Brilliant drummers who use small kits

[Phototropic]

I've started using a 3-piece (Bass, Snare, Floor Tom) and I need to get inspired so tell me some ****ing brilliant drummers who use tiny kits

:)

[weed_makes_me_faster]

terry bozzio!!!!!!!!!!! haha nah joke... never heard of one...

[spirit]

?uestlove from The Roots. Man, can he lay down a groove.

Also, the guy from The Subways, but he's not qute in the same league as ?uestlove.

[Phototropic]

terry bozzio!!!!!!!!!!! haha nah joke... never heard of one...

haha thanks for your input ya ****ing douche

?uestlove from The Roots. Man, can he lay down a groove.

Also, the guy from The Subways, but he's not qute in the same league as ?uestlove.

Cheers buddy, I'll check them out :)

[ThugsRook]

I need to get inspired so tell me some ****ing brilliant drummers who use tiny kits.
none that i know of. (besides Bonham)

[kieranmark]

Chris Pennie only had a 3 peice when I saw DEP

[Chrysostom]

Brad Wilk used a 3 piece on RATM's S/T effort. He's a good drummer.

[Electric Requiem]

bonham has many kits, some are huge.
most of his kits are about the same size as buddy rich's
I dont know of any drummers with 3 piece kits, but there are lots of amazing drummers without insane kits

the best drummer with a small kit would have to be animal from the muppets

[aznriceball]

wow, ur a nice chap. be a shame if we didnt tell u all the knowlege in the world.



jerk.

[dumbassdrummer]

Check out, well, just about every jazz drummer.

Elvin used to use a 4pc, Art Blakey used a 4pc. Buddy Rich used a 5, the list goes on and on of people using 4 and 5 peice kits.

"bonham has many kits, some are huge.
most of his kits are about the same size as buddy rich's"

Actually every single kit of Bonhams that I've heard of (except for his old Premier kit, of which the configuration is unknown to me) we're 5 peice kits. Those used on tour and in the studio were all 5 pieces, with two floor toms, being 16 an 18 inches, a 26 inch kick, a Ludwig Supraphonic 402 metal snare, and the mounted tom was sometimes a 14 sometimes a 15.
At his home, Ludwig gave him practice Vistalite kits, 5 piece again, but the picture that I've seen shows them as having two mounted toms and one floor tom. I do not know the dimensions nor the snare.
I have seen Bonham use a 4 piece, but it looked like it was his natural maple kit from the early early Zeppelin days, minus the second floor tom. In that video he also didn't have congas or a gong, both of which he usually had set up. I imagine it was the same natural maple kit, just without a few pieces for ease of transport to that particular gig, which was in France, if I recall.

Never saw Bonham use anything more than a 5 piece, unless you want to count the tymps and gong, or the congas and gong. Which I would not do, as they were, with very, very race exceptions, only used for his solos and where not integrated into the actual drum kit.

[Dextrous]

Ryan Dusick from maroon 5 plays a 3 piece... His grooves are pretty good.

, very race exceptions, only used for his solos and where not integrated into the actual drum kit.
He uses tymps in dazed and confused. I'm use many other songs as well.

[weed_makes_me_faster]

Ryan Dusick from maroon 5 plays a 3 piece... His grooves are pretty good.
you must be joking! even my mum would laugh if you tell her: ''his grooves are pretty good...''

[TTTSNB]

Chris Pennie, early Elvin Jones, ?uestlove, etc.

[chewaz]

Check out, well, just about every jazz drummer.

Elvin used to use a 4pc, Art Blakey used a 4pc. Buddy Rich used a 5, the list goes on and on of people using 4 and 5 peice kits.

"bonham has many kits, some are huge.
most of his kits are about the same size as buddy rich's"

Actually every single kit of Bonhams that I've heard of (except for his old Premier kit, of which the configuration is unknown to me) we're 5 peice kits. Those used on tour and in the studio were all 5 pieces, with two floor toms, being 16 an 18 inches, a 26 inch kick, a Ludwig Supraphonic 402 metal snare, and the mounted tom was sometimes a 14 sometimes a 15.
At his home, Ludwig gave him practice Vistalite kits, 5 piece again, but the picture that I've seen shows them as having two mounted toms and one floor tom. I do not know the dimensions nor the snare.
I have seen Bonham use a 4 piece, but it looked like it was his natural maple kit from the early early Zeppelin days, minus the second floor tom. In that video he also didn't have congas or a gong, both of which he usually had set up. I imagine it was the same natural maple kit, just without a few pieces for ease of transport to that particular gig, which was in France, if I recall.

