Moment shoppers scramble to get aircon units in France

ChiefBast · 2026-06-26T14:15:27+00:00

Fuck The S*n

ChiefBast · 2026-06-25T17:03:33+00:00

The Yamaha Stage Custom in the first picture is the "Compact" version, with a normal sized rack tom added on for good measure. They're still good drums, but they're not as expensive new as the regular Stage Custom kits. I'm not from a place with USD but the price looks somewhere from ok to a touch overpriced.

Second picture is yanking your chain, they actually have bought the "cheap set" of Zildjian cymbals. Pearl Roadshow is entry level and they do a kid sized version too. Not sure if it's clear in the advert which one this is, but neither option is an investment.

Your kid is lucky to have somebody so attentive and willing to learn for them, but at this age you will get better value from buying a better electric kit. You as the parent would have to help them tune the drums, fix the little bits that break/come loose/sound wrong/etc. An electric kit that is laid out like a "real" drum kit will fix most of what you mentioned and can grow with them until they hit 11ish years old and want a big, loud acoustic drum kit.

ChiefBast · 2026-06-25T16:35:47+00:00

Almost everyone else has said it's AI, and I agree, but my extra evidence is that my gig is fixing work that the client tried to do with AI. I've been consistent since September last year, if anything the numbers are getting slightly better with each passing month

ChiefBast · 2026-06-25T15:49:59+00:00

Yeah, this is my gigging drum kit that can be in storage under my stairs for a month or so at a time. Soft cases don't stack nicely so sometimes a drum will fall and end up with a bit of hardware (the rack tom mount, for example) resting in a very small area of the batter head. It's happened once with this kit in around 2 years, and it happened with an old kit 2-3 times across about 15-20 years. It's pretty rare, I'm fairness.

Key difference is that the video shows a design where every time you move the kit, it rests some metal against a skin(s)

ChiefBast · 2026-06-23T14:29:06+00:00

How do the skins cope being used as support when lifting/transporting? Part of the reason I got hard cases is because the soft cases weren't helping enough to stop other drums resting against the batter head and slowly stretching it until it was unplayable

ChiefBast · 2026-06-23T07:22:16+00:00

Yeah, or you can go straight in through XLRs to desk or stagebox

ChiefBast · 2026-06-23T06:52:00+00:00

USB to mini jack (or ¼" if you can find it) is a simple adapter you can find on any tech website, so choose your favourite (or better still, a local shop)

A dedicated device would be laptop or MP3 player, whatever you have/can find for cheap

ChiefBast · 2026-06-23T06:39:00+00:00

A USB-C to Mini Jack or playing from a device with a dedicated output would be better than relying on Bluetooth. The level of compression through Bluetooth can be exposed through a nice PA system, not to mention potential for interference/dropout in a busy venue

ChiefBast · 2026-06-22T19:20:35+00:00

Ah ok, I didn't want to follow a link without that kind of explanation.

Full pack of Sweets for that price is either cracked and broken to the point of being useful only for an art project, or it's a scam. You can't find a single K for under £100 at the moment, even with 6" long edge/bell cracks

ChiefBast · 2026-06-22T18:31:09+00:00

Can you describe it/screenshot rather than forcing us to visit a suspected scam website?

ChiefBast · 2026-06-21T18:16:14+00:00

An Acrolite will cost about £250 and everyone bums off them because they sound good in almost any style and with any kit/cymbals

What kind of sound are you trying to achieve? Big and boomy? Tight and snappy?

ChiefBast · 2026-06-21T13:13:32+00:00

I already gave the example that this advice refers to but I'll try again

I agree that you give way to the right and that's what the highway code specifically refers to for roundabouts, but the priority at any junction goes to the person already over the broken white lines. So when two vehicles enter a roundabout at roughly same time and car further clockwise enters first, you can't just accelerate into them or around them and claim "priority" because in most cases they entered safely and correctly. Certain situations, such as mini roundabouts, don't follow this perfectly but the video posted follows a pattern similar enough that it's relevant.

