the snare, AKG C418 mics on the toms, and an AKG SE300B pencil condenser as my overhead. I'm adding drums to the classic "Classical Gas", here re-arranged by the California Guitar Trio.

It's not perfect, but it's pretty cool to be able to do something that sounds this ok ;)

http://ift.tt/1KFewGb

Let me know what you think!

New Audio recording

Pearl free floater snare question

I'm thinking of buying a 5x14 and was wondering about shell depth. If I want to add a different shell, how tall should it be to fit the free float mechanism?
How about a 6 1/2 inch free floater? What depth shell? Thanks.

Pearl free floater snare question

Recommended hardware

Hi there! Im new to posting on the form but I read this fourm all the time!

Played drums for over 10 years and I had the same Sonor Force 2005 (Can't exactly remember if that is the Force number but I am away working at the moment) since I started playing and decided to go for everything new!

So I just ordered a Gretsch Catalina Club rock kit with 24" kick in Vintage Pearl White! But looking for recommended hardware for the kit... I want something at a very good quality and strudy. I found with my Sonor kit the high hat stand always needed adjusting etc...

Also I think I'm going to go for Zildjian K Custom pack but with peoples past experiences of them I'd like to ask.. Is the 'Dark' cymbals too dark for playing the likes of Indie music? As I play a varied range of music just didn't know what was the case with these!!

Any help would be appreciated!!

Recommended hardware

Use your sticks...duh!

I've been trying out ride cymbals left and right and just can't find a sound I care for. Well, it occurred to me today to bring my sticks with me. Cymbals I had written off before suddenly sound good to me. Probably a no brainer for many of you, but for anyone else who didn't think to test cymbals using you're own....you should.
I've been on an extended break from playing, but my stick of choice was and is a Regal tip 8A wood. I took a pair with me today for some more shopping and the difference in what I heard before is night and day in some cases.

Shoulda thought to use my sticks before.

Use your sticks...duh!

Garage Sale Zildjian Hats

Hello everyone,

Just found this old? pair of Zildjian hats for $20. I couldn't resist for that price but now I'm curious what exactly are they? Any help? Thanks in advance!

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Garage Sale Zildjian Hats

Value of Roland's TD6KX?

Hello,

I'm considering selling my 2006 (?) Roland TD6KX kit, and I was wondering what you guys would make of its value nowadays? It's in good shape. I bought it for 9000 Swedish SEK (about $1000) a couple of years ago.



Thanks!
Nils

Value of Roland's TD6KX?

Gretsch Renown RN1 Owners

Do your drums sound like this: http://ift.tt/1FTPccJ

(scroll down for sound samples).
Particularly the 'tuned tight' one.
Or is there a lot of processing going on in those sound clips/

Gretsch Renown RN1 Owners

Conga

Watched this last night and it had me mesmerised.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6V8S8U9iLs

I toy around with conga/bongo a bit, but am truly in awe of this guys skills.

Must see if you've ever tried them.
And I think most people who play drums could enjoy or appreciate it.
Well worth the time when you get a chance.

Conga

Put a new snare on layaway!

Gretsch Brooklyn Chrome over Brass, 14x5. It'll be my first really good snare, excited to get my hands on it.

Grabbed it for $300 brand new with free shipping.

Suggestions on which heads to throw on there? I'm a big fan of the Brian Blade snare sound, and I like high, open tunings with pleasant overtones, so maybe an ambassador or even diplomat batter would get me there?

Also not sure whether I'll keep the hoops, or swap them for diecast. Thoughts?

Put a new snare on layaway!

Popped in at Andy's for a cup of tea ...

... and came away with this.



Now I know what many people will be thinking and of course they're right, but this little beauty had my name on it the minute I first clapped eyes on it, and when I had an unexpected windfall the other day, the first thing I did was text Andy.

I'm rubbish at taking photos but anyway, please welcome Marlene (that's Marlayna, as in Dietrich, rather than Marleen as in Boycie's missus). She and Michèle complement each other beautifully, which isn't surprising because apparently padauk and zebrano are of the same family.

I cannot tell you how happy I am right now. It's like all my birthdays and Christmases at once. In fact, I said to Andy that it was like getting a pony, and it is: it's beautiful and exciting, and we're going to have so much fun!

Thank you Andy xxxxxxxxx

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Popped in at Andy's for a cup of tea ...

What Drum Moments Give You the Chills

Thought it would be fun to share those timeless drum moments that you listen to time and time again that still give you the chills. Maybe we'll get some ideas of new stuff to listen to:

- ZZ Top - Jesus Left Chicago from Tres Hombres - The open quarter notes Frank Beard lays into on the hats during the guitar solos at 1:30 and 2:57

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMjqgIZ1_YM

- Genesis - Afterglow from Seconds Out - Chester Thompson and Phil Collins complete and complement each other's fills in an amazing display of chemistry (especially cool is how they split out playing the Zappa fill - no mean feat) in what is for me the emotional high point of a brilliant live album. Check it out from 3:10 onwards

*** sorry can't find a functional link on youtube****

- Billy Cobham -Stratus from Spectrum -

After the helter skelter beginning of random noises and drum runs, Billy Cobham et al settle down and put down one of the great all time grooves at 3:05.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aw2rM0w-pc

- Dream Theatre - Hell's Kitchen - Falling Into Infinity -

Love how Mike Portnoy plays out the final section of the song at 3:18 after locking in with the guitars and keyboards on a multi-bar fill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGbYf8xKcLE

So many others, but those are the first that come to mind for me. What about you guys?

What Drum Moments Give You the Chills

Buddy Rich: Two Kinds of Technique I Admired

Buddy Rich: Two Kinds of Technique I Admired

SKF NOTE: Mel Torme's two-part 1978 Down Beat interview with Buddy Rich is one of my all-time favorites. It is a conversation between friends, between first-class musicians, and between people with utmost respect for each other. Both Messers Torme and Rich are relaxed, they've both lived through the experiences discussed.



Compared with the umpteen times I've heard Buddy interviewed on t.v., read Buddy interviewed in magazines and books -- Mel Torme's Down Beat is hands-down the best of the best. It is the interview every Buddy Rich admirer wanted: no wise cracks, just one of the world's greatest drummers talking about drumming.

The DB intro to this interview says, "The interview will be used by Torme in a forthcoming biography of Rich." This interview is so good it raised high the expectations for the Rich biography, published as "Traps - The Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich" in 1991. In my opinion, the book - while good to have from a historical perspective - was disappointing. This interview is much, much better.

Here's a snippet:

Buddy Rich: Some of the best drummers I ever heard had no technique at all. [W]henever I played Chicago on Saturday night they used to have a breakfast show for the various entertainers. They always had a line of 16 girls.... I used to go only because Red Saunders was the greatest show drummer that ever lived. He had a 10-piece band, playing all these outside jazz things for the girls to dance to. He was a cue drummer, he would catch every step the girls did. He would catch comics, catch their lines. He had things with the band that were just impossible to know. You just have to instinctively know that this is the way to play.



As far as technique was concerned, he could play a roll if they slipped him a jar of butter. He had no technique, but he had the innate ability to play drums. He wouldn't astound you by playing a solo. He couldn't play a solo, probably.

I was very into that kind of playing, the show type drumming.

And I had a great respect for Billy Gladstone. He used to play snare drum at Radio City Music Hall in New York. I used to go to see him and I used to sit in the last row in the balcony, in the back, only because I wanted to hear his roll. [W]ithout the slightest bit of motion he could almost shatter your eardrum. He had that kind of technique. When he played a roll you couldn't tell if it was a roll or if he had only one stick on the drum. It was that pure. That was the other kind of technique that I admired.

Source: "Rich + Torme = Wild Repartee," by Mel Torme. Down Beat, February 9, 1978.

Scott K Fish Blog: Life Beyond the Cymbals

Buddy Rich: Two Kinds of Technique I Admired

What do you take for granted?

It's good to think about these things.

What do you take for granted?

Sport Injuries That Stop You Drumming?

Hey all just wondering how many of you have suffered injuries that have stopped you from playing drums, for a short period, but mostly longer period. Eg not just a broken bone, but a serious recurring nerve or joint issue.

I play football (soccer) and this season have constantly had different injuries, almost not walking away from a game without something. Luckily I heal fast and I my injuries normally don't stick around, it is always something different. Today I badly strained a ligament or tendon that runs down the back of the leg across the back of the knee on the inner side. It feels very troublesome and puts me in a lot of pain to hold my foot off the as if I was playing a kick drum.

