1001gear

Hi. I'm Gear. I have guitar stuff and some drums and a couple keyboards and synth stuff. Never been to Music Messe or Germany but I love Nurburgring videos.

Oh wait. That was phobia. I'm sorry. Please don't hurt me.

Fear the Gear nooblets.

Mr. Bengson might be an empath and Googuh would fry his brain.

The most common cause of injury is probably overdoing it. You need to go at a comfortable rate in the early years - yes years. Warm up to your level of proficiency and stay there. If you can't do it with deliberate ease, slow down. If you get tired in any way, stop. The next day, don't try to start where you left off. You need to warm up again. (sorry boys and girls) The gains may seem too few and far between but that's the only way to improve; especially technically.

I know, silly but it's in line with my sticks as LFOs theory/method.

Sure. The concept is cloaked if not invisible but the "science" is pretty simple. In most music, notes are played at a subsonic rate; nominally a few dozen per minute and certainly under 20 per second. Drummers may be faced with several times that rate but on that scale low C is still faster.

Grabbing a guitar takes far more force; 80 #s per finger according to Segovia IIRC Know that traditional stick control puts all the strain on your fingers and depends on freewheeling sticks for endurance. This may work for you IDK. Musically, freewheeling sticks = insufficient control. If you think about it 99% of note generation is subsonic activity. I suggest using as much palm and as little fingertips as possible.This allows for a crude embouchure (see brass playing) that is closer to low frequency resonance than hitting a drum. A good albeit exaggerated analogy would be the modern thrust vectored fighter jets compared to traditional linear thrust planes. When it comes to slicing up the sky, there is no comparison.

One thing about starter sticks; avoid the A variety. These are light and very responsive to professional technique but are built like pencils. Start with a B size stick. They have more girth and will fill your hands better. The standard here is Vic Firth SD1 General. http://vicfirth.com/products/drum-sticks/american-custom/sd1-general/ They have diameter in excess of .5 inch and are milled from maple. This makes them very light in contrast to sticks of equal proportions fashioned from hickory. The ball tip facilitates the full range of stick to surface angle and the cylindrical shaft is less springy than tapered varieties. This narrows the rebound response requiring more manual interaction. IOW it aids in developing the up strokes.

Warming up is requirement one.

Cool. Go see that doctor.

Moeller is a step in the right direction but for the arthritis issue. While it addresses the need for compound strokes, it does require a fair amount of calibrated whipping of the wrist and finger contraction. If you are fit to take up sticking, I recommend you hold the sticks naturally on the last 4, 5 inches of the butt end like you'd hold a screwdriver except looser. Then work on the following compound stroke: This drill will consist of alternating up strokes and down strokes. Go slowly. 10 or twenty taps a minute is plenty. 1.) Point the stick downward and let it rest on the playing surface. You'll notice your forearm has probably risen to compensate. This is the desired effect. Now lift at the wrist and tap the surface in this position. This is the first stroke. Get familiar with it. 2.) From the rest position of step one, drop the forearm while tapping the surface a second time. This completes the first cycle. 3.)To continue, simply raise the forearm while lowering the tip of the stick onto the surface; tap... You can see there is a circular conservation of energy going on. 4.) The Hard Part: Both up and down strokes should be played with metric precision and with equal dynamics and no spurious accents. Simple and effective. It's not taught because it takes a fair amount of subtle practice and the traditional ways are easier to sell. It's like double picking with a stick. The thing I like about this kind of articulation is there's no slop involved as you would get with bouncing sticks. You wouldn't bounce your pick would you?

You'll have to consult with doctors. Warming up your hands under some prescribed physical therapy would be in order. Drumming knowledge (the doctor's) may or may not help. FI common wisdom is to use the fingers {or you'll hurt yourself) lol. FWIW, too many drummers play in the traditional manner just to look effortless and cool. Fact is music doesn't GAF. Rock drummers FI need the leverage and timing of full arm strokes. These guys used to get laughed at by the old school. If you're medically fit to hold sticks, there is a universe of rhythm that won't require any blazing stickwork.

No player. DL only.

Never been to a Hollywood party.

You need a more credible title. Artist in Residence maybe?

This is all I have to read. I don't name possessions either. Instruments in particular - I can't do any of 'em at the level they deserve why embarrass 'em by giving them life? The only nameless objects that should be named are tits. You could be thusly introduced and forget about 'em.

This makes sense.

If I can spot it...

Oh and sorry I stole the bait.

He went over the schematic that shows the cap shunts some of one side to ground. He also said caps can't pass DC - something I could have inferred from guitar but was unaware of. So the cap comes right after the plug on one side. Flipping the plug grounds the other side. Apparently this has only trace effects on the hum. I kinda think the guy has clean AC to begin with and the caps were included to cover field use and possibly thin the herd.

Old Steve retired. I think Cramine took his spot. Yeah I like Munsters . Adams Family too. Does Bewitched count? Oh and let's not forget Buffy and Charmed. - the shows, not so much the themes. (yes I'm threatening to skew this thread with those youtubes.)

He reported back they had to abandon that and that they had to start from scratch out west or something. Hope they're doin' alright.

I got many lulz. Where's Boxorox is more of a concern. That guy is one trooper.

blue red gold chartreuse they all have a full rangey sound; bright and clear but not ice picky. If anything they might lack "warmth" but so do legitimate single coils. From what I can tell, I prefer real single coils but LCs sound still sound good to me. Clapton FI ...