anyone play the drums?

toyotafreak

toyotafreak

they call me spaz
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well i jus got my brothers drums set back up, he finally got a rack (square) pearl rack... its so much better... but anyways i was messin around after i got it set up, posted a little clip of me warmin up. messin a little after i got them 1/2 way tight and set up... enjoy, and i have my flame suit on incase there are any accomplished drummers out there ready to bust my balls:flipoff2::flipoff2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MHZF8pX-k8
 
some DMB

playin to some dave...

I haven't played since highschool:shaking:,its amazing how you have to literaly think about what your going to do next:shaking: making a run/ or just a cool fill you have to plan it ahead, haha, when a few years ago it was second nature...and dang it if i didnt rush the whole freaking time:poop:...

p.s. carter beauford would not be happy with this... so i'm sorry in advance...haha:flipoff2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kin5A-TBYyY
 
I was an "accomplished drummer" 12 years ago. Not anymore though.
Hve a set of Tama Swingstars, also a 6-piece w/ rack. Shamefully quite dusty these days.

Eric Okomoto was one of my teachers back in HS. I used to get SOOOOO pissed 'cause we "wasted" so much time doing warmups. Watching the video I linked, I now understand his motivation....
 
I'm looking for some drummin advice. I've been playing for a little over a year on my buddy's set and I bought myself a little cheap electro set (that is nearly destroyed now) to mess around with at my place. I can keep a beat fine, all different times, good with the bass kick, all that. but I cannot for the life of me do a good long roll. I can do short bursts for fills, but I can't do the long rolls that I'd like to be able to. Are there any tricks besides just practicing? I've had absolutely no professional training, so I could be doing everything wrong, heheh. thanks
 
BRUISER said:
you were in high school until you were 21.. wow that explains a lot :)
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Yeah.... funny how I still ended up w/ a Masters degree by 24, huh. :flipoff2:

paulevans76 said:
Are there any tricks besides just practicing? I've had absolutely no professional training, so I could be doing everything wrong, heheh. thanks
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No replacement for practice, practice, practice.
Doing fine rolls takes very fine tuning of the hands. Not really a muscular thing, but brain-hand control. What takes the time is literally training the neurons in your brain to specifically wire up just right to control the hand in just the right way.

Spend $20 on an instructional video and a few books.
Work on rolls by doing them very slowly (open), speeding up to fast (closed), then back to open again. Many, many, many times.

My favorite quote from my high school drumline instructor -
"A good clean roll should sound like a rat pissing on a piece of paper."
 
RatLabGuy said:
Yeah.... funny how I still ended up w/ a Masters degree by 24, huh. :flipoff2:
No replacement for practice, practice, practice.
Doing fine rolls takes very fine tuning of the hands. Not really a muscular thing, but brain-hand control. What takes the time is literally training the neurons in your brain to specifically wire up just right to control the hand in just the right way.
Spend $20 on an instructional video and a few books.
Work on rolls by doing them very slowly (open), speeding up to fast (closed), then back to open again. Many, many, many times.
My favorite quote from my high school drumline instructor -
"A good clean roll should sound like a rat pissing on a piece of paper."
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x2 on all this... me, my brother, and my father all play the drums... but i was pretty much the only one that played in school with jazz band/drumline... the rudiments i learned put me so far ahead than just having a natural ability to play... just like RatLabGuy said that he used to be an accomplished drummer... i am sure he knows exactly what i am talking about, being able to play "full"

also pick up these to learn/practice and BUILD your chops on....REEL FEEL double side pad (see below)
soft side, to learn on
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hard side, to build your chops/ control
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also pic up a pair of these
VIC FIRTH Ralph Hardimon Corpsmater
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I just bought some neil peart series sticks (i think they are vic firths) and I like them a lot for thrashing around. wood tips and light. I'll see if I can find those ones though. thanks for the advice. I'll have to get one of those pads, too.
 
10-4 the ralph hardimons are like broomstick handles... they are a pretty heavy marching stick, but about the best to learn/build your rudiments on, and to build your chops with, after you play with these a while, pick up a set of 5 b's and they will feel like nothing, lol
 
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