SH73

Playing reggae drums. As a rock and metal head , I have no idea why. But I believe it improves overall timing. 

3 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi SH, I’ve got some original isolated drum tracks saved from Carlton Barrett which I use for playing over , don’t know if they are of any assistance to you, you might be able to break them down 

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That's brilliant, I have a spare snare, and already tightened the batter head to get that reggae tone. I have been watching a few tutorial videos on YT to learn a couple of basics and  dad3353 has also gave some valuable advice.

17 hours ago, Quilly said:

Do electric guitars and associated gear count ? 

As long as it's not bagpipes 

As above I do intend to sell a couple of bits. But already bought a lovely 8x8 tom to expand my drum kit, put a new Remo skin on. 

8 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

 

No, not quite. I'll take the standard 'quarter note' (I call 'em crochets, but I'm old, so...), and count, as you said, as '1   2   3   4   ...'.  For eighth notes, I'd count '1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and ...'. Sixteenths become a bit more tricky, but the principle is the same, with 1 uh and uh 2 uh and uh 3 uh and uh  4 uh and uh ...'. Try it out at 60 bpm (so 1 2 3 4 at 1 second intervals...). Repeat, at the same tempo, still with the 1 2 3 4 at second intervals, but with the 'and' interjection. Once that's done, do the same with sixteenths (you may want to slow the metronome down a little at first, though; it's not that simple for the tongue and respiration...).
There, that's all there is to that. Next week: triplets and paradiddles... 

I usually do quarter and eights, I find playing quarter notes harder at faster tempo. And with eights I can do what I call irregular beat with kick drum and use occasional triplets. Sorry Op for hijacking the thread. Maybe low level/ part time professional bassist reading music can do anything at short notice if they read music. But lots of professional rock starts can't read music. As far as I am concerned if your main income comes from playing or teaching bass, you're a professional?

40 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

You do know what a quarter and an eighth of a cake are though..? It's exactly the same for notes. 

I presume it's 1 2 3 4 then 1 2 3 4. 5...8?  Sort of. But I never think that way, I don't involve theory when I play, or notes. I just play if that makes sense.Had one drum lesson last year, the guy threw notes at me straight away. Never went back again. I more like show me how it's done and I do it, or self teach most times. 

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

Just remembered I had this one saved of Donovan miller, you might like this @SH73

 

Makes it look easy but it ain't 

46 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

As an exercise, try playing a simple shuffle on the hats (ting tingty-ting etc...), constant, hats closed at first. Count yourself in, and play the bass drum on the 'Two' (so one Two three four one Two three four...). No snare for now, just that for a while. Once that's going down naturally (you're 'feeling' the one-drop for the bass drum...), add sporadic cross-stick snare clicks. Anywhere in the riddum, as long as the shuffle continues and you don't lose track of the one-drop. If you do, leave the snare and pick up the pieces, carry on. It's just a matter of letting it happen, with in mind the notion of 'less is more'. an occasional hi-hat lift brings it to life, once it's all cooking. It helps, once you're able to do this 'one-drop', to get a bass in there, but it's not essential. Good luck wid it, bro... 

I'm getting the basics as you described, but often end up reversing the beat. 

So, I've been trying to learn to play reggae drum groves. Simple grove.. every 2nd and 4th note hi hat and every 4th note snare rim and kick. But, to keep it consistent and dynamic, it's simply bl00dy hard. I'm a metal fan ,but playing reggae is hard. At least I find it hard.

On 03/01/2023 at 20:33, bass_dinger said:

So, to explain, I don't have much. I can play quarter and eighth notes, and can sometimes syncopate, so long as the pattern is not too complicated..

You are good, if you know what you play as I have no idea what you are talking about. I don't know what quarter and eight notes are.

I rarely sit down and just listen to music, but yesterday I set the back rest of the gaming chair ( I don't play games)  almost into laying position whilst listening to Killers LP by Iron Maiden. Engineering on that album is phenomenal. 

Otherwise I listen to the good old Planet Rock. Love it 

I don't measure string heights, ever. I even have string height adjustment tool. Inset it at a comfortable level whilst keeping the buzzing low if none is not an option.

So, supposing you see something in the market place or else you always wanted but at a affordable price, you will say no. I think not.

It's like joining the gym in January......

Motley Crue- Dr Feelgood 

I have had another bad experience with Andertons about 4 years ago. Their website advertised price match and when I contacted them they simply refused!

12 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

My boss at work is friends with an NHS coach driver. The coach driver rather obviously drives the coach to take patients home.

 

Or he would, but he’s not permitted to drive the coach without another staff member in it. Which they often don’t have as it’s just as & when staff are available rather than a set duty.

 

So he gets paid full time to sit in the office the majority of the time with an occasional drive out and taxis are called to take the patients home instead.

 

Taxis which not only don’t have 2 NHS workers in them, they don’t have 1.

 

Now the cost of those taxis must far outweigh hiring another member of staff (possibly 2) whose sole role would be to accompany the coach driver.

 

I think that’s the kind of waste and bureaucracy people think of. 

 

 

For obvious reasons I think it's for safety aspect. Are these vans equipped with CCTV? 

8 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

It’s worth remembering that the people who have the most power at the polls tend to be the older demographic.

Is this was caused the end of certain era in January 2020?

23 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

I'm convinced the government are trying to make the NHS so bad that they can force privatisation and a US style system because obviously if you're going to copy any system you go for the one rated as 34th best 

Some Eastern European countries have a good system. You go to your GP, and if after examination they decide to refer you, you often see a specialist the same day. You are expected to wait in the waiting room for hours, but you see them regardless. People have insurance , which you register with your GP etc. Your employer pays for your health insurance unless you're self employed pay yourself or unemployed paid by system.

Children don't go to see any GP, they have paediatric GP surgeries.

You are always guaranteed an appointment. If you're are not happy to wait at GP surgery, you can pay for a appointment time slot.

Technically,the health care is a small fee you pay or your employer pays. 

Planet Rock..

I'd choose Ibanez with PJ configuration for change

Axl Rose would leave the stage shortly into the gig, he must have been sick

2 hours ago, Burns-bass said:

 

What's funny in the way this is portrayed is that these people are attacking us (the general public) when in most cases (railways, the NHS specifically) they're pushing to establish a service that's safe and fit for purpose. 

 

Nurses are warning that ongoing issues are affecting patient care. They're not holding us to ransom, they're trying to protect the UK's proudest acihevement.

I think junior doctors are in the same position, overworked.

2 minutes ago, blisters on my fingers said:

Methinks that could explain the current situation ?

 

I've reread your recent posts and I was not referring to the late delivery of your appointments. Sorry if you are having a tough time, can only apologise that it came over like that.

It's probably the blisters on your fingers that mistype

2 minutes ago, PaulWarning said:

If the RM didn't deliver junk mail they'd be less profit and therefore less jobs, in fact it could mean the end of daily deliveries, Don't know about anybody else but I receive a lot less mail than I used too

It's mostly, electronic, and since this morons decided to ruin customer relations, even NHS would call you in advance knowing that important medical appointments are not missed due to undelivered letters.

I have once bought a Jackson dinky with a Floyd rose and neck nut lock. The thread on the nut lock was worn out despite being a brand new guitar. I called them up and was advised to buy a new screw. The fact was it was the thread in the nut. The guitar went back to the shop. Thanks but no thanks!