Members M Posted August 9, 2002 Members Share Posted August 9, 2002 How many did you make when you started? Now you can list them so others don't screw up in the same way. Most of mine were equipment related: 1. Not holding Hi-Hat down while using it (fixed that quick)2. Reversing the crash and ride (that sounded really bad)3.Buying a diplomat batter (dents, welts, and more dents) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wally_groove Posted August 9, 2002 Members Share Posted August 9, 2002 Don't do the same fills/beats over and over. Its easy to settle into a pattern and not do anything new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Schenck Posted August 10, 2002 Members Share Posted August 10, 2002 Try to use both your left and right hands when playing the crashes. Working on rudiments will help this. For me its just a matter of playing a fill and hitting a crash with which ever hand is on the upstroke, I call this the rule of "first hand up", genius huh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fafnir777 Posted August 10, 2002 Members Share Posted August 10, 2002 Originally posted by wally_groove Don't do the same fills/beats over and over. Its easy to settle into a pattern and not do anything new. AND, don't do them every other measure! One of my friends really sucked, and he did that ALL the time...it used to drive me nuts. it was his 1 tom roll, and he did it all the time in every song. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dash OH drummer Posted August 11, 2002 Members Share Posted August 11, 2002 Maybe someone can back me up on this but I find that songs with quick and very frequent bass beats can make up for fills. A lot of songs out there that I personally enjoy have very few fills but fast and elaborate bass drum beats...I don't know, something you might want to consider at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mR.dnA Posted August 19, 2002 Members Share Posted August 19, 2002 Originally posted by Dash OH drummer Maybe someone can back me up on this but I find that songs with quick and very frequent bass beats can make up for fills. A lot of songs out there that I personally enjoy have very few fills but fast and elaborate bass drum beats...I don't know, something you might want to consider at least. I'm with you on this - I think for most music, not adding buttloads of fills is BETTER. Unless of course you're Neil Peart and your fills are just that damn good ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted August 19, 2002 Members Share Posted August 19, 2002 - Louder is not always better. - Listen to as many different styles of music as you can stand, don't lock yourself into just one. - Strive to be original. I know several drummers that are so predictable I could probably sit next to them while they play and duplicate every move. Yawn. - Relax and try not to tense up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zuul777 Posted August 20, 2002 Members Share Posted August 20, 2002 be ambidextrous!!!be able to start/stop rolls on the opposite of the usual hands....reverse stick everything for practice (snare type stuff), and try swapping your right and left hands on the set. use the left on ride/hh and right on snare and stuff. this allows for stronger left hands, and your right hand is more suitable for hitting crashes and stuff.right hand drum set playing originated in weak left hands. that can be fixed.the best way to play is to be able to do both. use the left hand on cymbals to the left, use the right hand on cymbals to the right. makes things so much easier! also be able to use your left foot nicely on hihat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members societystease Posted August 21, 2002 Members Share Posted August 21, 2002 stay away from cheap starter sets like cb, tko, enforcer, percussion plus, drummers design, etc if you can help it. It may seem like a good idea, but if you progress like I have you will want to upgrade in a month or two so get the best stuff you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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