then again, not all rm80-90 goes to the teacher i believe 50% goes to the school, so unless you're teaching full time it cant get better than your day job.

This post has been edited by thalidomide: Nov 10 2006, 09:37 AM

one advice for everyone here, practice...practice and practice

All i know is PDP is like an export version of Pearl drums. They offer reasonable priced drums for its quality, not like its mother brand DW. THey also offer cool finishes, certainly a good buy. But i would rather go for DW if i was to keep the drums till for my grandchildren. Then again, my grandchildren might not play drums....

what i meant was, Pearl line of drums which are called export series. Dude PDP and Premier are way better than superstar, maxtone and other kits that cost under 2k. Even the entry level kit for PDP and Premier sounds better than the 'Kapok' sets.

dude if you're getting a Forum series for 2.3k...clearly you're being overcharged. I could get a export series with cymbals and hardware for 2.6k. Check online web shops before buying anything.

yup...say thanks to Lars Ulrich

Plastic sticks dont give you added weight. Mike Mangini sticks are by the the heaviest sticks in the wood market. Even some AHEAD sticks dont come close to the weight.

I am not a scientist but yet, i've played plastic sticks and they feel a whole lot weird compared to wooden sticks. I switch sticks rather often so its not a matter of getting used to. I feel that knowing how to control a rebound is far better than not having it rebound after hitting something. Cause this allows you to vary the dynamics of your drums.

Then why not use marching band sticks? they're much much heavier and they're wood. Kill 2 birds with one stone again.

But practicing with sticks doesnt mean you'll be playing rigorously right?
I assume stength training would involve playing to rudiments and stick exercises. If you're talking about jam sessions then it would be a different story wouldnt it? For that i would recommend some simple weight exercise, or
maybe some cardio. Practicing with plastic sticks wouldnt be too useful.

I wouldn't want to quote all 20 exercises from DRUM magazine. But it seems some running and medicine ball exercises really helps building strength as well.

dude, Yamaha never sells Zildjian cymbals. As far as i know Bentley is the ONLY sole distributor of Zild cymbals. Yamaha is the ONLY sole distributor of Sabian. They dont cross each others water, unless someone is counterfeiting products out of the company. Which has happen before in Yamaha and its all over the papers too.

not sure about Penang Bro, but the bus ticket is worth rm20 only i think? hence the hype u get from buying cymbals...Pricelss

There are a number of examination bodies for you to take exams with. The most established and reknown in Malaysia are rockschool. Range from debut to grade 8.
So does the price

I would go for a Zildjian K custom dark crash for rm1020.

call the HQ 03-7803 0900. We're not yamaha sales person here.

Get a Pearl 14 x 3.5 instead will sound way better with medium tuning

learn with me
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Just tilt your snare drum(South west) side a little bit higher and naturally you'll be hitting each note as a rim shot. Unless you dont want to you can always play normally

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This post has been edited by thalidomide: Sep 17 2007, 12:47 AM