Introduce Yourself!

[almostmatt1]

Your Name Michael von K.
(former Yngwie drummer 89-90)

Age 53

Male or Female? Male

What type of Drums do you play? Ludwig (no kit at the moment)

Who is your Favorite Drummer? Ian Paice

Are you in a band? Yes

How did you find Drum Chat? Search for a Ludwig forum

I see your info says you're a Swede? Hej! Välkommen. Trevligt att träffas!

... Sorry, my Swedish is embarrassingly bad but I thought I'd give it a shot. Welcome to the forum, Mate. Ex drummer of Yngwie, ay? Awesome stuff! Would have been quite an experience!

[knorr]

Hi almostmatt1 and thanks. Tack! Yes ex Yngwie 89-90 Yes it was great.

[Xero Talent]

Your Name: Chris

Age: 34

Male

What type of Drums do you play? Yamaha

Who is your Favorite Drummer? John Bonham, Danny Carey, Carl Palmer

Are you in a band? Yes, several

Do you see dead people? Every day I see the walking dead go to their office jobs, trudging like lemmings to do whatever autonomously.

How did you find Drum Chat? Someone asked me if I posted here, so I am now

[Digital]

Welcome bud!

[yogi98]

Wassup fam, "Yogi" is my name...
33
Male
I play Tama drums!
I have a few, but my main one is probably Benny Greb!
Not currently in a band, working on my own band and I stay busy playing for my
church!
I DO NOT see dead ppl...
I've run across Drum Chat a few times when searching for different drum topics!

[MartyM]

Welcome Ryder...but I do like Road Bull.. glad you clicked enough buttons...now start posting dude..but don't forget to......

[pastor_bob]

Welcome to Drum Chat Chris, and Yogi!

[dru]

Derek (43)

Right now I'm playing on a set of Mapex Meridan Black Ravens with various snares. Most recently Pork Pie Black Brass
12 tom
14 tom
16 tom
22x20 Bass drum

15, 16, 18" Sabian AAX crashes
10" Xs splash
18"Xs china
14" AAX xcelerator hats
20" Hand Hammered Ride

I started playing at 15 but there are gaps in my playing time. I started back (after about a 5 year gap) around 6 years ago and have been steady since. In a band currently.

Bohnam of course but also huge Matt Cameron fan.

[MartyM]

Dru, welcome to our ever growing Chat! glad to have you here. you will come to find all sorts of drummers here, working, brand new, veterans..lots of good advice and a good listening ear. sit back and enjoy..and whatever you do don't forget to.......

[Russ]

Welcome dru and yogi!

[georgea]

August

Tama

20

Male

Favorites depend on genre but overall Vinne and/or Gadd.

Kinda in-between bands. Finishing up with one and starting a new one.

Heard about DC from a teacher and from looking online.

[MartyM]

Welcome Georgea! good to have more young drummers on board...you will find lots of good and instructive advice here...with a little humor tossed in for good measures..as i say to all newbies...what ever you do don't forget to.......

[Vampires]

Your Name - Luke
Age - 20
Male or Female?
What type of Drums do you play? - None as of yet.
Who is your Favorite Drummer? - Matt Helders.
Are you in a band? - No.
Do you see dead people? - Nope!
How did you find Drum Chat? - Google searched 'drumming forum'. Believe it was the second link down.

I joined up as I was hoping I could get a bit of advice.

I don't play although I've always shared such a strong interest in the world of drumming. I think what kick started it was funnily enough Rock Band. Since then I've always loved watching drummers especially at gigs.

About a couple of months ago I went round my second cousins house. He is a talented 17 year old drummer. He has quite an expensive Roland kit and he let me on it for a couple of hours. He didn't show me anything as such but what was 2 hours of me hitting random pads felt like 5 minutes. Unfortunately, I haven't been round since as he's always busy.

So, since then all I've been left with are a couple of old Travis Barker drum sticks, a practice pad and my imagination. I've constantly been hitting the pad, the pillow, improving my wrist and technique.

But I'm genuinely lost from here are in. I've been dead close to buying an e-kit. The Roland HD-3 is probably the only one I've been closely watching as it's within my price range but it's still alot of money to be spending on something I can't even 'play' as such yet.

So I'm left with the decision of buying it and learning myself. How hard/enjoyable it'll be and whether I'd stick at it. I don't think I'd have any lessons so I'm not sure how much that will have an impact on it but hey, I've seen so many video lessons, books, podcasts etc out there?!

Anyways, thanks for reading. Hope to hear from some of you soon.

[juleswolley]

Julia
45
Female
Spaun Vintage Series
In a band and auditioning for 2 more
Favorite Drummer(s): John Bonham, Carter Beauford, Bill Bruford, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl
Yes, I do see dead people; my current band is dead... I love em' but the guys are DEAD; as in don't wanna gig... so sad...
I discovered Drum Chat while looking for reviews for Istanbul Cymbals!

[Markadiddle]

Welcome to DC, Julia! Kick off your shoes and stay awhile.

Oh, by the way, don't forget to

[BillyZee]

Name: BillyZee
Age: 50
Male or Female: Male
Type of drums: Vintage 1977 Tama Superstar 9600 Series-Custom Mahogony Finish. Paiste Signature Cymbals. Ddrum Reflex Kit in Ice Sparkle Finish.
Favorite Drummer: Bonham, Ringo
In a Band?: Two. Moreality (Classic and Original Rock) and LunaFish (60's & 70's Psychedelic Rock).
Do I See Dead People?: Saw The Stones last week.
How Did I Hear About Drum Chat?: Google

[BillyZee]

Buy a book or dvd and a metronome(an app will work) and work on your basics. From there you'll be able to tell if you have an aptitude for it. Then, if you're still interested, buy a beater kit and practice, practice, PRACTICE!!! And remember, you can have all the chops in the world but if you can't lock down a groove, you won't last long.
Good Luck!!

