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Again, there are bass drum e-pads that are very good, these days, so maybe he could have a scout around in a good e-drum shop and try some out..? The snare and tom rebound is, similarly, catered for with modern heads. Not the cheapest ones, I'll agree, but there are some that are just like acoustic drums, but which trigger e-brains. Get him up-to-date before investing; he'll thank you for it afterwards..!

Good afternoon, Rayman, and ... (again...) Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

S'all the fault of the Mods versus Rockers bun-fights, and Stones versus Beatles stuff. Old hat, really.

Depending on the event, it can be as important as the music. As for equipment, one would need to have context to give an appropriate reply.

Your cheque is in the post, I trust..?

@Waddo Soqable is now able to get stuff from his Zoom into his laptop, and it only took us three hours..! Jolly good going, I say; the lad's a natural.

... and breath... Maybe we should pass to PM, so as not to overload the July Challenge server..? We can then do a 'question-answer walkthrough to get you set up, whatever system works best for you. Here comes a PM ...

Have you gone through the process described here, in the 'spoiler'..? How to set up the Behringer 'thingie' ... Having found my one, I wanted to check that it works, and, by following the 'spoiler' above, it worked straight away. We'll go over it step by step if need be; read the 'spoiler' first and we'll continue from there ...

I can't say I've ever considered any musical instrument to be 'sexy' (although It's true I play drums, so...). 'Looking good' I can accept, in an abstract sort of way, but then, most of the amorphous blobs offered since the late '50s don't really fit that bill at all, for me. I'll accept the Epiphone 'Jack Casady' as acceptable, but still prefer my Hofner Verithins, for 'looking good'. S'all a matter of individual taste, of course (or lack of, obviously...).

Astounding technique, but 'niche', even in the shallow pool of DB players. Impressive, and kudos , but if I was to call on a player, I'd call Danny Thompson over NHOP, just for the sheer tasteful class. Impressive, but overkill, and I wouldn't listen to a whole evening of it. Pentangle, on the other hand...

I'm an 'old-school' (and old ...) drummer, with an excellent 'L.A. Camco' acoustic kit. For practical reasons, I reluctantly bought a modest Alesis Nitro mesh kit for our new practise room. Not too expensive, and quite decent sounds for practising. I was impressed enough to add a modest laptop, and now use the kit to trigger Superior Drummer 3, and it sounds wonderful, with the bonus of being able to change kits to suit the song..! Great for recording, either as audio, or MIDI, or a mix of the two. The only real advantage of mesh heads, for a decent drummer, is for the snare, where top response is needed. Most drummers will prefer mesh for the toms, too, of course, and that's a Good Thing, but the snare is where it's at. Perfection, then, would be an acoustic-type snare triggering the e-drum snare; there are several that do this (top-end Roland, of course, and others...), so a top-end snare on a modest mesh kit would bring a smile to all but the most recalcitrant of drummers. I still play the Camco, of course, but, if and when we play out next, I'm seriously considering using the Alesis, for its ease of break-down and transport, plus the tonal flexibility and quality that Superior Drummer offers. Expensive..? Quite a lot less than the equivalent quality acoustic kit, certainly, doubly so if consideration is given to the huge range of cymbals available. My acoustic cymbals alone (Païste, Sabian, Meinl...) cost over £2000 new, so it soon mounts up. Just sayin'; hope this helps.

We have a volunteer group of 'tut-tutters' who take care of anyone daring to express wild emotions by gesture or vocally. It'd also take a lot of 'really bad mood' to get Our Youngest (on bass...) to even raise an eyebrow, let alone the bass. As he's playing my bass (fretless sixer...), I'd not be best pleased to have it dislocated in a fit of pique. ...

Yes, but it's now fallen apart. ...

Paradise Circus Waltz - The Alligators (No, I know; they were a splendid local group from way back then. Happy days...)

Good evening, Bassfingers, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Make your own..?

Good evening, Mudsprout, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Maybe that's where we differ.? I (nor my partners in crime...) are not so much moved by the clapping and cheering (in fact it's more often an embarrassment...). I started playing because I enjoy making music with other like-minded musicians; to give ourselves a raison d'être, we rehearse, and folk ask us to come and play. Apparently they, too, enjoy watching and listening to what we do, and do, indeed, clap and cheer. They clap and cheer, and ask us back, with the repertoire we've rehearsed. We wouldn't rehearse a set with songs we don't like, so that's what we play when we play out. We get asked back more often than my health permits now, and, because we don't ask for (nor want...) payment, we can choose which invitations to accept. We don't want to be out every week-end, either, so half-a-dozen dates a year was about our maximum, anyway. Different strokes, and all that. It's all good; we don't all do the same things for the same reasons for the same audiences. I've other anecdotes about getting the party up and dancing, but that's for another time.

I trust adequate ventilation has been factored in..? Condensation, damp; the air needs to be renewed in some way. Just sayin'; s'looking good.

Our ideal audience..!

True, probably, if it's a job, but if playing for one's own pleasure, one may be more discerning, I'd say. Fewer gigs, maybe, but more satisfying.

I remember every single one of the ... ... What was the question again..?

OK, I'm out. I'm quite used to 'accents' and such, and I also know how to count bars in pieces with multiple time signatures.

No, I don't agree. Yes, one may play the drums in 4/4 throughout (I'm a drummer, and that's what I do...), but the bass staff has 2/4 and 5/4 bars in there. You can't count 4/4 all through the bass part and be on the '1' all of the time. It's possible to play 3/4 throughout on the drums; that doesn't make the bass part 3/4.