Anyway I was just wondering if some of you guys could give me some insight into what types of leg injuries you have or could get that would put your drumming at risk? And what is the chance of receiving one of these injuries playing football/soccer? Just wondering if I should reassess my sporting habits if they will impact on my drumming career.

Sport Injuries That Stop You Drumming?

Pearl free floater snare question

I'm thinking of buying a 5x14 and was wondering about shell depth. If I want to add a different shell, how tall should it be to fit the free float mechanism?
How about a 6 1/2 inch free floater? What depth shell? Thanks.

Pearl free floater snare question

My Lust Has Been Satisfied!

Can you tell what it is yet?



:)

My Lust Has Been Satisfied!

The Dunnett strainers have arrived!

I received two of the Dunnett R4-L strainers today and I installed one on my 6.5 Supra, and here are my thoughts:

It is an awesome bit of engineering, it's very smooth, and hefty. I do like the weight to it, which sorta contrasts what someone on here called "Chinese pot-metal" (or is there heavy pot-metal?) Once I got it installed, I played the drum for about an hour, with the tension in various states of adjustment, but mostly on the loose side to test if this knob moves on its own while I'm playing the drum with force.

It hasn't moved at all in any position. I could leave it loose for that sloppy, almost white-noise type of sound, and it stayed there at least as long as I played a heavy groove for about four minutes. Likewise, keeping the snares in a tighter feel you can assume it didn't move either, but I expected that as there's more friction holding it there. The drop lever is buttery smooth (it should be, it's new) - so I'll see if that changes any time soon.

All in all, I think this is a good score. I'll start recommending it to others after I play with the band next week (nothing like seeing how it holds up in a performance situation for four hours), but right now my view is very positive.

It doesn't look like it doesn't belong on the drum (which is something the Trick looks like to me), and I attribute this to the same chrome finish, as opposed to the matte-aluminum finish of the Trick.

I'm now going to install one on my other Ludwig 5" Supraphonic tonight. Peace out ;)

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The Dunnett strainers have arrived!

My two kits....

Hello to you all.

Well, here are my two babies...

A TAMA Rockstar DX. Set up as a 4 piece with 12, 16 tom, 14 snare and 22x16 BD. The snare is a Pearl Masters Studio. I have a hybrid mix of K custom bottom hat and an A custom 13" top hat on this kit....sweeeet!

The other is an Aussie Billy Hyde kit. 100% Asian Maple. 10, 12, 14 FT and 22x18 BD. The snare is a steel Billy Hyde factory standard.

Cymbals are a mix of Zildjian, Stagg, Ozman and Sabian.

I play Vic Firth F1 American Classic nylon tip sticks....no other stick will ever be in my hands again.

I am not really into "gear" per say....I prefer to spend my time practicing than driving around to all the local drum departments.

I do need a new throne though ...I bought the billy Hyde kit second hand for $200 AUD from a local pawn shop 2 days ago....was a really, really good bargain.

But the new kit has left me short a drum throne!!!

The drum mutes on the crashes are a home made job using rubber and some yellow felt.

Best regards...Ben.

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My two kits....

Ludwig Supralite Test and Groove

Hey guys! So as per my other thread, just recently bought a Ludwig Supralite in a 14 x 6.5" configuration. Here is a clip of me jamming out a bit on it. Any comments or questions welcomed!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI65...ature=youtu.be

Ludwig Supralite Test and Groove

Can you feel this?

This is just a video of me noodling... I have been doing this type of style for a little while and I don't really know what drummer I might be channelling or what style it is in. To me it sort of feels like it's based on a foot ostinato and the hands are fairly behind the beat.

It's probably extra sloppy (though it felt good at the time) because I did this after a night of zero sleep but do you think my ideas are coming through or does it all just sound like rubbish? If so what could I work on or what tips would you offer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJr4Iavlkcg

Can you feel this?

Taking the wrap off

Guys,

I realize there are a ton of refinishing threads here, but I'm not necessarily interested in a complete refinish. What I'd like to do is take the wrap off a set of mahogany drums and just leave them naked with a coat of water seal or some other protectant. Does anyone have any experience with this method and would it affect the sound in any appreciable way? Thanks!

Taking the wrap off

Starclassic Bubinga Elite Vs Starclassic bubinga made in Japan

Hello,
I'm wondering if there is ANY difference (except finish options) between the starClassic bubingas made out of 100% Bubinga wood that were made in Japan before they switched production to China, and the starClassic bubinga elites that Tama offers today.

my second question is about a deal I came across on craigslist.
The deal is for a Tama starClassic BUbinga made in Japan 4 piece shell pack (not the Ellite) that has a 10 12 16 22 configuration for $1400.
Is this a good price for this particular drum kit?

Thanks in advance

Starclassic Bubinga Elite Vs Starclassic bubinga made in Japan

Camco LA era kit

Hello drummers,

So maybe you guys have noticed but I have been buying and selling a lot of vintage gear. I even have had a few "holy grail" kits (Gretsch 1960's 12 14 18) but still for modern drums prefer Sonor. It's been interesting trying all these different shell configurations and snares (I stopped counting once I had gone through 20 kits and 40 snares). Now and then I come across a kit that I just want to keep. This would be one of them.







Enjoy!

Manny

Camco LA era kit

More BIG DRUM Bonanza-ing! (RE: Richard Sandstrom)

I had to indulge in some big drum bonanza-ing as well... oof! Richard you sound great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ25...ature=youtu.be

More BIG DRUM Bonanza-ing! (RE: Richard Sandstrom)

Are All Snare Drums Created Equal?

I went into a Guitar Center and banged on some snare drums. I discovered that I loved the sound of the Pork Pie Big Black Brass 6.5 X 14 drum. It even sounded better than the Ludwig Black Beauty 6.5 X 14 drum. At the time I assumed it sounded better than the Ludwig BB because of the heads and tuning. Maybe even the room had something to do with the great sound I heard.

Since then I have been to four other Guitar Centers and even a Sam Ash store. And at these five other stores the Pork Pie snares sounded about the same as or even worse than the Ludwig BB snares. I even tweaked the tuning of the snare drums at two of the stores.

My question is this:
If you took 10 of the exact same new snare drums, any metal snare drum of the same manufacturer, and set all of them up in one room with the same heads and the same exact tuning, would they all sound exactly the same?

I am guessing that with wood drums the sound would vary. But can the sound vary with metal drums of the same type and from the same manufacturer?

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Are All Snare Drums Created Equal?

I believe!!!

So I'm out on a date with the lovely girlfriend. Strolling around Manhattan looking at shops and stuff for her. After shopping for hours she turns to me and says we can go into Guitar Center since I've good to her the whole day. YAAYY ME!

So I make a beeline straight to the drum section. Made a left and boom! I check out the snare wall. I see a Ludwig Supralite with a clearance tag and figured why the hell not? So I set it on a kit and tried it out.

Now I'm far from superstitious but WOW!!! This snare had some serious Ludwig mojo going on. I couldn't believe the sound from just a steel snare! I didnt get to fiddle much with the tuning but that Stock Ludwig head was great. I bought it right then and there.

Fast forward the next day, and I got to really test it out. Switched heads and slapped on a Remo Controlled dot and wow. A perfect marriage. A steel 14 x 6.5" snare that sounds crisp and loud! The crack is amazing. I actually tuned it nice and low. Fat sound right? WOW! I was blown away. I always hated that fat old sound but this totally changed my mind. Such a versatile snare for sub-$200.

I now believe in the Ludwig mojo.

I believe!!!

Theme Song For Pan Am Games Released-Serena Ryder

I enjoy the music of Serena Ryder and was pleasantly surprised to hear that she sings the theme song for the upcoming Pan Am games. Here is a link to the song.

http://ift.tt/1AykuWd

Theme Song For Pan Am Games Released-Serena Ryder

Drum Evaluation

Hey guys, I have a video of me playing, and seeking evaluation. I have been playing for only 7-8 months on drums and really start practicing about 3 months ago and I need a heads up on whats good and what I need to work on. Thanks! I did have a drum teacher but was taken off due to the expenses

http://ift.tt/1ABTwN4
I noticed that I was hitting a little bit hard than usual...
Don't mind my timing its all over the place in this and its sad because I stopped here and there.

Thanks!

Drum Evaluation

NEW Drum Cover - Check it YO!

Here is my new drum cover of David Guetta's - Hey Mama. Hope you enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbBM_TI-Pek

NEW Drum Cover - Check it YO!

Drum mics (packages)

Hi guys, I'd like to hit up some research now rather than waiting until it's too late and rushing out and buying the wrong thing. I've recently been getting much more serious about my drumming and am in a band that very well may be playing some venues fairly soon.

