There it is, there's that sound!

I'm quite excited as I've just ordered a 14 x 5 Gretsch silver series maple snare, my first ever Gretsch product. :) It's coming from Germany, ETA Wednesday. Not quite in the same league as the Brooklyn range, but it sounds really nice to my ears. [youtube_https:v9pa6rww]https://www.youtube.com/watc...

^ Just been listening to that. At 0:44, tasty use of a paradiddle diddle, substituting the last L for the left foot on hihat. RLRRLF. Ash confirmed that sticking in the comments. Hes got some more videos out now. I'm fairly sure he's using paradiddle diddle at 1:42 of this video isn't he? He's absol...

Playing with electronic bass drums is tricky. It's hard to get a stable pad, cause doublebass makes it move around. I have the Roland TD25 and the bass drum is pretty awful. It feels good for single bass drum. But I need make some kind of mount for it if i want to do doublebass. i switched it with ...

It makes sense to practice both heel up and heel down regardless of what you mostly use when playing. It depends on your application. I pretty much do the same stuff as with the hands. I just ordered another pedal so that I'll be able to work my feet effectively at home on the pad as well without h...

I'm pretty sure he's doing that heel exercise as a practice technique, not as a way of actually playing. Also, remember that double bass drum stuff can be fun, but it takes up a lot of sonic space, and most of the time it won't be very musical. My advice is to use it sparingly. As for practicing it...

Heels up, but when practicing, sometimes it's helpful to play heels down and very slowly. There shouldn't be any "slamming" going on. Also, there are times when you will be using more ankle movement than full-leg movement. Hi Paul. I'm playing heel up, but what I'm referring to is this: c...

Quick question guys. As I practise double bass exercises, I'm trying to decide whether to pursue just balancing heel up on the balls of my feet, effectively more the front of the feet, or allowing the whole foot to slam down onto the heel? The first seems more natural to me, but the latter seems lik...

This is awesome. Considering how long he's been around and how he can be said to be 'old school' it's amazing how hip his playing still is, every bit as cutting edge as the younger fusion players springing up today. Great sounding snare, pinpoint timing, phenomenal chops, superb groove and metric mo...