The recent move by Sabian to drop its Vault Series does not mean the many innovative cymbal models in Vault are going away. Rather, they have been rebranded as AAX, HHX, AA or HH. (more…)
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Cool cymbal news: Sabian rebrands Vault crashes to expand AAX line
Posted: August 2, 2012 in Cool new gear, Cymbals, Outstanding drum news, SabianTags: AAX, Crash Cymbal, Cymbal, cymbals, Dave Weckl, drums, Hi-hat, K Zildjian, Music, Neil Peart, Percussion, Ride cymbal, Sabian, Vault, Vault Series
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Asking Chad Smith: Do you feel any pressure when recording to make an album as commercially successful as your previous one?
Posted: June 12, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Pearl, SabianTags: Bass drum, Chad Smith, Cymbal, Drum kit, drummer, Hi-hat, Music, Pearl, Pearl Drums, pressure, recording, recording drums, Recordings, Red Hot Chili Peppers, RHCP, Snare drum, stress, studio
Q: Do you feel any pressure when recording to make an album as commercially successful as your previous one?
A: After Dave Navarro left the band and John came back, no one really knew what was going to happen. We just started making (more…)
Grooves from the past: Daniel Rodriguez – Guitar Center’s Drum Off 2006 Champion
Posted: April 22, 2012 in Amazing COOL drummers, Drum Grooves from the Past, Drum solosTags: 2006, Bass drum, champion, cymbals, Daniel Rodrigues, Drum grooves from the past, Drum Off, drum solo, Funk, grooves from the past, Guitar Cente's Drum Off, Guitar Center, Latin, Music, Percussion, Snare drum, Tito Puente
Well, not so much time has passed, we know… 2006 was ‘yesterday’ but some groovers must be reminded and never forgotten! With some close attention to his solo, we feel a bit of the classic Tito Puente‘s (more…)
Time for a cool laugh: Vinnie Colaiuta says ”hello’ to his fans in a cool gig with Sting (playing Paiste Cymbals?)
Posted: March 23, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Cymbals, Gretsch, Outstanding drum news, Paiste, Time for a cool LaughTags: Avedis Zildjian Company, cool laugh, Cymbal, cymbals, drum, drum cool, drum joke, drumcool, drumcool.com, drums, flam, groove, laugh, Music, Paiste, Snare drum, Sting, Vinnie, Vinnie Colaiuta, virtual workshop, workshop, YouTube, youtube leaks, youtube video leak
Ok, once again, it’s time for a cool drum laugh!
Right know, what we have here is a cool video captured by a Vinnie Colaiuta fan when (more…)
Free drumless playalong music track for drummers: Whitesnake – Still of the Night
Posted: March 4, 2012 in Drumless playalong tracks, Paiste, Yamaha, ZildjianTags: along, Cymbal, cymbals, david coverdale, drum, drum track, drumless, drumless track, drummer, drummers, drums, Music, music for drummers, play, play drums, playalong, Song, still of the night, tommy aldridge, track, whitesnake
Let’s play what we like most! This time, we ask Tommy Aldridge to jump out of his great Yamaha drum kit and let us sit on his stool and play along with his band mates…
Enjoy this free drumless playalong (more…)
Asking Stewart Copeland: How do you tune your drums?
Posted: February 10, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Drum solos, Outstanding drum news, Paiste, Tama, Virtual WorkshopTags: Andy Summers, Bass drum, drum tunning, drums, Jeff Beck, Music, Paiste, Percussion, Snare drum, Stewart Copeland, TAMA, Tama drums
Q: How do you tune your drums?
A: Until the thing’s about ready to pop. Because I discovered two things – first, the response is much better. And also, when you have the drums tuned to a high pitch, there’s still in that sound a lot of low end. Your ear responds to the high end, but the low end is still in there, and since it still exists, through equalisation of the PA you can can roll off a lot of the high end and roll on a lot of bass, and you can get that thick boom, but still have that attack, that cut. (more…)
Free drumless playalong music track for drummers: Metallica – Ride the Lightning
Posted: February 5, 2012 in Drumless playalong tracks, Tama, ZildjianTags: along, Cymbal, cymbals, drum, drum track, drumless, drumless track, drummer, drummers, drums, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Music, music for drummers, play, play drums, playalong, Ride the Lightning, track
Let’s play what we like most! This time, we ask Lars Ulrich to jump out of his great Tama drum kit and to let us sit on his stool and play along with his band mates…
Enjoy this free drumless playalong (more…)
Cool new drum gear: Pearl announces Daniel Erlandsson signature snare drum
Posted: February 3, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Cool new gear, PearlTags: Arch Enemy, custom drums, Daniel Erlandsson, drum, drum shell, drums, Music, Pearl Drums, Percussion, shell, Snare drum, Supernova
Pearl Drums announces the limited edition of the Daniel Erlandsson (Arch Enemy) signature snare drum.
In a 14x 5.5” beadless stainless steel Snare Drum, with (more…)
Great new drumming products: Ahead Armor drum cases
Posted: February 1, 2012 in Cool new gear, HardwareTags: Ahead, ahead cases, Ahead drumsticks, Bass drum, bass drums, custom earplugs, Cymbal, cymbals, drum, drum cases, drum gear, Drum kit, drum products, drummers, drums, drumsticks, Earplug, earplugs, hardware, molded earplugs, Music, noise reduction rating, suspension mounts, tom drum, true shape
Asking Dave McClain: How did you develop your speedy double bass drum technique?
Posted: January 30, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Drum solos, Yamaha, ZildjianTags: Andy Summers, Bass drum, Dave McClain, double bass drum, Drum kit, drum tunning, drums, Floor tom, Music, Percussion, single strokes, Snare drum, stroke rolls, Tama drums
Q: How did you develop you double bass drum technique?
Dave McClain: “I practice a lot just by myself. When we’re home, I practice at least three days a week, usually four or five. I’ll play our songs or geek out and play solos or just work on things. I’ve had this double bass breakthrough in the last couple of years. I started doing heel-toe doubles on the kick drum. On our last Machine Head album, Rob wanted me to (more…)
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