"Better start doing it right!"...Phil Collins....

Ahh the exuberance of youth...

I had a band for which I provided Backline for an entire tour. The drummer was really good but he was exceptionally hard on gear. Over the course of 20 shows he broke three or four snare heads (brand new head every show by the way) a snare side head, four cymbals and I have no idea how many boxes of sticks he went through. In the two days of rehearsal he started with two bags of sticks that we're so full neither could be zipped. By the end of two days we were opening up a new box of sticks a d the carpet on the drum riser looked like a wood shop. We replaced the 10" tom head every show and the 12-14-16 every two to three shows. Fortunately he had a cymbal and stick endorsement a d the tour paid for heads. All I could say was "wow!"

But he was doing it right apparently.

I met a guy in Cleveland around 20 years ago named Michael Jackson (not kidding!)...went to his house to see a vintage Leedy kit he had advertised in the music shop he worked at......

When I got there........almost his whole basement floor was covered in broken cymbals!>>We are not talking cheap cymbals either..........he had loads of high end ones.........all with big chucks busted out of them!

He sold me a wood 5 by 14 Dyna snare for $40 I recall...........missing a few parts though,and covering ripped off......but still ....Eye Ball

At the last minute,he just gave me a super rare W & A double hi hat stand...Cool1.....I flipped that a few years back for I think $150-200..........

... and you're playing nothing but rim shots! :eek:

-Tim

my uncle went thru alot of sticks when he was playing, broke at least one per gig. we would all sign it and give it to some one on the dance floor. anyway, i don't want to break my stuff up, i got more respect for it then that besides...it's too darn expencive to replace. so i guess i will just keep doing it the wrong way.

it's obviouse mommy is still paying that guy @ GC way, or he too would have a lit'l more respect for his instruments.

That kid's never been on the road.

I guarantee you, his attitude would change when he's giggin' in Elephant Breath, Mississippi, he's down to 2 pair of chewed up sticks, he's got two nights left, and the closest music store with anything bigger than 5A's is 40 miles away.

I remember back in the mid '80's, I had a 5-day stretch in Indianapolis. On day 4, I noticed that the bag of lumber that I'd brought from home was dwindling (I'd loaded up about 2 months prior and didn't think about it again.)

The agency was shooting some video of us that night and it was very possible that I'd go through the Regal 2B's left in my bag. Went to 3 stores in Indy and the only thing I could find of any size was 1 place had 10 pair of Vic Firth SD1's. Maple. Bought 'em all.

In my world, maple for sticks is about a notch and a half above glass. Went through half of 'em that night in spite of holding back a bit to try not to eat through 'em. (Agency didn't appreciate that, either.)

So little Fauntleroy at Guitar Center will be lookin' for some other way to affirm his ***** size if he ever gets into the real world. 'Specially if it gets down to either buying sticks or eating and doing his laundry on the raod.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, Terri Bozio! Neither can I. Well, I CAN tune my tubs. Wrong way down a one way, "brorrito". Try another Avenue.

Let's just say he was of a different Genre. Well, and maybe, a bit of a jerk, too.

B

Sorry but yes I do. I'm an old drummer and work as the house drummer at a couple of different weekly jam sessions. I have no difficulty in properly counseling the other drummers if they need advice as to proper technique or respect for the equipment or respect for the other musicians. Most appreciate the advice. We have 5 or 6 drummers that come back weekly to participate and we have many back room discussions about equipment and technique.

Hehe ok Gerald now that makes sense. I did ponder saying in my previous post that its different if your teaching, which in effect you are. That make it different.

It reminded that I had a guy a couple of weeks back while I was setting up at a local bar gig who didn't know me lean over my kit and lecture me on tuning my rather flat(in his opinion) sounding Snare, and even offered me the use of his shiny little Drum key on his Key ring. I didn't say much back, partly because it was the House Ludwig Accent kit with some rusted shut Tension Rods, and partly because I didn't want to indulge the condescending little shower bag. The Kit served it's purpose for the job that afternoon, and I wasn't fussy because it massively helped me out that day, and the rest of the band were fine with it. Oh And it didn't stop the crowd getting into the music.

I can't remember the last time I broke a stick or holed a head, and I have NEVER broken or even dented a cymbal!! I must Really SUCK!! Help2