The Muff Kopf An interesting accessory for your bass drum beater, the Muff Kopf resembles a small furry animal; my initial reaction being a Star Trek fan was “It’s a Tribble, but what do I do with it?” The answer is incredibly simple, you tie it over the bass drum beater using the robust tie
I have to admit, the name ‘The Almighty’ conjured up several different thoughts for me. I think it’s an interesting choice. My thoughts aside though, the name is a big bold statement. These drums are made in Sakae’s Japanese factory and they are a high end, pro level kit. The review kit sizes were 10x7,
Something a little different this time around. I said I would do this review on the basis that I wouldn’t guarantee how the playing would turn out. That’s because, as it may be evident from the video, I am not a percussionist or Stephen Perkins by any stretch. However, what will hopefully be evident from
Gary ontgomery takes the humble double paradiddle and fleshes it out from a simple sticking exercise to a full groove. Check out the video for explanation.
Hi, I’m Danny Pearson and welcome to my twentieth lesson in a series for the Mike Dolbear affiliated drum school. One of the most common questions I get asked is ‘how do I come up with better fill-ins’ or ‘more fill-in ideas’. So in this series I will be showing you the sort of fills
DW is venturing into new territory. Aside from the recent Timeless Timber Romanian Oak kit, this is the first time DW has produced anything in oak. And, after spending a little time with this kit, its obvious they’ve done a good job with it. The review kit was a six-piece set – four toms, kick
Monitoring. The need to be able to hear yourself becomes more apparent the more you develop as a musician, and particularly the more you play with other people. The better you can hear yourself and everyone else, the better you play. While big touring bands will have a full monitor rig with a specialist engineer
For this lesson, I’m taking a simple Paradiddle (shown in the first example) and dividing it between the bass drum and snare drum with a backbeat accent on 2 and 4. The third line shows the broken 16th note pattern played in the right hand, and finally the last line shows it all together.
Its not often something turns up in the post that makes you go ''Awwww..!'' in a new-baby/kitten-on-a-piano type way. Its even more strange when the said item is an electronic percussion instrument. However, this is exactly what happened when the Alesis Samplepad 4 turned up. If you remember, I looked at the Alesis Samplepad a
Its not often that something comes along that is exactly what you were looking for. VSTi sample libraries have much more commonplace in the last few years – once only a few drummers used them, but now many drummers have had a bit of experience with them. However, one of my major gripes is that