I'd like to know, especially from the more serious drummers here, what types of mics do you have, what your set-up is, and lastly, if any of the presorted mic packages have what I should be looking for.

Right now I'm thinking.. 5 piece kit.. so, 1 snare mic, 1 bass mic, 3 tom mics, 2 overheads.

Should I be micing up top and bottom of snare? or perhaps a separate mic on the hi-hat? I don't know. That's why I'm asking here. Please help me make an informed choice.

Thanks in advance, Defender.

Drum mics (packages)

Homemade Drum Shells ?

Hey Guys ! First i'd like to excuse my average english, I'm a french guy (QC,Canada) but i'll do my best. I'm looking to start a project with my oldest son, building a drum set from scratch ! We both have our own drum sets to play on but he asked me about building one for fun and it seems like a pretty damn good project !! I was wondering if any members here did it before and, if so, i'd like some tips on witch materials to use. I tought about using either : wood but since wood ain't too flexible and dont own many wood crafting tools (I'm pretty much a metal guy and my garage is pretty much filled with welding machines,Pipe bender,sheet bender,metal saws and stuff mostly used for car custom fabrications) & I always hated working with wood for some reason lol, PVC (large pipes cuts), Acrylic (bend it), Plexiglass (seems like pain in the a$$), aluminium (My favorite option so far but have concerns about sounding too ''echo''. Any other ideas ? Any opinions ? I Don't completely remove wood from the list if you guys can guide me.

thanks in advance!!

Chris

Homemade Drum Shells ?

Cheap snare refurb!

Hi!

Normally, I am a lurker here, so I thought I would post my little project as a contribution :)

A few months ago, I found a snare drum being thrown away (together with a drum set and a few cymbals). I saved all I could carry, and the snare was one of those things. It was an old Hy-Lo snare drum (one of those old Japanese stencil drums), and it had the original snares, bottom head, hoops, snare butt, and a damaged strainer. Got it home and cleaned it up, slapped new heads on it, and jammed a screw into the strainer so that it would operate, and I had myself a nice little snare!

It was a playable snare. I couldn't turn off the snares, but other than that, it was pretty serviceable. Eventually, when a couple of lugs snapped, I started fixing it up a little. First, I replaced all the lugs with those black beavertail lugs (Slingerland, I believe?) That was less than $20, so yay!! Next was the strainer. A drums store nearby was clearing out their drum inventory, so I snagged a Gibraltar strainer for about $18. Definitely not OEM, but it also didn't have a bolt making it operational... And thus she was done.

However, one thing that always bugged me was the wrap. It was....well.... hideous. I mean, I could use all kinds of colorful descriptions, but I'll let you see it (now that it isn't on the drum). Surprised it was kinda see through!

Hy-Lo Snare drum rebuild! by Juan, on Flickr

Sorry, never got any before pics of the drum...

A few days ago, I decided to do something about it. After reading all the stories on here on how people modified and restored their drums, I felt inspired to do something to this one lol. My biggest worry was the removal of the wrap. Since it is an old stencil drum, I thought the wood underneath would be terrible. And if it wasn't, the glue that held the wrap to the drum would surely damage it. Once I undid the wrap (which required a little snapping at the seam), it just fell away! The only thing holding it to the shell was the air vent. Removed that with some pliers, and it all came off. So, success!!!!

First thing I did was sand the shell a bit. I don't mind a little texture, but this was a little rougher than I hoped. So, I started with 150 grit sandpaper, then 200, and finished with 600. The top layer was perfectly smooth, but you still had some of the grooves from the wood (cheap pine? No clue.)

Hy-Lo Snare drum rebuild! by Juan, on Flickr

So, smooth as it was, it needed some color. I decided to go with some stain from Lowe's. Since it is a small drum, I just got one of those small sample cans ($5). The color was a walnut type color. Painting it was extremely easy, and probably the last easy thing about the build.

Hy-Lo Snare drum rebuild! by Juan, on Flickr

Once the stain dried up, it got sanded a bit more and once again perfectly smooth. Then came the clear coat. I had some DEFT (I think that is the name) in the house, and decided to use it. Great gloss, and went on pretty well. The biggest issue, however, was humidity. It was taking entirely too long for the coats to dry out. According to the can, I could have put on a coat every two hours, but it was more like every day. After about 5 coats, I give up (no end in sight for the humidity). Gave the coat a little polish with 1500 sandpaper, and all was good!

Eventually, started putting it back together. Hoops got polished and cleaned as much as possible, but some of the spots where the chrome had oxidized couldn't be saved :( Put everything back on there, and tuner her up.

Hy-Lo Snare drum rebuild! by Juan, on Flickr

The good:
--Weight. One thing that REALLY stood out while working on her is her weight, or lack thereof. I guess the shell is rather thin (probably why it has re-rings?). With it being a 6 lug snare, it has less weight on the shell, too. It is easily the lightest snare I own.
--Tuning. I wish my other snares tuned this easily. Despite it using snare wires from the 70's (or whenever it was from), they sound very good and have that vintage sound to them.
--It's pretty! Well, at least I think so...

The bad:
--Tuning. The side effect of the 6 lugs and such a thin shell--I don't dare crank it up, lest I might break something. Tension at the lugs is as high as I can safely take it, but the tuning on the drum is on the medium scale. Which I do like (I have HORRIBLE luck tuning medium on my drums...).
--The badge. This is rather OCD of me, but I like having the "Evans" logo and the badge line up. If I do this on the drum, the strainer is literally on my right knee, which makes playing a pain in the butt. Had to make a sacrifice in that department...

The ugly:
That damn badge!!! Ahem. Just as I was putting it all together and tightening the last rod, I noticed I hadn't put the thing back on!!!! Ended up just popping in there with the vent grommet. The metal is bent enough so that it is somewhat flush with the shell, but it isn't actually affixed to the wood. I might used a couple of bolts later to secure it to the shell.

Overall, I can't really complain about the drum or the project. I learned a good bit about drum work, woodworking, not swearing around the kids, and having some patience when doing things like this. The only thing that I would not mind doing to her last is getting some black 6 lug rims; I think it would go well with both the finish and the lugs.

Here are a few more pics of the little drum that could ;)

Hy-Lo Snare drum rebuild! by Juan, on Flickr

Hy-Lo Snare drum rebuild! by Juan, on Flickr

Hy-Lo Snare drum rebuild! by Juan, on Flickr

Audio of the drum coming soon!

Cheap snare refurb!

Benny Greb on Drumeo (YouTube)

A treat for us all!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP3o84bMduE

Benny Greb on Drumeo (YouTube)

Big Drum Bonanza Play Along Contest - My version

This is a great, groovy track to play. VERY long solo part that really makes the player go down the path of discovery.

Here's my video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZTCmng7c-Q

Anyone else that has made a version?


Have an outstanding day,
Richard Sandström

Big Drum Bonanza Play Along Contest - My version

Stage Banter

I mentioned in another post that I just had knee surgery and consequently, I have a lot of time on my hands to just sit in front of the TV. I've been watching a lot of highlights from various music festivals, and one thing I noticed that quickly became annoying is the lack of variety in stage banter. What the band or front person says to the audience. "Are you ready to rock", "Lift your hands in the air", "Lets make some noise", pretty much all the same ole stuff that every other band says. I started wondering if it's all starting to sound alike because I'm getting old and I've seen it all before, nothing new under the sun and all that. Or is it just the younger bands that are on these kinds of shows and they haven't heard it a million times already and it's new to them. It made me start thinking more about what my bands say on stage and how we interact with the audience. I was wondering what some of your bands do and say on stage to not sound like a cliche'?

Stage Banter

oak for hickory drum sticks

hello, I was just looking at the difference between the promark 5a hickory and the shira kashi oak, and i was just wondering what is the exact weight of both the sticks because the website does not say.
thanks

oak for hickory drum sticks

Some Drum Workshop love!

It seems whenever someone brings up DW Drums, we seem to pile on to that company (probably unfairly). While DW Drum owners sit in stoic silence until the rabble-rousing calms down.

I found a couple of shots of me back in the 2001-2008 years when I played DW Drums, and back then, I really liked those Collector's Series drums, and I stand by what I always say that they are well-made instruments that sound great, and will pretty much do anything you need them to do. So even though I don't play DW anymore, there's no reason for me to hate them, there's probably no reason for anyone else to hate them, either. I've lived with two of them and although I couldn't quite get them to sound like the sound I was hearing in my head, they sounded great for the work I was doing at the time.

