Styles of Music: Influence's!!!

Ripcat · Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 2:05 pm Post subject: Styles of Music: Influence's!!!

What style of music you play, do you play single, or double bass and why?
I play 70's, 80's and 90's covers Mostly Alternative with new Millenium Stuff.
I play single pedal, but thinking about going double.
I could always improve on a Single thats why I never really wanted to play a double. Razz

fleshonbone · Big Hamster Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 99

I play everything from straight-edge hardcore to acid jazz and funk.

I honestly think double-pedal is cheesy, but that's my own personal opinion because I do believe that 99% of what MOST DB drummers do can be done with a single pedal with some practice on single technique.

Straight 32's at 250bpm is just not my thing - even though I am a huge metal/hardcore fan - I just think the music sounds better with more syncopation/funk style beats and less 2/4 rock'n'roll beats mixed with straight 16's or 32's on the BD.

That's why I like neohardcore (not punk) examples - Snapcase, Allthatremains, Atreyu, John Dillenger, Converge, etc etc) ie metal music with a little bit more creativity in the percussion dept.

I'm not baggin on DB - it's just not for me, I much more prefer the dynamics of the hi-hat than straight thuds on the bass drum.

drumgod111285 · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:10 pm Post subject:

gosh...when i'm giggin, i'll play blues, jazz, funk, rock, bebop (elvis-type sh*t), latin, swing.....any and everything they throw at me at a bar or club.

as far as drum pedals, i play both single and double. i prefer double when play rock or dave matthews stuff. singles fine for everything else.
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CAPTORofSIN · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:52 pm Post subject:

i'm currently in a "metal-core" band. double kick is the main focus with our style of music. when i'm messin around i try to improve each foot individually, but over all i would recommend double kick....but that's probably just the metal in me talking.[/b]
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DWcannibal · Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 7:55 am Post subject:

I primarily am a Funk and Rock drummer but am playing in a punk band right now ( I hate it but it keeps my single stroke speeds up)

As far as the single vs double bass thing... I think a person is a little naive if they think they can do anything with a single that can be done with a double.

Try using only one hand to play your hi-hat for the rest of your life....will it force you to improve your speed and dominance in that hand?...yes
will it limit your playing and musicality...yes
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omni · Fierce Poodle Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 278

This idea that having less will limit your musicality in some way is bizzare and absurd.

CAPTORofSIN

i agree with Premier 200%.
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omni · Fierce Poodle Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 278

My point is that Tony Williams or Max Roach wouldn't have done anything more musicial if they'd had 20 cymbals, 15 bass drum pedals and 12 snare drums. I believe it is important for one to learn to do more with less, or else it ends up sounding like the other way around. I don't think it indicates a heightened musical awareness to play more drums at all. The best drummers, the most musical drummers, are the ones that make whatever they have sound musical. I once saw a 75 year old drummer make music with a hi hat and a pair of brushes. Very profound, deeply swinging music. There was a level of intimacy with that kind of simplicity that would not have existed had he been on a full kit.

DWcannibal · Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 3:49 pm Post subject:

DWcannibal · Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 3:51 pm Post subject:

Omni...on a side note...you mentioned the hihat and brushes thing. Ive seen steve smith do the same thing and it was one of the most impressive and influential drumming spectacles of my life.
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Premier · Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 4:53 am Post subject:

DWcannibal · Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 8:22 am Post subject:

Andy-Flag Drummer

d0ublestr0ker0ll · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 6:46 pm Post subject:

Welcome back Andy-Flag!!! Missing In Action.

I can play anything mostly, I'm starting in on latin stuff but still a beginner to it.

My favorite stuff to play is fusion. I love to play any style though, it just has to be fun to play Cool

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