Members summit111 Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 My Brothers, During the middle of our set at a festival yesterday, I broke the spring on my kick pedal. I had repair parts in the hardware case, but no time to change it, and I had to play the last half without a kick. I have spare heads, and a extra snare drum, but not a spare kick pedal. The drummer for the following band told me he keeps one right behind his throne during a gig and change out is one minute. This is the first time in over 30 years of playing that this happened to me, and I won't ever be without a spare again. What other spare gear do you bring to a gig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawg Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 just sticks, felts and such. no heads, pedals. sometimes bring a snare, extra. but usually not. yeah, i'm screwed if something dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manoeuver Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 always a complete kick pedal. Always a complete snare. I can get through a gig if most anything else takes a {censored}. If a kick batter head broke I'd be outta luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 always a complete kick pedal. Always a complete snare. I can get through a gig if most anything else takes a {censored}. If a kick batter head broke I'd be outta luck. use a playable unported reso, you can flip the bitch if needed. I only bring what I need, haven't broke {censored} in years and don't really have aggressive style gigs anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drumtechdad Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 For my gigs, nuthin'. Not likely to break anything. For the kid's rock gigs, complete pedal and complete snare, each can change out in seconds. He's never broken a tom or snare head (nor even dented one) even though he hits wicked hard. If he breaks a bd head . . . well, we always have a large roll of gaffer's tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marko46 Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 I bring just about anything you can think of. Murphy's Law was written because of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Big Daddy Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 I always have a back up snare. It only takes one time to get into that habit. Usually have some back-up heads on hand as well. I'll keep the most recent take-offs, put them all in one box and stash them in an amp rack. The first time Jake used our acrolite on a gig, it let loose about halfway through War Pigs.I was standing behind the stage when the singer stuck his head around the corner and said "Jake needs another snare". That was a fun switch, but he never missed a beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeakerArk Posted October 13, 2009 Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 Always a complete back up pedal and a snare. I don't bring much else as a back up, b/c if something else craps out on me, I can get by w/o it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jenksdrummer Posted October 13, 2009 Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 To be honest, I buy quality {censored}, so I don't have to worry about it. If it's more than 50% gone, I change it before a gig and get at least a little time on it before the gig to make sure it'll hold. (snare heads mostly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members summit111 Posted October 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 My Brothers, It was a friggin' Iron Cobra pedal that went out! I changed both springs today, and I'll have a spare one sitting behind me at every gig from now on! Amazing what you sound like and how awkward it feels to play without a kick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slap happy drums Posted October 13, 2009 Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 Wow , I feel like I'm heading out there naked after hearing from ya'll. I bring sticks and tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gremson Posted October 13, 2009 Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 I busted my spring at practice the other day. Took my about ten minutes to make something that'd work till the end of the night. I go out with nothing.I keep a tuning key, duct tape, and extra sticks. A Question though.Kick pedals, extra snares, drum heads, Etc.How do you guy tote these "Just in case" items to your show? Is there a hardcase with everythin you might need, or is it loose for whatver you might think to grab before heading out the door.Where do you keep all this at the show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members summit111 Posted October 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 My Brothers, Spare heads kept in each size drum case. Spare snare in it's case behind me.Spare kick pedal (now!) out of it's case behind me.Spare parts, springs, washers, keys, etc. in a small tool box in the trap case.Spare sticks in a case on the floor and two on a holder clamped to a cymbal stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danrothmusic Posted October 13, 2009 Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 To all of you who bring extra heads, I've always wondered...what's the point? If you break a head in the middle of a set, you're out at least 1 song by the time you get it out, get the old one off and the new one on again. I guess you can do it quickly, but it seems like a major energy-killer. There's just a bunch of dead time while you're changing it!I guess if you're playing multiple sets it's not so much of an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeakerArk Posted October 13, 2009 Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 To answer a coupla questions. . . I keep my extra snare and pedal right behind me on the riser/stage. Easy to change one or both of 'em out w/in the space between songs (let the lead singer do some of his/her schpiel) As for the extra head point. . .they're not to be changed w/in the set, but in between sets. Improvise and adapt until the set is over. I've only had one major equipment break in my 30 years of giggin', aside from the occasional drunken singer knocking over a cymbal stand, etc.. It was when the spring finally failed on my old trusty 80's pearl pedal. I just comp'd time w/ the hats using my left foot, used my floor tom as the bass and made it through the song. Reached behind me, grabbed the extra pedal, switched 'em out. . . bingo. I have had bass drum heads fail. ..well, i've had the outer layer of a pinstripe bass head split on me, but the inner was fine for the rest of the set. Prolly one of the major reasons I use a pinstripe on all of my bassdrums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stark Posted October 13, 2009 Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 Double pedal FTW. I keep all the usual little tools and {censored}, but I don't ever really break things. *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manoeuver Posted October 13, 2009 Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 Kick pedals, extra snares, drum heads, Etc.How do you guy tote these "Just in case" items to your show? Is there a hardcase with everythin you might need, or is it loose for whatver you might think to grab before heading out the door.Where do you keep all this at the show?the boldies. I just grabbem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boomerweps Posted October 13, 2009 Members Share Posted October 13, 2009 Had a pedal spring break once. It was a double pedal, I just shifted to sitting sidesaddle for the rest of the song, then shifted the slave pedal spring to the primary. Had my hihat clutch unscrew many times, took to using a set of vise-grip plier on it to tighten it ;>( Had the hihat foot pedal to rod connector unscrew itself, played the rest of the gig with closed hats. I've had snare stands loosen and have to hold the snare from tilting with my legs. I've had cymbal tilters tilt/drop on their own during a song. Busted a snare head, just used a nearby tom for the backbeat. Spare snare batter in the snare case, extra bass pedal spring, that's about all I take anymore. You CAN play a bass drum resonant head with a hole in it as a batter as long as it's an offset smaller hole like 5" or less. Quick to swap around if the toms aren't mounted to it. If I was touring out of town, I'd not be without a replacement pedal and at least one batter head per drum. Boomerweps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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