Anyway, as proof, here's my two promo shots I used back then. The zebra FinishPly was my first one, and I even had a matching 5x14 snare drum. I later traded the zebras for the black satin stain 6-piece with a black/brass snare when I realized I didn't want to look like I was in a perpetual mid-life crisis ;)

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Some Drum Workshop love!

D.I.Y drum dvds

[ATTACH]684Attachment 6842929[/ATTACH]My DVD Play drums now is number 4 and my other DVD The Complete Drummer number 11 in the Musicroom all time best selling drum DVDs. I made them with my own money and wrote and directed them myself.If you have some ideas, get them out there ! (you don't need big companies ).Regards Toni Cannelli

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D.I.Y drum dvds

4 limbs independence exercises

Hey drummers, just want to share some of my independence exercises... Hope you'll enjoy !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4D25hw7cuY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEqJG9NvrQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBJ_Uyu3O0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVTJ1BiPxsQ

4 limbs independence exercises

The drummers who just go for it

Wondering which big names in the drumming community don't know any rudiments or how to read music?

I'll start, Chris Johnson - Stevie Wonder, Rihanna, Anastacia

The drummers who just go for it

Master of Puppets with St Anger snare

The title says it all.

Just awesomely terrible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=46&v=Xui06jwWaAM

Master of Puppets with St Anger snare

Tama Silverstar lacquer quality/durability?

Hey

Does anyone know if the (newest) Tama Silverstar lacquer is ok in quality/durability?

I have zero knowledge of drum lacquer

I won't be gigging/moving the drums much
So I guess lacquer would be fine, unless the finish is REALLY sensitive (?)

Tama Silverstar lacquer quality/durability?

Gamma Ray - AVALON drum cover

Weekend drummer here guys... not perfect but it was fun. Very weird slow tempo on this one, doesn't feel very natural when playing (at least for me).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYOSYK39M_w

Gamma Ray - AVALON drum cover

A Custom Convertable

Hey guys,
So I was thinking that after replacing my 16" A Custom Crash with an 18" I could maybe "convert" it into a 16" A Custom EFX Crash Cymbal. Has anyone had any experiences with this before (other cymbal manufacturers are also welcome)? I wasn't sure if it'd ruin the hammering or something. And also I'd let it be done rather than doing it myself, as I'm not too much of a craftsman. Thanks for your replies in the future!

A Custom Convertable

George Kollias 16 week speed & control workout

Hello,
George no longer offers the 16 week program, but I would like to try it. He says on his site to email him and he will send it, but I imagine he is extremely busy and does not have time for emails. Does anyone have this program?

P.S. Inb4 someone says I'm trying to get free stuff. I'm not. George doesn't have the program available for purchase or I would buy it. I also can't find any other structured workouts to buy.

Thanks,
Mark

George Kollias 16 week speed & control workout

200bpm Drum/Guitar Solo Shred

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGaPRH-uNQw

A old song by my band Le Grand. My new music is found at http://ift.tt/1RraFxj

200bpm Drum/Guitar Solo Shred

Band Pay Splits

Hey guys! I do not know if this has been previously brought up or not, sorry if it has!

When you play a gig, how does your group split up the pay? Is it divided evenly by all members? Do you reward the member who booked the show? Hold any in a band fund account for equipment?

I am interested in hearing how different groups do it!

Band Pay Splits

Looking for a new sound

I currently am playing a giant bonzo-esque kit, but am currently in the market for smaller.

Vintage Ludwig 14/18/24
Pasite 24" Modern Essentials formula 602 ride
Zildjian K 20" ride used as a crash
Zildjian EFX 20" crash
Zildjian K 14" hats.


May be purchasing a Yamaha Stage Custom 10/12/14/20 this afternoon.
I want to steer my playing into more a prog, jazz, math rock sound.

Should I trade in my Paiste Ride and EFX crash for something else thats smaller and darker? Use my K ride as an actual ride and get a smaller crash, like an 18, or a light 20"?

Or keep my cymbals for when I ever choose to set up the giant kit again?

Looking for a new sound

May buy a new drum today!?

A man is selling his yamaha stage custom for $450 w/ cases. I talked him down to $300 as long as I can pick it up today before one.

Is that a good deal or what?

Its not the color I care for, but its the sizes I've been looking for.

New would cost me about $500 with no cases.

Should I jump on it or wait?

May buy a new drum today!?

A lesson from a master: Steve Gadd

I joined a large audience in Northampton, UK for a show called The World's Greatest Drummer on Tuesday evening. It featured host Ian Palmer and guests Pete Cater, Steve White and the inimitable Dr. Steve Gadd playing with Pete Cater's big band. By-in-large, Pete's book consists of Buddy Rich charts so much of the evening was the various drummers playing classic Buddy sides with the band. The guys took brave runs at Time Check, Norwegian Wood, Basically Blues, Love For Sale, etc.

Everyone - band included - acquitted themselves well but Steve Gadd put on a masterful performance. His contribution wasn't a blaze of chops (though there was a bit of that) or some new and fascinating rhythmic or metric concept. To be honest, having seen him live many times since my first time in the 1980s his chops aren't at the same level as they were when he was younger. But, what hasn't changed is his approach.

The thing that struck me most deeply about his performance was his simple confidence to surrender to playing the exceedingly obvious with purpose and grace. When you hear Steve do interviews, he always mentions "letting the music dictate what (he's) going to play." I bet if you transcribed everything he played that night there'd be nothing that might stand out to you as "out" or highly innovative. Rather, everything he played fit into the music like it had always just been there. If a brass line needed a set-up, the set-up was clear, concise and lead logically into the line itself. At no point did he try to jam a few extra notes or a lick-du-jour into the spaces between the horn lines. Didn't he know this was a drum nerd thing?

He put his ego on the back burner and played things that connected the sections of the music together seamlessly and in a way that both the audience and the band could easily follow and understand. There was nothing jarring from a rhythmic standpoint and most of what he played he played with simple stickings. When he came to the famous break after the shout chorus in Love For Sale he didn't pull out something from the vast playbook of Gaddisms that we've all copied and pasted into our own playing. Nope, he laid down a snare drum roll that finished with a klak! BOOM! rimshot and BD that was an echo of the one Buddy played on the original album version on Big Swing Face. I actually laughed and cheered out loud. Why would you play anything else? How could you play anything else, even if you're Dr. Steve F*ing Gadd?

And somehow, in all this simplicity, space and obviousness, his performance stood out against the others, despite them all being top notch. He shaped the music with dynamics, both responding and dictating to the band. He played the time with authority but never autocratically. He relied on simple quarter notes on the ride to propel the swing tunes forward. He moved and bent with the band putting his notes where they rhythmically followed from those they played before rather than playing like a jumped-up metronome and pounding his personal conception of the time home like a slave driver. His solos and breaks were inventive, using as many spaces as notes to draw us in and surprise us. There were no long, drawn out flurries of notes or complex syncopations to trick and lead the ear astray from the pulse and shape of the music. It all just made sense, and it would have made sense even to a less drumistically educated ear.

Most of all, he wasn't afraid to just play what was right there in front of him. In front of all of us, really.

A lesson from a master: Steve Gadd

Unknown brand drumkit - Can You help me please?

Hello,

I saw this kit for sale (pictures in attachment) and the wrap finish captured my attention to it. The price of the kit is so low that I started to look carefully searching for some clues to the brand/model. (I asked the seller for more info/pictures, I'm waiting for an answer).

It seems to be a cheap kit but by other hand I never saw a budget kit with a finish like this before. Pay attention to the bass drum hoops, they have the same pattern.
The rack toms have 6 lugs, floor tom has 8 lugs and the bass drum has 10 lugs (I never saw cheap kits with 10 lug bass drums).

The toms don't have the bottom heads, like in the old days.

Is it Just a cheap kit?
Any help is very much appreciated.

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Unknown brand drumkit - Can You help me please?

please comment on my technique

Hi I started playing seriously last year. Took 3 months of drum lessons. Please comment and criticize my playing. This is me playing doubles at 77bpm. I am kind of stuck around this tempo for a long time. How can I improve to sound better and increase speed? Should I continue taking lessons? Reason why I discontinue drum lesson is because I want to focus on listening and playing along with music for now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yjum_mf9vE


Thanks in advance!

please comment on my technique

Acoustic Kit with Mutes vs. Electronic Kit

Hi Everybody,

I'm new to the drums, and I'm looking into buying my first kit. Starting in the fall I'm going to be living in either college dorms or a college apartment complex, so I need to get a kit that will allow me to practice quietly w/o disturbing the neighbors. I've been looking into electronic drums, and they seem like a decent solution. The problem is that I can't afford the nice Roland and Yamaha kits with mesh heads, so I'd most likely end up with something like the Yamaha DTX400K with rubber pads. That's fine and all, but I'm concerned that as someone who has absolutely no experience with the drums whatsoever I'll end up not developing proper technique as I won't have exposure to the way an acoustic kit feels and responds when played.

