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Greg_L
Banned
Tuning a drum kit properly is like neurosurgery compared to setting up a guitar.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
no shit. There's no way i would want to be a drummer. WAY too much work!
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Greg_L
Banned
If you're using good shells and heads, once you tune them up the way you want them, they stay in tune pretty well once they break in. Toms and kicks stay in tune pretty well. It only takes little tweaks between sessions/gigs/whatever to keep them right. My snare needs more attention, but I beat the shit out of that thing.
But once those heads start to wear out, it becomes a hassle. They don't wanna tune up and they don't stay in tune.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
yeah but even when you have them tuned you still have to set all that crap up!
AND tear it down!
AND carry a case of hardware that weighs as much as Mars!
AND while doing that fend off the women that want a drummer!
No thanks ..... I'm happy to only have to carry my sax and guitar and guitar amp and PA and pedalboard and keyboard ...... sounds like a lot but it's still less crap than a poor drumber has to deal with!
muttley600
Banned
yeah but even when you have them tuned you still have to set all that crap up!
AND tear it down!
AND carry a case of hardware that weighs as much as Mars!
AND while doing that fend off the women that want a drummer!
No thanks ..... I'm happy to only have to carry my sax and guitar and guitar amp and PA and pedalboard and keyboard ...... sounds like a lot but it's still less crap than a poor drumber has to deal with!
It's trumpet players I hate the most. They turn up 10 minutes before the gig, hit the bar, pull the horn out the case as the band strike up, play only a quarter the time everyone else does, and always hit the bar the moment the curtain falls and pack up by chucking a rag in the bell and drop spit all over the floor while everyone else is packing up. They rarely drive and usually call the tunes too. Where did we go wrong..
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Greg_L
Banned
yeah but even when you have them tuned you still have to set all that crap up!
AND tear it down!
AND carry a case of hardware that weighs as much as Mars!
AND while doing that fend off the women that want a drummer!
No thanks ..... I'm happy to only have to carry my sax and guitar and guitar amp and PA and pedalboard and keyboard ...... sounds like a lot but it's still less crap than a poor drumber has to deal with!
Lol. Yes, it is tough being a gigging drummer. But we're also the only ones that can actually win a bar fight, so it pays off in the long run.
Just this past weekend we played a big charity gig and for the last song I came out from behind the kit and played guitar and sang while the rhythm/singer went back to the drums. As I was tuning his guitar he says "it aint so easy, is it?". I was like "you gotta be kidding right? You're about to be sucking wind dude"
Guitar players.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
haha!Just this past weekend we played a big charity gig and for the last song I came out from behind the kit and played guitar and sang while the rhythm/singer went back to the drums. As I was tuning his guitar he says "it aint so easy, is it?". I was like "you gotta be kidding right? You're about to be sucking wind dude"
Guitar players.
Knowing the kind of music you play he needed to have some oxygen back there.
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Greg_L
Banned
haha!
Knowing the kind of music you play he needed to have some oxygen back there.
Lol. It wasn't too bad. He did fine. We practiced it a few times leading up to the show. He played it real loose and basic in cut-time, whereas I would play it with 8th notes on the hats and ride like a proper punk rock song. My way isn't hard, but it takes some stamina and good meter. I got a video of it. I'll show you when I get it converted to something watchable. I spent like 3 minutes tuning his guitar and berating the crowd. It's kind of hilarious.
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notCardio
I walk the line
Sorry guys
I guess I need to put up a picture. It'll have to wait a few days, as I don't have the guitar with me at the moment. It is not a tune-o-matic. It's a Squier Jaguar HH. each saddle is not merely adjusted by turning a screw, you have to loosen the saddle from the body and physically move the saddle and retighten, making it a little harder to zero in on the right spot. Like I said, I need to put a picture up.
I guess I need to put up a picture. It'll have to wait a few days, as I don't have the guitar with me at the moment. It is not a tune-o-matic. It's a Squier Jaguar HH. each saddle is not merely adjusted by turning a screw, you have to loosen the saddle from the body and physically move the saddle and retighten, making it a little harder to zero in on the right spot. Like I said, I need to put a picture up.