Recent content by Chris_80

@Ajaycee For me, the game changer was to start doing the jazz swing with my weak hand. Not the jazz swing itself, but the things I started becoming aware of while practicing it. This is something I started doing just a few weeks ago; not just on the ride cymbal, I've actually done very little...

I sent mine back, waiting for the return to be handled. There was a certain shimmer about them that my ears didn't agree with, which I couldn't hear on the sound clips I listened to. So I quickly decided it wasn't the sound for me. That's how it is with cymbals I guess; if you can't try before...

I'm so envious of this ability. Not that I need it now, but I've always had pretty bad memory for learning songs, which is partly why I've never been into doing covers 😄 Ok, to stay on topic: I have a good feel and dynamics in my playing, good musicality. And I've become persistent at...

Damn that sounds really bad. Wild they're not letting you claim warranty if it's a bad edge. Just sending you some stuff to fix it yourself..? Doesn't sound great at all.

Versus Them - Parachute Good bass drum sound, I like that one a lot. The rest of the drums sound good as well. Is it my favourite? No idea, but a good one.

I bought a used Pearl Masters Reserve kit, ordered from a shop. Got the rack tom and the floor tom, the bass drum is on its way, arriving Monday. 13x9, 16x14, 24x14. Yellow-ish finish, I think it's called light amber. Pleasant. I missed out on one of these a few weeks ago, a kit in more typical...

I had a Renown snare for a while, that's the closest I've been to playing one. I liked it, thought it had a really nice tone and a certain mellowness and balance that I liked, but I ended up selling it. The guy who bought it from me liked it a lot so it all worked out for everyone. Moral of the...

None of it has to make sense, that's part of the beauty of it. We just like to translate from imagination to reality by hitting these things, and spend our money on it to give us what we feel is the best way to do so. For me though, it's one of the few things that actually do make sense. Great...

Looks like the inside of a Walnut/Birch kit. Or does it.. Maybe it doesn't. Forget I said anything.

They really nailed the drum sound on this album. Bass drum, snare, toms, all good. Loved it then, love it now.

I KNOW!! My man.. Next time. On it.

Being a lefty, and regretting not buying a reasonably priced Pearl Masters Reserve kit a couple of weeks ago when I had the chance, I'd go with an Ian Paice kit. One of my favourite rock drummers. OR...if it's a one time only thing, maybe a Bonham Vistalite kit. That's something I'm pretty sure...

Yeah I'm two for two with Pearl signature snares. Still have the Vinnie Paul which I love, sounds magnificent. And the Ian Paice steel snare was great as well, but I sold it. Can't keep them all.

Digging up an old thread here.. Any recent (or less recent) opinions or experiences with the old Dennis Chambers signature snare? The white one, maple, 14x6.5 I've searched the site and also googled it. Kind of surprised there wasn't more hits in terms of youtube videos/reviews and forum...

Well, then you can be in the "clever" club rather than the "fast" club. As long as you can play what you want, I'd say that's what matters. I saw a video with Keith Carlock the other day, might have been one from Drumeo, where he said he basically doesn't do fast singles, it's mostly just...