Six Ways To Fine Tune Your Bass Pedal
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
THUD
There’s something uniquely satisfying about the deep, resonant timbre of a great-sounding bass drum. And it’s easy ... Read More...
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LESSONS
Glen Sobel: Linear Licks
BY GLEN SOBEL
You can get a lot of mileage out of the six-note linear pattern in Ex. 1. It’s great for fills and beats and fast and slow te... Read More...
Video Lesson: Avoiding The One, By Jimmy Keegan
From DRUM! Magazine’s February 2018 Issue | Text, Music, And Video By Jimmy Keegan
Stewart Copeland and Bill Bruford are among a handful of... Read More...
Rev-up Your Ride Patterns
Lesson Plan: Learn New Ride Patterns for Classic Grooves
BY STEWART JEAN, ANA BARREIRO, AND JEFF BOWDERS | FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM!
What do you ride on? Whether it’s hi-hats, a stack, a Ch... Read More...
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Portable Cool: The DRUM! Guide To Cocktail Kits
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
STAND UP FOR YOUR BEATS
Cocktail drum sets are wonderfully strange contraptions. Not only do they look unusual, but they... Read More...
If You Build It, They Will Come
BY PHIL HOOD
I love instrument builders. They start with a piece of wood, a bronze ingot, a chunk of metal, and sometimes a pile of parts. ... Read More...
NEWS
Vinnie Colaiuta: 10 Ways to Master Multiple Drumming Styles
By John PayneIt’s not as if Vinnie Colaiuta just decided at one point to learn to play different styles, and indeed it wasn’t always ea... Read More...
Six Grooves Every Drummer Should Nail According to Incubus’ José Pasillas
By José Pasillas, as told to Andy DoerschukA completely self-taught drummer, José Pasillas learned to groove the old-fashioned way – by... Read More...
GROOVE ANALYSIS
Groove Analysis: Bill Rieflin’s R.E.M. Riffs
BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM THE MAY 2008 ISSUE OF DRUM!
Looking to learn how to play like R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin? Here’s a couple of tran... Read More...
Groove Analysis: Korn’s Ray Luzier
BY ANDY ZIKER
Ray Luzier's footprint is all over Korn’s new album, The Serenity Of Suffering. He carves out just the right sounds, wields ... Read More...
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By José Pasillas, as told to Andy DoerschukA completely self-taught drummer, José Pasillas learned to groove the old-fashioned way – by... Read More...
7 Albums Every Drummer Should Own (According to Travis Barker)
By Travis Barker, as told to Billy Lee LewisWe hooked up with Travis Barker, the pulse of Blink 182 “somewhere between New York and Bos... Read More...
Snare Talk: Drumming Pros Weigh In On Sound, Feel & Tuning
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK & PHIL HOOD | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE HACALA | FROM THE AUGUST 2015 ISSUE OF DRUM!There are few places on Earth where... Read More...
Inside the Ever-Changing World of Boingo with Drummer Johnny ‘Vatos’ Hernandez
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK | FROM THE JULY-AUGUST 1994 ISSUE OF DRUM!Sad but true—it isn’t always the easiest thing to be in a cult band. Just a... Read More...
Pure Genius: Inside the Mind of Dennis Chambers
By Wally Schnalle | From the July-August 1994 issue of Drum!In the lobby between sets a young student of the paradiddle was overheard s... Read More...
From Sticks To Snares: Building a Stave Snare Drum From Scratch With Sugar Percussion
BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE
Woodworking requires a certain set of skills. Woodworking for drums requires that, plus a good ear and a lot of practice.... Read More...
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