I'd be interested in hearing about experiences from pro players who still take regular or occasional lessons. How and why do you pick your tutor? How frequently do you go to them? Who picks the material, and what is it? Do you go in with questions or just go in and see what happens? Any thoughts rea...

Thanks for all the replies, I will be checking as many of them out as possible!

Chris.

I'd love to check out more of Carlos Vega's playing, that guy had a groove a mile deep. What are his "must have" records?

Chris.

Those Infinites sound great! I have never played or owned a German-made Sonor kit that I haven't liked: vintage, modern or otherwise. I don't know much about, or have much experience with, the Chinese made stuff. There's a new limited-edition beech Sonor kit out in the form of the Newports. The Prol...

Cheers for all the replies, guys. Dave, I fear I've been a bit sneaky? unclear? about this as not only am I a pro drummer (well, I make my living from it anyway) but I've done Time Functioning Patterns to death. Probably the most important book I own! I have also come up with a whole load of ways to...

Hi, I was wondering if there might be some guys on this board who have studied with Gary Chaffee and who might be able to offer me some advice on how to get the most out of his books. I'd be interested to know how he taught from them and if there were any routines or concepts that he applied to the ...