Hi all,
My name is Luke, but that username is already taken, so lukeykookey it is!
I am a 26 year old lad from Manchester, England.
Since the age of about 9 I was obsessed with drums in music. I used to listen to the drums alone, and could play every song I knew on my teeth by banging them together in my head, made all the different notes and even the bass!
When I got to about 12, I realised I could use my mums knitting needles and the sofa, really pissing my dad off 'WHATS THAT BANGING!!?!?!'
So, about a month ago, someone offers me a drumkit for FREE just to get it out of the way. After a barney with the Mrs over space and noise, I won
Its a Pearl export series, with one different tom, unbranded....
Paiste cymbals and hi hat.
However I have been relegated to the basement, quite echoey, but at least I can try them out now!
I have picked the basics up pretty well I think, my attempt at tuning ended disastrously, and everytime I go on them it just doesn't sound right, and I cant get them to sound right. I know its a black art, or one to be learned with lots of practice. I will be patient.
I've started to play some decent beats, and keep finding myself going back to a funky style almost all the time.
Currently learning to exploit the hi-hat. What a fantastic instrument that is!
I hope I can gain lots of advice on here, looks a great forum, good bunch of people.
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