Comments for Drummer Talk

Comment on Dave’s Handy Homemade Hotrod Helpfile by Matt S.

Matt S. — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:25:31 +0000

Great tutorial, easy to follow and understand.

Just completed making a pair of these, and they work very well. I was using skewers with electrical tape holding them together before, but they were too short and broke easily, and the tape didn’t hold them too well. These feel like real ones. The only thing I changed on mine was that I used 1/2 inch O-rings instead of tubing on the mid section. Both work. Nicely done.

Comment on PDP Platinum Series - One Step Closer to DW by Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:47:50 +0000

Hey, I’ve been looking around online trying to find more info and others thoughts on Pacific’s new line and ran across this site. Just wanted to share my opinion on them real quick..

I’ve been playing drums for close to 16 years and have some experience with buying/selling kits, I have worked in drum sales before at Guitar Center and basically have seen the Pacific series from the beginning. Long story short, I bought the Platinum Series Tobacco burst (satin oil) set (22 kick,10,12,14,16 - toms) and all I have to say is this series is worth every penny!

The toms are 8 ply american maple and they sing.. they’re boomy.. they sound really good. Pretty much this kit sounds killer and looks like a very high end DW or custom kit. The new lugs also make the kit look better than any other PDP design. When PDP first started I thought the kits were solid for the money, maple shell’s for under a grand — not much competition in that market but they’ve really set a new bar for your average drum kit. I only mean average because it’s not a low end kit and it’s not a bank account consuming DW.

Anyway, two thumbs way up on this series. Go try one out, I wouldn’t rule the kit out if it’s not in tune or has the factory heads on it. The kit I bought sounded like poo in the store but I put Coated Emperors and an EMAD on the kick and everything was cool after that.

Comment on Aquarian gets into the practice pad game by Ad England

Ad England — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:59:52 +0000

Would really appreciate a rapid review for this Aquarian Practise pad.
I’m looking to buy a new pad and wondered if this was worth the extra cash considering what’s included and how it stands up to the HQ Real Feel Pad..?

Comment on John Blackwell Clinic Tour Blog by drumr4life

drumr4life — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:10:32 +0000

It seems more and more Sabian endorsers have been converting over to Zildjian… Zildjian.com just anounced that Ronald Bruner Jr. and Taku Hirano switched over.

Comment on Introducing “Bucket Drums” by Bob Vila

Bob Vila — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:07:03 +0000

These are sweet!!!!!!

Comment on John Blackwell Clinic Tour Blog by Carter

Carter — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:21:46 +0000

Wow. Giving Louisiana the love.

Comment on Drum Corps to Allow Electronics by ThomasC

ThomasC — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:19:34 +0000

I wonder if Roland’s new marching V-Drum, the RMP-12, had/will have any role in this…..

Comment on Drum Corps to Allow Electronics by JABB

JABB — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:26:02 +0000

I’m of the opinion that any kind of electronic percussion should be allowed, but keyboards? Come on!

It’s not an issue of if its a percussion instrument, it’s a matter of stylistic taste.

Comment on Drummer Talk 02/13/2006 - All About Grips by Drummer Talk » Zac Hanson Spawns

Drummer Talk » Zac Hanson Spawns — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:02:17 +0000

[...] ok, ok. Any regular listenr of Drummer Talk knows the grief we’ve given drummer, Zac Hanson over the years, but it appears that the drummer is now a proud [...]

Comment on VaDrum’s New Vid by KillaWatt

KillaWatt — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:00:16 +0000

And to be perfectly honest it drives me nuts that he doesnt hold down a consistent pattern for more than 2 seconds throughout the whole vides. Sure he do all that stuff but he can groove. (and im talking actually groove) Not just a beat taken from Rick Latham’s funk studies.