Recent content by Browny

I'm seriously considering getting the drill out on my 60s A, I use a promark sizzler on it >75% of the time anyway (but hate that it wants to lay in the 'strike zone' and if I hit it or get too much motion in the cymbal from a crash it can wrap around the wing nut). Looking at my local hardware...

I like my 22" 2500g 60s A. If it was a quieter or more relaxed gig I've got a 20" 1850g 50s (I think) A that would work well with a little piece of tape to get a little more stick out of it when riding.

I had a couple of practice sessions doing that, putting the 3 'Ghosts' records by Nine Inch Nails in a playlist and hitting shuffle. Some of the tracks do have drums, either real or programmed, but they're closer to movie soundtrack themes than traditional songs, and it's not like I actually...

Do you want the 16" to be the main floor tom or the one you reach back every now and then to get the bigger sound? I figure if you're planning on having on the drums set up, the first floor is probably going to get hit easily double that of the second one. That being said, the 12-14-16 thing...

If they're feeling like they're in rough shape, losing tone/response/etc. Having a guess at current time on the kit: 26" has a coated P3 batter that must be a couple of years old now, although it's spent maybe 6 months of that in total off when I had a coated emp in it's place. Coated amb...

Off the top of my head, these are some of the go-to records, depending on how I'm feeling and if I want it to be more of a relaxed jam along or try and stretch myself/get a work out. Queens of the Stone Age - Sings For The Deaf (Dave Grohl) The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium [I'm not...

yeah, I do if I'm really getting into something and I'm not careful, the weird, low pitched humming/grunts start to surface.

Probably do my best Phil Rudd Back In Black impersonation, relentlessly playing the same slower tempo kick-snare-kick-snare beat from the first bar of drums (without the 'fill'/tag bit at the end) until he went insane, cracked the shits and stormed off.

Sometimes I’ll drop a guitar part into GarageBand on my phone and try programming a the drums for something waaaay different, ie let’s put Cissy Strut underneath Nirvana-eque guitars. Then start changing the part to fit, move bass pattern to suit the melody and maybe some snare/hat accents need...

Depending on the vibe/muffling/effecting required or desired, any of these or some combinations: Gaffer tape flat pieces Gaffer tape tent/folded/bunched/etc Muffling rings (I’ve got the remo 1/2” & 1” rings) Gate muffler (usually a tape flap, maybe some extra tape or other material at head...

I’ve got a playlist on my phone called ‘feel’. Pretty much every drummer that has given me some kind of significant inspiration is there. If I’m struggling for ideas (my band writes material where the guitar parts nearly always make me initially go to the same sort of part) then I’ll listen...

I’ll say the same thing I say in most cymbal threads I post in: Have a look for an old A in a weight that gives you the crash:ride balance you’re chasing. I’ve got a 20” 1850g and a 22” 2500g. The 20” is quite a light ride, very washy, amazing crash. The 22” has a more defined stick, is...

Get back in the rehearsal room consistently with the whole band for the first time since March. Play a gig. It’s been a while. After that, aim for some level of consistency in playing. Keep improving my time, feel, internal balance, and consistency of strokes (particularly backbeats)...

I got the Pearl flat base stands. Not a pure classic flat base stand; the base can be flipped to a ‘normal’ single-braced configuration and the top section can be straight or boom out. I tried putting a 20” K medium in the Tama classics up at the approximate height I set my stands and wasn’t...

Doesn't work as well outside of the states. Who lists their kits sizes as 14/12/20?! Not to mention it's already past 2pm on the 16th here...