Just ordered a drum kit
Question: Just ordered a drum kit for my son for his birthday. I quite fancy learning to play myself. I know there are a few drummers lurking here, what's the best place to start ? Answer: Did you hear about the drummer who decided to impress the musicians in the band by learning to play some p ...
- History Of The Drum Kit???
Question: I'm doing a project on the drum kit for school, & I need info of the history of the drum kit. So if anybody knows a good site with info on the history of the drum kit & photo's of early kit, I would be really happy if you help me out. From Jamie Answer: my suggestion wasn't quite on t ...
tagged: Drum Set History- drum set 4 sale
Question: This is a one of kind color on a 1999 Pearl Export Series, the color is like a magenta red with a wine color added to the finish. Original toms alone cost me $1999.99. It's a standard 5 piece but with a lot of stuff to go with it. Like new. 1. 5 toms, two high toms at 14 and 15 inches ...
tagged: Drum Set For Sale- 499= drum set, cymbal pack, and throne!!
Question: Brand new CMC 5-piece drum set, double braced hardware, comes with 3-piece Meinl (Germany) cymbal package and Double braced drummer's throne..Available in Red, Black, Blue or White. Answer: OKAY, what is a CMC and why the hell did you list it as $499, why not $500...do you think someo ...
tagged: Drum Set Cymbal- advice buying drum kit
Question: Would appreciate some advice about buying a drum kit (for my son) as I know *very little* about drums. 've taken a look on ebay and many of the cheaper sets say suitable for beginner. Does that mean they will fall apart in 10 minutes or is the sound quality not that good - or would I ...
tagged: Drum Set Crash Course- Drum Kit Percusion Accessories
Question: Hi all, I currently have a Foot Cowbell, tom mounted cowbell, and a Jam Block (Low). I was thinking of adding two LP Timbalito's to gett some latin flavor into my playing and maybe some other stuff. Answer: I have what you have. PLUS I have an agogo mounted between the 12 and 13 toms ...
tagged: Drum Set Accessory- Need advice on best drum sample cd
Question: I compose music with gigastudio and logic audio. I have Bob Clearmountain 2 giga cd and have made myself a custom drumset which sounds very good, but I'm not satisfied with some of the sounds. The snare drum is tuned to low, and is more or less useless when it comes to ghost strokes. ...
tagged: Drum Sample- Kick drum rudiments
Question: I feel I'm losing my kick drum prowess. I'm a single pedal guy and probably always will be. I'm currently using an Axis A series with a TAMA Iron Cobra beater. What can I do to regain my foot techniques?? Answer: I hate to say it, but learn to read! I use Rockin Bass Drum, a rather ba ...
tagged: Drum Rudiments- can I paint my drum rack
Question: Has anyone ever attempted to paint their drum rack ? I have a Hart Prodigy e-drum kit and I am thinking of painting the rack tubes only. The tubes are aluminum and painted? black. My question is, How is the proper way to paint it? Will a can of spray paint be alright, like rustoleum? ...
tagged: Drum Rack- Gasoline after Huricanes
Question: A gimmick we used in the Air Force on the power production team I was detailed to was to have a drum pump with several sections of pipe threaded to fit it. With the power out we would connect the pipes to the drum pump, lower it into a underground tank's fill opening, and pump up the ...
tagged: Drum Pump- Brake Drum Percussion
Question: I've been experiencing with different unconventional percussion objects. I read that vehicle brake drums make good percussive instruments. I've heard they vary a lot in tone. Has anyone used brake drums for percussion? If so, what are the best methods of playing it? What kind of malle ...
tagged: Drum Percussion- location for home / semi pro studio
Question: I'm in discussions with a couple of like minded individuals to pool our resources and build a private studio far beyond what any of us could achieve on our own. We are each owners of large amounts of quality gear and could afford to purchase whatever was necessary to most sensibly tie ...
tagged: Drum Pa Real Estate- Drum pads to MIDI??
Question: I'm a drummer and I'm thinking of buying an Akai S612 sampler to use with my kit. My problem is that the S612 allegedly only has a MIDI in jack, and I'd like to be able to use drum pads to trigger this. Does anyone know a solution for me? I need a drum pad to MIDI interface, I guess. ...
tagged: Drum Pad- Newbie: Cad Drum Mic Kit vs. others
Question: I am newbie in drums microphone world. I need quite good drum mic set for my home studio. I'll record mostly rock & pop music. Does anyone have any experiences with CAD PMP-632c drum mic kit? It's quite inexpensive so i wander if mics are any good for studio purposes. Does anyone reco ...
tagged: Drum Mic Kit- WSMBC should bring back drum major caption
Question: The drum major caption should be brought back to the WSMBC circuit! And if you do take it out, take it out completley. Don't mention it in the rules or have a space for it in the programs. The caption really recognizes the work that the drum majors put into the show. Telling them that ...
tagged: Drum Major- Drum magazine design help
Question: Assuming I want to develop a prototype around a full auto machine gun, what legal hoops do I have to go through? (I have an idea for a bullpup medium machinegun with ambidextrous forward ejection which takes advantage of this compact drum magazine. If the magazine prototype works out, ...
tagged: Drum Magazine- Drum Machine Instead of Metronome
Question: Has anyone else found this useful? I just started monkeying around last night and it was certainly more fun than the metronome. I am working on Superstition by Stevie Wonder. Any hints or caveats appreciated. Answer: would say that a drum machine would be much better to work on Stevie ...
tagged: Drum Machine Technician- Ludwig Vistalites
Question: I read the book on the history of Ludwig and I still can't figure it out: Why did they develop plastic/fiberglass drums in the first place? I know it was in an era of experimentation with various materials (stainless steel, for example). Was it a matter of cost (was plastic that much ...
tagged: Drum Ludwig Vistalites- Ludwig snare stupidity
Question: am sorry, but no one is going to convince me that the 70's and 80's metal snare are any different that what you can buy today. Seeing that you can buy new ones for 50% off list all day long, why the hell do idiots pay WAY over those prices for an older drum? Answer: For a metal drum, ...
tagged: Drum Ludwig Rare Snare Vintage- Which tom (or other drum)as bass drum lifter devise?
Question: I'm sort of intrigued about using different toms as BD,... for the practice room at least at this point. I suppose the DW would be more versatile in that it looks like you could use a conga if you wanted. where the Danmar is strictly for toms. Answer: I'm using a pair of Taye adjustab ...
tagged: Drum Lifter
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