What I'd really like to do is buy an acoustic kit and find an effective way to mute it. So my main question is, how does the volume of a muted acoustic kit using something like Vic Firth mutes or Remo Silentstroke heads compare to that of an electronic kit with the volume off? Is there any way that I can get an acoustic kit quiet to the point where it's playable in the environment that I described?

If the electronic kit ends up being the way to go, which model would you recommend in the $400 - 600 price range?

Acoustic Kit with Mutes vs. Electronic Kit

Hi everyone

Hi everyone, I'm new here, nice to meet you all!

Hi everyone

people that look like drummers

its screwed man. make sure to drop a comment or pic of people who look like drummers.

people that look like drummers

Ozman cymbals...surprising!!!

I was recently on the hunt for a new 16" and 18" cymbal.....

I have been playing Sabian HH since I started playing and was after a new, fresh bright sound.

I went to my local store and tried out all the usual range...yes, nice but the PRICES!!!

I came across a little display of Ozman cymbals.....

I gave them a go and I was truly floored.

The 16" was glassy, bright, explosive and in my opinion not trashy at all.

The 18" was a little warmer but still beautiful.

I got the 2 for $210 AUD.

My wallet came out quicker than a bug under a shoe.

It just goes to show that it takes different strokes for different folks

Ozman cymbals are reminiscent of Stagg cymbals but Ozman sound more musical to me...

I am NOT affiliated with Ozman cymbals at all BTW!

Ozman cymbals...surprising!!!

AGOP 30th Anniversary 18" Crash?

Hey Guys, I'm looking for a 30th crash that weighs more than 1300gr. I have listened to a lot of them on-line in the 1200gr range and some sound great, some not as much...which is not abnormal for the entire Istanbul line.

So..anyone have one over 1300gr and if so, how do you like it? Don't suppose you have a video or sound file of it? Anyone have something in the 1200s that has a bit of depth to it as a opposed to too much trashiness?

Thanks.

AGOP 30th Anniversary 18" Crash?

Finally got my setup complete

Finally sold off the my sabians and got my setup complete!
after playing the paistes ill never play b20 bronze again it just doesnt compare when your looking for bright and glassy

early 90s drum workshop maple 14,16,22
ddrum shawn drover 14x7 aluminum snare
paiste alpha 15" rock hats
paiste pst7 16" heavy crash
paiste pst7 18" medium crash
paiste pst7 20" light ride, used as crash
paiste alpha 22" heavy ride

using 2 cymbal stands for 4 cymbals and a tom lol, the bass tom hole mount holds a ride great but i never see it done.

really hard to beat the paiste pst7 sound for the price!

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Finally got my setup complete

Scratches Below Snare Bearing Edge

Hey guys,
So today after wanting to change snare heads on my Mapex Armory Exterminator snare drum I noticed some scratches on it http://ift.tt/1d0fRsM
I have no idea if this is normal, and the snare itself is not that old and I'm pretty sure I didn't do it as its only the second time I am changing the head (the first time was immediately after I got it, to change the stock head with a Remo Black X) I've already contacted support but I just want to know if anyone has had similar experiences already. Thanks for your replies in the future!

Scratches Below Snare Bearing Edge

Looking for new jazz ride

hey guys. I've been playing with sabian HH 20' duo ride for nearly 2 year but I realized that it doesn't sound good in jazz situation (not bad as left side ride though). I am thinking on buying new ride. I play all sort of jazz(bebop,free,etc) mostly, but i do different gigs occasionally (pop, rock, rnb, ballads, hip hop...) so I need something jazzy and dark but in the same time universal. Maybe you have some ideas? THANKS

Looking for new jazz ride

Hip-Hop/Funk drum cover by Jovanotti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhjoS_ZI9o4

Good evening guys! This is my new video, a hiphop/funk drum cover by Jovanotti. I hope like it ;-)
Have a nice night!
see you bye bye

Andrea :-)

Hip-Hop/Funk drum cover by Jovanotti

Improper use of drum equipment

Those aren't my nails, honest.

Improper use of drum equipment

TAMA Superstar Hyperdrive, Maple (2015) vs YAMAHA Stage customs, birch (2014)

Hi Guys,

I need a little help here. I'm planning to buy a new drum set and I'm debating between the tama superstar hyperdrive maple(2015) and Yamaha stage customs birch(2014). I read prior posts on the same topic and gathered that people preferred the yamaha stage customs birch over the older tama superstar hyperdrive which was also birch.

Does anyone know if the new superstars (maple) are good? Which one should I go for? They cost almost the same and are both available in the 6 piece configuration. Since I'm not too good with this, I was hoping someone who has either tried them both, or owns them, or knows about them could shed some light on it.

Thank you so much. Help me make the right choice :)

TAMA Superstar Hyperdrive, Maple (2015) vs YAMAHA Stage customs, birch (2014)

Anyone else seeing weird 'quote' behavior?

I can't see the contents of most quotes all of a sudden on this board.

Anyone else? Started yesterday I think.

Anyone else seeing weird 'quote' behavior?

How to contact Ludwig?

Does anyone know how to get a message to Ludwig?

http://ift.tt/1PNUMnn

There's no 'Contact Us' tab,
I don't do Facebook, Twitter, or those things,
and AFAIK, there's no Ludwig dealer in my area.

I have a 'long shot' question for them, but I figure it's worth a try,
assuming there's some way to get a hold of them.

How to contact Ludwig?

The Bat-snare and the Joker-snare?

Just got these in the mailbox!
First is an old stave one bought from JTP kind of 7 years a go, at the time i've tried to build a snare by myself, but i wasn't satisfied, so i gave it to an italian drum maker and he turn it into this Bat snare - thin stave shell (oak and purple heart) 7x14, all black nickel hardware. The tone is full of body and it sounds best with a medium tension. Overtones are just a little bit controlled.
The second one, the Joker snare, is a 5,75x13 in USA hard poplar thin stave shell-all gold shell hardware. This one has body too and the medium-high tension i believe is the best, full of overtones, but not really that boring ones. I Like this a lot!

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The Bat-snare and the Joker-snare?

Zildjian Factory Tour...

If anyone is in the Northeast and hasn't gone to a Zildjian factory tour, please do so.

Lots of history in this building. You would appreciate why cymbals $$$. I wouldn't want to work in the factory, but pretty cool.

The best job there is the sound room. They have 2 cymbals they test against: high and a low. Anywhere in that range is acceptable. Even the low was great.

He also had consti's setup for sound testing. He has been there since late 50's. Worked alot with Buddy Rich. And you could tell, his cymbal demonstration was evident that Buddy gave him some private tricks.

I'll post a few pics later....

Zildjian Factory Tour...

Is it possible to do this?

I know some things are possible and some things aren't. Is it possible to play sixteenth notes on the high-hat while doing tom rolls?

Is it possible to do this?

Swedish "Blues-Metal"

Hey y'all

Been lurking around the forum awhile now but thought it was about time i started posting aswell..

I play drums in a swedish powertrio based in Gothenburg called GRAND and we recently released our first self-titled EP.

I'm immensely proud seeing as everything was recorded live and under the pressure of time (studiotime ain't cheep, eh)

Give it a listen and tell me what you think!

http://spoti.fi/1dNFvlq

Also, if you feel the urge to buy the EP and support us, klick the link below

http://ift.tt/1GDkC7G

Cheers!
/Oskar

Swedish "Blues-Metal"

DW performance or Tama SC birch bubinga

HI i would like to know which one of this kits do you recomend? i would like to know about the sound, construction, hardware, etc. Which one worth the money
thanks

DW performance or Tama SC birch bubinga

Vintage Drums big open sound!

Did a demo session yesterday for my wedding band, decided to use my old Ludwig for the first time, I used played in heads on the kit including the snare (400) had a fresh head on my 402 but we were listening to Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik setting up so I think I had a 400 sound in my head. My set up was:

22x14 Bass drum
12x8 Tom
16x16 Floor
18x16 Floor
LM400.

