How To Splash Your Hi-Hats
"Wow, I didn't know it could do that!"
This was my reaction the first time that I ever saw someone use this technique. I'd never heard anything like this coming out of the hi-hats before. It made me realise that if you're looking for new sounds to add to your drumming you don't always need to spend money on buying new gear. If you're creative enough you can find ways to get new sounds out of the gear that you already have.
This post continues my series on hi-hats. We've looked at
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How To Set Up Your Hi-hat Stand
The hi-hat stand and the bass drum pedal are the most complicated parts of the kit to set up. Not only that but they also come in lots of different varieties which makes learning how to set them up even more of a headache.
Anatomy of your hi-hat stand
Basically, your hi-hat stand will come in about 6 different parts:
Base
Pole
Tube
Support
Felt
Clutch
Spread the bass as far as it will go to make the stand more stable. Screw the pole into the shaft in the base. However, sometimes the pole will screw into the pedal of the hi-hat itself.
Once the pole is in place,
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How To Set Up Your Hi-Hat Clutch In 7 Simple Steps
Photo credit: Alotor
A lot of drummers ask me how to do this and to be honest I had no idea the first time I had to do it. But its really very simple to set up your hi-hat clutch.
Usually your clutch will have 5 different parts to it:
- Main body of clutch
- Washers x2
- Felts x2
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2 Things To Radically Increase Comfort Behind Your Kit
Photo credit: dml82
If you really want to feel confident playing your drum set then you're going to have to spend some time getting comfortable sitting at your drum set. Think about when you're hanging out with friends. Everyone scrambles to get a seat on the couch, everyone want to sits shotgun in the car. Why? Its the most comfortable place. So you get to relax fully and really enjoy hanging out.
The same is true when you're playing with your band. If you're thinking about how awkward your set up feels or how uncomfortable your stool is then you're not really focused on what you're playing. To have the best time hanging out with your band you're going to have get comfortable behind your kit. So how do you get comfortable? It all starts with
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