Stewart Copeland Hears Limp Bizkit For The First Time
Stewart Copeland Hears Limp Bizkit For The First Time
Drums
How to Get a Drum in Tune with Itself
How to Get a Drum in Tune with Itself Long-time drum tech of DRUMEO channel. Smooth note. Loud projection. Bearing Edge Lubricant Drum bearing edges should not typically be lubricated in the traditional sense (e.g., oil or grease), as this can dampen the sound, attract dust and grime, and interfere with head seating and tuning … Read more
Developing Good Sound and Touch on the Drum Set
Developing Good Sound and Touch on the Drum Set “There’s an art to playing quietly.” It is true that it’s very difficult to manage low dynamics for an entire gig. As a drummer that has done this many many times though, I do get many calls backs but! The audio recordings I have of those … Read more
Cirque Du Soleil Drummer Hears The Smashing Pumpkins For The First Time
Cirque Du Soleil Drummer Hears The Smashing Pumpkins For The First Time
Why Drummers Sound So … Today
Why Drummers Sound So … Today Roy Haynes said in an interview about 30 years ago that the reason drummers even then started to all sound the same is because when music swung, the drummer’s own placement of their eighth notes within the swing / shuffle groove had room to be behind, on or ahead. … Read more
Still Sounds Great – Don’t Mess With It
Still Sounds Great – Don’t Mess With It I know a lot of musicians are like that. “If it ain’t broke, don’t touch it at all or I will kill you”. Gear is so often inconsistent, that we gravitate towards anything that doesn’t effing change or shift on us. it’s true. and drums shift literally … Read more
Vintage 20-inch Avedis Zildjian Dance Ride
Vintage 20-inch Avedis Zildjian Dance Ride Here is a video about the Avedis Zildjian Dance Ride. This is one of my favorite ride cymbals and it was manufactured from the 1940s into the early 1960s. This particular cymbal is 20″‘s and weighs 1950 grams. A perfect weight for an old A. Drum Set Craviotto Private … Read more
Natural Care Guide for Traditional Tribal Drums – Haitian Voodoo, Afro-Caribbean, West African
Natural Care Guide for Traditional Tribal Drums (Haitian Voodoo, Afro-Caribbean, West African) 1. Materials Overview 2. Humidity Control 3. Drumhead Conditioning 4. Wooden Shell Maintenance 5. Rope and Peg Care 6. Tuning and Tone Management 7. Spiritual and Ceremonial Respect 8. Suggested Maintenance Schedule Here’s a clear breakdown of tung oil vs linseed oil, focusing … Read more
Phil Collins Drummer First
Phil Collins Drummer First “You make it up as you go along.” 21:00 in Phil Collins / Genesis is one of the precious few drumming styles that do genuinely sound better with increased volume.
Michael’s Drums 19
Michael’s Drums 19 Sep 2024 Update I have A Lot of different drumsticks, weights, cuts, woods…been playing over the years with sanding/roughing body, shoulder, tip…same, differing, etc. Same for the tips. I recently came across Claus Hessler via his technique of ‘crushed rudiments’ which mimicks a similar idea I’ve been exploring. Then I found he … Read more
Michael’s Drums 18
Michael’s Drums 18 18 Jul 2024 Update Below is (still) my #1 snare, “steam-bent single-ply maple”. It’s so unusual because it is so unlike all my other drums. 1-ply steam-bent maple. Hardware unspecial except for its vintageness (which isn’t that much more ‘vintage’ compared my main kit’s hardware!). The rims are die-cast, not triple-flange. Heads … Read more
Michael’s Drums 17
Michael’s Drums 17 Oct 2023 Update So I long ago gave up on finding, in one shot, ‘the other half’ of my main kit, a 6-ply maple Ludwig Rockers II kit covered in black cortex. My original half is 12 and 13 mounted on 22 with 16 floor. The absent half is 14 and 15 … Read more
Michael’s Drums 16
Michael’s Drums 16 June 2023 Update On a fluke of boredom one night I switched in the 1-ply maple Slingerland. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any better than the phosphor-bronze…OMG. This old-school character has pop, crack and just as much if not more sensual and infinitely-coaxable timbre as any drum I’ve ever played. … Read more
Michael’s Drums 15
Michael’s Drums 15 2023 Update Above – Steel floating shell Pearl piccolo FTSS1435 – die-cast hoops, Ambassador batter Above – TreeHouse Custom 4″ x 14″ Solid 1ply Steambent Maple Snare Drum – THICC 1-plt maple shell, PHATT maple reinforcement rings, black die-cast hoops – this thing has attitude. Above – 2002 DW Blue sparkle maple … Read more
Michael’s Drums 14
Michael’s Drums 14 2022 Update Been watching years for a piccolo snare with free-floating hammered red brass shell; just bought one from a drummer thinning his collection via ebay…what one drummer may be ‘tired of’ may delight another… This will be my first snare (and maybe any drum) with die-cast rims. I’m hoping it’s bright, … Read more
Michael’s Drums 13
Michael’s Drums 13 2021 Update Acquired a bunch of fun new toys over the past few months — “cymbal stack” extender/risers for mounting cymbals coaxially…several new Meinl cymbals. Somehowhere acquired a Sabian cymbal — I keep hearing the same general conclusion: The Meinl (even Byzance) and especially Sabian are somehow missing that upper-end shimmering sparkle, … Read more
Michael’s Drums 12
Michael’s Drums 12 2020 Update Picked up a 14×6 DW / PDC multi-ply maple snare with wood rims on both heads. It’s ridiculously tonal, ridiculously responsive at all playing volumes, ridiculously loud when pushed, always ridiculously crisp and flavorful. It’s even more more than my main Ludwig maple kit. I’ve been hesitant about DW drums because, of … Read more