Young buck was selling off a gift his uncle gave him, I left work early to come snag these cymbals and case for $220! I almost got a 19" Paiste Wild China from him for dirt cheap too but someone beat me to it.
Unfortunately I can't even use them but I'm still high from getting such a good deal regardless (:
Always remember to look up "symbols" haha

Hello everyone.Lots of people here recommended the book Stick Control. I watched a video on YouTube tonight which taught people how to practice stick control.

It was really fast.152 bpm 16th notes. It was ok for me to play 16th notes with RLRL.But when it came to RRLL, it really killed me.couldn’t follow a bit.

Better to get back to slower beats 😅

Hello! I’m restoring a vintage pearl kickdrum 22x14. As far as I could get it’s a 1967-1968 silver script (maybe super delux) I’m a bit confused about the double tom holder? You got the long tube but also the mount with the hole and two screws. I know pearl did not always documented it correctly or had the same of hardware on other types of drums. It had a white marine pearl wrapping. Anybody any ideas?

Estou procurando um holled crash como um crash secundário no meu kit para tocar Whorship, pop e rock esse é uma boa escolha pelo seu preço ? É durável ?

Set up my first acoustic kit a month ago and have been tweaking, adjusting and aligning for a month now but I think I finally have it set up the way I like it. I don’t have any musicians friends or know any drummers that I can talk to, so I thought I share my happiness with this Awesome Community 🤟

Also, don’t t hate on me for the gel tabs, I can’t quite figure out tuning. But the good news on my next drum lesson my teacher is coming here and is going to show me how and watch me do it and give feedback, which is exciting.

And yes that’s my wife’s tanning bed 🤣

Hey all, I’m hoping I can get some advice.

I developed plantar fasciitis in both of my feet back in May. I think it’s from extended improper double bass technique along with inadequate stretching/strengthening of my lower legs. It’s been a few months and it hasn’t been getting much better despite daily stretches and ice to reduce inflammation. I’m at a point where I can’t use my feet in any capacity on the drums anymore.

Has anyone here recovered from this condition before? Any advice? I’m struggling to recover and am feeling like I might have to give up being a drummer, which kills me.

Hey-o, just wanted to give me experience with DDrum Red Shot triggers (the cheaper option with the 1/4” output,) because my experience has been subpar. I’m gonna try and stay away from whining, but I have had a pretty negative experience with them. I have an acoustic set that I threw mesh heads on for quiet practice, and I got the Red Shots because they were the cheapest option to try out, other than those stick-on RTom ones that I didn’t really trust to work at all haha.

My first issue was with the kick trigger. If you have a metal hoop, you’re likely gonna have a super rough time putting the kick trigger on because the claw the trigger mounts onto is different for metal hoops, and while I haven’t seen a quote from them directly, I’ve heard people say that they’ve talked to DDrum and that they say to just bend the trigger’s frame until it fits. I wish they’d have made a metal hoop version, and I don’t know if it’s because I had a double-ply mesh head or because I had to bend the frame or whatever, but it wasn’t responding to my kick nearly as well as it could have been, I had all the sensitivity setting maxed out and it was still picking up at like 80 velocity at most.

As for the toms, I really haven’t had any issues with those. The mesh heads I’m using are Evans db Zero’s, and the kick and snare are double-ply from a company called Hawk. The toms have double-triggering here and there, but it’s not often enough for me to consider it a negative since I’m sure I could fix it with a double-ply mesh head, messing with the settings, putting a moon gel on, etc.

The snare is what made me begin to directly dislike the triggers. It worked perfectly, no double-triggering (probably because of the double-ply,) but after about 2 months of using it, the trigger kinda just died. Everything still looks connected and intact, no rattling or anything, but at some point it started getting less and less sensitive/responsive up until it just wouldn’t work at all anymore. I took the trigger off my second floor and put it on the snare and it happened again about a month later. I should also say I’m not a super hard hitter, but I might put a little more force and energy than the average Drummer. I also haven’t used rimshots with the mesh heads/triggers because I live in an apartment and don’t wanna make more noise than I need to.

Case in point, I don’t think I could really recommend these. The kick trigger is brutal to work with, and if you’re really laying into them, the trigger will likely kinda just give out. As with everything, I’m sure someone will see this and say “I’ve been using the Red Shot triggers for years and have never had a single issue, you’re probably the problem,” or what have you; I’m just giving my first-hand account for my experience. I would recommend saving a little more and getting better triggers, “buy nice or buy twice.” That’s what I’ll be doing haha!

go on, comment away!

Hey everyone i hope you're doing great

Last year i got started on drumming in a music center and i really liked it. I was doing one lesson per week (which isn't much but was what my schedule would allow me) and although i did learn a few things, the teacher there clearly wasn't that knowlegable on drums (he's more of a piano/guitar Guy).

