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    Gigging on New Year's Eve?

    I did play (covers) on NYE and it was the first time in many, many years. It was actually a fun night. The people had a great time and so did I. Although I was playing through some pain 'cause I busted my shoulder a couple of weeks prior so my range of movement was limited with my left arm but I...
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    Where do you play your kit?

    I'm in an apartment so I have to go the mesh/L80 route. I have a 70's Pearl Wood Fiberglass kit in the spare bedroom which is more like a den where I can read or listen to music as well as practice.
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    Looking for Mike Johnston Linear book..

    I have to echo Duck Tape. Linear Time Playing is a great book as well as Time Functioning Patterns. I learned some very cool stuff from those books.
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    Who Cares What Drums Look Like

    I must admit I do love me some drum porn. I often take a picture or 2 of my kit set up at a gig. I love the way my drums look and I love to look at other people's setups too. I voted 70%. But of course I want them to sound good too. And sound good playing them to the best of my ability.
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    Did you catch the stick or guitar pick at the show? Gotten anything signed? Any music other memorabilia?

    I have a few autographed items. I caught a pick from Paul Stanley in one of the 90's reunion shows. I was careless with storing it and has since broken in half. 🙁 I worked at a KISS convention in 1995 and drew the sign pointing where to go with the KISS logo on it. The tour manager got it...
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    Snare microphone volume vs hitting harder

    Some people think it's controversial to hit all backbeats as rimshots. I don't think so. Unless I'm trying to play softly, every backbeat is a rimshot. If you want the snare to cut this is pretty much the best way, IMO. Also little to no muffling. If the mic is faulty then your sound guy gets a...
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    I guess I just don't like...

    I got my first ever brass snare just a few years ago. It's a Gretsch 14x5 COB G4160. It's my favorite snare and I use it most of the time. I have absolutely zero experience with any other brass snares so I don't know if I would like any others. Never played a BB. So I don't know if the Gretsch...
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    Drum gear you don't like the looks of but you like the sound of it

    The humble Acrolite. Looks underwhelming. Sounds great! (Except the black galaxy finish which is quite nice) Deep drums. They sound good though. Monster kits à la Bozzio. Just over the top and not my cup of tea. (Not to be confused with merely big which is fine)
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    Silly quirk - logo on kick

    All my kits have the logo on the bass head. I've always liked the look of that. A kit sort of looks incomplete without it to me. If I don't have the original logo head I'll often buy a decal from fleabay or somewhere too.
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    Happy anniversary to Pearl

    I know a lot of people dislike the Pearl tom arms but in actual use they work just fine. I have never had any issues dialing in a tom angle quickly on a backline kit for instance. Maybe the hate comes from their egregious misuse by amateurs and beginners as seen in the tom angles thread. 🤷‍♂️...
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    Why is the bass drum called a "Kick Drum"?

    Dudes, I need a hint what the word is. Yes I'm a moron.
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    Post Your Most Cancelable Drum Opinions

    Boutique drums brands are unnecessary. There are only 8 legit drum makers (Ludwig, DW, Gretsch, Tama, Yamaha, Pearl, Mapex, Sonor). If you can't find something in there that suits you, you have issues. (That should get me banned. :ROFLMAO:)
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    Why is the bass drum called a "Kick Drum"?

    You don't kick it but you kick the band with it. ;) I suspect it's more of a sound engineer thing than a drummer thing and when we do say it it's because we've been hanging around too much with sound engineers. I actually don't have a problem with it. It's just musician lingo.
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    Add bass drum mount to bass drum

    I believe INDe has solutions for that. They have great hardware innovations for making vintage kits better for working drummers without permanent mods. Link
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    I may have joined the dark side...Yamaha Stage Custom Birch bop kit

    Yeah, you stole those. Sick deal.
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