KL Come down lah!

Hmm.. I still use my double pedals for rolls or for short runs only HAHAHAHA!
Anyway, what works for me might not work for you. It depends on your snare size, and whether there's enough space especially with all the stands in the way. This is where the racks excel.

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Tama Starphonic. :/ Next snare perhaps?

US$650 retail lah... Online stores selling for US$499 I think. Should be about 1.8k here? I dunno. Starclassic cheaper

AHA! The old debate, finally back here.

Both are nice kits, undoubtedly the Superstar has more resale value, but both play nicely.

I'd go with the X7. Extra tom = win.

HEY THERE!

Practice, slowly. Like really slowly. Start at 60bpm perhaps? I find playing slow harder than playing fast(er) for myself. Slowly move up. After maybe a few minutes of consistency, move up 5 bpm or so. Also, practice different patterns. Perhaps use your sticking rudiments for your kicks. Practice triplets, paradiddles and flams for your kicks to improve control.

@Namqul : I WANT. Where to get my hands on it? :/

I'm having a bit of a problem timing my 13 stroke rolls. :/ Tips anyone?

Admittedly, my doubles are relatively slow lah But I just find it a bit tough to add to my normal "repertoire" of licks and rolls that I normally do.

Yeah, its like I have to really think about it before I execute it. xD HAHAHA! Today played lah, can lah. Slowly slowly. Now trying my 7 and 9 stroke rolls.

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Yes, I agree, unless you're really good at it HAHAHA!

Yeah mate I've tried it out, and its really tricky at first
Working a lot on my odd stuff now la, trying to write some experimental stuff for a project I'm working on.

In my opinion, playing with spring tension that's too tight isn't really good la, not for your legs, or for your technique. xD

Hmm... Actually no, practicing with different tensions is good, just "in my opinion" not maxed out, cause most places, ie. studios, gigs where we share equipment, tension will generally be somewhere between loose to middle.

I know what you mean, I bring my Cobras with me everywhere too, but still, you never know la

Perhaps a set of direct drives? They shouldn't pump your leg for as much gas right?

Speaking of drummer injuries, what battle scars do you guys have?

I was playing at several places over a few nights in a row, and besides that I had practices in the day. On the first day, I had about 3 blisters on my hands already, and I continued playing hard over the next few days. On the last day, I had another blister over one of my original ones and there was blood oozing inside it. It looked rather gory HAHAHA! I've had a calf injury too before lah, but that was more of overstraining it cause of drumming after sports

Anyway, I've stopped whacking as hard as before, and I changed my technique immediately after that. It took some work, but at least I don't get as many blisters as last time. You guys should have bigger drummer injuries kan? xD

Yes, I agree. However, I've never managed to get the exact "sweetness" on my own set of Cobras that I found on another pair of Cobras :S Different springs maybe? xD But I play fine with mine lah.

I rarely get to practice nowadays with studying and commitments to my solo EP project, which I'm currently writing as well as with a band that I'm currently in a competition in, but I usually play at least twice or thrice weekly, in church or where I study, and on a good week (like once a month or two or so) when all my drumming commitments clash, I get to play more.

I incorporate a bit of what I used to practice four way into my warmups lah, like start with hats or kick going, and break into a latin beat with odd timings and slowly add in different parts of the kit, changing timings with different limbs and whatnot. But just for a short while, before getting my speed into gear. HAHAHA! I still can't get a good swing going on my ride with a fast rock beat though. It frustrates me when I see other drummers do it so easily.

Kena deaf ah?
I use headphones now for ear protection. They don't isolate you too much, and they increase the "bass presence".

Nope, nope. I don't think its a callous. Its almost a blister, but its not. If you keep playing, those bumps should become blisters, if they hurt now. Callouses are just rougher skin (which can form after a blister) but they shouldn't hurt.

I've got a callous on my right middle finger that has formed gradually after 7 or 8 blisters at the same spot, some that formed before even completely being healed.

Like I mentioned previously, I changed my technique, and the blister frequency went down, but yesterday I was drumming in church and I broke one of my Tamas during the second song of a one hour set, and I switched to my Vic Firth's, which I rarely use. Now that really aggravated my skin. :/

Regarding the blisters, my advice is, stop hitting so hard. Honestly. Yes, its super fun to hit hard, but there has to be a compromise somewhere. What I did was, I used lighter sticks with less grip, so that it wouldn't harm my hands so much.

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Ya loh I need a few more pairs now actually. Stuck using my Vic Firths after I broke a few during my last run of gigs.
TAMA COME BACK!

My favourites are 7As. But not the Vic Firth or ProMark 7As or Zildjian 7As.

The Tama Powertools 7As, or the Tama Flamesticks 7As. Very different weight.

Tama Powertools, or the Flamesticks. Amazing feel and durability.

This is kinda sad wehh guys. Do you use ear protection? I started taking it seriously earlier this year, and I'm glad I have.