INTRODUCTIONS: Please Use This Thread To Introduce Yourself!

BastDrummer said:
View attachment 156015I believe this is what it is on the catalog, not to be argumentitive though. I hope this is the year and model of my drum, I didn't buy it new I daresay so I wouldn't know as much as you would I-P.
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That's a known misprint in that catalogue. Second line in that catalogues description says "with parallel action strainer ".
A. does NOT have the parallel strainer. Only the Jupiter has (see B in the catalogue above).

A. which is the Custom (Deluxe) has the Gladstone or (formally, the Deluxe) strainer.

Hope that clears it up.

They're great snare aren't they. Enjoy :)

Edit: Note the vent hole location in that catalogue in relation to your snare drums vent hole. Helps with nailing down year/s of manufacture.
 
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BastDrummer said:
Hello, I am a young drummer in Canada who hasn't been doing many gigs besides church and youth, etc. I have played some free live things for the town, which is fun. Let's go to the interesting stuff lol; my drum kit is a Tama star classic birch performer from 2004, with a pearl 1978 all-original COB Jupiter(Copeland snare-die cast hoop on top); I have a second kit(1982 Tama Royalstars, four pieces with taye floor tom) which I'm currently trying to sell which is a 1982 Royalstar kit. This Summer, I plan to do a one-off fun gig with a fantastic singer too. Oh yeah, my favourite drummers are Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Buddy Rich, and Greyson Nekruitman, Keith moon, Simon Phillips Hopefully, this made sense, or this was interesting lol
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welcome to the forum!! We share many of the same influences!!!

hopefully you will be able to get those kits out in fromt of people more often in the coming years...how old are you? I played my first live show when I was 13...back in 1982!
 
I-P said:
That's a known misprint in that catalogue. Second line in that catalogues description says "with parallel action strainer ".
A. does NOT have the parallel strainer. Only the Jupiter has (see B in the catalogue above).

A. which is the Custom (Deluxe) has the Gladstone or (formally, the Deluxe) strainer.

Hope that clears it up.

They're great snare aren't they. Enjoy :)

Edit: Note the vent hole location in that catalogue in relation to your snare drums vent hole. Helps with nailing down year/s of manufacture.
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I was wondering about the lack of a parallel action strainer; I haven't seen one of those in person, so I figured it was a me problem.
Thank you! I am quite enjoying it, I've been having fun dialing it in. Yeah, that makes more sense, thanks
 
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Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX said:
welcome to the forum!! We share many of the same influences!!!

hopefully you will be able to get those kits out in fromt of people more often in the coming years...how old are you? I played my first live show when I was 13...back in 1982!
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I have wanted to bring my drums around, but these are basically my money in drum form, so maybe in a couple of years, I'll risk playing them outside, lol. Welllll, lets say fairly young, my first outside gig(non paying just with dad Bass and brother Guitar) was at the same age as you; to give a somewhat reasonable age lets say not driving yet.
 
BastDrummer said:
I have wanted to bring my drums around, but these are basically my money in drum form, so maybe in a couple of years, I'll risk playing them outside, lol. Welllll, lets say fairly young, my first outside gig(non paying just with dad Bass and brother Guitar) was at the same age as you; to give a somewhat reasonable age lets say not driving yet.
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cool...so you have a lot of time!!! Do you do band at school? That is one thing I was glad I did. It made me a better counter,. and gave me a lot of musical instinct....

and I have been a band director/percussion instructor now for 30 years!!
 
Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX said:
cool...so you have a lot of time!!! Do you do band at school? That is one thing I was glad I did. It made me a better counter,. and gave me a lot of musical instinct....

and I have been a band director/percussion instructor now for 30 years!!
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I don't do the band at the school yet, but next year, probably, I've noticed a drastic improvement in my playing when playing with people of all skill levels, too, so I would want to play in the school band, though.
That's really cool!
 
BastDrummer said:
I don't do the band at the school yet, but next year, probably, I've noticed a drastic improvement in my playing when playing with people of all skill levels, too, so I would want to play in the school band, though.
That's really cool!
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good...it will give you so much music "wisdom" that you won't get by just playing drum set in your room, or just with rock bands. I remember even after my freshman year summer band camp, my hands, and timing improved 1000% because I was playing - with a metronome - for 4-6 hours a day.

I also met the guys, in marching band, who I formed my rock band that eventually almost got signed by Metal Blade records back in the day. We are all still friends, and have been in many different band situations along the way...

i had my first paying gigs ever playing with my band directors family polka band!! As a freshman in high school, in 1983, I was making $100 a weekend to play polka gigs...it was really weird, but also fun to have that money!

so anywho, definitely do it!!
 
Greetings from the bottom of the world.... Auckland, NZ.

Been playing for over thirty years (mostly CCM and worship) and then sold my kit 8 years ago.... regretted it ever since.

