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So I've been playing mesh heads and quiet cymbals, bought a house in town and moving in January figuring I need to quiet it down since neighbors aren't right on top of me, maybe 50 yards away but still kind of close. Been playing them for a month or so, they sound like special effects but eh, practice. So I'm thinking I have over a month here, why am I playing them?
Mom in law flew in a couple weeks ago, she's spending some time here so my practice routine (pad and kit) I pulled back from, been kind of busy lately but I decided to put the Remo heads back on the kit for now, did that last night. Used a drum dial I got from @Rich K. and wow, that thing is sweet, tuned them up in no time.
Playing those mesh heads sucked, sounded like crap, the feel isn't there, snare bounce is non-existent, it was stale. Played the properly headed kit today, 3 hours. I couldn't get enough of it - wow, it was invigorating. Ripping my double kicks, blast beats, smashed out a couple tunes that were in my head, made a couple up. Figured out and played the groove to 50 ways to leave your lover (neat groove, hat work is a little tricky), finally got that purdie shuffle down pat. I even worked on rimshots which is a thing I never got.
I could have played longer but wife and mom in law probably heard enough lol and the crash is hitting me a little now.
Funny how the sound and feel work on enthusiasm, I guess that's the point here, it just felt so good. I got a cheap beginner kit last February then went to a Decade kit because I thought the sound and feel would be a little perk and it was at the time but I'm playing the cheap kit now, did some work to it and with the right heads it's fine.
Mom in law flew in a couple weeks ago, she's spending some time here so my practice routine (pad and kit) I pulled back from, been kind of busy lately but I decided to put the Remo heads back on the kit for now, did that last night. Used a drum dial I got from @Rich K. and wow, that thing is sweet, tuned them up in no time.
Playing those mesh heads sucked, sounded like crap, the feel isn't there, snare bounce is non-existent, it was stale. Played the properly headed kit today, 3 hours. I couldn't get enough of it - wow, it was invigorating. Ripping my double kicks, blast beats, smashed out a couple tunes that were in my head, made a couple up. Figured out and played the groove to 50 ways to leave your lover (neat groove, hat work is a little tricky), finally got that purdie shuffle down pat. I even worked on rimshots which is a thing I never got.
I could have played longer but wife and mom in law probably heard enough lol and the crash is hitting me a little now.
Funny how the sound and feel work on enthusiasm, I guess that's the point here, it just felt so good. I got a cheap beginner kit last February then went to a Decade kit because I thought the sound and feel would be a little perk and it was at the time but I'm playing the cheap kit now, did some work to it and with the right heads it's fine.