15" Zildjian/Paiste Hi Hats
19" K Dark Thin Crash
21" K Crash/Ride
20" K Custom
20" Meinl Byzance Dry Ride

We used a minimal mic set up and I was over the moon with the sound, it had that lovely warm vintage sound that people pay £1000s for or use on kit sampling programmes, plus kit sounded huuuugggggeee. We used:

D6 (Bass drum)
SM57 Top Snare
PG56 Bottom Snare
AKG 214 x2 Overheads

It was so nice to hear the kit breathe, should have put a vid on youtube but alas forgot.

Does anyone else have any minimalist micing techniques that get a really good big classic drum sound?

Vintage Drums big open sound!

New drumless tracks

95 New songs added.

Check the list:
http://ift.tt/1ciqKFT
drumless tracks to jam with LEGENDS



NEW SONGS (May 2015)

2Pac – Don’t U Trust Me
ABBA – Knowing Me, Knowing You
Ace Of Base – Wheel Of Fortune
Audioslave – Gasoline
Avenged Sevenfold – Critical Acclaim
Avenged Sevenfold – Welcome To The Family
Avril Lavigne – Wish You Were Here
Billy Joel – I Go to Extremes
Black Sabbath – Iron Man
Britney Spears – Baby One More Time
Bryan Adams – Summer of 69
Christina Aguilera – Genie In The Bottle
Coldplay – The Scientist
Corinne Bailey Rae – Put Your Records On
Counting Crows – Mr Jones
Crowded House – Dont Dream Its Over
Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
Drumlessversion – Custom Ballad Song
Drumlessversion – Custom Metal Song 1
Drumlessversion – Custom Rock Song 2 (With Click)
Drumlessversion – Instrumedley 1
Drumlessversion – Instrumedley 2
Drumslessversion – Custom Funkadelic
Ellie Goulding – Burn
Foreigner – Dirty White Boy
Gob- Calling
Hall & Oates – I Cant Go for That
Hall & Oates – Maneater
Hall & Oates – Private Eyes
Huey Lewis And The News – Heart of Rock and Roll
Huey Lewis And The News – I want a new drug
Italian – Gianna Nannini I maschi instr
Italian – Gianna Nannini I maschi
Italian – Zucchero Con Le Mani (2)
Italian – Zucchero Con Le Mani
Italian- Zucchero Diavolo In Me
Jackson 5 – Shake Your Body To The Ground
Katy Perry – Dark Horse
Kenny Loggins – Footloose
Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
Led Zeppelin – Achilles Last Stand (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – All My Love (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Black dog (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Communication breakdown (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Dazed & confused (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Heartbreaker (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Immigrant song (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Kashmir (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Nobody’s Foult but Mine (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Over the Hills and Far Away (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Rock ‘n’ roll (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Since l’ve been loving you (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – The Song Remains the Same (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Trampled Under Foot (no vocals cover with metronom)
Led Zeppelin – Whole lotta love (no vocals cover with metronom)
Level 42 – Lessons In Love
Level 42 – Something About You
Lily – Allen SMILE
Linkin Park – Breaking The Habit 2
Linkin Park – Breaking The Habit
Lisa Gerrard – Now We Are Free
Loverboy – Working for the Weekend
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson – Scream
Nickelback – Someday
Ozzy Osbourne – I Dont Wanna Stop
Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears
Paloma Faith – Only Love Can Hurt Like This
Pat Benatar – Fire And Ice
Pat Benatar – Invincible
Pat Benatar – Promises In The Dark
Pat Benatar – Shadows Of The Night
Pat Benatar – We Belong
Peter Cetera – Glory of Love
Peter Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)
Peter Frampton – Show Me the Way (Live)
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Queen – The Show Must Go On
R.E.M. – Whats the Frequency, Kenneth
Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
Radiohead – High And Dry
REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You
Rise Against – Audience of One
Robin Thicke – Magic
Roxette – It Must Have Been Love
Roxette – Spending My Time
Sia – Chandelier
Simply Red – Stars
Spandau Ballet – True
Super Mario Theme
Talking Heads – Burning Down the House
The Pretenders – Back On A Chain Gang
The Pretenders – I will Stand By You
Toto – Rosanna
Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth – See You Again

New drumless tracks

'69 Holiday and'70 Powertone Rogers WMP

I put these 2 kits together while messing around , i think they look pretty good together. Also i thought in this configuration it would be nice to have a kick pedal hooked up to the hi hat somehow rather than a double. any thoughts?

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'69 Holiday and'70 Powertone Rogers WMP

TAMA Superstar Hyperdrive, Maple (2015) vs YAMAHA Stage customs, birch (2014)

Hi Guys,

I need a little help here. I'm planning to buy a new drum set and I'm debating between the tama superstar hyperdrive maple(2015) and Yamaha stage customs birch(2014). I read prior posts on the same topic and gathered that people preferred the yamaha stage customs birch over the older tama superstar hyperdrive which was also birch.

Does anyone know if the new superstars (maple) are good? Which one should I go for? They cost almost the same and are both available in the 6 piece configuration. Since I'm not too good with this, I was hoping someone who has either tried them both, or owns them, or knows about them could shed some light on it.

Thank you so much. Help me make the right choice :)

TAMA Superstar Hyperdrive, Maple (2015) vs YAMAHA Stage customs, birch (2014)

Horrible left shin splint after double bass drumming?

So recently I've been getting faster at double bass (at least I think so), I haven't been wailing the bass drum with all my might as much and I feel like I can go about 160 bpm 16ths on a good day (which improved from my 140bpm 16ths a few months ago). I also feel like I'm using less of my legs, and using half ankles half legs, hence why I'm not hitting the bass drum as hard.

However, in the beginning of my practices for the last couple of months, after going through a whole song on double bass, my left shin burns and is super tight. Even when I try and stretch it, it's still stiff and hurts like a bitch, so I usually have to wait a minute or so before it goes away.

But after practice the last couple of days, it seems to have gotten worse. I could barely stand on it after the first song I played, and I couldn't even move it let alone stretch it until waiting like 5 minutes. But after the warmup period, it doesn't hurt anymore. Then it comes back the beginning of the next practice.

Keep in mind it completely goes away after a matter of minutes. But is this a bad thing? Could I be doing something wrong? Or is it a matter of stretching and warming up better, or maybe even a good thing due to muscles building up?

pls respond

Horrible left shin splint after double bass drumming?

The Rim Shock - Auxiliary Percussion for the Drum Kit

The Rim Shock - Auxiliary Percussion for the Drum Kit

Over my years of walking through the NAMM show, I always felt there was a niche that could be filled by products that really pushed the sonic boundary while still being practical and most importantly, musical. After many years of R&D of various ideas, the Rim Shock has been chosen as the first product that I am releasing under my new company, Kennedy Camden Auxiliary Percussion.

Any support that anyone can give here would be of great help. I am looking forward to the Rim Shock being a part of everyone's drum kit. Thank you.

http://ift.tt/1F9Izy0

*I cannot seem to be able to load pictures up on here directly, but you will see more than a few of them on the Kickstarter link above.

The Rim Shock - Auxiliary Percussion for the Drum Kit

Free 16th Note Linear Fill w/ Lindsay Artkop

Hey everyone! Enjoy this 16th note gospel chop/linear fill tutorial. Any suggestions for improvement of lesson videos are welcome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15-G23uCvSo

Free 16th Note Linear Fill w/ Lindsay Artkop

Help with Dave Grohl lick

Are these normal Bonham triplets?? I don't believe so...

First off, Dave leads with his right hand, which is uncharacteristic of the usual Bonham triplets he does. The timing also seems to be different. I need help figuring out what he's doing here...SKIP TO 1:50 in the video.

http://youtu.be/GcuFXCKcMac

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Help with Dave Grohl lick

13 inch snare for hard rock

I'm looking for a new 13 inch snare for hard rock and complete my setup (i have 13 inch maple snare currently) so i'm going for a metal made snare.
I favor the crisp bright sound of steel but i've listening the Nomad black panther and besides its incredible looks it sounds really great. So there are my options and i hope u can help me on this, any input is welcome:

a)Black Panther Nomad 13 x 6 brass snare.
Pros: i can actually try it before buying, it has an awesome look and the sound range is great, also it seems like a great quality snare.
Cons: Price $500+ in my country.

b)Pork Pie little squealer 13 x 6 steel chrome.
Pros: really like the sound of this snare, great punch and very crisp. And the steel seems very appropiate for hard rock.
Cons: I can only get it imported so it's like $300, but still 200 cheaper than nomad. I've only hear it from youtube videos, but i like its sound

c) Pearl Joey Jordison 13x6,5 steel.
Pros: the cheaper of the lot, $200. Steel.
Cons: Ugly look, and cannot really try it before buying. Just hear it from Youtube videos and not really impressed.
It's weird but i would have thought that being both steel made the Squealer and the Jordison would sound similar but it doesn't seem to be the case.

