The Official Drum Thread
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Guest, did you like the last podcast notification?? Well here's the second one, and for the third podcast! Yep. This Thursday 8-8-24 at 7pm Central
Go here to check out his podcast thread for info on topics and links!Go into the FoH discord and find the Happy Time Fun Hour channel and give it a listen!
ToeMissile
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Gravel
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I ended up buying an entry level 5 piece Pearl kit on Facebook marketplace for $300. Probably should've negotiated it down cause it has a fair bit of chrome pitting (only really saw it when I got it outside and started cleaning it up).
Have a drum key coming tomorrow. But even with them being out of tune, it's been a fucking blast. I need to get some hearing protection for sure, and also an extra cymbal stand (the Pearl kit has a combo crash/ride), because I ordered some quiet cymbals and pads for the drums. The cymbals and hihats on the kits are pretty dog shit either way, with the hihats sounding like I'm beating on a trashcan lid. I'm sure part of that is me being new at it, but I doubt they sound great either way.
Only downside is my wife doesn't really want me to practice when she's home, and one of the dogs just got spayed yesterday so I'm not sure when I can play again. Neighbors didn't seem to mind and were impressed I hadn't played before.
It's pretty crazy how the rock groove is in basically every single song. It's something I never would've heard before but now I can't stop hearing it.
Have a drum key coming tomorrow. But even with them being out of tune, it's been a fucking blast. I need to get some hearing protection for sure, and also an extra cymbal stand (the Pearl kit has a combo crash/ride), because I ordered some quiet cymbals and pads for the drums. The cymbals and hihats on the kits are pretty dog shit either way, with the hihats sounding like I'm beating on a trashcan lid. I'm sure part of that is me being new at it, but I doubt they sound great either way.
Only downside is my wife doesn't really want me to practice when she's home, and one of the dogs just got spayed yesterday so I'm not sure when I can play again. Neighbors didn't seem to mind and were impressed I hadn't played before.
It's pretty crazy how the rock groove is in basically every single song. It's something I never would've heard before but now I can't stop hearing it.
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ToeMissile
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An electronic kit is definitely high on my list of want/don’t need. My youngest is starting to show some interest, so I’ll have a set in a few years for sure.
My only experience was a shit ton of rock band/guitar hero back in the day, but I could pass 95% of the songs on expert with high levels of accuracy. Obviously not the same as a real kit but I can definitely tap out a good number of rhythms and follow along with hands/feet to at least the main groove of a lot of songs.
My only experience was a shit ton of rock band/guitar hero back in the day, but I could pass 95% of the songs on expert with high levels of accuracy. Obviously not the same as a real kit but I can definitely tap out a good number of rhythms and follow along with hands/feet to at least the main groove of a lot of songs.
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pharmakos
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The basics of rhythm are the easiest part of music theory. Especially if your kiddo is gonna start learning, you might want to take the time to learn some rhythm theory basics. Really no tougher than dealing with fractions in junior high math, once you get the vocabulary and basics down you can put together a lot of the more advanced ideas on your own without needing to study advanced theory. But the basics are really worthwhile, and the sooner you understand them, the more the rest of what you learn will make sense.
ToeMissile
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For sure, but she’s 4 so a ways to go yet. Shows a lot of interest and enthusiasm for music. Right now it’s banging on stuff with chop sticks, singing full on songs with made up lyrics/“melody”, and dancing all over.
it’s very similar to one of my nieces who is now 14 and plays piano, cello, and taught herself guitar/ukelele. Great singing voice as well.
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Gravel
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I waffled back and forth quite a bit on that. There was an electronic Yamaha kit, also I think for around the same price, that I almost went to go see.
But everything I read said you should really just go with an acoustic if you can because the feel (mostly bounce) is dramatically different. Like, yeah, you can drill the movements and everything, but everyone says within a month or two you'll wish you had an acoustic. Granted, there's also apparently not a huge learning curve changing from electronic to acoustic, but you're also increasing the cost (and space of two kits) dramatically.
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Yeah, ideally an acoustic kit is the way to go. Electronic kits have come a long way fortunately, even cheaper ones.
Unless I come into a large sum of money and have my own sound proofed studio, it won’t be acoustic for me.
Anyway, what are some favorite drummer for you people?
Unless I come into a large sum of money and have my own sound proofed studio, it won’t be acoustic for me.
Anyway, what are some favorite drummer for you people?
pharmakos
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Main advantages of electric kits are quiet practice and ease of transportation. If neither of those are an issue then it doesn't matter near as much.
Tho the ability to load different patches for drum sounds on electric can be really fun.
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i won a bid on an alexis nitro for 150 and 15shipping, which was weird cuz everyone else had shipping at like 80bucks, then i get this
my bleeding heart was almost gonna respond, but then i saw that he was from california, so fuck that faggot, he's gonna eat the shipping and he did, haha
anyway i wanted the alexis nitro cuz ppl said it is auto recognized in clone hero (independent rock band), and yea, connect a usb cable and works great.
my bleeding heart was almost gonna respond, but then i saw that he was from california, so fuck that faggot, he's gonna eat the shipping and he did, haha
anyway i wanted the alexis nitro cuz ppl said it is auto recognized in clone hero (independent rock band), and yea, connect a usb cable and works great.
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I’ve been following this guys YouTube channel for a couple years. Has some great guests, pretty much all metal style stuff. Anyway, good bit of insight into people’s processes/practice/etc and entertaining.
Newest ep is Chris Turner of Oceans Ate Alaska and his own solo stuff.
Newest ep is Chris Turner of Oceans Ate Alaska and his own solo stuff.
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Nice little discussion with the drummer from Mana who are a kind of pop-rock group that's pretty huge across SA/Spanish speaking countries. Unfortunately it's all in Spanish, fortunately I paid attention in HS and could follow around 70% with the subtitles on.
TLDR the guy started playing around 8 years old with some lucky circumstances (free kit from a teacher, etc) joined the band at 15 in the early 80's, pretty much all self taught. I thiiiink it's all original members and they were able to navigate the normal pitfalls of fame/money/rock star lifestyle. Seems a little pretty down to earth guy.
TLDR the guy started playing around 8 years old with some lucky circumstances (free kit from a teacher, etc) joined the band at 15 in the early 80's, pretty much all self taught. I thiiiink it's all original members and they were able to navigate the normal pitfalls of fame/money/rock star lifestyle. Seems a little pretty down to earth guy.
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These are always fun, and dudes method of adding verbal/audio cues is pretty interesting and funny.
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Ive been playing for the better part of 30 yrs now. Started when my buddy had me keep his Tama rock star drums in my basement when he ran out of room back in the 90s. So I played the shit out of them. I got my own set when he took them back. I have 2 Yamaha kits one birch and one maple. Tons of different zildjan cymbals of all types, prob a good $5K+ worth. Latest ones Ive been using a lot is the "K" series. Never really played in any bands just jam sessions with friends for a good 20+ yrs. Usually in someones basement playing all kinds of shit from Metallica to Black Sabbath. Dont play much anymore though, sadly a few of my buddies died that I played with. But my older kid has shown an interest and is playing them weekly. I get on there to show him some stuff to practice like rudiments and other shit. He has his own electronic kit he bought himself. But he likes the feel of a real kit.
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