Our good friend Jared Falk suggested we check out this DVD. The Drum Tuning System is a two-DVD set, that currently ships with bonus goodies. I received the bonus Drum Gear Buyers Guide. The first thing that struck me is that disc one is hecka long. Having viewed disc one in its entirety and previewed [...]
Tagged drum kit maintenance, drum tuning, Drum Tuning System DVD, drum-tuning.com, drumset tuning, jared falk, Mike Michalkow, robonzo.comToday, the world of rock music and entertainment was shocked by the death of Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell. Although saddened by the news, his death brings back great memories from my earliest days of drumming. Along with John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell was one of my earliest influences. At the time, I had no [...]
Tagged axis bold as love, fusion drumming, hendrix drummer, jimi hendrix drummer, jimi hendrix experience, mitch mitchellI had a recent discussion with Ryan, owner of San Jose’s Lemmon Percussion about the image of a beat-up looking vintage drum set, versus the image of a beat-up looking vintage electric guitar. We agreed that a beat-up vintage guitar looks cool, because it’s been played so much and has earned its right to passage. [...]
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