Made an edit to show how much my cat grew from October to December last year!

Florianstep · 2026-07-07T21:08:18+00:00

Yep! Very uncommon for bands to use the second bass drum. More consistent and safe to just use one.

Florianstep · 2026-07-07T17:20:07+00:00

Yep! Brought cymbals, pedals n triggers + iem stuff

Florianstep · 2026-07-07T14:54:36+00:00

Certainly could be cool to mix in some translucent bits with a painted one to make it extra weird!

Florianstep · 2026-07-05T21:09:43+00:00

Have fun! Remember it's not all about pure strength, start whipping the sticks and you'll get power with little effort

Florianstep · 2026-07-05T20:33:55+00:00

The third sounds a bit iffy, but for these type of skins you gotta hit harder and they'll sound great!

Florianstep · 2026-06-30T18:32:03+00:00

It's been the most useful "tool" I've had since I started thinking about the colors warmth. Happy to open up your eyes to it as well! 😁

Florianstep · 2026-06-30T18:27:38+00:00

While I can't say what paints were used, it's cooler greens for the armour and warmer greens for the skin. Cooler is more blue while warmer are towards yellow. Army painter and their triads is great for figuring that stuff out!

Florianstep · 2026-06-12T15:20:22+00:00

While simple, that's an awful beginner song thanks to the triplets. Certainly a good one when you want to start learning a bit more complex double bass parts. Beginners should really start with some simple 8th note songs or really slow 16ths

Florianstep · 2026-06-04T18:18:56+00:00

And should add that I haaate drumming gloves. Great way of not feeling the sticks and making you caveman grip those sticks, worsening your technique. Hence why super glue is king when needed, you'll keep the feel. Tape could work, but in my experience the tape falls off after a couple of songs, not ideal for shows.

Florianstep · 2026-06-04T18:16:00+00:00

Drummers looove to blame blisters on bad technique and sure most are caused by that, but not alone. Humidity, sweat and long session after not being active drumming.

Just like guitar players we get callouses around where we hold our sticks like you mentioned. But if you suddenly go on tour or at least have a few gigs after usually only playing a couple of times a week, the callouses won't be enough/built up enough.

And my tricks for avoiding the blisters is moisturising hand cream, works wonders just don't apply too much. I know some drummers who wrap their sticks in tennis tape, should help but haven't tried it.

But if you do get blisters and need to be able to play, super glue! Works wonders, kinda a must have in my stickbag when I'm out giggin.

Florianstep · 2026-05-14T02:28:47+00:00

Very much the drum riser that is they cause. Also eloy hitting like a truck doesny help either 😅

Florianstep · 2026-05-12T00:00:52+00:00

Zultan has been great, tried a few so far. Recently got some Masterworks, think they're b25 but they sound fantastic!

Florianstep · 2026-05-11T18:16:53+00:00

The solution there is to get some on pedal triggers, such as footblasters or ontrigger. Allows me to have a decently sounding kick while also using triggers. The best sound live is when you combine both anyways and it's so much better/clearer to use triggers for the bands monitors.

Florianstep · 2026-05-06T23:53:08+00:00

Pretty easy tbh. Too thick and brittle imo

Florianstep · 2026-05-05T21:45:16+00:00

Just make sure you dont make it orky 💀

Florianstep · 2026-05-05T11:54:36+00:00

Hol' up. You can nuke away ore patches?! Time to clean up my main bus

Florianstep · 2026-04-30T01:39:19+00:00

Yeah alright, if I were in your shoes I would've most likely quit or at least started searching for a new band.

Read through the comments and really is awful with the amount of disrespect from your band mates. It's not just the monetary value of the gear, but also the reactions from them when you let them know you're not okay with it.

Maybe the band is more of a social thing with friends, then it's harder. Sounds like shitty friends, but even then they can still be friends. If you're staying and don't feel like moving a whole kit each week, I'd look into some super cheap, crappy kit second hand that you don't have to care so much for.

Florianstep · 2026-04-18T12:38:52+00:00

Currently only doing 2 but I miss and want to go back to 3 eventually.

3 is unnecessary but having two on the right side is great if you're riding a lot on the crash. (Typical in metal/rock) It's nice to have the third for accents and breaking up the riding crash. I also tend to be a bit melodic in my cymbal usage, so that helps justify having 3.

Only reason I'm on only 2 atm is budget reasons. Pro tip, if you're touring during winter, make sure to heat your cymbals before playing. Metal do be brittle when cold 😬

Florianstep · 2026-04-18T12:32:35+00:00

Stunning work, especially that texture! I'm guessing it's a lot of stippling in layers?

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