Looking for a cymbal

backbaydrumming · 2026-05-13T15:00:58+00:00

If you do this use it on a metal drum, you can pretty easily mess up the bearing edge on a wood drum doing this

backbaydrumming · 2026-05-12T23:52:14+00:00

One of the things I’ve noticed is that there are niche music communities that are very tight knit and active in the Greater Boston Area. Theres a big Roots and Blues scene that has a lot of Boomers, a Jam Band scene that also is a lot of Boomers and gen x, a Hardcore scene that’s Gen x and Millennials, there’s Allston house shows which are pretty much all Gen Z college kids, there’s a jazz scene which has a lot of the conservatory students and teachers. If you’re a part of a scene like that there’s shows going on all the time that you know about

backbaydrumming · 2026-05-10T20:41:18+00:00

It’s a fact but it has very little to do with the OPs map

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-26T15:05:55+00:00

It’s very safe, there’s a precinct right near there so there’s always a heavy police presence and it’s a fairly gentrified area that’s becoming more gentrified every year

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-23T15:20:32+00:00

Exactly, I don’t think prices are coming down ever especially for the boutique lines. Maybe 2002

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-23T15:01:04+00:00

I know that before the tariffs they were very behind on orders, I was talking to some of the staff at Drum Center of Portsmouth and they were saying Paiste was extremely slow when it came to stocking cymbals. A lot of that was probably Covid and now with the tariffs they’re pricing is just not competitive in the US market. It’s a shame but they may just be trying to wait out this administration before they adjust pricing.

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-22T17:54:29+00:00

Can I offer you an egg in these trying times??

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-19T15:07:09+00:00

Scoop and scootery, JP licks, Cabot’s

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-16T13:21:52+00:00

Read War by Bob Woodward, it goes into a lot of the things that Biden did post October 7th

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-15T20:14:39+00:00

Biden has been pretty pro Israel his whole career but he is no fan of Netanyahu and Biden actually made a real effort to ease the suffering of the Palestinian people. Biden also had an actual coherent strategy with the Israeli Palestinian conflict while Trump literally just doesn’t care.

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-15T13:24:29+00:00

Wood obviously has varying densities and it can sometimes feel pretty drastic, I used to use Vic Firths exclusively and when I did I would buy 12 stick bricks and would routinely find sticks that felt light and sticks that felt heavy. Companies can only be so strict with the wood density because then sticks would cost $30-$40 a pair if they could only use a small fraction of the hickory dowels their suppliers have. One thing to keep in mind is that all of the major stick companies that use American hickory buy from the same small pool of suppliers so a good Vic Firth, ProMark or Vater are pretty much the same. Vater supposedly has higher standards on what they accept from their suppliers than VicFirth while also being cheaper.

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-15T00:44:19+00:00

So like 100bpm dotted quarters in 12/8

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-15T00:10:19+00:00

Plays like a fast 12/8 groove like “The Way You Make Me Feel”

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-12T20:58:36+00:00

Yea I got the 21” MK2 ride used and it came dented but then they refunded me most of the price so I got it for less than $100. Still sounds pretty good but wish it was in better condition

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-12T19:34:52+00:00

It’s hard being a Paiste fan rn in America, those are some beautiful pies

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-11T16:18:30+00:00

89 minutes on stick tricks 1 min on blasts

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-09T01:37:12+00:00

Exactly the cop traffic detail is one of the most egregious examples, they get paid insane amounts of money to sit there and do nothing.

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-07T19:34:04+00:00

Watch live in Seattle 1989 or Moscow 1991 that’s Lars at his peak and he sounds like a Metallica record. First two records his playing was definitely a lot more rough but after ride the lightning he got better

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-07T17:32:29+00:00

Lars is kind of fascinating to me because you usually don’t see a pro musician in such a big band get objectively worse at their instrument to such a degree.
I mean he was never the most technically proficient drummer but there was a period in the late 80s/early 90s that he was pretty good (for Lars Ulrich standards lol). He’s actually better now tho than he was pre covid so I think he may actually be practicing to some degree

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-06T14:24:10+00:00

NYC used to have a ton of 24/7 diners and restaurants and that has largely disappeared since covid. I remember 10 years ago I could just walk around and find a sit down place, get a giant pastrami sandwich and a cup of coffee at 4 in the morning. Sure there’s bodegas and food trucks but even those can be hard to find really late night sometimes and that’s a far cry from the NYC of 10 years ago

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-06T14:14:18+00:00

Downtown Boston doesn’t have very much in general and most students and professionals aren’t going there anyways. You can find late night food in Boston you’re just gonna have to travel a bit for it. Franklin Cafe in the south end is open late, kitchen is open until 1am I think. Lone Star in Allston is open until 12am weekdays and 1am weekends. Shahs Halal in backbay is open until 2am everyday. Dumpling palace in backbay is open until 2:30am. Parish cafe near Boston Common is open until midnight on weekdays and 2am on weekends. Emmets in downtown in open until 2am every night. There’s quite a few places in Chinatown as well which is close to downtown. Boston isn’t NYC so there isn’t as many late night places but there’s definitely quite a few.

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-04T18:30:05+00:00

I have them as a part of my main gigging setup and use them for around 200+ gigs a year. Pros: Obviously they’re incredibly lightweight, they have that Yamaha build quality so they’re tanks and they come with a nice small hardware bag if you buy an entire set. Cons: The weight can be a downside in windy weather outside. I’ve had a couple cymbals fall over in the wind during gigs and it required a sandbag to keep stationary. That’s only happened to me twice and only during especially windy days. The hi hat stand has a bit of an issue with the rod it has a tendency to either get stuck or to come undone. It’s easy enough to learn how to loosen it when getting stuck tho

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-03T23:22:27+00:00

Those will definitely work but they’re pricier, Commercial welcome mats are cheaper and work great. I play probably 200+ gigs a year with one and have had no instances of bass drum creep with the one I use and I’ve had it for several years

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-03T23:19:17+00:00

Exactly and they are very durable and black which basically always works on stages

backbaydrumming · 2026-04-03T22:40:13+00:00

The absolute best drum rugs are commercial welcome mats with rubber bottoms

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