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The Drum Thread
KeepACoolin:
Given that guitarists get their own thread (like they get everything else in the world), I thought drummers should have one, too.
The topic is anything drum-related: drummers, equipment, technique, whatever. Knock yourselves out.
Just to get it started, my top five drummers:
1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
And the next four in no particular order:
Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Patrick Carney (The Black Keys)
John Densmore (The Doors)
I like blues. And rock. And blues-rock. Also The Doors.
Be My Head:
If you're into drumming, you should check out anything Gavin Harrison has done, ever.
His Q&A thread on drummerworld
If anyone who is just starting has any questions, I can probably help.
That buzzing sound from the snare when you play on your toms? I know how to get rid of it.
Those annoying overtones? Easily remedied.
Pissing off the neighbours? No fear!
Also, I HIGHLY recommend learning to read rhythmic notation if you plan on playing drums.
Scandanavian War Machine:
hella
Christophe:
My favorite drummers right now are Michael Dahlquist, Keith Moon, Stephen Morris and Helen Wiggin.
I've only been playing for about seven months or so and seek to emulate the first three drummers, but for a while I was sounding like the fourth.
--- Quote from: Be My Head on 06 Feb 2009, 16:03 ---That buzzing sound from the snare when you play on your toms? I know how to get rid of it.
Those annoying overtones? Easily remedied.
--- End quote ---
Do tell!
Be My Head:
Right, to mitigate the snare from buzzing when you play the toms, you have to tune your snare drum either very high or very low. And then you have to tun all of your toms the opposite (depending on whether you tuned your snare drum high or low)
Simple as that, you should have less buzzing, if not a complete lack.
As for the overtones, what you want to do is either go to your local music store and ask for deadening rings, or cut out some old drumheads in circles and place them on top of each drum.
If you need help with tuning, I can also give you step by step advice on that.
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