Never saw Bonham use anything more than a 5 piece, unless you want to count the tymps and gong, or the congas and gong. Which I would not do, as they were, with very, very race exceptions, only used for his solos and where not integrated into the actual drum kit.


yeah! in the beggining of led zeppelin he had double bassdrum, two 26"x14" , floor tom 20"x18" and a big tom, i dont remember the exact sizes but, there were two bassdrums, check the one of the dvd's where it's an old communication breakdown video (actually there are like 5 of them).

A great drummer with few things is zoro snare, tom, bassdrum and floor tom, dos crashes, one ride and one hi hat, he's da grooviest

[AndyEdwardsMusic.com]

This guy...

http://www.todderasesareddot.com/humanzee/pics/pdi/pdi_017.jpg

[440561]

His bass drum has crinkles in it!

[Hunted By a Freak]

lolz at humanzee

[AndyEdwardsMusic.com]

I like the way he has gaffer'd over the bass drum logo (just in case you thought it might be a rubbish make)

[Carn]

you must be joking! even my mum would laugh if you tell her: ''his grooves are pretty good...''


He is right tho. That guy is a good drummer.


I`ll vote for Chris Pennie.

[Chrysler]

?uestlove
I might sound like a right noob here, but how do you say his name?

[HeLLmO]

^?uestlove=Questlove

[Kwash2]

I HAVE to say Chris Pennie now. He plays a freaking 3 piece?!

[spirit]

I might sound like a right noob here, but how do you say his name?

"Ah-meer Tom-son"

:lol:

His real name is Ahmir Thompson, unless I'm mistaken, and I think you pronounce it "Questlove", but I'm not certain.

http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ahmir_Thompson.html

Yup, says how to pronounce it on there.

[CasB]

Meg White :p

:(

[chickensandwiches]

rolling on dubs

[Drummer Freak 911]

i seen travis barker with a small kit on a commercial once:eek:

[chickensandwiches]

he's not a drummer, he's a tool

[nonsense!]

I might sound like a right noob here, but how do you say his name?

For a sample, go get your Chapelle show DVD (since everyone's got one) and watch the episode on the second season with John Mayer.

[Chrysler]

For a sample, go get your Chapelle show DVD (since everyone's got one) and watch the episode on the second season with John Mayer.
I have no idea what the Chapelle show is. Or who John Mayer is. lol

[HeLLmO]

^well ur missing out, sortof. chapelle's show kicks ***. but john mayer annoys me, even though steve jordan is nasty

[dumbassdrummer]

"yeah! in the beggining of led zeppelin he had double bassdrum, two 26"x14" , floor tom 20"x18" and a big tom, i dont remember the exact sizes but, there were two bassdrums, check the one of the dvd's where it's an old communication breakdown video (actually there are like 5 of them)."

That's right, he did use double bass very early on for a very short period of time. Then the rest of the members hid his second kick drum from him.

Also, Ludwig gave him two very large floor toms, I think 20 and 22s, but I don't know that he ever used them.

"you must be joking! even my mum would laugh if you tell her: ''his grooves are pretty good...''"

Ahmir Thompson's grooves are good, though. They're really freaking good. He's with the Roots. He also has a drum'n bass side project. Philidelphia something or another.

[GhostGrooveMike]

none that i know of. (besides Bonham)
Tis make me wanna cry along with the guy from maroon five
How bout BUDDY RICH?
JACK DEJOHNETTE?
DAVE WECKL? (on some occasions)

[FockerTheLopper]

Elvin has been known to switch from his 6 peice to a 3 peice, he was ?uesloves influence to switch to a 3 peice

[Murd_666]

Chris penne imediately comes to mind, Tis make me wanna cry along with the guy from maroon fivebut is he any good!

[CombatWombat3]

Josh Eppard for a while used a comparively small setup, utilized it quite well.

Of course, Ringo star!

[ThugsRook]

Josh Eppard for a while used a comparively small setup, utilized it quite well.

Of course, Ringo star!
he said brilliant drummers :rolleyes:
who else are you gonna suggest? charlie watts?

[chewaz]

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[XAQ]

Ringo's pretty brilliant

[ThugsRook]

Ringo's pretty brilliant
thats funny :lol:

[FullMoon]

the guy from soundgarden uses a 4 peice i think

[HeLLmO]

would brad wilk count? i like brad wilk.

[rohbit]

Dave Grohl.

Cameron's got two floor toms though... I'm not sure anymore.

Most of his stuff seems like it could be played on a 4 piece. It's a testament to Matt's ability that he's able to get so much out of so little.

[Massik Kretal]

Steve Jordan!

[Aaron]

I second Jordan, the man is the god of deep grooves.

[metal_related_aneurysm]

he's not a drummer, he's a tool
roffle rice

[Parradiddle Pete]

Chad Smith, or is a 5 piece to big for the competition? :lol: Anyways, chad is awesome. When i saw him i saw al murray playing a 2 piece with crash and hats, he was ok :lol:

[Seafroggys]

he said brilliant drummers :rolleyes:
who else are you gonna suggest? charlie watts?

i just lost some respect for you......

