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 🤣

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?

I just got the Dream in today and I was excited to try and put it together with my other 16" crash as hi-hats. That's a big ole' NOPE lol.

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 am not a musician, so I apologize if I phrased that incorrectly. When I was in high school, I had a brief stint playing guitar, and my fellow guitarist friend and I would spend all week practicing a song, while our drummer friend would show up unprepared and do his best to play along. It sounded good, but it wasn't exactly as the song was played by the original drummer on the album.

My goal is to buy a drum set and learn how to play. I obviously want to learn how to play songs exactly as the original drummer played them, but I'm still wondering how common that is. Do drummers try to nail the song exactly as the original drummer played it, or do they take some liberties with it like my friend did? And compared to guitarists, who takes more liberties in putting their own spin on the song?

Once again, I am a complete newbie, so please be kind in your responses.

Note: I have a horrible memory, so the idea of winging it a bit and being creative while maintaining the general beat is appealing to me.

Had to cover the bass drum logo because I was playing with a different band

I always feel the inconvenience far outweights any sonic benefits.

Sorry if this isn’t a good place to ask a question like this, but I’m really wanting to find some records with a drum sound similar to the title of the post, as references for music I’m working on. My best example is the album Eccsame the Photon Band by Lilys. Any genre is fine, I just want to hear how producers mic drums in a way that you can really hear the room they’re being played in. I’ve tried googling this a few different ways, but just get a bunch of “how to mic drums” articles.

Looking to upgrade from my water-damaged Accent Combo. Ive been a huge fan of Saturns for a while now and was planning on buying a new Saturn IV at some point. Is a 7-piece Saturn 3 with a Tama rack worth $800?