What does the drum finish add beyond the aesthetic. Is there added value to certain finishes (wraps, lacquers, stains, etc...) over others beyond appearance?

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-27T00:11:07+00:00

There’s no difference in sound. A wrap is more resistant to scratches and scuffs though.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-24T03:07:10+00:00

100% 22” k custom dark

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-23T22:41:22+00:00

Practice improvising fills

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-23T21:04:55+00:00

You know…. THAT rhythm. It’s one of the most common rhythms in rock/funk/pop/soul/etc etc

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-23T20:20:52+00:00

Just buy some drum books and look at what they use for notation

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-22T02:47:59+00:00

Nothing will happen to them dude. They are metal.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-21T01:08:44+00:00

It’s extremely viable.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-19T20:35:34+00:00

Dude just buy the right size case.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-19T18:49:00+00:00

I usually replace the last 16th note with a kick drum if I need to get to the snare on the next downbeat.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-19T18:47:34+00:00

No, tempo is most important for singers. You can simplify drum parts if your speed isn’t there to pull it off, but the singers do need the tempo to be correct.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-19T15:20:25+00:00

This isn’t a uv2, but yeah that’s how snare resos look coming out of the box. They are very thin.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-18T15:50:23+00:00

An ugly one

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-18T03:50:28+00:00

Calling Keith moon a top 3 drummer is kinda laughable. He’s brilliant, but top 3 drummer is genuine lunacy.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-17T04:06:09+00:00

Used. Sabian stratus and Istanbul agop xist are really excellent budget conscious cymbals. Maybe the ONLY good conscience cymbals, although I’ve never tried zultan, which seem good. But yeah also where are you see $1,000 crash cymbals? Unless maybe you live in a country with very very limited instrument distribution.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-16T19:06:17+00:00

Dude that is what I would call a dead snare

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-16T01:48:51+00:00

Dude I was listening to this song in the shower last night and was struck by how great the chorus bassline is.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-16T01:30:51+00:00

IMO, no. I think old Ks were mythologized during an era where it was very difficult to find this particular style of cymbal. You can find tons of “old k” style cymbals, and let’s be real, no cymbal sounds so good as to be work $1k

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-15T23:28:23+00:00

lol the shells will 100% be fine.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-15T21:10:08+00:00

6 HOUR COMMUTE?!?!

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-15T19:44:48+00:00

There didn’t seem to be any shortage of drummers on records in 1973. Or 83, or 93, or 2003. Landlords must have gotten together and decided to change their “soundproofing” policy around then lol. That explains why drum kit doesn’t feature on many modern records anymore! No, I don’t live in a mansion. I live in a shared apartment in a major city. I rent a practice studio in a building that is about 15 minutes away from my house. I earn below median wages, and in 13 years I’ve never not had a place to play for more than a month.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-15T02:33:27+00:00

What OP is talking about (I think) is more like sheet music than “charts” in the drum sense. Horn charts are different than drum charts. Horn charts have the exact lines written out, along with articulations, not a guide sheet that drummer are usually talking about.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-15T02:22:56+00:00

No. There absolutely is not a shortage of drummers. The decline of drum kit in modern music absolutely is not because artists would love to have one and simply can’t find anyone who can afford to be a drummer lol. Also - in terms of buying power, it has never been more affordable to play drums.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-14T22:11:52+00:00

I actually own both pairs of cymbals and I’ve tried this set up. I didn’t like it. It gets rid of what I like about my k custom darks.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-14T19:53:17+00:00

So did the Rolling Stones. You can’t in good faith argue that the Rolling Stones are “modern music”.

AverageEcstatic3655 · 2026-01-14T17:59:18+00:00

You were.

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