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[Arachno-capitalist]

I was an all state clarinetist (sexy) and an all county guitarist before I asked my mother for a drum set. She responded by giving me a drum she found in my grandfather's attic and a rubber pad from the music store that is used for quietly practicing drum beats. Within a month I realized that I couldn't progress past basic drum beats with front lead music.
Summary: Be absolutely sure you want a drum set before you spend the $100+ on one.

[Nabubrush]

I was an all state clarinetist (sexy) and an all county guitarist before I asked my mother for a drum set. She responded by giving me a drum she found in my grandfather's attic and a rubber pad from the music store that is used for quietly practicing drum beats. Within a month I realized that I couldn't progress past basic drum beats with front lead music.
Summary: Be absolutely sure you want a drum set before you spend the $100+ on one.

Timely as always.

[theinevitable]

I really want to get some cheap-ass drums and learn just basic beats. This is my summer goal.

Based on some things my friends here at school have said, my plan is to find someone whose older, formerly drum-playing brother has moved out.
Such as my friend Katie. Whose brother hasn't played his drums since he moved out when he graduated from college. If only St Louis weren't so far from Charlotte...

[smick]

I betcha you and I could track down the shins or the decemberists and roll their drummer.

Then the set would be both professional, and have a story.

Let me know.

[Nabubrush]

I betcha you and I could track down the shins or the decemberists and roll their drummer.

Then the set would be both professional, and have a story.

Let me know.

You know, it's funny you mention that - the drummer for Modest penis was in the shop when we bought the kit last night. I looked furtively for Johnny Marr, but he wasn't around.

And yes, RG, they are Pearl EX export series. The cymbals are Sabian B8 Pros.

[robot_god]

I really want to get some cheap-ass drums and learn just basic beats. This is my summer goal.

Something cheap that is great to start out on is an electronic kit like this: this.

A piece like that you can easily keep and play in a dorm, but the problem will be every person in the world wanting to play it for extended periods of time.  Even play 'em with headphones.

The best thing about those kits is that they come with programmed beats that you play along with and essentially the machine gives you basic to intermediate drum lessons.  Good to start out on because a real kit is pretty intimidating when you don't know what to do.

And yes, RG, they are Pearl EX export series. The cymbals are Sabian B8 Pros.

Very nice.  Much perfect!

[theinevitable]

yeah... my little brother has something like that somewhere in our basement.

my punk band will be so cool. my friend will play guitar, and I will play the electronic drum machine.

[slink]

I kept meaning to put together some electronic drums from practice  pads with piezo sensors in, and hook them up through a midi brain to use Kontakt on the computer, but I am too lazy and got a kit instead. I always wanted an electronic kit that would be well, like a real drum layout and all.
The noise levels would have been ideal mind, but still, I ended up continuing to live in the middle of nowhere...

[Lister]

I knew of a drummer who, when playing live sets in radio interviews, would bring in a 5-year-old's toy drum set because

1) It fit in radio studios easily
2) It offered more options than "Palm on guitar case" and "Edge of palm on guitar case" for these sessions
3) It made him feel like A GIANT DRUMMER HERE TO CRUSH YOU

This is not pertinent at all, but I enjoyed the thought.