Well, for a while, I've been trying guitar, but I can solidly tell you it's not for me. I want to play drums, but I know next to nothing. On top of that, my mom has been bitching at me at how loud they are and how it's guitar, or no musical creativity. I absolutely do not roll with the guitar.
But, I do have a job, meaning I can buy my own shit. Now, like I said, I want to play drums. I don't care if I am going to suck, I want to play drums. So my question is, what do I need to know about the drums, as a beginner. A big question is, what are some quality starter sets for a total nub?
Electric drums + Headphones = No whining.
Also, just practice. First learn the basic beat and build on that.
[QUOTE=Hakita;25444014]Electric drums + Headphones = No whining.
Also, just practice. First learn the basic beat and build on that.[/QUOTE]
The problem is with electric drums is that you don't feel the life from the crashes, they just sorta feel like samples.
practice rhythms with the sticks alone until you're pretty decent, pay for lessons at school or whatever.
[QUOTE=zombiefreak;25444059]The problem is with electric drums is that you don't feel the life from the crashes, they just sorta feel like samples.[/QUOTE]
Its a start until you get a real kit
Take beginner's percussion if you're in High School. It may not be the type of drumming you want to do at the moment, but it will get the basics in your head, maybe take it for a semester.
And if you have a sound problem in a potential practice area, buy an electric set, maybe sell them and buy a real set when you move out later on.
Drumming is really fun, I wish I could play better, but right now I'm focusing on how to get the bass pedal down without causing 10 minute long foot spasms.
To be honest, I have no idea about practicing.
I played drums for like a month when I was 7. I sucked real bad.
Then I played drums at school on music lesson when nobody else wanted to. I rocked.
I have the same problem as OP, parents say it's too loud. I don't want electronic drums either, because I've heard you don't really learn to play as well.
I'm totally going to get a guitar, turn the amp p to [i]11[/i] and blast their eardrums.
Jesus christ are all drummers assholes
Get an electronic kit or get your own place, simple as that
You can get drum mufflers for acoustic drums. They do a remarkably good job from what I've heard. They reduce the rebound (Not necessarily a bad thing for beginners) however. They're like 6 dollars depending on the size of the drum.
But before you get a drum kit realize this. Drumming although it looks easy is not simple. Drums are not a cheap instrument. To get a good entry level kit from a company like Ludwig or Pearl will cost you 400-600 dollars. To replace the stock heads will cost you 100 dollars plus. Than to replace the cymbals it can cost you more than your drum set itself.
My advice? Start simple, don't get a full out 7 piece kit. Get a small kit, practice rudiments, and learn to count out beats.
I too am learning the drums. I got a kit for free, which is really what got me into it. That first step is getting the kit, which is definitley not cheap, even for a lowend kit.
At walmart, they sell some shitty 250 dollar kit. If you can get 250 I would suggest starting with something like that, or prowl craigslist and look for a deal. Sometimes people sell things for cheap not because their bad, but because they don't need the money.
As for learning, you can definitly teach yourself most of the basics. I did that. But I would suggest lessons, as I seem to be at a wall with my technique, with exceptions to increasing my speed. The first song will be very hard to learn. I personally started on AC/DC's back in black.
buy a pearl export, or a pearl visions if you can afford it.
or go out second hand and get the best you can afford, there are awesome deals out there.
then get a teacher, seriously, it helps a great deal, people will realise you like playing the drums, and hopefully eventually respect it.
(try not getting a electric kit, it might put you off, because especially with the cheaper ones you're missing out on a lot, like proper ghost notes, chokes, accents, flams, rolls and effects. it might put you off.)
[QUOTE=gerbile5;25447094]I too am learning the drums. I got a kit for free, which is really what got me into it. That first step is getting the kit, which is definitley not cheap, even for a lowend kit.
At walmart, they sell some shitty 250 dollar kit. If you can get 250 I would suggest starting with something like that, or prowl craigslist and look for a deal. Sometimes people sell things for cheap not because their bad, but because they don't need the money.
