Akira Jimbo

[EdBanger]

This man is a fine fine drummer with a great second name to match.
http://www.vicfirth.com/artists/akira_jimbo.html
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Akira_Jimbo.html
What do you think ?

[Byron]

I agree, check out his vids on drummerworld

[EdBanger]

His set-up is boodiful. And his snare is a treat for the ears.

[aznriceball]

i love his techno stuff :thumb:

[Half Life]

Incredible drummer :thumb:

I agree on his snare. It's awesome :cool:

[Panopticon]

yes...very awesome drummer...i <3 him

[Hunted By a Freak]

Yeah, he's got great interdependence.

[Blank]

I love the guy.
He's on my top 20 list of skill i'll say that much.
Nice clean hits and I love how he tunes his drums.

:thumb:

[Nick90]

hes gotta nice sound going on, me like.

[raz0r]

That double bass video on the Vic Firth website was interesting.

It's amazing how he manages to get the clarity when his left foot is only half on the pedal.

[J0llyhunter]

it's pretty sad how very few oriental drummers are famous. go Akira!

[Matter]

IMO he blows away most of the top guys mentioned on these forums, I have all his vids and his snare. I'm suprised he is not mentioned more often here.


Edit: I know he has a few albums out but I can't find them anywhere.

[Panopticon]

Matter!...i didnt know you existed anymore!!

[Jezen]

I have a couple of his vids. He's definately in my top 3. One of my favourites for sure, he absolutely rips it up.

[MatthewMeredith]

The thing he does with the Six stroke roll sounds so cool. Definitely fun to learn, and it makes you sound really pro :thumb:

[Jezen]

^^^
Do you mean the Steve Gadd shuffle groove? That's a paradiddle-diddle..

[MatthewMeredith]

^^^
Yea that's the one.... I always thought it was a six stroke roll..... Shows how much I know about rudiments...

[Tillmon]

Now THERE is a man with some independece.

Also a man that really knows how to put triggers to good use...

[sLarkin20]

One of my hero is Steve Gadd

[MatthewMeredith]

^^^
Hahahaha I love it when he says that

[alexmonty12]

I only checked him out the other day because he was suggested on http://www.mx.knows.it and he is very awesome. His face in some parts of the first one where he is looking very happy is priceless :lol:

[Josiah]

Jimbo's a nice guy, looks great for his age too! I had the chance to have dinner with him a few years back, very interesting guy. Very passionate about drumming.

[raz0r]

Jimbo's a nice guy, looks great for his age too! I had the chance to have dinner with him a few years back, very interesting guy. Very passionate about drumming.

I hate you! :p

One of my hero is Steve Gadd
and now I apply wasabi method part one!

[MeaninglessPhoto]

hahahaha


Hes one of my favorite drummers. I love his drums.

[Josiah]

I hate you! :p




Wasbi rocks.. would you hate me more if I mentioned both the west coast rep's and yamaha's vp of sales and owner were there too?

Don't feel too bad though, only the US reps speak enough english to make it worthwhile haha.. jimbo's got some broken english though.

I dig Jimbo cause, like me, he's a huge fan of the BEECH!

[Double Bass Jim]

He's a unreal player, so smooth and percise and great drum sounds too! Good love the yammies.

[raz0r]

Wasbi rocks.. would you hate me more if I mentioned both the west coast rep's and yamaha's vp of sales and owner were there too?

Don't feel too bad though, only the US reps speak enough english to make it worthwhile haha.. jimbo's got some broken english though.

I dig Jimbo cause, like me, he's a huge fan of the BEECH!

Yes. I would.

[Japan3gro]

That MI solo is too good.

[airborne50caliber]

I love his style. When I'm looking to study any intermediate funk drumming concept i can almost always find a recording of him which sows it off perfectly. I have his poster too :P

[osiecki]

omg mayb hell marry me??!