Regarding sticks, here's a tip for drummer using electronic drums like me : anti-vibe sticks. They really ease the pain in the wrist due to rubber pads 🙂
I love them, the only issue is that they're hard to find instore so you need to get then off Amazon and I find zildjian is very inconsistent with their stick quality, sometimes the sticks are very heavy and sometimes they feel completely hollow.
On the inverse of this, using normal sticks can force you to play more gentle to avoid the shock from the e-kit. If you have both an e-kit and an acoustic kit, the e-kit can be a GREAT trainer for more gentle, controlled playing. However, if your e-kit isn’t very sensitive or kinda old, and thus losing its sensitivity, this might not be an option.
I live on a townhouse complex and my drums are in the basement. For Christmas this year I got a set of Arborea Mute Cymbals, which are similar to Sabian Quiet tone but more affordable. My wife bought me a brand new throne to replace the cheap one I bought over 10 years ago as a teen. Definitely great presents.
I would say the drum dial is the most important gift, after I got one it's a must have, your drums will love you and your right on the money every time 👍
Top suggestions; KickBlock Snareweight Big Fat Snare Moises & the Yamaha EAD. All utterly invaluable products & drumming extras I’ll probably keep using well into the next decade. Amazing pieces of equipment & companies worth their weight in gold 🙏
I have a cheap (around $100 10 years ago when I bought it) PDP piccolo snare that sounds amazing, and works great as a secondary snare. If I got that as a gift, I'd be super excited.
If you buy a head for the snare make sure it's the brand the drummer uses. If you get an Evans or a Remo they may use Aquarian or vice versa. If you don't want to ask just sneak a peak at his drumset and look. There are different kinds within that brand too so it may be best to inquire.
Best auxiliary pedal is the pearl demonator single pedal, it's about $115 CAD. i'm not a pearl drums fan but that pedal is a bang for your buck for lower scale pedals. Hell get it for someone who's still playing with a beginner pedal makes a difference for them
You should consider inviting a Mexican/Hispanic drummer. Drumming Hispanic music like norteñas,cumbias, quebraditas, Huapangos. This is all a style of drumming for Hispanic music and with its own unique grooves and rhythms.
Good call with the snare weights and also big fat snare drum. I usually use a old head and put it on top, but it always falls off or breaks - those are much better and stick to the head more. The number of times I'll do a rimshot alone with the wallet and it flys off and I lost credit cards......no bueno!
I remember playing a gig in some shitty little dive bar on the dance floor and my kick just kept getting further and further away it was brutal. I eventually got the bass player to put his amp in front of my kick to try to keep it in place!
@Drumeo - one of the things I never heard anyone mention is actually Cymbags - they're make protective sleeves for cymbals. That, and actually they're clear reusable cymbal dampeners are legit the greatest sound reducers for a cymbal that I've ever come across and swear by it. It's a small mom and pop shop but more than fair prices and legit a sleeper cell product that I can't recommend enough!
You missed the drumeo in-ear monitor. I just subbed to drumeo edge and you sent the book and the in ear monitor for free! Thanks! Love Drumeo from Hong Kong!
I'd most recommend the Evans Hybrid snare head, as it's almost literally bullet-proof. ($50 USD) The damn things last an obscenely long time under the most vicious play and abuse.
Uesd the quick release cycblem topers from Sabian. And after a few months the were really hard to get the to release. So I went back to just using the wing nut
Things required by a drummer while going for a gig and during gig Sticks in a stick bag Napkin Waterbottel Mobile holder Wallet holder Medicine Drum key Hardware like extra tention rod,lug, a beater,device kwik, moon gel,duct tape ,damper sponge, screw driver ,blade allen key (alanki) extra snare head,cymbal felts,notation stand
10:35 Since when do cymbalpads prevent a cymbal from getting a keyhole?? It's the tube inside the hole that's doing the job! I myself don't even use pads or a wingnut on top of the cymbal, makes it so much easier to put up or change cymbals without crawling all over the floor looking for that #$%$%^ wingnut! 😁 Nice video, by the way!! 👍
Drumeo why didn't you talk about the drum wallet today's best drum damnpner on the market. definitely do a video on em please and Remember to get yours today THE DRUM WALLET
I would never recommend groove juice. It takes off whatever coating is on there and wipes the logos and everything right off. If you don't recoat them right away after groove juicing them, they like tarnish super fast.
I saw some metal drummer use some sort of tape/band around their drumsticks (i guess, so it doesn't slipp away). Does anyone knows where i can get them?
Just use gaff tape or any sort of grip tape. I don't like doing that because if you play for a long time eventually your hands will develop calluses where your stick rubs and those will aid in grip along.
