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    Here is a old subject if i may. I talked about this earlier and to be honest i prefer traditional grip ove the match grip. After playing a few minutes ago using the traditional grip i find it alot easier for me to play. So i am going back to traditional grip and maybe use match grip once in awhile. Which grip do you prefer?

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    Matched.

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    Traditional, but I'll go to match for certain things.

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    matched, but i can play traditional, feels more comfortable, but im not as adept at it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpatzST View Post
    matched, but i can play traditional, feels more comfortable, but im not as adept at it.
    Same here. I can do some things better with traditional, but overall I'm better with matched.

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    Matched. I can do anything with matched grip that I can do with traditional, and I can do it clean.

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    Matched for Cream, AC/DC, everything else traditional!
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    Matched. Maybe I'm doing traditional wrong, but it feels like I would get blisters if I played traditional long and hard enough.
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    Traditional most often but I switch depending on what I'm doing. I like traditional when I want to finess my snare when riding a swing or jazz tune.

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    On my set, about 95% of the time, it's traditional grip. When I play the snare, in an orchestral setting or for rudimental playing, again,it's traditional grip. Most other accessory percussion instruments, such as timpani drums, latin percussion, timbales,for example, I use a matched grip.

    Just the way I was taught and is the most comfortable way for me to play. That's what it's all about. What ever is best for you.

    Not like the old days when you HAD to use a traditional grip to play a sling carried snare drum that tilted to the right, which is the reason the traditional grip was used. (Try tilting your snare at a steep right angle to your body and play matched grip. It can be done, but a traditional grip is much, much easier.)
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    Learned Match grip initially and stayed with it the majority of time.

    I've used traditional here and there, but never seriously

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    Traditional for snare drum and jazz, blues, and 2-step on set.

    Matched for rock, country, timbales, and mallets.

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    Depends on style. Otherwise, it doesn't matter. I've seen drummers with nothing but stubs for arms outplay guys that have been playing for 30 years.

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    I am making the switch to Traditional. I feel more control. My ghost notes are quieter, and I seem to be able to get around the kit a little easier as well.
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    Maybe it's me, but I always found more finesse out of traditional. I used to be 90/10 traditional to matched, but now it's more like 50/50 now.

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    Matched for me.

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    Light jazz, traditional. Rock, matched.

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    With sticks, it just depends on the genre and/or tune, but I tend to use matched grip way more, especially for heavier playing, Latin and reggae (where you're using the crosstick/rimclick sound a lot) and obviously with open hand playing. With brushes though, I've been using trad grip a lot more to get a good left hand sweep, and I'll then use matched for brushes if say I'm doing a country 'train-beat' or something.

    Bottom line is, whatever grip you're comfortable with, go for it. We're all different in our own ways.
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    For the softer ballads and the swing type tunes I usually go traditional - for the driving rock, country and blues its matched - although sometimes to get a really fat deep snare and or cross-stick , I play matched with the butt end on the snare.
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    Quote Originally Posted by almostmatt1 View Post
    Matched for me.
    Matt, every time I see your avatar, I just crack up. I think that's the funniest avatar anywhere!

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    Quote Originally Posted by drummer View Post
    Matt, every time I see your avatar, I just crack up. I think that's the funniest avatar anywhere!

    Tom, that's really Matt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rickthedrummer View Post
    Tom, that's really Matt.
    Oh wow... well, um... Matt, I meant that as a compliment. You know, some people just look a little different. Nothing to be ashamed of right?

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