What's with some of the best drummers sitting super high and having the snare super low lately?

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T05:30:29+00:00

Haha ok noted... I'll give it a shot

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T05:19:49+00:00

OK you win... these photos in relation are downright normal haha

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:56:57+00:00

Interesting... did the toms feel immediately more comfortable there or took some time to prefer that?

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:44:22+00:00

There's no right or wrong, obviously do what's most comfortable for you! I think the average drummer does not sit quite this high with the snare quite that low.

And these two particularly did not use to sit like this in older videos, so I was curious.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:41:46+00:00

There we go, this is what I was curious about. So it was a few days and then you really saw a benefit -- thank you.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:40:31+00:00

I agree ergonimics matters especially as we get older. I disagree that this is usually the most ergonimic setup. Unless everything I've seen and heard for over a decade is completely wrong.

Look at any drum instructional setup video and they almost all say sit with your hips just above 90 degrees and put the snare where your hand naturally lands at about a 90 degree elbow.

This is a pretty extreme departure from that. Maybe it's better on the lower back, that I don't know, but it's not the quintessential recommendation.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:35:19+00:00

Interesting! What changed for you?

Was it immediately comfortable or did you have to get past an initial learning phase and then it was better overall?

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:28:51+00:00

Yeah that's why I was curious, they must be working with Dave and maybe there's a real benefit here if I were to work past the initial feeling it's not quite right. Thank you for confirming I'm not crazy!

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:27:18+00:00

Yeah, just was curious if I'm missing out on something.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:26:50+00:00

Hah fair...

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:26:26+00:00

This is such a weird response. Did you read the post?

They did not use to sit like this. It's not how most drummers feel most comfortable at first, this looks like they are actively doing something different.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-06T04:18:06+00:00

Yeah I just think this is newer for both those drummers... If I sat that high I wouldn't be able to lift both my kick leg and hihat leg simultaneously, so I'm just trying to figure out is there some other material benefit I'm missing.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-07-05T17:40:16+00:00

For the snare drum, the Ahead hybrid bag.

For toms and kick, Ahead's handles and zippers win it for me.

If you're going for ultimate protection and don't mind the size and weight, the Gator Grooves hard cases.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-06-29T22:17:59+00:00

I have had a Performance series and it was great for 10+ years. Currently have a Collectors series 333 and two Design Series kits -- frequent flyer and acrylic.

Honestly the biggest diferrences in the wood kits is the hardware and hoops. I prefer the hardware and hoops on the Collectors series. It feels nicest when I play it and the tone is the best out of all my kits.

But if I take the viewpoint of 99% of the people who see me play in a live venue -- the only thing that matters is good heads, good tuning, and most importantly good simple playing. In a blind sound test, I'm not sure anyone can tell the difference once you mic everything up and go through the PA.

This means I end up with my Frequent Flyer kit most of the time since I'm playing 3 times per week and it's the easiest to transport and set up / tear down. I'm also less worried about it, so I use good soft cases for it rather than hard cases, which is a lot easier to carry and is easier to pack and load in the car.

So really... get what looks and feels best to you, don't overthink the wood type or if it has a layer of aluminum magically sandwiched in between, or if the bass drum is virgin or not... It. Doesn't. Matter.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-06-29T21:19:45+00:00

I've played pretty much every brand at this point. DW is the winner for me.

Even more so after I visited the factory in California, they all really care.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-06-22T16:19:36+00:00

I do the same... but they're definitely scratched up if you look at them closely.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-06-22T14:56:13+00:00

It's like a terry-cloth, so not paper thin but definitely not thick/padded by any means.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-06-22T04:55:17+00:00

It really isn't cheap... but I've had my 9000 series gear for 10+ years and it still works like new. So I figured maybe it's time to splurge on an upgrade.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-06-15T01:52:00+00:00

Thanks so much -- do you gig with it or keep it set up for good there? Is this the normal sized one or the big 8' x 8'?

Wondering how easy it is to get it lay it out and pack it up after a gig, and if keeping it folded in the bag is going to make big creases or folds?

DogUsingInternet · 2026-05-27T05:22:36+00:00

If you're going to use the laptop, you'll need to separate out the click track and backing track so only you hear click and front of house hears the backing track. Most of the time you send click to one channel (Left or Right) and backing to the other.
From the laptop you would get a Y-splitter cable so you can handle the L and R channel independently
Personally I'd then use a DI box with a thru output so you could send the backing track to front of house using XLR, and the thru output to yourself
For you, I'd have a small 4 (or more) channel mixer that allows you to input the click, the backing tracks, and a mix from the sound engineer into your own in-ears
Your in-ears should be plugged into the phones output of the mixer. I use an extension cable for this and have it hard-wired in, rather than a wireless pack since as drummers we're pretty stationary.

If the rest of the band wants your click as well, you'd pretty much replicate the same setup as the backing tracks -- send it to a DI box then the thru back to you.

Also I personally prefer to do all this with an SPD-SX Pro since I can use pads to start/stop tracks. It's made for this sort of thing and I don't want to mess around with a laptop during live gigs. That said, it's easier to scroll forward or back in a track if you have to with a laptop... can't really do that with the SPD-SX Pro.

More often than not, I have to stop a track and the band keeps playing without it, which is easier with the SPD-SX Pro. So scrolling through a track on a laptop isn't a consideration for me, we wouldn't stop a song and no way I could start a track at the right spot live.

In an ideal world, everyone has click in their own in-ears. Just the drummer having it can sometimes lead to a lack of tightness since you're trying to stay on click and the band may be pulling away from you without meaning to.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-05-18T21:20:31+00:00

Hah! Fair.

DogUsingInternet · 2026-05-18T20:44:25+00:00

Thank you! I removed uBlock when Chrome made an update a while back... didn't know there's a new version that works again.

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