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Brings up a bad memory from last summer. My grandmother passed away. I told our guitar player that I would be unavailable for that weekend (we had not booked anything at that point). We had a bar...

After a very long time off, I played with some guys in the last year that used to go into bars, talk to the owner or manager and leave with a very vague verbal agreement. Basically, we will show up...

I live in a fairly small Texas town, but we do have our own craigs listing. My favorite is that once in a while here we get postings from someone looking to start up a band that has been playing...

I really do get paid to play and only own one snare. I do bring a spare kick pedal and spare parts/repair kit. I think picking up a used spare snare is a darn good idea. I usually leave my spare...

Crispycritters,

I have three things that need a bit of attention. I am not sure if I don't like to play them because I am weak at them or if I am weak at them because I don't like playing them. ...

Hey 8beat
The package with the mic, cable and stand was a special they were running. Didn't know they were running that when I walked in. Just got lucky. The mixer model is L502.

I was worried...

I picked up a Harbinger mixer for $47 and an SM57 mic package (mic, cable and boom stand) for $110 at my local GC.

Works really good. I can hear the music great, the sound is better than I...

Cant answer your question but I am only two hours drive away and have never been.
Can you give details about when and where you are playing.

New Tricks,
When you say you went electronic, do you mean that you went to an e-kit or you mic your kit and use a mixer and headphones? If the later, what do you use?
Thanks

What little bit of playing with recorded music that I have done in the last few weeks has been with noise canceling headphones with one ear off a bit. It seems like I can't hear myself great and...

I am doing some reading and thinking about a small mixer with a headphone output and one overhead mic (I am not going to be a nut and keep adding mics...really, I am not).

If you think this is a...

I want to do some practicing with recorded music. I used to have an old stereo in my drum room that I have since given away. I tried using that a few times, but I don't think that I want to do that...

Not that it helps, but I think that is worse with age. I don't remember having any nerves when I was young but I do a little bit now in my 50's.

My son was about 5 when he was going to play in...

Short gig. 9-11pm. I suspect the dinning area will be thinned out by then.

First gig in 30 years coming up this Saturday. It is at a nice restaurant/bar. Small place - bar area maybe holds 50 or 60. Family and friends will probably fill that out of morbid curiosity. Don't...

Two more questions. Hopefully coming down to my last.

How do the mesh heads with the triggers (a to e conversions) sound compared to the regular e-drums?

And more broadly, what do you think of...

I can do that. But, I need to decide if I want to get different shells (not that I have expensive shells, but they are the only ones that I bought new) or buy some to use just for this project.
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When you say convert an acoustic kit to and E-kit, do mean put on mesh heads with triggers? If so, that is super interesting.

I wasn't paying attention that it wasn't a regular e-rack. Now you have done it. I either need to spend more money or wish I had something different. Nice going.

I like the way that looks set up. It looks like an acoustic kit. One of my biggest complaints going to an e-kit is that some of the positioning feels different.

The more I think about it, the...

I used a Roland HD1 into two powered Fishman towers. I am looking at a Roland TD-11K-S or a Yamaha DTX522K at this point, but it is early in the process.

Alright, so I know that I said that I didn't want to play an E-kit. I am playing a duo (me and a guy that plays guitar-syth). So we talk to the guy who owns one of the nicest places in town. High...

I played on a friends Roland that had a mesh head snare and it had a ridiculous amount of bounce. I have not tried the Yamaha mesh heads though.

I do think that I would prefer the mesh heads,...

Instead of getting the $200 hihat upgrade, what do you think of me just using my current hihat (it already opens and closes). It is the same footprint as the upgrade hat and if I am using the e-kit...

I need an E-kit for venues where I need to play quiet and need a small footprint. I don't want to spend a ton, but don't want to regret my purchase either. I am currently looking at the Roland...