Recent content by Benthedrummer

I believe yes, TAMA are relatively good. Lots of choices in terms of your budget, finishes and configurations. They are rugged workhorses.

Good question. I'm quite good at having a focussed discipline with practice. I seem to be able to find an hour a day regardless of what's going on or how my mood is..... except since I had my shoulder injury at work 🙄. I'm also good at thinking outside the box and being inventive when it comes...

1) is a splash. The carpet pile seems rather large in comparison to the cymbal. It's a very cleverly done photo. 2) hihat. Again, to me the carpet pile looks smaller in comparison to the cymbal....albeit a different carpet. I've got a hunch it's a hihat top...... maybe 14 inch?? 3) I reckon...

They've kinda morphed into that silly realm that you mention. I kinda liked the older ideology they had by bringing in some good high quality players like Frank Briggs, Sonny Emory and that awesome brush player who imparted some of their knowledge and broke a few concepts down with some PDFs to...

Great news Gina! You've obviously worked hard. Wishing you all the best.

Have a really good day. Happy Birthday too 🎉 🎁

I'm guaranteed here to raise a few eyebrows.......BUT. C.W McCall's "Convoy", The theme to Knight Rider, The theme to Duke's of Hazzard and the theme to The Automan TV series are all new songs that I have on rotation in the car at the moment. I picture myself as Michael Knight driving KITT...

The DW3000 double. Very cheap. Workhorse. Strong. Rugged. Reliable. It was and still is my pride and joy.

That sounds absolutely delicious.

Home made pumpkin soup with chives.....and warm crusty bread with ice cold pure juice to wash it all down.

Figuring out what is too much practice is hard. Working out effective, efficient practice is a fine art. I guess it's a difficult question to answer. Maybe it's more of a case of too much practice of an irrelevant thing to your playing perhaps. I dunno.......but I looked at what I played as a...

I've had relatively good experiences with house kits. Most venues that I'm familiar with I believe do try their best to cater for the drummer. Most house kits have been old pearl exports that have the old Remo Pinstripes that just need a few tweaks here and there to sound half decent. I guess...

Congratulations Doug!!! That's some really great news!! Making something you love into a potential money earner is just wonderful stuff ☺️

Prior to COVID, the cover band scene was quite lucrative for me. We did 3 gigs a week on average and I was making approx $1,000 a week. That certainly covered the cost of sticks, heads plus a few cymbals and bits and bobs. I was able to save a little coin out of it and keeping fit and improving...

Tardigrades!!!