I’d just wish both Yamaha and Tama made all their higher quality drums in Japan again. There is just something not right about a Recording Custom or Starclassic made in China regardless of how good they get the build quality.
Yes, this. I edited my post in this thread because you raised a very valid point. While I love the feel of playing a 24" kick, I can't get comfortable behind it without compromising my throne height and rack tom position.
Shallower kick drums define my sound, responsive and punchy. I use a 14x22” for rock and 8x18” for smaller venues and no-mic lower volume stuff.
EDIT: While I do enjoy playing larger 24" kick drums, I can't seem to get comfortable behind them without compromising my rack tom and throne height.
I am not in it for the money either as this is my hobby not my primary source of income. When I played a few cafe shows with less than 50 people seated, we were paid with great coffee and a sandwich - and they were some of the best gigs ever because the band was great and we all had a great...
i Just entirely deleted FB (and Twitter) as well. I only had it for messenger and the marketplace but the people you don’t know are either toxic or think FB is the new Ashley Maddison and friends means with benefits. I still have Instagram like the OP because many drum companies market to here now.
I have a similar approach except it’s two ply mesh heads on a Tama kit, with an EAD10 and low volume cymbals - in a room that has sound proofed walls and ceiling - playing from 10pm to 11pm.
I find 2B sticks way too big for kit play but just right for playing on the practise pad. I prefer to use 8A sticks on the kit. I guess that is weird such a big step down in size.
Some of the "drum hacks" I have used have already been mentioned here - but I will contribute a few more:
Before the "Big Fat Snare" was a thing, I used to cut old drumheads around the hoop edge and place them on top of drums to change the sound - also cutting old drum heads to make a muffle...
I feel there are varying degrees of gear reduction - including just having one small kit with 2 cymbals and hi-hats - but I am quite happy with two kits (22/12/14/16 and an 18/10/14) and 2 snare drums (brass and walnut). My real "addiction" is probably cymbals - I have many, but my "excuse" is...
For a song I am not familiar with, I first search online for the BPM of the song and then listen to the song at least twice, looking for key sections of the song - important fills, breakdowns, vocal hooks etc - and make notes for that. I will next see if the original band (or maybe other...
My confession is I threw out the George Lawrence Stone "Stick Control" book in the late 1980s. I was at that time very frustrated with different drum teachers interpretations of it and not owning it removed that issue. I still don't own the book, but instead have two Joel Rothman books which I...