[Russ]

Your Name - Luke
Age - 20
Male or Female?
What type of Drums do you play? - None as of yet.
Who is your Favorite Drummer? - Matt Helders.
Are you in a band? - No.
Do you see dead people? - Nope!
How did you find Drum Chat? - Google searched 'drumming forum'. Believe it was the second link down.

I joined up as I was hoping I could get a bit of advice.

I don't play although I've always shared such a strong interest in the world of drumming. I think what kick started it was funnily enough Rock Band. Since then I've always loved watching drummers especially at gigs.

About a couple of months ago I went round my second cousins house. He is a talented 17 year old drummer. He has quite an expensive Roland kit and he let me on it for a couple of hours. He didn't show me anything as such but what was 2 hours of me hitting random pads felt like 5 minutes. Unfortunately, I haven't been round since as he's always busy.

So, since then all I've been left with are a couple of old Travis Barker drum sticks, a practice pad and my imagination. I've constantly been hitting the pad, the pillow, improving my wrist and technique.

But I'm genuinely lost from here are in. I've been dead close to buying an e-kit. The Roland HD-3 is probably the only one I've been closely watching as it's within my price range but it's still alot of money to be spending on something I can't even 'play' as such yet.

So I'm left with the decision of buying it and learning myself. How hard/enjoyable it'll be and whether I'd stick at it. I don't think I'd have any lessons so I'm not sure how much that will have an impact on it but hey, I've seen so many video lessons, books, podcasts etc out there?!

Anyways, thanks for reading. Hope to hear from some of you soon.

Welcome to drumchat Luke! It's great to have you aboard. Congratulations on choosing to learn drumming(I hope), it is something quite rewarding in the long run. Make sure you check out the video selection we have in the drum videos area of the forums, located at the bottom of the main page.

[Markadiddle]

Welcome to DC, BillyZee! Make yourself at home!!

Oh and by the way, I give all newbies a bit of advice. Listen carefully. Don't forget to

[Russ]

Name: BillyZee
Age: 50
Male or Female: Male
Type of drums: Vintage 1977 Tama Superstar 9600 Series-Custom Mahogony Finish. Paiste Signature Cymbals. Ddrum Reflex Kit in Ice Sparkle Finish.
Favorite Drummer: Bonham, Ringo
In a Band?: Two. Moreality (Classic and Original Rock) and LunaFish (60's & 70's Psychedelic Rock).
Do I See Dead People?: Saw The Stones last week.
How Did I Hear About Drum Chat?: Google

Welcome to drumchat BillyZee. That sounds like a lovely set up you have, hope to see pictures of it in the show your drums thread sometime soon. I like your music influences too, very good stuff you got great taste! Hope to see you stick around a bit.

[Russ]

Julia
45
Female
Spaun Vintage Series
In a band and auditioning for 2 more
Favorite Drummer(s): John Bonham, Carter Beauford, Bill Bruford, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl
Yes, I do see dead people; my current band is dead... I love em' but the guys are DEAD; as in don't wanna gig... so sad...
I discovered Drum Chat while looking for reviews for Istanbul Cymbals!

Welcome to drumchat Julia, great to have you aboard! Sounds like an awesome set you have, can't wait to see pictures of it posted up. So you're a pretty hard worker with bands, that's very cool I respect the ambition. Those are some awesome drummers you listed, I like them all a lot too. Sorry to hear about your gig troubles, but maybe things will pick up soon?

[SamMorrowDrums]

Hey guys, this site is awesome first off, so thanks for having me.

Here goes... I'm a professional drummer, I play a Mapex Saturn, with a Black Panther Brass Cat snare, I use my Roland SPD-SX sampler a lot, I often use drum triggers for pop gigs and that kind of thing. I have a 20 and 18" bass drum in the same finish, so I can change my setup for different gigs and sessions.

Controversially to some I absolutely love the 'gospel' drummers that have all the big pop gigs (and before anyone argues about calling them that, by gospel I mean that they grew up playing in the church, which seems to have a strong influence on their development). I also love Vinnie, and Jack Dejohnette and Jojo Mayer, to name but a few.

I've done a lot of random gigs, from live rap gigs to playing a trad dance festival (about 10 years ago, as of writing...). I have a degree in jazz, which was a fun few years, and drumming has literally lead me to see dolphins, and sea turtles and travel to four different continents so far!

I've drummed for just under 18 years, and I'm currently 26... Other likes include cooking, snowboarding, skydiving, paragliding and skateboarding (the last of which I gave up due to the career risk)...

For contemporary playing, I'm all about the hybrid kit. I like being able to make electronic sounds, but electronic drums don't do it for me :-D, and used them every night on a gig for 5 months once, so I know quite well how I feel.

Acoustic drum kits have souls!

Anyway, thanks in advance for the drum chat!

[ljmarch]

Nice to have you around! Welcome!

[markthechuck]

Welcome Sam Morrow, nice to see a fellow Brit, where abouts are you?

Cheers Mark

[HITMAN]

hey everyone how's it going.


Your Name: Kevin
Age: 48
Male or Female?: Male
What type of Drums do you play?: Mapex M Birch in transparent Emerald Green Lacquer Studio Config with extra 8" tom.
Who is your Favorite Drummer?: Too many to list.
Are you in a band?: No
Do you see dead people?: No
How did you find Drum Chat?: I was on another site and it was mentioned.

Hope to be able to add to the community and have a good time!