Does anyone play drums?

[Ianofsmeg16]

So, just two minutes ago i became the proud owner of some drums (at the moment i am too excited to tell what make, i will get back to you with this), do any of our patrons have any words of wisdom for a beginner?

I would also like to hear what other instruments the orgahs can play..

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

When you have learnt simple beats you can only get better. I had a teacher for a bout 2 years but to be honest i learnt more by myself. For 16 quid an hour he wasn't really worth it to be honest.

I haven't been by a kit in six months but i reached level three grade which isn't too bad. One of my mates reached a 6 but i always thought i was better

[Craterus]

I might start soon.

I'm almost competent on the guitar

[Viking]

Drums is the only musical instruments that I am anywhere near being able to play, an it`s quite fun too.

I don`t have any drums, though.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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I play the kudüm, a pair of tuned copper or clay drums with camel skin stretched on the open ends.
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[Ludens]

I used to do it eight years ago (MG, is it already so long ago?). But I wasn't very good at it.

[Ianofsmeg16]

When you have learnt simple beats you can only get better. I had a teacher for a bout 2 years but to be honest i learnt more by myself. For 16 quid an hour he wasn't really worth it to be honest.

I decided long ago i wasnt going to have a teacher, seeing as a number of my friends play some drums i will save a bundle of cash by letting them teach me the basic beats.

I can already play For whom the bell tolls by Metallica but i'm hoping to learn some Pink floyd, maybe some Def Leppard and (when i get really good) more metallica, most likely One, but i'll need a double bass pedal for that :)

[LeftEyeNine]

I got 4 lessons of drumming. My tutor told that I was talented at it. But well, if you don't have a drum set, it's the most boring thing ever since non-sliced bread.

[Ianofsmeg16]

I got 4 lessons of drumming. My tutor told that I was talented at it. But well, if you don't have a drum set, it's the most boring thing ever since non-sliced bread.

ah but LEN my friend, i have a drum kit, therefore it's ten times better than even the great sliced bread itself

[Samurai Waki]

Piano. And Vocals.

[Kommodus]

I actually own enough musical equipment to outfit a complete small band, and my second-most-recent piece acquired was - you guessed it - a drum kit. I don't know how to play it yet, but I certainly intend to learn. It's basically an introductory Ludwig 5-piece set; the cymbals are nice but the toms need new heads. I plan to get more into it all this coming Spring.

I know some people who play the drums and some others who are learning, so I'll have plenty of instruction when I need it. I'll probably take a few lessons (in the beginning), but since guitar studies are my musical focus, I won't devote vast amounts of time to it.

[Ianofsmeg16]

Well, one of my freinds came round this morning, offering to help me with my drums, but my paretns, being the cruel and unusual evil-geniuses they are, refused to put my kit together until christmas! so i have to wait 14 days to play them!

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

The double bass is very hard to play mate and takes practise. I was ok at it, doing some simple kicks for a few metal songs but some of that crazy death metal stuff. my god can those guys play and the guy from Slipknot, i personally feel he is one of the fastest drum in the business and can play double bass at insane levels

[Ianofsmeg16]

The double bass is very hard to play mate and takes practise. I was ok at it, doing some simple kicks for a few metal songs but some of that crazy death metal stuff. my god can those guys play and the guy from Slipknot, i personally feel he is one of the fastest drum in the business and can play double bass at insane levels

i know, i mean, it's going to be around november-time before i get onto double bass level, i think the first song i'll learn will be either Comfortably numb-Pink Floyd or nothing else Matters-Metallica, as both of them are quite easy.

And joey from Slipknot, although i aint a fan of the band, has to be one of the best modern drummers around

[LeftEyeNine]

I think a Jazz drummer is twice talented and times and times better at kick drums particularly than those Slipknot BS. I saw one Latin drummer playing some local percussion with his left foot that was progressing on a totally different rhytm.

Speed is not everything. Something being difficult does not mean that it may be any "good". This is not a horse race. And Slipknot screws my ears everytime I hear of them. GAH!

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Its not just the speed mate, its all round work rate and ability. Some of his drum solos have been out of this world and i had the pleasure of seeing one at the NEC a couple of years back and it was simply class

[Ianofsmeg16]

Yeah, you may not like his music, but there is no down slipknot's drummer is awesome.

BTW what songs would you reccomend to learn, I need some easy ones to start with

[GoreBag]

Ian, if you dig Rammstein at all, the drumming is simple and good practice. Most songs are a dance beat at 160+BPM. Likewise, ZZ Top is a similar case.

Myself, I can paly guitar, but not well; I only own an acoustic. I played the piano for a few years, and I still retain some of the ability. Also, I own a tin whistle and fiddle around with it every once in a while, but mostly, I do vocals for extreme metal.

[Ianofsmeg16]

Ian, if you dig Rammstein at all, the drumming is simple and good practice. Most songs are a dance beat at 160+BPM. Likewise, ZZ Top is a similar case.

Thanks for your advice mate, yeah i like Rammstein, especially Sonne, i dunno why, just seems like their best song to me

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Stereophonics first and second albums are very easy but enjoyable to drum to. They have lost the plot now but these albums especially the first one were fantastic

[LeftEyeNine]

Aah, by the way.. Muse drummer Dominic Howard is a brilliant drummer, me thinks. Why not listen to him, ian_of_smeg_16

[Kanamori]

What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

A drummer.

[LeftEyeNine]

Bleugh !

Bassist follows the drummer, guitarist follows the bassist, vocalist follows the guitarist. Rythm (what a drummer does) lies underneath - the rails of the melody. It keeps it in track

that was fine laugh, actually

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Oh drummer jokes:

What do you call a drummer without a girlfriend?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Homeless.

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[Ianofsmeg16]

Nice one Mouzaphaerre!

@LEN Yeah i like Muse, i really wanna learn Hysteria, as my friends can play it all on guitar so...