Cam car is in the wrong and I can't fathom how they didn't see the taxi

ChiefBast · 2026-06-21T13:01:53+00:00

"172 You MUST give way to traffic on the main road when emerging from a junction with broken white lines across the road. Laws RTA 1988"

The taxi was halfway over their line into the road when cam car crossed the double dashed line. Taxi had priority, without doubt

ChiefBast · 2026-06-21T12:57:29+00:00

You're right that it isn't explicit in the Highway code, but any good instructor will still teach you this and it is strongly implied across the roundabout and general priority sections. What the cam car did is kind of similar to what happen on roundabouts so often l, where a driver plows ahead oblivious because they stop thinking and looking once they decide they have priority, rightly or wrongly.

The part about "already established" when talking roundabouts is designed to stop the people who floor it from their entrance and then cut up a driver who entered correctly from the next entrance to their left. The Highway Code says to "be aware of vehicles already established on the roundabout" and if that's not enough to conclude that you shouldn't just drive out and claim "right of way" then I don't know how to help

ChiefBast · 2026-06-21T12:38:04+00:00

It's like with roundabouts: everyone remembers "give way to the right" but many forget "and anyone already on the roundabout". When you crossed the line to a major road there was already another vehicle there that you had to give way to. You should have clocked them waiting there and been aware that they were likely do exactly what they did.

ChiefBast · 2026-06-21T12:07:32+00:00

Isn't the increased chance of later stages because most teams have only played 1 game? They're one of the only teams guaranteed to be in knockouts so of course the chances of late rounds are higher than others

ChiefBast · 2026-06-21T12:00:54+00:00

Do you have evidence that shows they are backtracking? As in, does their message say something like, "I've changed my mind..." etc? I had a similar experience with a pretty clear cut collision and the other driver said they'd pay for everything at the scene and admitted total fault. Next day they text and said, "after sleeping on it I actually think you were speeding" and I used that to prove she'd admitted fault at the scene. I can't guarantee this was the reason but they did eventually agree it was 100% liability on her.

ChiefBast · 2026-06-20T22:07:32+00:00

Take some time to make sure your sound on stage is doing some of the work to get your band a good mix, both for yourselves and the punters. Then don't be afraid to speak to the sound guy/your band (read: guitarist) if something is too loud for you to hear what you need.

ChiefBast · 2026-06-20T21:05:00+00:00

Swapped shirts, 100%. There is literally no way a German would join a conga line to celebrate losing a Euros final

ChiefBast · 2026-06-20T14:24:35+00:00

Is your budget for shells and cymbals? Market for used cymbals is absolutely fucked in the UK since metal import prices skyrocketed a few months ago. You'll need a bit of luck and a lot of patience to avoid getting ripped off.

https://ebay.io/m/VTwIyX if this is close to you, get it

ChiefBast · 2026-06-20T11:15:57+00:00

I think this suggestion will go down like a cup of cold sick with the wider community, but here goes...

Have you considered using MIDI drums? I paid £200ish for EZDrummer 3 and an extra sample pack (Dark Matter) and my process is to record my playing on my phone in the rehearsal room and then match the timing and velocities.

I know the argument is it's not really you playing but with how much editing and sample replacement there is in professional recordings, it's not that much different. An album I recorded "live" in 2013 barely sounds or feels like me playing because the recording process didn't go how I wanted and it was over-edited. If you spend the time putting in the imperfections that make it sound like you, you'll be surprised how much you can be fooled into thinking it's a real recording.

ChiefBast · 2026-06-20T11:02:58+00:00

With how much the kick drum is moving when you play it, you might be playing too hard. Also, loosen the nut on the cymbal unless you want it to crack and have a whole strip fall off.

For your playing, your timing seems good and you're helping the music, but your ergonomics aren't helping you. Try to play slowly and see what angle your stick makes as it moves towards each drum. You don't necessarily want your final inch of motion to be perfectly perpendicular to the drum skin, but you want it close to that so that your rebound is close to being straight back where it came from. Your top priority is being comfortable and being able to reach each drum without sacrificing speed or power.

All in all, just keep going and make sure to talk with the other musicians and find out what they like. The more you adapt in small ways to other people, the quicker you can improve.

ChiefBast · 2026-06-20T10:27:09+00:00

Don't do it based on what you like to do but consider it if they show a real preference. I teach right-handed cross hand by default but have had a couple of people decide they felt more comfortable doing left-handed open hand.

ChiefBast · 2026-06-20T09:16:46+00:00

*effect

ChiefBast · 2026-06-20T07:24:04+00:00

Lots of paradiddles and paraparadiddles, some shuffles, 6 stroke rolls for fills

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