Really hope u can help me.

13 inch snare for hard rock

How do you hear it all?

Hey guys, I wanted to open a discussion about monitoring live sound for drummers. I have decided it's time that I bring some of my own equipment out to venues because of all the issues hearing what's going on.

I've played venues that spent tons and tons of dollars on their stage sound, as in I've got giant monitors taller than myself pointed towards the back of the stage, and I still lose the sound occasionally when things get cray-cray.

Other times there's this tiny little wedge behind me and I hear it all, all night long.

I have not tried in-ears or phones on stage, but I'm considering it.

So I'd like to hear some opinions. What do you feel is the best bet for hearing everything, and for that matter, do you hear everything? Do you get a select mix of sound or the whole shebang?

Thanks in advance, just wanted to talk with some folks before I start looking into buying stuff.

How do you hear it all?

What snare do I have?

Hello,
I got my snare a few years ago, and I was wondering if anyone cpuld help me identify it. It came with my Premier Olympic kit (bought used) but I don't think it's an Olympic snare.
It has no badging whatsoever, and has nothing inside the shell (no serial number), so is this just a cheap unbranded snare? It sounds amazing, so I'm not sure if it is or not.
It's either 14x4.5" or 14x4.75" (can't remember) and it's magnetic and has some rust on it, so it's probably steel.
Here are some pictures (uploading from my phone so if they don't work I'll put the pictures tomorrow):
Edt: Only 1 of the pictures is working - I'll put up the rest tomorrow

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What snare do I have?

tell me the truth

Last night I was playing a gig(swing band) I thought I was kicking the groove pretty good felt good about the whole night, after the set was finished
everbody said I sounded great, this got me thinking, do people really tale you what they really think. Are they just being nice and they really thought you sucked

tell me the truth

Displacement (Van Halen - Jump, Middle 8)

At 2.14 : -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwYN7mTi6HM

The drums switch between normal and displaced and I'm having trouble getting my head round it.

The transcription is here:

http://ift.tt/1FV75cS .. its the bit on page 2 that says "guitar solo".

Okay I know its easy but I'm not used to playing displaced!

Is it best to displace, reset and then "feel" as if you're playing a normal groove and then displace back, or "feel" it as off beats from the main groove? If that makes sense..

Displacement (Van Halen - Jump, Middle 8)

LM402 Lust

I can barely get a rhythm going on my Stage Customs and yet I find myself lusting after a 402. Is this wrong? Do I need to seek help?

:)

LM402 Lust

I may have been doing it wrong all this time..

For years and years, if I play too much I've been getting odd pains mostly in my right hand, most notably my wrist and the back (top side) of my hand. My hand would sometimes get really tired playing the hi-hat and moeller would seem "jarring" on my wrist if I over-did the motion, especially on my not so bouncy electric kit hi-hat, and then when I went to fill it would hurt and oddly, the slower the fill the worse it would be especially when my hand was tiring on the hats, so sometimes just a single hit with my right hand quickly off the hats would be bad. Crazy right?

Today I sat down for the millionth time and tried to work out what was going on. Even working on the free stroke hadn't fixed it.

I just played the hats and thought, why is it uncomfortable? Then I "released" something and suddenly it was a lot more comfortable.... I think my pinky and maybe middle finger has constantly been trying to grasp the stick the whole time to keep it in a certain place across the palm. Even if I wasn't actually holding the stick against my palm I think I was tensing.

My sticks feel a bit less controlled now (though that will probably fix with time), the butt of the stick is nearer my wrist and it seems my finger tips are more controlling the stick rather than further up my fingers and sometimes my pinky doesn't quite reach, and its like my fulcrum is doing more work (in fact for rockier stuff I'm automatically reverting to a more triangular fulcrum between first and second finger).

It's so odd... It might not be the correct fix but something has certainly changed so I'll keep on experimenting for the next couple of weeks and see how band practises go.

I honestly thought about giving up so many times because of this, and now I may.. just may have fixed it.. finally. What's funny is nobody has ever spotted it because it really isn't obvious, it's not like I'm grasping the stick like a cave man.

Will post again when I'm sure and played on an A-Kit a few times.

PS, this is me doing the guru competition thing [yeah I know its rubbish but I only had a few hours to prepare ;-)]. I can sort of see on my right hand that I'm grasping a little with my pinky even though it looks loose (and its a slowly gentle piece so this wasn't really causing me any issue) : -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoVrWg2uxEs

I may have been doing it wrong all this time..

Best live drummer?

For fluidity, dynamic control, presence of mind and constant musicality, I vote Jon Fishman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBxvT4rEyiQ

Best live drummer?

Overseas Drummer

Hi -

I'm new to this forum so please be gentle.

I am currently overseas and no access to a real rig at the moment, that's why I bought a DTX520.

Quite a good buy, but the thing is, I am new to electric drums. My band is planning on doing recordings even we are oceans apart. I also have plans to continue doing drum cover videos with the DTX.

Can you give me some tips on how can I effectively do recording?

As I've said, I have a Yamaha DTX-520 and a Windows lappy.
And please take note, I am really new to e-drums and its recording.

All your help is very very veeeeeeeery much appreciated.
Thanks in advance! Rock on!

EDIT: @ moderator, please move this thread if it's in a wrong place. Thank you for not deleting it. :)

Overseas Drummer

Bass Drum Mic

Hi,
I've been looking at quite a few bass drum microphones the past couple of days, and I am stuck between 3 microphones, each at about the same price range. These are the microphones I am currently looking at: The AKG D112, the Shure Beta 52A, and the Sennheiser e 602 II. What are the main differences (advantages/disadvantages) of each microphone, does one have more/better features than the other? Please let me know what you think, thanks a lot!

P.S. Yes I know this is a fairly common discussion

Bass Drum Mic

K Zildjian Hi hat ID help

Just picked up some used 13 in K's from the Guitar Center and am curious as to difference in the models.

The ones I just got appear to be a lighter less lathed and shimmering as opposed to the other K's that are more lathed.

Any input would be appreciated.

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K Zildjian Hi hat ID help

looking for sticks

Hello.
i have these very good drum sticks that are dark brown and have and red stripe and piece of black plastic at the bottom. I was wondering who the makers are and the type so i can pick up some more.
Thanks

looking for sticks

How does Gavin do this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ATD9vTHSE

It's Gavin on Letterman during drum solo week doing "The Chicken"

I know that "The Chicken" is a 16 bar form.

Sometime I get a solo on this same tune. Either at bar one or bar 9. Which makes it harder for me. I have resorted to playing my solo sans form, but keeping the time chugging along, and looking at the leader for when he is going to hit the figure. I cheat. I want to know where I am when I solo.

I see Gavin has in ear monitors.

I'm guessing there has to be a click or something. The way the band hits the figure perfectly...after 16 bars...has to be lined up, right? He (and the rest of the band) are not just counting in their heads, right?

I'm pretty good knowing the form of a song. Except when I solo. ALL my brainpower goes to trying to make something sound interesting. But I lose the form. Right now, I can't do both for more than about 8 bars.

So just do 2 - 8 bar solos right? Sounds stupid easy on paper, but try as I might, I just default to my previous behavior, which is to suck at solos.

In most drumsolos, that's OK if the form gets lost, the drummer can take however long they want.

Not in my band. The bandleader insists on me keeping any form intact...and I really struggle with it. I can't actually do it on a 16 bar form.

WhoIs? gave me some great tips, but TBH, they go right out the window when I solo. Not because they're bad tips, because I can't do them yet. It's a mental thing, I know this. I default to the wrong headspace, instead of playing 2 progressions of say "Jingle Bells" for instance. (Jingle Bells is 8 bars)

I stand in awe of drummers who can make up a solo (not pre rehearsed) and be able to make nice sounding phrases, and still keep form totally perfect, all by themselves.

My question here is, how did Gavin do that?

My biggest problem while soloing is I get nervous. I don't like being the center of attention, so for me, solos = social anxiety.

So after writing all this, I realize my biggest problem isn't a solution to to problem, I have that, it's dealing with the anxiety. On paper I know what to do. Jingle Bells. Once or twice. When it comes time to solo, I stiffen right up. How do you guys remedy this?

How does Gavin do this?

Show us your playing, get advice!

