paul_5 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Personal hygiene. Time keeping. time keeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1. Timing - You need to lock in and be as tight as a midges derrière but still have the space for movement and expression. 2. Variety and Dynamics - You want a drummer who's going to add expression, personality and flourishes and not just play the same beat or groove for every song. 3. Musical Understanding - Despite all that is said and done, the drummer needs to serve the song first and foremost and not use it as his own platform to boost his ego. After all, that's what the guitarist is there for 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 An internal sense of BPM. Starting at the right tempo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1. If acoustic drums remembering their cymbals 2. Remembering drum stool ( either kit) 3. If electronic kit not doing the Eastenders theme on it inbetween numbers for a laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1. Understands the difference between ‘dynamics’ and ‘loud as possible ‘. 2. Keeps steady time. 3. Already has his kit in place and is setting up his cymbals when you arrive at the venue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Good comments here… I’ll add… ability to do a tight turnaround with the bassist can create a tight, exciting soft after a huge buildup Great right hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, dclaassen said: ...Great right hand Do you mean 'use of hi-hat'..? I play 'lefty', so left hand for the hats. I'd agree that it's important (or even 'key'...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 4 hours ago, SteveXFR said: 1. Sober 2. Reliable 3. Owns a drum kit sized car Ability to play drums would be a bonus I came here to say this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Agree with a lot of the points made so far. The smaller the kit, the bigger the talent, from my experience. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, JapanAxe said: 3. Already has his kit in place and is setting up his cymbals when you arrive at the venue. The dream. 😃 I would expect a drummer to be able to play competently to the level of the band they are seeking to join, and by that I mean have a sense of timing and ability to play appropriately to the song. I would also expect decent kit and the means to get it reliably to the venue. Edit: Those are givens. The attributes I would look for once the above has been established is the same as I would look for in any musician and which I try to show myself. In no particular order: 1. The ability to get on with the rest of the band. This includes being able to take and give constructive criticism and willingness to try things that they wouldn't necessarily play have done. 2. Self awareness - for example holding their hands up to a mistake without trying to shift the blame. Everyone makes mistakes and I wouldn't expect a perfect performance every time. The measure is not if you make a mistake, but what you do to minimise the chance of it happening again. Also realising without being told that their superb fill is not appropriate. 3. Commitment. Edited October 23, 2022 by Franticsmurf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 hours ago, JapanAxe said: 1. Understands the difference between ‘dynamics’ and ‘loud as possible ‘. 2. Keeps steady time. 3. Already has his kit in place and is setting up his cymbals when you arrive at the venue. Also: 4. Doesn't lean a fully-loaded cymbal bag against the grille cloth of your speaker cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Must have a knowledge of Toucans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 ... 1 x kick drum, 1 x snare, 1 x rack tom, 1 x floor tom, 1 x hi-hat, 1 x crash, 1 x ride, stool, sticks, brushes - that's plenty. 2 ... 2 x metronomes, 1 x digital, 1 x personal. 3 ... a sense of musicality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 4 ... Understands when you say 'If I had known we were going to play the song that fast, I would have written a different bass line'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) Not dreaming to become one of the greatest drummers on earth. To learn from his own mistakes. Keep the right tempo, groove and control playing agressivity. (BONUS) Have a personal car for the his drum complect. Edited October 23, 2022 by nilorius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Dynamics Dynamics Dynamics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin8708 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Turning up for the occasional rehearsal . Turning up for gigs . Not being in hundreds of other bands as well . Plus , all of the above . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 hour ago, EssentialTension said: 1 ... 1 x kick drum, 1 x snare, 1 x rack tom, 1 x floor tom, 1 x hi-hat, 1 x crash, 1 x ride, stool, sticks, brushes - that's plenty. 2 ... 2 x metronomes, 1 x digital, 1 x personal. 3 ... a sense of musicality. I'd send away any drummer who turned up with brushes and only one rack tom. A double kick pedal and the ability to use it would be ideal as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Dad3353 said: Do you mean 'use of hi-hat'..? I play 'lefty', so left hand for the hats. I'd agree that it's important (or even 'key'...). Yup, I did 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Reasonable Human Being Able to get themself to a rehearsal (on time) Being able to play to a reasonable standard (time keeping etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Availability. Timing. Dynamics. If he's not there he can't test the maxim "it takes a very good drummer to be better than no drummer". If he hasn't got the right groove that can be sorted out, but I have never been able to sort out a lack of timing or volume sensitivity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said: Availability. Timing. Dynamics. If he's not there he can't test the maxim "it takes a very good drummer to be better than no drummer". If he hasn't got the right groove that can be sorted out, but I have never been able to sort out a lack of timing or volume sensitivity. Or she… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 The ability to take advice without getting huffy. The technical ability to act on the advice given. Doesn't forget his flipping cymbals, and gets us sacked from a really cool venue, like the last guy did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Our drummer has volume control, it's just that he chooses to be incredibly loud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Having the right presence for what they are playing, I've depped with a couple of drummers in the past that were too light. Very uninspiring. Not driving when they should have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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