Since I started practicing heavily and generally working hard towards where I want to be as a musician, I haven't thought about gear and stuff like that at all. No problems with my set-up, and no desire to change anything. Just focus on getting better man.
MFB, your hard yakka to playing ratio must be about 5 to 1!
A solid list, DrumEatDrum but I'd add tyrannical bar managers to the list.
I'm always tinkering with drum placement, how many drums to the kit, cymbals, sticks, where to put the cowbell...and it goes on and on and on. Non-drummers can never understand this.
I've stayed up until almost 2 am in the morning just jacking with where my toms should go, or at what level should my floor toms be to my snare. Should I tilt my snare stand outward? What happens if I put my ride cymbal THIS way? Should I move my crash two inches to the left? What happens when I move my hats closer, or out more? Nope, it never ends!!
I envy trumpet players, or guitar players, even piano players. All horn players have to do is put the mouthpiece in and start blowing. Piano players, just sit down and play.
Do you ever get tired of all the stuff that goes along with being a drummer ? I love to play, but sometimes I really get tired of all the subjective things that you have to deal with - endless tuning variations and placement / positioning options.
I seem to be always chasing the ever elusive perfect sound and perfect ( for me ) placement options. Sometimes I really envy guitar and keyboard players. You just buy your instrument and tune it based on specific objective criteria and then play.
I must admit...I have found myself envious of a harmonica players from time to time! :>)
or pure vocalists. they have to carry around exactly nothing! and they never have to work on their skills. singing is one of those things where you either have it or you don't. and they're always the big star in the front. *sigh!* i wish i could sing!
man i know what your saying, its such a pain to always have to tune your drums and it takes forever, and placement man ive tried so many different positions, its like somtimes you know something is uncomfortable but you dont exactly know what to do, but hey at least were not piano players imagine having to tune one of those old grand pianos, but at least for me its the funnest instrument to play ive tried bass but it was to boring the drums satisfy my need to be constanly moving around
Do you ever get tired of all the stuff that goes along with being a drummer ? I love to play, but sometimes I really get tired of all the subjective things that you have to deal with - endless tuning variations and placement / positioning options.
I seem to be always chasing the ever elusive perfect sound and perfect ( for me ) placement options. Sometimes I really envy guitar and keyboard players. You just buy your instrument and tune it based on specific objective criteria and then play.