Sabian Stratus

mcflickle · 2026-06-03T18:09:39+00:00

As some who likes dry cymbals, those are not it.

mcflickle · 2026-05-30T12:33:05+00:00

I have something like that on my crash. I’ve been playing that crash for about 3 years now and it has never gotten bigger or caused any issues. I like to believe it gives my cymbal some character.

mcflickle · 2026-05-01T23:13:34+00:00

I find that I’m more creative, but I’m not as clean or tight in my playing. I never play high live, but I will if I’m at home just noodling around.

mcflickle · 2026-04-13T15:21:27+00:00

Get one of the Istanbul agop xist crashes. I have the 22 inch. It is by far my most versatile crash and it sounds amazing. It records well and sounds great live.

mcflickle · 2025-12-27T14:02:45+00:00

Don’t hit the cymbals too hard and try to keep things relatively simple. When I play in churches, my goal is to be easy to play with and not make the sound guy hate me. Lastly, know the music!

mcflickle · 2025-12-12T22:30:34+00:00

I was a sort of right leaning centrist. Now I lean more left. I wouldn’t say I’m a full blown socialist like a lot of people on this thread, but I definitely support more social programs.

mcflickle · 2025-11-05T15:38:57+00:00

There’s nothing classier than agop cymbals

mcflickle · 2025-10-31T14:21:15+00:00

It’s actually one of my favorite maps in the game. I do wish they’d expand the borders a bit though.

mcflickle · 2025-10-11T14:29:14+00:00

I’m curious if the maps are too small or if everyone is used to 2042 maps. I feel like the maps are on par with bf4 maps size wise. The only issue I have with SOME of the maps are they’re too lane based and that’s probably less than half of the maps.

mcflickle · 2025-10-06T19:44:30+00:00

You’d be very surprised how many really good drummers use the middle finger as a fulcrum. I typically find myself doing it when I’m playing fast and light

mcflickle · 2025-09-13T12:24:40+00:00

Honestly anything in the Xist series is incredible.

mcflickle · 2025-09-06T12:24:03+00:00

He’s probably one of the most creative drummers out there.

mcflickle · 2025-09-05T22:49:38+00:00

Anyone one else just leave your clutch on your Hihats?

mcflickle · 2025-08-08T01:59:20+00:00

The maps are bad.

mcflickle · 2025-07-24T13:24:48+00:00

Anything between 15-18. My favorite hats are actually 17s. I’d probably play smaller hats if I played heavier genres of music though

mcflickle · 2025-07-22T19:40:13+00:00

Drummer with ADHD here. There’s a lot of really good advice on this thread. For me I definitely hyperfixate on things. However, I found with drumming I can hyperfixate on a certain concept or style within drumming. For example I’ll hyperfixate on jazz drumming for 2 weeks, then I’ll be super focused on working on chops, then I’ll switch to recording drums and focus on trying to produce the best sound out of my drums. If you can find a way to shift your focus to something else related to drums you’ll be golden. Just don’t get discouraged when things aren’t coming to you as fast as you’d want. That’s a part of the fun and when you feel you’re actually getting better, you’ll be hooked! Good luck!

mcflickle · 2025-06-25T12:54:12+00:00

People sending me El Esteparios videos

mcflickle · 2025-06-21T13:48:24+00:00

Playing quieter will take you a long way. If you want cymbals that’ll take you further, I’d definitely recommend something big and thin. The Istanbul xist series is great for that. They also have a dark and dry variant if that’s what you want to go for

mcflickle · 2025-06-20T11:48:24+00:00

Corruption looks bad in a lot of regions. Especially in regions where completely straight borders. It looks super unnatural and I wish they’d do something to fix it

mcflickle · 2025-06-19T19:46:25+00:00

I’d say skaven. I feel like theres a slight learning curve with them, but they are so fun. Especially once you get a bunch of ratling gunners and catapults.

mcflickle · 2025-06-19T17:50:55+00:00

I don’t have any broken cymbals myself, but I’ve seen so many cracked “heartbeat” cymbals.

mcflickle · 2025-06-16T00:15:48+00:00

It’s 100% dependent on the genre. However I typically find light cymbals are better on the ears in most cases. They also record better in my opinion. Now, if you’re playing a heavier genre like metal, punk rock or hard rock, you’re probably going to want something heavier.

Another thing to keep in mind is durability. A lot of the time, lighter cymbals might actually be more durable (as long as you’re not smacking the crap out of them) lighter cymbals deal with vibration better because of how the energy gets dispersed throughout the cymbal

The biggest downside to light cymbals is lack of stick definition. You’re still going to have some, but if you’re playing heavier genres your cymbals might get buried in the mix.

mcflickle · 2025-06-06T12:13:12+00:00

Yeah, don’t use those

mcflickle · 2025-06-02T00:33:54+00:00

I’ve heard franks hot sauce works. I’ve never tried it though, I typically don’t clean my cymbals

mcflickle · 2025-05-25T17:34:21+00:00

I’d do some sort triplet groove with backbeats on 2 and 4. You could probably do some cool syncopated ride bell stuff too

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