DrummerCA35
Senior Member
With the R&B/Funk/disco/Rock band I play with, I'm nearly always playing on the hi-hat. I have a double bass pedal, which I use some of the time. Not to blast the band out with 16th note bass figures, but because I've adapted my playing due leg injuries. (Another story.) So, I either play the bass drum with the right foot, or with the left foot, or with both.
I don't like "sloshy" hi-hats. I've tried doing the following when using the left foot to play bass drum:
1. just play with sloshy hi-hats. Don't like it.
2. set up a second, closed hi-hat near the right cymbal. This is a pain in the ass to set up, and it gets in the way.
3. I ordered the tama cobra clutch, but it's freaking heavy and I don't wanna lug it around.
4. gone to the ride cymbal bell and played, say quarter notes.
Not trying to piss, bitch, and moan, but I'm wondering if this would make sense:
Instead of riding on the hi-hat, ride on the bell of a ride cymbal. The bow of the cymbal gets lost with the band. I LOVE my paiste 2002 ride cymbal (from 1979) and I've very sentimental about it, but the bell seems small to me.
I wondering if trying the paiste bell ride, or an extra-heavy pingy ride cymbal (rock ride) or something similar would be a good alternative to the hi-hats. I'm playing a disco/funk song where I go from the hats during one section to another section where I need the double pedal, what would be a good cymbal to transition to? Say quarter notes on the bell, for example. Or even 8th notes, but on a cymbal that is very, very "pingy".
Does this make sense what I'm trying to ask, and any ideas? It hasn't sounded great to go from a tight hi-hat to a ride cymbal, yet.
I'm considering trying this with the Paiste signature bell ride.
Thanks...
I don't like "sloshy" hi-hats. I've tried doing the following when using the left foot to play bass drum:
1. just play with sloshy hi-hats. Don't like it.
2. set up a second, closed hi-hat near the right cymbal. This is a pain in the ass to set up, and it gets in the way.
3. I ordered the tama cobra clutch, but it's freaking heavy and I don't wanna lug it around.
4. gone to the ride cymbal bell and played, say quarter notes.
Not trying to piss, bitch, and moan, but I'm wondering if this would make sense:
Instead of riding on the hi-hat, ride on the bell of a ride cymbal. The bow of the cymbal gets lost with the band. I LOVE my paiste 2002 ride cymbal (from 1979) and I've very sentimental about it, but the bell seems small to me.
I wondering if trying the paiste bell ride, or an extra-heavy pingy ride cymbal (rock ride) or something similar would be a good alternative to the hi-hats. I'm playing a disco/funk song where I go from the hats during one section to another section where I need the double pedal, what would be a good cymbal to transition to? Say quarter notes on the bell, for example. Or even 8th notes, but on a cymbal that is very, very "pingy".
Does this make sense what I'm trying to ask, and any ideas? It hasn't sounded great to go from a tight hi-hat to a ride cymbal, yet.
I'm considering trying this with the Paiste signature bell ride.
Thanks...