So just gone and purchased a Yamaha Gen 1 Rydeen kit so about to replace the heads (a mixture of beaten up G1's and Pinstripes) with a set of Emperor Vintage and a P77 for the snare to try and get it to sound somewhat decent. The Rydeen/Paiste 101 cymbals are on the way out the door and going to be replaced with Sabian AAX Praise and Worship Pack. And lastly a second hand 13" tom from Ebay England.
 
MikeT12 said:
Greetings from the bottom of the world.... Auckland, NZ.

Been playing for over thirty years (mostly CCM and worship) and then sold my kit 8 years ago.... regretted it ever since.

So just gone and purchased a Yamaha Gen 1 Rydeen kit so about to replace the heads (a mixture of beaten up G1's and Pinstripes) with a set of Emperor Vintage and a P77 for the snare to try and get it to sound somewhat decent. The Rydeen/Paiste 101 cymbals are on the way out the door and going to be replaced with Sabian AAX Praise and Worship Pack. And lastly a second hand 13" tom from Ebay England.
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MikeT12 said:
Greetings from the bottom of the world.... Auckland, NZ.

Been playing for over thirty years (mostly CCM and worship) and then sold my kit 8 years ago.... regretted it ever since.

So just gone and purchased a Yamaha Gen 1 Rydeen kit so about to replace the heads (a mixture of beaten up G1's and Pinstripes) with a set of Emperor Vintage and a P77 for the snare to try and get it to sound somewhat decent. The Rydeen/Paiste 101 cymbals are on the way out the door and going to be replaced with Sabian AAX Praise and Worship Pack. And lastly a second hand 13" tom from Ebay England.
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welcome to the shindig!!! There are a lot of people here who "returned to their roots" like you!! Hopefully you will learn al ot from us here...
 
Glad to be here.
May as well officially introduce myself.
Real name?
Fredrick R. Salgado but go by Ron
Age?
73
How long have you been playing?
On and off since the age of 12
Origin of user name?
Used to use it on a now defunct Vintage Drum forum a long time ago
Your top 5 drummers?
Sandy Nelson, Mel Taylor, Clyde Stubblefield, John Bonham and Mitch Mitchell
Make of drumkit?
Ludwig CM
Make of cymbal?
Paiste and Zildjian
Where do you practice?
In our upstairs bonus room
Are you in a band?
No
Do you play covers or originals?
Covers
What style of music?
R&B, Rock and Soul
Favourite take out food?
Burger and fries
What country do you live in?
USA
One really odd fact about yourself?
Opened for Sonny and Cher
How did you start drumming?
Going to my older brothers band practices and fixated on drums
 
BigDrummy said:
Glad to be here.
May as well officially introduce myself.
Real name?
Fredrick R. Salgado but go by Ron
Age?
73
How long have you been playing?
On and off since the age of 12
Origin of user name?
Used to use it on a now defunct Vintage Drum forum a long time ago
Your top 5 drummers?
Sandy Nelson, Mel Taylor, Clyde Stubblefield, John Bonham and Mitch Mitchell
Make of drumkit?
Ludwig CM
Make of cymbal?
Paiste and Zildjian
Where do you practice?
In our upstairs bonus room
Are you in a band?
No
Do you play covers or originals?
Covers
What style of music?
R&B, Rock and Soul
Favourite take out food?
Burger and fries
What country do you live in?
USA
One really odd fact about yourself?
Opened for Sonny and Cher
How did you start drumming?
Going to my older brothers band practices and fixated on drums
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awesome!!! Welcome to the fray. Hopefully you will learn a lot here. I have!!
 
Thomas said:
Real name? John Bacon
Age? 62
How long have you been playing? 58yrs
Origin of user name? Multi-Jazz Dimensions (one of my bands)
Your top 5 drummers?
Make of drumkit? Slingerland, rogers, gretsch, Ludwig, Sonor
Make of cymbal? Zildjian (I am an endorser)
Where do you practice? Home/school studios
Are you in a band? Many
Do you play covers or originals? Both
What style of music? Jazz
Favourite take out food? Lol
What country do you live in? US
One really odd fact about yourself?
How did you start drumming? I don’t remember exactly but my father was a drummer.
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Just getting around to this!
 
Good morning from sunny England! I’m sure I had a profile previously but I can’t find it and don’t have access to my old email anymore.

Anyhow:

Real name? Peter
Age? 40
How long have you been playing? 18 years
Origin of user name? PeteTheBeat
Your top 5 drummers? That’s tough! Hal Blaine, Bobby Graham, Joe Morello, Bobby Elliott, and any drummer who has a disability.
Make of drumkit? Ludwig
Make of cymbal? Zildjian, Dream, Sabian
Where do you practice? In my music corner at home
Are you in a band? Yes, 2
Do you play covers or originals? Both
What style of music? Everything! My attitude has always been play everything, especially genres you don’t like.
Favourite take out food? Pizza
What country do you live in? England
One really odd fact about yourself? I have 2 disabilities, one is Scheuermann's disease, the other is both my arms are slightly twisted due to a childhood injury. It means my drumming style can look odd.
How did you start drumming? I watched a marching band when I was a child, years later I put it to use and formed a band playing in my parents basement. I don’t think we were very good!
 
