Who here plays the drums? What type of set do you have? What type of sticks do you use?
I have a Tama Swingstar 5 piece
and I use 5b Vic Firth sticks, and I have a few pairs of the buddy rich sig sticks.
I play mainly Jazz and Hip Hop.
For a few months a few years ago I had regular jazz drum lessons. Never practised enough. It was the same with my trumpet, piano and guitar.
However, I played percussion (including snare drum and hi-hat) in a ceilidh band for a year or two which counts me as a professional semi drummer.
In pub sessions, I play a mean bodhran.
My cousin plays the drums in a band called Blur. Ever heard of them?
I don’t know anything about drumming tho.
Cathy
What, the Blur? Wow, Cathwood, you’re almost famous. 
Yep, the blur.
Cathy
THE blur? no way
I play drums. I have a Yamaha Rydeen 5 peice set. I added a crash, cowbell, and blocks. I dont use any specific type of sticks but I do like vaders.
Yes way.
Cathy
Sorry…Gotta stick up for the Bassists…
One day, a tuba player wanted to torture the drummer behind him, so he hid one of the drummer’s sticks.
After looking around for a few minutes, with a frantic, wide-eyed expression, the drummer fell to his knees, flung his arms wide, and screamed to heaven:
“Finally! The miracle, after all these years! I’m a Conductor!”
New category: Musical Oxymorons. For example
Snare Drum Music
Professional Drummer
…
Why didn’t the little drummer boy get into heaven?
Because he woke the baby for Christ’s sake!
from the Drummers Dictionary:
Accelerando, n. drum fill; solo
What do you call a drummer with half a brain?
Gifted.
Why to bands need Roadies?
To translate what the drummer says.
Two drummers walk into a bar…
which is funny because you would have figured the second one would have seen the first guy do it.
A new customer walks into the new store on the block that sells brains. There are three glass cases, each containing a nice wet quivering grey brain. The first one says “Astrophysicist”, and it costs $10. The second says “Avon Salesman” and costs $1000. The third says “Drummer” and costs $10,000. The customer is confused, and questions the salesperson.
“I don’t get it…why would I want a drummer’s brain for $10,000 when I can get an astrophysicists’ for $10?”.
The salesman replies, “Because it’s never been used.”
Q: What do you call a Drummer driving a Volkswagon?
A: Farfromthinken
To get this joke, you probably have to know about the legendary unpopularity of Buddy Rich amongst his band…
A horn player who had been playing with Buddy Rich for many years came back from vacation to hear a rumour that Buddy had died. He didn’t quite believe it, so he phoned Buddy’s wife and said “Can I speak to Buddy please?”
Buddy’s wife said, “I’m sorry, Buddy passed away last week.”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,” he said, and hung up.
A couple of hours later, he called her again. “Is Buddy there please?”
“No, I’m sorry. Buddy’s no longer with us,” said Buddy’s wife. And hung up the phone.
Ten minuted later, he called Buddy’s wife again. “Can I speak to Buddy please?” he said.
She recognised his voice, and said: “Look, I’ve told you before, BUDDY’S DEAD!” And slammed down the phone.
Two minutes later, and the phone rang again… “Is Buddy at home please?” the horn player asked.
Buddy’s wife was furious. “I’m not going to tell you again, Buddy is dead… D. E. A. D. DEAD. Why do you keep ringing me to ask for Buddy!!!”
He thought for a moment, and said: “I just love hearing you say it.”
Q: What’s the difference between a drum machine and a drummer?
A: You only have to punch the information into the drum machine once!
Q: What does a drummer use for contraception?
A: His personality!
Two girls are walking along when they hear…
“Psst! Down here!”
They both look down and see a frog sitting beside the road. The frog says to them, “Hey, if you kiss me I’ll turn into a world famous drummer and make you both rich and famous!” The two girls looked at each other, and one of them reached down and grabbed the frog and stuffed it in her pocket.
The other girl said, “What did you do that for?”
The first replied, “I’m not stupid. I know a talking frog is worth heaps more than a famous drummer any day!!!”
What do Ginger Baker and 7-11 coffee have in common?
They both suck without Cream.
