Easy to learn, hard to master: This Steve Gadd inspired phrase can lead to tons of different uses when explored around the drum set. More demonstrations in this video: • Nov 13th Drum Room Han...
What a monster. And he's not even trying. He just is. Absolute Wecklmania. This is just toooo good to pass. You got me man. SUB SUB SUB. Taught the lesson clearly. No mystery here.
This incredibly supportive, highly complimentary, thoughtful comment’s been sitting here *THREE YEARS* without a ❤️ from this guy … But, for an EMPTY $4 thanks from ONE year ago, he deigns to put a heart on it. That’s all *anyone* needs ta know about this cat’s “character.” 😖👎 🙄
Yes, you have god like chops but it sounds musical. It's not fills for the sake of fills. Bloody outstanding, Steve. Can't wait to get behind the kit, once I've got over Covid.
Does RU-vid need another drum video? Yes! When they are yours! You are the only drummer on RU-vid demonstrating licks and technique for the advanced drummer. I appreciate it immensely.
I haven't played in a few years now and your vids have inspired me to practice. I end up hating what i play but then i see some videos that make me think, ok if i practice some simple things maybe ill like what i play and start playing again. You know you can hear the same message from 10 ppl but sometimes it just takes the way someone explains things to make it get thru to you. Cheers bro and thanks. Ive never been great but occasionally i can be ok.
So amazing Steve! I played drums as a teen. I performed some shows in LA Sunset Blvd., got married and focused on the business and stopped playing for way too long. Many years later I joined a country Rock band that I'm current in. We have opened up for some known artists which has been great experience. Other than keeping great timing and some basic fills here and there, I've never have advanced to the next level as a drummer. What you posted and how you demonstrated it for me, is so inspiring and will be the only what I practice until get it down fluidly. Thanks a million for posted this triplet sticking!
Beautiful example of some simple motifs that you've put together in a very musical way. Applications here are really endless from face melting combos to beautiful melodies with well tuned drums. Thanks man! Very inspiring
Great lesson, thank you. You can hear Gadd had such an influence on guys like Colauita, Weckle.. and the rest of us mortals. Beautiful how drumming gets passed on through the years.
Steve you have to be one of the most under rated drummer in the history,don't get me wrong you are still quite known but the kind of skills you possess you need to be up there with one of the best drummers of this generation.
Thanks very much Steve. Valuable insights here. One of the most “striking” being how relaxed this approach can really be. The power comes along as well, but so much more fluid and creative. Keep up the great stuff! 🙏🏻
I wished I would have shown an example stringing together multiple group 1's which also sounds super cool (Bonham-ish of course). I showed multiple group 2's but not group 1's. You can hear what it sounds like at 0:07. The hands are split between the floor tom and snare but if you put them all over, it also sounds super cool.
I've been watching you for a while Steve. You were always competent and better than I am, but it's been awesome watching you get *really* good. This lesson is a great example of how (I think) your playing has improved: it's slick, relaxed and creative. I'm totally practicing this - thanks for adding to my drumming vocabulary :)
Excellent walk-thru, my man! I've been playing for years and hadn't gone down this road with switching up the sticking on triplets the way you described here. Very smooth and very helpful. Thanks for posting!
Steve shows what everyone knows, but that seems new. This is Love; knows no competition, getting free to play. Thanks man. Brazilian greetings from Berlin.
I love this combination but now adding both feet at the beginning of the lick. Sometimes on my double bass pedal and sometimes the Hi Hat with the left foot. It now makes it a 7 note fill.
Hi Steve. Great lesson again. B.t.way the Hihat variation (left foot r/l) i was familiar with thanx to Rene Creemers a drummer/teacher in the Netherlands and one half of the drum-duo: the DRUMBASSADORS. He also used the Stick Control book as inspiration, meaning pages with groups of three and two. Play eightnotes groups of 3 like Brl or Hrl, 1 group of 2's as rl (unaccented snare/Hihat notes), than 2 (following) groups of 2 played as RlrB (1 accent on the R the first note). It's a different way of using these exercises (out of stick control by G.L Stone), speaking about floodgates.
That's a great lesson; I've played around with both components of this - but never combined them or gone with the different sounds sources the way you have. Its a good wake up call to revisit them try what you've shown. Thank you.
You are a really good teacher......Thank you to share it and of course you play very nice, powerfull and you are an inspiration giving me power to keep going with my rutines practice.
