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Favourite Foot Ware for Drumming
Great thread! I'll have to try some New Balance running shoes. It's been just tennis shoes for a while, but it used to be I HAD to wear moccasins to...
8 years ago'64 Red Felt Baseball Bat Muffler
From green glass drum...
8 years agoLudwig parts/snare shells
Is that a Ludwig baseball bat muffler? I'm looking for one. Thanks
8 years agoLanded a Black Beauty I'd been thinking about for 40 years
I'm happy for you man, that's an awesome story, and an awesome drum. Enjoy!
8 years agosupra upgrade day!
The Supraphonic I bought off the Goodwill site just came. It is pretty clean, especially compared to the one I have been playing. Blue and Olive poi...
8 years agoCleaning Chrome
Thanks for the tip! Amazon has this stuff. I am going to order a jar of the fine stuff for the Supra I just bought off the Goodwill site. The drum l...
8 years agoDrummers that also are lead vocal.
I am showing my age again. Jan Errico of The Mojo Men and The Vejtables. Does anyone remember "Sit Down I Think I Love You"? Buffalo Springfield...
8 years agoRIP Sib Hashian
Sib Hashian passed away yesterday while playing on a Legends of Rock cruise. He was playing with Barry Goudreau, Lou Gramm, David Marks and John Elep...
8 years agoHappy St. Paddy's Day! Let's see your green.
I have this and a matching bass drum. We think it's British-ish. As you can see I need tension rods and clips.
8 years agoBass drum riser questions
Gene D'Amico makes a bass drum cradle for 16" to 22" drums. His stuff is always first rate. http://www.damicodrums.com/new_cradle.htm
8 years agoSlippery sticks
I used to have a pair of sticks Lars Ulrich left in our practice studio back in the 80's. The bottom of the sticks were wrapped in green surgical tape...
8 years agoLove me do
Listening to Pete Best's drumming on an early recording of that song is interesting. It seems awkward to me.
8 years agoHi-hats to the right?
I have a second set of hats on the left (I am left handed.) I have had this thing probably since the 80's and I love it. It's mounted near my ride cy...
8 years agoANY ADVICE... Preparing for our first time in a studio.
If you are going to be in the drum booth all by yourself get used to playing with headphones on. If you move around a lot while you are playing, headp...
8 years agoANY ADVICE... Preparing for our first time in a studio.
There's lots of great advice here. In my experience the engineer is going to want a nice clean dry sound. Get or make a sound dampening ring for your...
8 years ago