I don't own any stave shells. The ones I have played have a sort frequency split I'd expect from a metal drum. A low fundamental, that's doesn't necessarly cut much, but that's where the woody character lies. Shell construction method isn't the only thing that creates a drum sound, so I could easily...

Jojo has had quite a radical set up change recently, does anyone know whats up with that? Also he only plays matched grip these dyas! Matched is because he's got more stuff on the left side. The big change is the high cymbals. I don't really see anything else. It's maybe a bit about visuals and tha...

bensdrums wrote: No doubt it’s travel, but a little sleep couldn’t hurt the guy.

He's working on his Dylan.

Wish these guys would have stayed together.

Some don't have that luxury. These low and mid level narcissists is what I'm having to deal with and surely the music biz is crawling with them just as much as small town administrations. A rock star is probably treated a lot more equal in the courtroom than a city manager, though.

So, my old guitar hero is an asshole.

Good thing I switched to Landau in '99 and lost almost all interest in guitar in 2009.

On the drumming side of things, I got this in the mail today. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4K6cucJJfv/ Today's one pan meal. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4K6wbOpIQ2/ Got quite interested in a product called the Trailstar. Basically, a tarp/fly product that makes it possible to go tarp + bivy style a...

So how do you like the Reflexx pad? I still need a good pad that sits on a literal desktop, easy to carry to motel rooms, etc. Well, I have gone a bit far with pads. :lol: Anyway. The Reflexx pad was made to be something inbetween. I think the main thing for many is simply that you can bring it on ...

Oh, I'm around. :D I check in most days to see if there's anything new. Nothing new or exciting. Just getting used to my new job and new surroundings. I guess there are people who have it worse, but I wouldn't mind a bit of stability. Just trying to organize my workplace and semi-permanent home and ...