Many years ago I was sitting in a motel room with my good friend and Bassist Peter Amazing watching a band play on TV while waiting to go onstage ourselves. The drummer on the tube was playing “open handed” style. That is, he was not crossing his right hand over his left to play the hi-hat with his right hand. Instead he was playing the hi-hat notes with his left hand and hitting the back beat with his right. Continue reading »
Whenever I’m learning a new lick, riff or scale, I always find it best to start off slowly then gradually get faster until I can play it faster than actually I need to, then it’s always a relief to play it at the correct speed 8). To help you do this, I’ve put together a range of drum backing tracks in various time signatures for you to practice your licks and riffs over.
How is your bassdrum technique? Many drummers are looking for a better way to control their foot technique as it seems the bass drum presents the most challenge on the conventional drumkit . Most of us are looking for some type of secret technique to conquer it’s mass and awkwardness. There are however many ways which to address this issue however today we will talk about a simple secret that is very effective. Continue reading »
After being away from guitar for a number of years, I thought it would be cool to start my come back with some great new gear. Continue reading »