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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 7:25:14 GMT
I could never understand why some drummers need huge drum-kits with two kick drums and a pile of toms and whatnot.....it seems to be an invitation to engage in (horror!) drum soloing... Simple really; they are all tuned differently. Why do people have 7 or 8 string guitars? Why does My Bloody Valentine use more than 2 distortion pedals at once I mean, it will make you play differently if you have more or less gear infront of you.
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DefJef
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Due to musical differences I've decided I can't work with myself any more.
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Post by DefJef on Jan 10, 2019 10:00:17 GMT
Che's right. There's no harm in choice as long as the drummer is musical enough to make the right ones. He doesn't have to use everything all the time. There's a time and a place for the full philharmonic orchestra, at other times a chamber orchestra is far more satisfying, or a quartet, or a soloist. It's about appropriateness. Something that an SDdrum was not been created to manipulate.
In the studio there will often be smaller kits set up but, since most people only see musicians on stage, there is a tendency to think that they need stage equipment for recording. A Marshall stack is not ideal there! Humbuckers may not be necessary, and a double kick drum, multi crash cymbal smorgasbord kit is also likely to be overkill. Still, we all tend to accumulate stuff that we only bring out for certain tasks and I can understand a drummer who bought a China cymbal that he loved will likely set it up even if he knows it won't suit everything. It might just suit the producer though who may say, "try it".
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Post by salteedog on Jan 10, 2019 10:40:41 GMT
I hear what you are saying but it's usually the first indicator to me that I wont like a drummer if I see a huge kit in front of him on stage. I recognize that's an unfair generalization though and what matters is the drummer and how they use what they have. I guess I mostly admire Jazz drummers and bodhran players (those that can really play). Best drummer I ever saw play live was Jim White (backing Bill Callaghan), but now that I think of it while his kit was a very small 3 or 4 piece, he supplemented that by using several different sticks and brushes and various wooden blocks and thingamajigs. www.moderndrummer.com/article/february-2013-jim-white-whites-noise/
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Post by salteedog on Jan 22, 2019 14:27:59 GMT
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Post by salteedog on Jan 22, 2019 16:57:50 GMT
If I could get one over here for 50 quid I'd buy it.
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