anyone play the drums? thinking of buying myself a set for xmas and want advice

[haggered]

basically i was thinking of buying a set whilst sales are on around xmas. if i get mufflers for them how loud will they be? tolerable for parents? i'm living at home since i finished uni.

and would i be able to learn them from books etc without paid lessons?

any info anyone can give would be nice.

thanks.

adam

 

[Clown]

I thought you were stuck in a coffin somewhere in Japan.

 

[Dukat]

My brother was a drummer up untill recently - now he seems to play everything, trombones, trumpets, violins, accordions, guitars, you name it lol.

He was heavily into drums for a few years, I think he taught himself mainly, he must've done a bit with them at school, but music lesson there was basically selfhelp anyway, the teachers were non-entities.

For a start I believe he hired a drumkit out at a local community center and just jammed away there where noise wasnt as much of a problem. He got a drumkit and just started learning how to do it, I think he did get a couple of lessons but mostly it was just practice I believe.

I dont know about mufflers, the real things are obviously very loud, although its more the vibrations that go through the house that will cause a disturbance to your parents I think, especially if you are planning on having them upstairs.

If you havent got an answer from one of the regulars I'll ask him when I get in from work(in a couple of hours).

 

[Arnie 2Tone]

A decent set of mufflers will generally make it sound like you're banging on a bunch of tupperware boxes and heavy saucepans. Incredibly annoying for anyone sharing the same room at the time, but shouldn't carry much beyond the next room provided the walls aren't paper-thin.

As for learning how to play, I picked up the basics from watching other people play and then taught myself to a pretty reasonable standard. Lessons might be necessary if you're planning on jazz drumming, but for anything else you can probably manage on your own. Just find a size of drum stick that feels comfortable and use a bit of a trial and error to find the best drum arrangement for you. The only difficult part is learning how to tune the buggers, but there's plenty of tutorials on the web for that.

Finding somewhere to practice without mufflers is vital though, because it's not nearly so much fun if you aren't producing an unholy amount of noise!

 

[Tom]

I know nothing about drumming (Piano is my gig) but I do know that alone, it can get a bit boring.

Set aside money in your budget for some kind of system for producing an accompanying track.

Also, make sure you wear ear defenders. You will regret it if you don't.

 

[Jimmy]

been playing drums for 6 years now and i had lessons for first 2 years and tbh i didnt find them that helpful but that maybe just me.

all i can really say is what ppl above have already sed when u get ur kit tale a while to find the perfect setup for your self also make sure u have plenty of space for it nothing worse than having ur kit all squezzed togther imo.
Getting the right size sticks is also usefull u want to get a pair that feel like the belong in ur arm the right weight and thickness for ur self is important, i personlly use 5b maple sticks in black with white plastic tips.

on the sound level imo mufflers arnt fun can be helpful if as ur self are living at home.
but there's nothing better than getting in from work and sitting down and letting loose on ur kit, and yeah as tom sed get some ear defenders very usefull.

 

[ECA]

Jimmy.

In english please?

 

[Jimmy]

Jimmy.

In english please?

that was in english just northen jimmy english