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Starting Drums!
turtlspinr:
if you're looking for books/videos that'll teach you, there are three I'd recommend:
Stick Control by George Stone. A classic. You need this.
Syncopation by Ted Reed. Same as above.
Groove Essentials dvd/book pack by Tommy Igoe. not yet a classic, but probably will be. teaches you the absolute basics, as well as gets into multiples different styles, feels, time signatures, etc. This book/dvd pack should be issued to any new drummer upon purchase of a new kit. Should be mandatory.
if, for whatever reason, you can't find any of those, Realistic Rock by Carmine Appice is very good, as is The New Breed by Gary Chester, but that might be a bit advanced.
and yes, hearing protection is a must.
Paiste cymbals, also excellent. Their new Twenty series has become my personal favorite. I've got the 14inch hihats on order, and am waiting to get the $$$ together to replace all my crashes with Twentys. Expensive, but worth it.
Beastmouth:
--- Quote from: StaedlerMars on 12 Mar 2008, 16:42 ---I've always wanted to play the drums. I make do with my table, several glasses, sometimes pots and pans.
not that it sounds good or anything.
Where in ...where did you get drums for $40?
I also probably don't have enough space for drums. I wish there was a place I could put a drum set, after affording them, and just hit it. see what happens.
--- End quote ---
Well, a songwriting partner/gent associated with a label I associate with has a *lot* of drums, like 4 kits, and needs space, and has 1st buyback.
They're staying in the family, basically, and my band needed them.
Patrick:
LISTEN TO GINGER BAKER
Beastmouth:
Well, duh. I already learned guitar and bass from playing Fresh Cream over and over and over and over
kinglm:
Pedal-wise I have to say I prefer Iron Cobras over anything else I've touched (my drum teacher got a load of pedals while i was there). Personally I hated the axis pedals, might just be because I have massive feet but they just felt uncomfortable and forced whereas I love the feel of Iron Cobras (particularly my double chrome cobras :wink:)
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