The Admiral Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Surfing about on YouTube and came across this video with a guy taking viewers through John Bonham's bass drum techniques. Fascinating insight into how he managed those remarkable performances with a basic kit : skill and innovation. The same guy does videos on paradiddle rolls - which when you hear, you'll go ....".......oh... that's what he was doing.." [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJTxc7Jq00E[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I like what Ginger Baker said about Bonham, that he had no swing, "Bonham couldn't swing a sack of sh*t". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Gasp, that was some Lesson 1. Pete had problems also. Hendrix did not like them for ripping off blues songs and not giving credit. Here's Pete: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTJywZoG_bw[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 [quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1410543088' post='2550632'] Gasp, that was some Lesson 1. Pete had problems also. Hendrix did not like them for ripping off blues songs and not giving credit. Here's Pete: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTJywZoG_bw[/media] [/quote] Not this tired argument again...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Good lesson. I enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 You see, this is what we've needed Drumchat.co.uk for, for so long. There are several potential topics here in this one post alone. Drum tuition videos; for or against..? Heel down v toe down (a bit like P v J...)..? Just how good was Bozzo, anyway..? Would Led Zep have been better/worse/same with Baker/Moon/Starr in Bonham's shoes..? Birch or maple..? Are brushes obsolete..? How can I rid myself of our bassist, who keeps complaining I'm playing too loud and is too flipping weak'n'lazy to even turn up at rehearsals with an Ampeg fridge (I mean, what's with that, man..?)..? We are waiting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subbeh Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Nice videos, as someone who loves Bonham's drumming his vids on JBs technique are very interesting [size=4] [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1410542001' post='2550624'] I like what Ginger Baker said about Bonham, that he had no swing, "Bonham couldn't swing a sack of sh*t". [/quote] I like that quote too. Two very different drummers though. Edited September 12, 2014 by cameltoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 No mention of the squeaky chain?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I always liked this video. It is all good viewing, but from about 6 minutes, it explains something about the bass drum. I have never played drums, so perhaps it isn`t as hard as he is saying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCKaVHgJyAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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