As for learning, you can definitly teach yourself most of the basics. I did that. But I would suggest lessons, as I seem to be at a wall with my technique, with exceptions to increasing my speed. The first song will be very hard to learn. I personally started on AC/DC's back in black.[/QUOTE]
Do not get a low end kit from a no name company, all it will do is put you off from playing drums because a bad kit will make you sound bad. Although you can make a low end kit sound wonderful with the right heads and good tuning, a beginner will never get it that good unless they have someone experienced do the tuning for them. Even then a bad kit is noticeably worse than a low end Pearl or Ludwig. I used to have my 12 inch no name kit and 12 inch PDP kit tuned to the same note, there is a very large noticeable difference between the two. Where low end kits just sound, dead.
[QUOTE=darkrei9n;25446282]
My advice? Start simple, don't get a full out 7 piece kit. Get a small kit, practice rudiments, and learn to count out beats.[/QUOTE]
That's funny because that's exactly what you did.
I find an electric kit is best to start with because low end acoustic kits sound pretty bad but a pretty basic elec kit can give you some good sounds. Also I got pretty darn good (if I may say so) at drums just by playing along with songs I like. It just comes in time, the drums are a very fun and creative instrument, there aren't "rules" as such because you're not playing notes or in scales or anything.
[QUOTE=stupid10er;25449682]That's funny because that's exactly what you did.[/QUOTE]
Thats funny, my first kit was a no name called Challenge VP. I didn't start out with a 7 piece kit, I started out with a low end no name crappy kit and I understand what its like to start from there. It sucks, you don't want to play because you think you sound horrible.
Do you ever get tired of trying to insult me?
I would by an inexpensive drum pad first (you can get them for like 5$)And practice rudiments
All of them are available here
[url]http://www.freedrumlessons.com/drum-lessons/[/url]
Your mom might see you and change her mind, and it will help you a lot when you get a set
I played for three years without knowing my rudiments and they helped me out a ton
I would really recommend learning them before you start playing. They help develop skills you really need
Don't get an electric kit, The pads are really bouncy and easy to play on so when you switch to a real set it'll be a lot harder
I wish I could play drums, it looks like the most fun instrument to be awesome at
I like guitar better as an instrument though, which is why I play guitar
also the cost of drum kits, the space issue and the noise makes them very impractical
My advice? Don't let anything stop you. If you need to buy an electric kit, do it. Let yourself get lost in it. The rest will flow naturally. Don't let anyone stop you. If you have to compromise do it. I've been struggling to play my kit for 2 years due to sound issues etc. But when you do figure it out and you get into it, nothing beats that feeling.
I will never recommend a cheap electric kit, I've played on a cheap one. A cheap one will have issues with the clamps meaning that you may constantly have to adjust your pad heights, rotation of pads. There's also like others said, the rebound. On a acoustic kit, each head on your set can be tuned differently depending on how you want them to sound, and so while you may be able to do a multiple bounce roll on your snare you may have a incredibly loose tom head that you can barely do it. On a electric kit you can tune each to the same and end up with any sound you want. Also, cymbals on a electric kit seem to me lacking on rebound (Actually not sure on this, been a long while since I've played on a electric.). You'll have to do research to figure out which one you want.
If you want to play a acoustic kit work on your ear. Tuning is a time consuming practice if you don't have the ear for it. There are some shortcuts to getting the perfect tensions but they are just that, shortcuts, they get you there sooner but don't get you all the way there.
Really man, get an electric. I hated having a acoustic for the first months because I was fucking embarassed to play. When youve got some time under your belt and dont rape your ears and everyone elses, by a nice acoustic
I was embarrassed to play to when I started playing an instrument
I know the feeling, I didnt even want to try guitars out in stores because I was afraid people would laugh at me
Everyone's embarrassed to play at first. However its something you get over. Once you get better at playing a instrument you gain confidence in your ability to play said instrument. It also helps to take lessons, when you play a ridiculously hard part perfectly three times in a row and you're instructor goes great job it doesn't do any harm to you. Just makes you more confident.
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.
