Members #6 Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 i've been thinking about it...just to maybe flex my mind in a different way that might help my fourstring skills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 {censored}, I just bought a cheap used drumset and taught myself. It was very beneficial to my bass playing... C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassius Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 i'm also a professional drummer. I started it as my secondary instrument and mostly just for fun. now i'm good enough that people want me to play. when i get gig calls i ask "drums or bass" it's worth it. do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members takeout Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 I need to. Haven't yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JanVanHove Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 I certainly wanna, But I don't think my wife would let me install a drumkit in the living room... She's wonderful, but she has her limits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 I was blessed to hang with drum instructors, so I learned some rudiments. I know my way around the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bigfiddle Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 I just bought a set and went after it. Now I have 5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 i'm also a professional drummer. I started it as my secondary instrument and mostly just for fun. now i'm good enough that people want me to play. when i get gig calls i ask "drums or bass" it's worth it. do it. I knew this. Your somewhat inspiring me to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Broncomino Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 No lessons yet, but I just got a kit to learn on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeeTL Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 I taught myself. I don't suck, but my meter's not the greatest. Time with a metronome or a bassist with good meter might help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonathan_matos5 Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 i know a few drummers that would teach me i might add drums or percussion to my college schedule in the future. piano first though:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassius Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 No lessons yet, but I just got a kit to learn on. hey man! hi i'll give you a few if you like! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 I did, for two years. Had the pleasure of learning from a very versatile and amazing drummer with lots of different styles under his belt. I found that it really helped my bass playing and would reccomend it to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Broncomino Posted May 17, 2007 Members Share Posted May 17, 2007 hey man! hi i'll give you a few if you like! :D:D That would be great! How have you bee man? Heard your gettin hitched again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassgirl9 Posted May 17, 2007 Members Share Posted May 17, 2007 Yes. It was totally worth it. Not just for the extra gigs you can get on a second instrument, but simply knowing how the drums work and how drummers work makes you a better bass player. It also gives you a better appreciation for a metronome too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob O'Brian Posted May 17, 2007 Members Share Posted May 17, 2007 Sounds cool but I've never really tried drums seriously. Having said that, in our end-of-jam swapping around sessions I've recently transitioned from incompetent flailing arhthymic spams to a sort of Meg White hit-everything-at-the-same-time drumming style. I can now do impressive sounding (to me) fills... but when trying to hold a beat I do not have the coordination to do anything other than hit everything at the same time. I honestly don't know drummers do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JeffBass Posted May 18, 2007 Members Share Posted May 18, 2007 {censored}, I just bought a cheap used drumset and taught myself. It was very beneficial to my bass playing... C7 Me too. Actually I didn't buy them but my old drummer left his backup set at my old house which inspired me to bang away my frustations.. I can play pretty decent as long as I don't get too fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny the Squirrel Posted May 18, 2007 Members Share Posted May 18, 2007 I started my musical life on drums. It has helped everything I've tried to play since. I've had more than one drummer tell me that I lock in with them really well. I can't help but think that's because of my drum background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ozzzy Posted May 18, 2007 Members Share Posted May 18, 2007 A little under a year ago, my brother mentioned he had an interest in drums. Being a bassist, I jumped on the idea of having my brother being a drummer. I went to Guitar Center, and they had a set on sale for reeeeeally cheap but it was a 1 day sale, so I just picked it up. my brother never ended up playing them, but I've gotten pretty good. I've done a couple jam sessions as a drummer and it's a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davis1 Posted May 18, 2007 Members Share Posted May 18, 2007 No, but a few of my friends are drummers, they teach me bits now and then. I'm in the mood for wailing on one right now to my Rage Against The Machine albums right now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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