PTB said:
Good morning from sunny England! I’m sure I had a profile previously but I can’t find it and don’t have access to my old email anymore.

Anyhow:

Real name? Peter
Age? 40
How long have you been playing? 18 years
Origin of user name? PeteTheBeat
Your top 5 drummers? That’s tough! Hal Blaine, Bobby Graham, Joe Morello, Bobby Elliott, and any drummer who has a disability.
Make of drumkit? Ludwig
Make of cymbal? Zildjian, Dream, Sabian
Where do you practice? In my music corner at home
Are you in a band? Yes, 2
Do you play covers or originals? Both
What style of music? Everything! My attitude has always been play everything, especially genres you don’t like.
Favourite take out food? Pizza
What country do you live in? England
One really odd fact about yourself? I have 2 disabilities, one is Scheuermann's disease, the other is both my arms are slightly twisted due to a childhood injury. It means my drumming style can look odd.
How did you start drumming? I watched a marching band when I was a child, years later I put it to use and formed a band playing in my parents basement. I don’t think we were very good!
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watching a marching band was one of my big motivators to take drumming seriously! Here I am, 46 years later, and have been a school (marching) band director for 25 of those 40 years! My friends dad was the director for The Ohio State Marching Band in the 70's, and we would go to rehearsal with him alot.

hope to see you around the forums!!
 
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Hello all!
The name, "FunkCat" refers to the labels put on musicians in NYC back in the 60s-70s, i.e.,"he's a jazz Cat.." or "I played with these funk cats last night.."
Anyway...
I (Chris) grew up in Queens, NY around some great drummers (studied with Donny Donable while he played with my uncle Michael Bailey in the funk group, "Colors" and he studied karate under my father, along with Bernard Wright, guitarist Hank Grate and bassist Tarik Shah). I joined the Marines and left from NY to Az where I picked up electric and upright bass (they guys were short a bassist and I wanted to play!). After I left the Corps I worked a job, keeping up my hands, then picked playing back up when I retired. I went back to drums in 2019. I still play Ludwig drums (there really only were a few companies when I started playing and there were no such thing as drum mics!) and Zildjian cymbals, although I do have a jazzy little drum kit that I love! I got my first pair of Pro Mark sticks from donny Donable when I was 14. I'll be 60 soon and I still use them, although not the same ones.
 
Greetings fellow drum enthusiasts,

I have lurked on this forum on and off for entertainment while eating lunch at work or contemplating things late at night, like do others obsess over gear and musician stories as much as i do. Since that seems to be the case, figured I would join in on the fun here.

Age? - 51

How long have you been playing? – Since 1986

Origin of user name? – Favorite character from favorite early 80’s cartoon Thundar the Barbarian.

Your top 5 drummers? – Al Jackson Jr, Lloyd Knibb, Topper Headon, Sandy Nelson, Philly Joe Jones.

Make of drumkit? – Gretsch drums, Ludwig Snares.

Make of cymbal? - Zildjian

Where do you practice? - Home & at Bands rehearsal spot / lock out.

Are you in a band? – Currently in 2

Do you play covers or originals? – Originals

What style of music? - SKA / Rocksteady / Soul, 2nd band is a 70’s garage rock / punk .

Favorite take out food? - Tacos

What country do you live in? - U.S.A

One really odd fact about yourself? – I’m a Jazz drummer who hangs out in Punk bands.

How did you start drumming? – Out of spite…Long story, will share in another thread someday.
 
Ookla said:
Greetings fellow drum enthusiasts,

I have lurked on this forum on and off for entertainment while eating lunch at work or contemplating things late at night, like do others obsess over gear and musician stories as much as i do. Since that seems to be the case, figured I would join in on the fun here.

Age? - 51

How long have you been playing? – Since 1986

Origin of user name? – Favorite character from favorite early 80’s cartoon Thundar the Barbarian.

Your top 5 drummers? – Al Jackson Jr, Lloyd Knibb, Topper Headon, Sandy Nelson, Philly Joe Jones.

Make of drumkit? – Gretsch drums, Ludwig Snares.

Make of cymbal? - Zildjian

Where do you practice? - Home & at Bands rehearsal spot / lock out.

Are you in a band? – Currently in 2

Do you play covers or originals? – Originals

What style of music? - SKA / Rocksteady / Soul, 2nd band is a 70’s garage rock / punk .

Favorite take out food? - Tacos

What country do you live in? - U.S.A

One really odd fact about yourself? – I’m a Jazz drummer who hangs out in Punk bands.

How did you start drumming? – Out of spite…Long story, will share in another thread someday.
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welcome to it!!!

I am a punk drummer who hangs out in jazz bands!!!!

and I also surf the forum at lunch, and (way too) late at night
 
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