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i been playing guitar for about 7 years. bass for about 6, and just recently started learning the violin and keyboards. i started out playing southern and classic rock and srv style blues, but recently ive been getting in to a lot of classical music, and metal stuff. music is my primary hobby actually.
dabuffguy said:I've played the drums since 2nd garde and i play in a band.
9 Piece DW Emerald onyx kit with gold hardware, zildian crashes paiste hats and ride, sabian paragon splashes and chinas. (kinda like neil pearts set up).
I'm a drumming fanatic
9-piece? Shit, all anyone needs is a kick drum, snare, 1 rack tom, 1 floor tom, hats, two crashes and a ride. If you can't say it with that, it's not really worth saying.
Do you set your toms flat, or do you tilt them like search beacons?
txbondsman
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can play, but don't play much anymore. at one time I was a pretty good trumpet player. Like anyother brass instument, if you don't play often, your sound goes to shit...
Mr. dB said:
I place 'em relatively flat. As flat as possible without hitting the rims. I hate how people slant them so much. It looks like shit, and the bounce plays like shit like that too. Look at neil pearts kit. It looks very similar.
I play progressive rock which requires alot of different sounds IMO. high toms to low toms. It gives me a broader area to be creative and play what sounds best. Hearing the same tom go in fills over and over again in every song sounds gay I think. Lots of bands just need someone to lay down a sick tight beat, and you only need a 4 piece for that. My band like to complex big feels and synchopations that require more pieces of percussion to acheive a more attractive sound. It's all in the taste.
Bands like RUSH, TOOL, Dream Theatre all have huge drum kits.
IMO Neil Peart is the shit. His drum playing has inspired me so much. I know it's almost cliche' to say that about him, but he really has. RUSH has been my favorite band since I was 4 years old.
Go play a 4 piece. Snare, bass rack and floor, then go play a set with 6 toms and 4 crashes, splashes and chinas and come back and tell me it isn't 10 times more fun and exciting to play a kit like that rather than the basic jazz setup, as well having the option to explore new sounds and possibilities.