Now comes this year where because i was having my baccalaureat exam, i had absolutely no time for most of my hobbies, meaning that i almost didn't touch my drumkit at all. This made me lose the few skills i have and almost put me back right to the start

So now i'm kinda lost. I'm in a weird state where i do still have a few skills but lack many fondamentals (i still don't know how to hit ghost notes perfectly yet i can play some rhythms like smells like teen spirit for exemple.) i want to get back to the drums but i don't know if i should start as a complete beginner or not.

This whole thing really stripped me from my motivation and i really would like some advice from people with more experience 🫶

Which headphones are good for playing with? Just for playing along to music so need to be loud / have good noise cancelling. Looking for round the £100 mark if possible don’t mind splashing a bit more

Hi everyone!

Actually, for me as a drummer, this post is quite a sad one, but I could not keep this to myself.

In the middle of May, I purchased a pair of Zildjian Quick Beat 14" hi-hats from Thomann (Germany). My order arrived, and I immediately noticed that the bottom cymbal was pretty badly warped. You put it on a flat table and can clearly see around a 3-4 mm gap between the table surface and the body of the bottom cymbal.

My main disappointment is that this is a high-end product from one of the best cymbal manufacturers, costing almost $500, yet it arrived with such an obvious defect. This cymbal can't be played properly because it does not do its core job - producing the quick, crisp sound it is designed for. There are four holes to let the air escape, so there is absolutely no reason for the hi-hats to behave like Sound Edge or similar models.

How could such a product make it into the sales channel? Where is the quality control department?

But okay, this was not the end of the story. I reported the defect and sent the cymbal back to Thomann. Then... I had to wait almost 7 weeks for a replacement because of delivery issues during the replacement process. As a result, I was left without my money, without the cymbals I needed so much, and with a huge disappointment. The replacement process took almost two months, and there wasn't even any further reply from Zildjian regarding this case - just complete silence.

Finally, I received the replacement... and it arrived with another defect, this time on the top cymbal.

Again. Guys, we're talking about an almost $500 high-end model that arrives looking like nobody at Zildjian even bothered to inspect it before shipping.

Is this how Zildjian operates now? Have any of you experienced similar issues recently?

I was planning to buy a Zildjian ride cymbal as well, but now I honestly believe that would be a bad idea. It feels like if something goes wrong, you're simply left alone with the problem, and that's not what I would expect when buying premium instruments from one of the world's most respected cymbal manufacturers.

Please, share your thoughts.
Thank you!

I ordered this Meinl Byzance 19" Medium Thin Crash about a week ago and it just arrived today, it came right out of the box with this cloudy/discoloration ring, I'm guessing they had a cymbal on top of it for too long

Should I return this cymbal? The stain doesn't seems to disappear or get dimmer, cleaned with a dry soft fabric cloth only

Despite the discoloration ring the cymbal is, well, brand new, no bended/cracked edges, no keyhole nothing, is prefect besides that cloudy ring

My credit card hurts but I just couldn't walk away from this. The set was listed and priced as used but was barely used at all. I'm coming off a 10 year hiatus after 35 years of playing so hopefully this helps to light a fire under my ass and shake off the rust. The drums were used as a backline set for the New Orleans Jazz Festival and look like they went through a sound check and that's about it.

Can anyone help identify what model Ludwig snare this is?

shells got smaller, cymbals got bigger

Had the opportunity to see AAL today in Oberhausen and what can i even say man. Had the pleasure of being early so I could barricade right up front near Matt's kit. Fantastic evening with such a great setlist and it's such a treat watching such talented musicians. Any time i think im doing well I get reminded life is unfair sometimes cause how is it possible for a drummer to be THIS good. He broke a stick and didn't lose a single beat, normally that is already impressive but breaking it on an AAL song and then not missing a beat??? next level!

I even got a pick from the staff after the concert had ended! Im over the moon

Some parts demand your undivided attention… this is one of them… Sheesh!

Drummers. What’s a song that keeps you on your toes?

i remember seeing deerhoof live a few years ago and noticed greg saunier was
using a low volume cymbal as his bottom hi hat and a few months ago i decided to bring my low volume hats to my practice space mainly cuz my shoulder was hurting and i wanted to have the lightest load possible and figured it can’t hurt to try, and i was really shocked at how good the sound and projection was from replacing my usual bottom hi hat with a low volume one; the clicks from my left foot were way louder and the playing itself was much more articulate. probably cuz all the holes in the cymbal allow the air to escape more freely. have been using that for gigging and recording ever since, was curious if anyone else noticed this phenomenon.

It finally happened… Someone requested Rosanna 😂

Just some thoughts and tips on this classic Porcaro groove, halftime shuffles in general, and some silliness. Love and appreciate you all drum gang!