If you’re in a Ginger bashing mood, here’s another
Q: How many drummers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Just one, so long as a roadie gets the ladder, sets it up and puts the bulb in the socket for him.
A drummer, tired from being ridiculed by his peers, decides to learn how to play some “real” musical instruments. He goes to a music store, walks in, approaches the store clerk, and says “I’ll take that red trumpet over there and that accordian.”
The store clerk looks at him a bit funny, and replies “OK, you can have the fire extinguisher but the radiator’s got to stay”.
Q: What’s the best way to confuse a drummer?
A: Put a sheet of music in front of him.
A guy walks into a shop.
“You got one of them Marshall Hiwatt AC30 amplificatior thingies and a Gobson StratoBlaster geetar with a Fried Rose tremulo?”
“You’re a drummer, aren’t you?”
“Duh, yeah. How’d you know?”
“This is a travel agency.”
Q: How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: One, but only after asking “Why?”
(“Oh, wow! Is it like dark, man?”)
Q: How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Twenty. One to hold the bulb, and nineteen to drink until the room spins.
What is the difference between a drummer and a vacuum cleaner?
You have to plug one of them in before it sucks.
(Hmmm… that inspires a turnaround variation…)
Why are bad drummers better than drum machines?
You don’t have to plug 'em in to get something stiff, mechanical and uninspired.
If a dollar bill was laying in the center of a room, and the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, a drummer with good time, and a drummer with bad time were standing in the corners, who would get the money?
The drummer with bad time since the other three don’t exist.
I lady walks into a store and tell the man behind the counter she would like some musican brains. “Alright” he says, “What kind?”.
“How much do they cost?” she asks.
“Well, those there are trumpeters at $5 a pound, those are french horns at $7 a pound, and those are conductors’ at $10 a pound.” He replies.
“What are those way back there?” she asks.
“Those are drummers brains. They cost $100 a pound.” He replies.
“GOODNESS!!”, she exclaims, “Why are they so expensive?”
“Lady, do you realize how many drummers it takes to get a pound of brains?!?!”.
What is the difference between a chiropodist and Ginger Baker?
A chiropodist bucks up your feet!!
(with apologies to Ginger Baker fans, … and those that needed to reach for the dictionary for that one)
What do you get if you cross a drummer with a gorilla?
A really dumb gorrilla!!! (ba-dump bump <crash!>)
“Hey buddy, how late does the band play?”
“Oh, about a half beat behind the drummer.”
Q: How many drummers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. They have a machine to do that now.
Q: Why is a drum machine better than a drummer?
A: Because it can keep a steady beat and won’t sleep with your girlfriend.
Q: How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Five: one to screw in the light bulb and four to talk about how much better Neil Peart would have done it!
Why do drummers have one more brain cell than a horse?
So that when marching in a parade, they can avoid the sh*t on the road.
Hey, did you hear about the drummer who finished high school?
Me either.
Q:Why are orchestra intermissions limited to 20 minutes?
A: So you don’t have to retrain the drummers.
An amateur drummer dies and goes to heaven. While he is waiting outside the pearly gates, he hears some incredibly fast drumming coming from within heaven. He immediately recognizes the playing, and asks St. Peter if that really is Buddy Rich playing drums in heaven. St. Peter responds:
“No, that’s G-d. He just thinks that he’s Buddy Rich.”
Q: How can you make a drummer slow down?
A: Put a sheet of music in front of him
Q #2: How can you make that drummer stop?
A: Put notes on it!
Q: Why do guitarists put drumsticks on the dash of their car?
A: So they can park in the handicapped spot.
A fellow walks into a shop and says to the shop assistant: “excuse me, I’d like to buy a guitar pick, and some strings.”
The shop assistant looks uncomprehendingly at his customer, and says “pardon?”
“I’d like a guitar pick please, and some strings.”
The shop assistant thinks on this for a while, and then turns to his customer and says “you’re a drummer aren’t you?”
“Yeah! How did you know man?”
“This is a fish and chip shop.”
Johnny says to his mom: I want to be a drummer when I grow up!
Mom: But Johnny, you can’t do both.
The classic one:
Q: What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?
