Welcome mulla! There is a wealth of knowledge in this forum as well as a great bunch of people, I hope you enjoy. I'm also a beginner and this site has helped me tremendously.
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How's the going, im new here and only been playing drums about 3 months and learning by ear. just wondering has anyone tips on bass pedal techniques etc. im only ok with that and id like to be able to play faster for longer on it and create really good beats but i find myself losing time when i over complicate. any tips are welcome really.
thanks
Noel
Welcome mulla! There is a wealth of knowledge in this forum as well as a great bunch of people, I hope you enjoy. I'm also a beginner and this site has helped me tremendously.
Again Welcome - DC
Practice the basic rock beat and make sure your bass drum and hi hats hit the beat at the same time. And make sure you don't drop the hi hat's beat.
Once you've done that, expand! Keeping time is very important!
Today, on Ethel The Frog...
Thanks very much everyone, dont suppose theres other irish drummers around here??
close enough lol, which half?
what a mixture lol, ive always said the top half of a person is the most important part! oh btw i posted a thread in the band forum and its not there so i presume it was deleted, any reason for that?
there wasnt? emm no its grand, ill do another one. am i allowed put up my band site link for people to hear songs?
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Hey, mulla, welcome aboard! Sounds like you got the makings of a grunge band already from what I saw in the shoutbox!
Now, back to your original question...Ethel and pdplayer have the best advice for you right now...work on keeping the high-hats and bass in sync and just practice, practice, practice...
It comes with time and practice, so don't let it drive ya crazy!
(Incidentally, there's a wee bit of Irish in me as well...it's just hidden under the German and Native American...)
Have fun, mate, and...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
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I'm not Irish, but I'm 3/4 Swedish and 1/4 Dutch. I still hav'nt figured out which parts are which though....
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My instructor told me today a good practice for the base pedal is to just sit at your set and and keep stepping on the pedal for about 5 or 6 minutes with the hammer comming with in a milliameter or 2 of actually hitting the base head.
then take a short break and go about 5 or 6 minutes with your hammer actually hitting the base head at a good steady beat..
he said this will build strength and coordination
play till the day i die. it makes more sense that way.
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