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Comment on Drummer Talk 02/03/2010 – Winter NAMM Gear Review (Part II) by peace

peace — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:36:24 +0000

Hey DK, whoa, was that a custom sized coffee?

Comment on Drummer Talk 01/28/2010 – Winter NAMM Gear Review (Part I) by mschenker

mschenker — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:25:36 +0000

“The Scorpions are coming out with a new album… what was that hit they had? Rock you Like Hurricane? Yea, the only song they had..”

Im not even gonna repeat what went through my mind when you guys barfed that out. Dudes.. go see a Scorps show and two hail Marys and we’ll just call it stereo brain fart. Arrgh…and now back to our regular programing.

Comment on DVD Review – Antonio Sanchez: Master Series by Sonya Marvin

Sonya Marvin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:54:00 +0000

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Comment on Alfred Announces Release of Drum Atlas Series by ballet technique

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Comment on Jim Chapin Passes Away by Красавец

Красавец — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:13:52 +0000

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Comment on PDP Platinum Series – One Step Closer to DW by mike

mike — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:18:28 +0000

I have the Pacific Platinum Natural curly maple to black fade in 24″ bass 8″ 10″ 12″ 13″ 14″ mounted toms and 16″ 18″ floor toms with the 6X10 and 6×14 matching snares and i love them the only thing i didnt like was the floor tom legs so far i tryed evans EC2 heads and attac heads now im going to try some of them new EC2 SS

Comment on Drummer Talk 01/14/2010 – All About Stands by terrydrums

terrydrums — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:34:14 +0000

Your Christmas break is a month and a half?? Mine was only 4 days! Where do I sign up???

Comment on DVD Review – Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming: A System for Musical Expression by Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:50:25 +0000

I have only watched the 1st disc and I really like what I’ve seen. I think the exercises etc are fantastic.

His tranisition from the letters to the odd groupings jumps too quickly imho but maybe that’s just me. I am an intermediate player (20yrs exp.) and had to watch this section a few times before I picked up what he was doing. I guess I’m more of a visual person and like to see those polyrhythmic phrases written down so I can where they resolve. This is obviiously the opposite of what Beeny is trying to demonstrate and I did find that using the his phrases, ‘university’ etc away from the kit good fun to practise too.

What I found very hard was trying to do this at a different tempo. I quickly became used to feelin’ the time only at that tempo. As soon as I tried to do it a little bit faster I found myself using the syllabifications of ‘radio, university’ etc too fast.

Sorry that my response has been more about what I have been practising as a result of watching the DVD and not more about the DVD per se. I guess I was sharing what I have already gotten from the DVD after a quick run through and also watching one of the sections repeatedly.

I really liked the exercises at the beginning and are currently using these as daily practice on the pad. Can’t wait to get on the kit (hard with kids around!!) and give the bass drum exercises a try as well.

I wish there were more examples of his playing along to songs etc as I think he is a GREAT drummer from what I saw on this DVD and will definitely be chasing down some of his work.

Comment on Gear Review – Zildjian Pitch Black Cymbals by Pyker

Pyker — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:12:04 +0000

Hey all,

having just read all the reviews, it’s apparent that some of you have not actually sat down and played these cymbals yet…I have over 25 yrs of road experience and also some studio time under my belt and here’s what I’ve come to learn about the pitch black series after buying several:
1 – for the most part, yes, you do need to whack the *@!$ out of them to get them to open up properly, which, depending on your style of music and setting, is not an altogether bad thing. So for those of you who do not play rock, metal, punk, etc, just because they don’t fit your style of music doesn’t make them crap.
2 – the hats (both sizes) are figgin amazing. Tight, crisp and controllable. Very close to my A Customs of past…
3 – while the blackcoating is not chip-proof, it does look great and adds some visual uniqueness to a set. I’ve had many comments from other musicians and also fans on the look of mine. What I think is the coolest thing about the look is that on a dark stage, you can barely notice them, until the band kicks in and I start playing…childish, yes, but that’s just me being a guy, lol
4 – for the price point of these pieces of bronze/tin, you can beat the cost-to-performance ratio. Granted, they’re not A Customs (which have to be my favourite general-purpose cymbals).but like I said, for the right kind of setting, these are an economical and viable alternative to the more expensive Z Customs…

As drummers and musicians, we need to keep in mind that just because something doesn’t work for us in our own setting or application, doesn’t make it a bad product. That’s why Zildjian offers so many varieties – something for everyone. I like to keep an open mind when looking at or playing a new piece of gear, and so far that attitude has served me very well in my career. Rock on!!