A: A drummer.
Q: How can you tell when a drummer’s at the door?
A: The knocking speeds up.
Q: How can you tell when a drummer’s at the door?
A: He doesn’t know when to come in.
Did you hear about the guitarist who was going to a gig and locked his keys in the car? It took him two hours to get the drummer out…
One friend to another: “Why do you hang around with that drummer??”
“Beats me!”
Q: How is a drum solo like a sneeze?
A: You can tell it’s coming, but you can’t do anything about it.
Q: What does the average drummer get on an IQ test?
A: Drool.
Q: How can you tell when the stage riser is level?
A: The drools comes out of both sides of the drummer’s mouth.
Q: What do you call a drummer that breaks up with his girlfriend?
A: Homeless.
Q: What’s the last thing a drummer says in a band?
A: “Hey, guys - why don’t we try one of my songs? …”
Q: What did the professional drummer say when he got to his job?
A: “Would you like fries with that?”
Wow. Small world. My Dad married Alex.
Umm. I’ll re-pharase that. My Dad was the vicar at Alex (from Blur)'s wedding.
Paul
PML. Took a long time trying to figure the first line out. Then I read the rest of it.
Small world indeed.
Cathy
I used to have a yamaha dp series but quit drums i was ok just got bored.
…and everybody out there is saying to themselves, “What’s a bod-ran?” 
I’d love to know exactly how everyone is trying to pronounce the word…it’s an interesting one.
I’m a drummer. I play a Mapex ProM Series kit, in the colour of ‘ice blue’. At the moment my setup is…
ProM Series snare, bass, and anywhere from no toms to two toms.
10" Sabian hats
8" Paste splash (signed by Danny Cary, drummer from Tool)
Paste 802 ride
Sticks - Vic Firth American Jazz
Heads - Evans G2 Coated, and an Evans PowerCentre on the snare.
Andrew
Hey evan how do you like the G2 coated, I’m in the market for new snare head. I was leaning towards that one, but I am going to wait to ask my drum teacher. Also do I have to buy the bottom head too? Or does that come with it.
I’m assuming you mean me (Andrew) when you say Evan…
I’m running an Evans PowerCentre for the snare. It’s fantastic! So much bounce, especially with the sticks I’m now using, and you can get a lot fo variety in sound with the second layer in the centre. At a recent gig though I played another person’s kit which had a G2 Coated snare head. I like it a lot, but a lot of that had to do with the nice snare shell he had. They certainly do have a good reputation. With the PowerCentre (and I think you’ll have the same problem with the G2 if your snare is anything like mine) there’s a ring when you hit it, but dampening with anything from a handkerchief to a wallet (I’m not a fan of O-Rings) does the trick and I love the sound of it
now.
You don’t need to replace the bottom head in my opinion. A lot of the web pages on drum tuning and maintenance recommend changing top heads every 3 months and bottom heads every 6 months and that sort of thing, but most of us aren’t made of money! I recently upgraded my snare and two tom heads without changing the bottom ones and they sound good, I think.
If you want to hear how it sounds (although it’s not the G2 head) you can go here - http://www.last.fm/musicpages/album/index.php?id=2051866&mode= - and listen to the album our band just released. 
I’d recommend “Push Out The Jive”. That’s enough shameless plugging for now.
Good luck,
Andrew
I need new drum heads on all of my drums. I have a Reuther drum set a Ludwig snare and then Zildjian cymbals. I bought a crash cymbal last year and then everything else (beside my cowbell, woodblock, new hi-hat stand, new bass drum pedal) i got from my uncle for free.
Sorry about that andrew, I got confused when I was looking at all the Evans (drumhead brand) I accidently called you Evan.
I will go next week and try to buy a new snare head, I am currently using the head that came with my set (tama) its okay, but I don’t love it. Thanks for the help
Hand drummer.
I play a hand drum, called a Jembe. I’ve been playing for 4 four years. I’d love to play a drum kit as well, but it’s not in the budget. I am however, going to buy a set of Latin Percussion conga drums.
A month ago, I was at a bush party, and I played with a fellow who played a banjo. It sounded really cool.
See Yas.
Marching bass&snair