Drum Machine

#1
Since I am a very non famous drummer of almost no repute (yet!) and also being simultaneously a legend in my own mind:eek:ut: of course I have it built up in my imagination that all you simply COULD NOT WAIT any longer to see pics of my drums, so I treat you to a short pictorial tour of them.

I've been fortunate that my music career (such as it is) has lasted into my pushing freakin' sixty! Holy shit! and after more than 2000 live casino dates in NV, CA, AZ, MI, OH, IL, and WI in the last ten years, maaaaybe I'm starting to wind down.....naw, hail naw, I'm just starting to get good! :bowdown::laugh:


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I play Trick Drums outta Chicago, IL. Been on them since 1994, and am listed on trickdrums.com as a Founding Endorsing Artist. These drums are unique in that they are constructed from a single block of AL13 aircraft grade aluminum: the shells, lugs, bass drum tuning lugs n claws, pedals, springs, all parts milled and machined into patented perfection. You machine heads out there would really appreciate the honed in details. Mine are powder coated inside n out in candy red, pretty close to my minibikes.




I love big kits, double bass, multi toms, but about half my gigs I do use a smaller kit. A four drum kit is the same footprint as a six drum kit. It's all fun though.


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Of course, no similarities between these images.....:shrug:

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#3
:thumbsup: Cool stuff. Interesting read about the drum manufacturing process. Let us know when you get back in this area, I'll come check you out- I dig your audio clips you posted a while back.
 
#4
Impressive set of drums that you have. Once I was working at a Los Angeles Hotel and a man came to set up the drums for Buddy Rich, and it was his job just to make sure the whole set-up was correct.
How long does it take you to move all the equipment for a show ?
I love that one " Let there be drums " Just keep on playing there is always someone liking a good drummer.
Steve :scooter:
 

buckeye

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#5
Nice stuff. You and minibikin(former rock super star:laugh:) could share stories.
Thanks for sharing.:thumbsup:
 
#6
Yea, incogrhino I had to beg and bug- mostly bug:laugh: and the folks finally relented about age seven. I was already in piano lessons and they figured how bad could it be? Bad enough, I'm still playing fifty years later:eek:ut:

Firemarshal71, thank you for checking in! You would appreciate the machining and workmanship of these drums. Truly artisan quality. I played a underground club in Milwaukee, Club Voltaire in 2012 with Gravetown, this outlaw country band outta Detroit. That's why the Midwest gigs. I used some of those tunes under videos I posted here, "Night Minibikin' in Reno".

When I'm not on the road, I have a studio in which lately I been doing a lot more other people's projects than my own, but I enjoy the producer role too and it's gratifying to help others bring their music to fruition. I also do original jingles and music for videos and TV.





 
#7
Hey Buckeye, snuck in there while I was posting more pics! Yep, I figured there's a drummer or two out there. If you got pics of yer kit, post it here, I'd love to see:thumbsup:

Steven Durham, it takes about an hour to set up and tear down my kit with mics. But it's more than the drums, I also carry a 3300 watt personal monitor system with 18" subs. I was lucky to see Buddy Rich several times live, he was an other-worldly player, unmatched even to this day.

Electronic drums are an important aspect to today's music. It's hard not to hear electronic drums they are so prevalent in modern music. I've played Roland for more than 20 years and my kit has definitely evolved since then, with custom rack, four pedals, seventeen 2 zone pads (up to four sounds per pad depending on where you hit it and how hard you hit it) and two sound modules, or brains, each with thousands of internal sampled sounds, which are MIDI connected to my computer, giving me access to thousands more additional sounds and effects in the computer's library of instruments. It's virtually endless possibility at the touch of a drumstick.




 
#9
Wow, that's beautiful. I playe the same Yamaha kit for 10 years and I downsized to a Tama Rockstar(just for fun now). It's a sunburst finish. There's a custom drum company about 30 minutes from me called Bucks County Drums I believe? I'm intrigued by the aluminum construction of your kit though JB...


Sent from my Texas Instruments Speak and Spell...
 
#12
My middle Brother had a huge set of double bass Black Pearl Export drums with roto toms and Zildian cymbals etc. and he was a damn good drummer, he and some childhood friends had a band and they had a few paying gigs and played together for a couple of years. One day he sold the drums and never played again, he is profoundly mentally ill but even that does not fully explain why a person would give up something they loved and were quite good at but I'm no mental health expert and I bet there is a term for what he did.

My 19yo Son plays guitar and I have a lot of space so I am currently trying to piece a decent drum kit together so he can try and start a band. Drummers hate to move their kit unless they have to and I fully understand that so I'm going to take that problem away and will make sure the kit I buy will suit a good drummer. We have a pretty big property and neighbors are far enough away that I doubt they will complain. My Son thanked me a while back for getting him a guitar 3yrs ago to get him away from the video games, he is self taught and reads music as well. I always planned to give my kids the gift of music, my 11yo Daughter has a keyboard and guitar plus I plan to get her a violin to see if she likes it. I'd love it if she'd learn Bluegrass fiddle and the boy would learn banjo which is what I am getting him next. He just got himself a Gibson 12 string with his paycheck and some savings. I wish I had learned to play a musical instrument, my childhood was quite rough and I never had the opportunity.
 
#13
Jdogg, no drum solos but how bout a couple great drum tunes played by my last full time band AMFM Reno? We toured extensively in CA, NV and AZ, mostly casinos, playing classic and contemporary rock. Here's our versions of Van Halen's "Panama" and Black Sabbath "War Pigs."

Minibikin', you know the drill better than anyone, pics or you ain't got 'em:rolleyes::no:

Apekillman, here's proof you don't have to sell yer gear to get into minibikes:thumbsup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX-u92ApGZQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlAj9XxxXbo
 
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Jdogg, no drum solos but how bout a couple great drum tunes played by my last full time band AMFM Reno? We toured extensively in CA, NV and AZ, mostly casinos, playing classic and contemporary rock. Here's our versions of Van Halen's "Panama" and Black Sabbath "War Pigs."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX-u92ApGZQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlAj9XxxXbo
Quite amazing! Your renditions sound so much cleaner that the originals (no disrespect to Ozzy or VH). I dig the higher pitches and subtle changes on the guitar from Panama. The vocals were spot on with War Pigs.:thumbsup:
 
#16
Thanks guys! Band ran for seven years and those recordings were during a particularly good period for us, great lineup, lotta gigs. Its a blast when it's like that.

Outlaw Ace, maybe your brother just saw the futility of trying to be where he wanted it to be and the near impossibility of it ever getting there. It is very difficult (and even stupid) to try and hold a band together. More like it just 'happens'. I have seven kids all grown and I'm the :eek:ut: one outta everyone:laugh: but I'm glad to hear you support your kids' musical endeavors. Music n minibikes are both better than video games:thumbsup:
 
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