I'll start:

My name is Samuel ("Samuel King Drummer" is my Youtube drum-cover channel). I'm the drummer of a Florida-based band called The Helmsmen. Our first EP is coming out June 6th, and we have posted our first (high quality) video performance from the EP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8SlpbFFG-4 I would greatly appreciate if you would watch and critique both my playing and the band overall. Give us some advice for moving forward. (And if you like it, you can always share it!)

Then, feel free to share your band/drumming videos as well for the community to give feedback. Please try to keep the discussion positive; let's actually help our fellow musicians, not tear them down. Thanks!

Cheers.

Show us your playing, get advice!

Ideas for good 2nd ride to pair with 22" K Light Ride.

I was thinking about picking up a second ride for a two ride setup to pair with my 22" K Light Ride and 15" K Light Hats. I figured I'd ask to see if you guys had any suggestions. I'm open to either a ride to use as a left hand ride or to move the 22" as a left hand ride.

Ideas for good 2nd ride to pair with 22" K Light Ride.

Revisiting My Life in Music: The Rise of Writing Influences Pt. 2

Revisiting My Life in Music: The Rise of Writing Influences Pt. 2

SKF NOTE: This is my latest post in answer to a new friend asking how I "got the gig" as managing editor for Modern Drummer. Here is my first post. And here is The Rise of Writing Influences Pt. 1.

Listening to other musicians is a must for aspiring musicians. Reading is a must for aspiring writers. Doing both is part of my becoming a music writer. One benefit of growing up when the long-playing (LP) vinyl record was the best way to hear recorded music, the LP back covers - just under 12.5 inches square - had liner notes.


Nat Hentoff

Liner notes are essays, profiles, interviews, written by knowledgeable music journalists, music producers, music deejays - sometimes musicians themselves - about the music on the LPs. Writers like Nat Hentoff, Ralph J. Gleason, George Avakian, Dan Morgenstern, Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler, Orrin Keepnews, Leroi Jones, Barry Ulanov, Norman Granz - liner notes were as interesting as the music they were describing.

Good liner notes were history lessons by people who lived or were living the history. By writers who were close, trusted friends of the musicians. Many of these writers wrote the "must read" books on jazz, and later on, some of these writers, along with newer writers, gave us great liner notes on rock.


Liner notes on a Herbie Hancock LP

As important as knowning drummers and their history, I studied - and still study - all kinds of musicians and the histories of their instruments: trumpet, saxophones, piano, bass, voice, songwriters, arrangers, trombone, guitar. The history of drumming - the instrument's pioneers, how the drumset evolves - none of this happens in a vaccuum. Knowing the history of "the music" - be it jazz, rock, blues, country - made interviewing drummers and writing about drums much more interesting.

Two examples: When I first interviewed Jim Keltner, he mentioned right at the start, his musician friend, Al Stinson. Jim paused and said, "But you probably don't know who Al Stinson was, so...." "Yeah, I do," I said. "He was a jazz bassist. I've heard him on a Chico Hamilton record." To which Jim replied, "Okay, then. This is going to be alright."

Last week I interviewed drummer Roy McCurdy. I was familiar with all the musicians he spoke about during our 90-minutes on the phone. Roy also told me about someone he met with one time who wanted to help Roy write his memoir. But the writer didn't know any of the musicians in Roy's life. Didn't know their names, their role in music history, or their sound. How do you write about them? Roy asked. The answer is, you can't.

In addition to liner notes and books, certain magazines were a great source for study. Down Beat and Rolling Stone were probably the best. There were a number of jazz and pop magazines that came and went. They often had bits of valuable music writing. I collected LP's, magazines, books - thousands of music information sources. Interviews, profiles, record reviews, historical essays - I loved reading them, absorbing the information. I underlined key passages, wrote notes in the page margins. And this library was my chief source of musical information.

To be continued....

Scott K Fish Blog: Life Beyond the Cymbals

Revisiting My Life in Music: The Rise of Writing Influences Pt. 2

Revisiting My Life in Music: The Rise of Writing Influences Pt. 2

Revisiting My Life in Music: The Rise of Writing Influences Pt. 2

SKF NOTE: This is my latest post in answer to a new friend asking how I "got the gig" as managing editor for Modern Drummer. Here is my first post. And here is The Rise of Writing Influences Pt. 1.

Listening to other musicians is a must for aspiring musicians. Reading is a must for aspiring writers. Doing both is part of my becoming a music writer. One benefit of growing up when the long-playing (LP) vinyl record was the best way to hear recorded music, the LP back covers - just under 12.5 inches square - had liner notes.


Nat Hentoff

Liner notes are essays, profiles, interviews, written by knowledgeable music journalists, music producers, music deejays - sometimes musicians themselves - about the music on the LPs. Writers like Nat Hentoff, Ralph J. Gleason, George Avakian, Dan Morgenstern, Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler, Orrin Keepnews, Leroi Jones, Barry Ulanov, Norman Granz - liner notes were as interesting as the music they were describing.

Good liner notes were history lessons by people who lived or were living the history. By writers who were close, trusted friends of the musicians. Many of these writers wrote the "must read" books on jazz, and later on, some of these writers, along with newer writers, gave us great liner notes on rock.


Liner notes on a Herbie Hancock LP

As important as knowning drummers and their history, I studied - and still study - all kinds of musicians and the histories of their instruments: trumpet, saxophones, piano, bass, voice, songwriters, arrangers, trombone, guitar. The history of drumming - the instrument's pioneers, how the drumset evolves - none of this happens in a vaccuum. Knowing the history of "the music" - be it jazz, rock, blues, country - made interviewing drummers and writing about drums much more interesting.

Two examples: When I first interviewed Jim Keltner, he mentioned right at the start, his musician friend, Al Stinson. Jim paused and said, "But you probably don't know who Al Stinson was, so...." "Yeah, I do," I said. "He was a jazz bassist. I've heard him on a Chico Hamilton record." To which Jim replied, "Okay, then. This is going to be alright."

Last week I interviewed drummer Roy McCurdy. I was familiar with all the musicians he spoke about during our 90-minutes on the phone. Roy also told me about someone he met with one time who wanted to help Roy write his memoir. But the writer didn't know any of the musicians in Roy's life. Didn't know their names, their role in music history, or their sound. How do you write about them? Roy asked. The answer is, you can't.

In addition to liner notes and books, certain magazines were a great source for study. Down Beat and Rolling Stone were probably the best. There were a number of jazz and pop magazines that came and went. They often had bits of valuable music writing. I collected LP's, magazines, books - thousands of music information sources. Interviews, profiles, record reviews, historical essays - I loved reading them, absorbing the information. I underlined key passages, wrote notes in the page margins. And this library was my chief source of musical information.

To be continued....

Scott K Fish Blog: Life Beyond the Cymbals

Revisiting My Life in Music: The Rise of Writing Influences Pt. 2

Backstage at Dave Matthews Band in Arkansas!

This happened a week ago today:

Wow. What a day! Started off with apparently Carter misplacing some of his jerseys so I tried to get him a Razorback Jersey for tonight. I got it to Henry (Carter's tech) and he said he would get it to him. He didn't wear it though, but what can you do right?

Anyway, Henry met with me again. I have Carter's kit replicated so I guess that's good enough to get back there lol. He was super busy as usual. Pulling stuff out of the trucks still while we waited.

He finally met us and took us into the drum and stage 18 wheeler. There were drum cases everywhere and Henry was carrying 2 new snare stand boxes. He said the crew was still getting the hang of things with this new format and stage. He asked me what time it was and I told him 6:59. I figured stage time was too far gone but he said follow me.

He took us to the front where Carter's new acoustic kit was. The drums are Questlove's old yamaha kit from Jimmy Fallon. He has the bongos and congas from last year's show. Henry was very excited about this kit.

Next we to over behind the kit I've loved since I was 16. Time was short so I didn't even bother going to sit this time. He is using the 14x6.5 Ludwig Alex Van Halen signature snare on both kits now. Henry wanted me to tell him what I thought of the snare and New kit after the show. He also threw on a 10" spiral stacker and 10" Oriental China trash in top of the 18" A custom Efx.

We then made our way over to Henrys huge road case where he showed me pictures of his kids. He asked if I got any of carter's gloves last time and I said no. He remembered asking for my address but forgot to send them. Too cool! Actual signature gloves Carter had used in Texas! He thanked us for coming and said he would get my modern drummer magazine to Carter. I have a note wrote in it so hopefully I'll hear from Carter but not getting my hopes up. A setlist from their stage director topped the night off!

Backstage at Dave Matthews Band in Arkansas!