I'm pretty sure the majority of the advanced players around here think that while technically he doesn't hold his own against very many players, he is a fantastic player in his own right.

Ringo was way better than what he played with The Beatles. I've heard some drumming outtakes where he goes all ape**** on the drums, throws down some pretty fricken awesome grooves.

On top of that, Ringo has inspired more people to play than anybody (including me, and Ian Paice!) and is probably the most successful drummer of all time (which doesn't equate to quality, but is still a fact).

If you can be remembered 40 years after the highlight of your career, and still make successful solo albums, I think you are very proficient at what you do.

Ringo is in my top 5 drummers list. Up there with the likes of Mitch Mitchell, Keith Moon, Ian Paice, etc.

[Double Bass Jim]

Nothing wrong with ringo, theres no reason to bash him at all.

[ian1988]

The Drummer from the band Day Of Fire used a 3 Piece (Bass, Snare, Floor), a 16' K crash and 14' A Hi Hats when I saw him play at Parachute a few weeks ago. He made up some wicked ****.

[Aaron]

vaguely on topic, i play a 2-piece at church with a 20" ride. thats it. :)

[Phototropic]

Cheers guys!!

I'll try checking all of these out

I love playing a 2-piece ;) but my band wants at least a floor tom in the songs, which is fair enough

[Skin Beater]

Chris penne imediately comes to mind, but is he any good!

You people crack me up with your thinking that because someone plays in a popular pop band that they aren't any good. I guarantee that guy can outgroove 90% of the turds on this board... Just because someone doesn't have monster chops doesn't mean they aren't any good...

[Drummer Freak 911]

This guy...

http://www.todderasesareddot.com/humanzee/pics/pdi/pdi_017.jpg



but is he a brilliant drummer :eek:

[milkmit]

I won't pretend I know a lot about him....but stanton moore may as well have used a 2- or 3-piece for his work in galactic's 'ruckus'. again, I've got no clue if his style is consistently so snare/bass-centric (which I LOVE!), but check it out if you're a noob like me and didn't know of them/him previously.

[Drummer Freak 911]

:lol: his bass drum looks like a dented metal trash can lid

[Arucard]

The guy from Senses Fail is an awesome drummer, can really lay down a more metal groove, and he uses a 3 piece in the Buried A Lie video i think.

[ludvista29]

he said brilliant drummers :rolleyes:
who else are you gonna suggest? charlie watts?
if you think ringo sux, listen to strawberry fields forever and listen to the last minute and thirty seconds of it. that should shut you up.

[Chris]

^^^
The great thing about Ringo is that he new when to play and when not to play.

?uestlove from The Roots. Man, can he lay down a groove.

Also, the guy from The Subways, but he's not qute in the same league as ?uestlove.
The subways drummer is a nice guy, but hasn't got great technique (he drums like animal).

[Chrysostom]

I won't pretend I know a lot about him....but stanton moore may as well have used a 2- or 3-piece for his work in galactic's 'ruckus'. again, I've got no clue if his style is consistently so snare/bass-centric (which I LOVE!), but check it out if you're a noob like me and didn't know of them/him previously.

Yeah man. :cool:

Moore is a real hero of mine. Seems really chilled too. I'd love to meet the guy. He's got a mean groove. And he plays with Corrosion of Conformity. Multi-faceted player.

[spirit]

The subways drummer is a nice guy, but hasn't got great technique (he drums like animal).

That's more or less what I was alluding to, yes. I despair at the angle of his snare drum. But whatever, he doesn't appear to have CTS, so all power to him.

[spirit]

Yeah man. :cool:

Moore is a real hero of mine. Seems really chilled too. I'd love to meet the guy. He's got a mean groove. And he plays with Corrosion of Conformity. Multi-faceted player.

I recently checked him out, and man, I like his groove. I also like his cymbals. Gonna have to get me some Stanton Moore Bosphorus cymbals, stat!

[Chris]

That's more or less what I was alluding to, yes. I despair at the angle of his snare drum. But whatever, he doesn't appear to have CTS, so all power to him.

And the height he sits at, and how he leans over his snare.

But he is one hell of a live drummer, and has stage presence.

[spirit]

And the height he sits at, and how he leans over his snare.

But he is one hell of a live drummer, and has stage presence.

Never actually seen them live, but I've seen footage, and the entire band seems to have stage presence. He puts a lot of energy into the show, and that's admirable.

[Chrysostom]

I recently checked him out, and man, I like his groove. I also like his cymbals. Gonna have to get me some Stanton Moore Bosphorus cymbals, stat!

Yeah. His hats are sweet.

[Chris]

Never actually seen them live, but I've seen footage, and the entire band seems to have stage presence. He puts a lot of energy into the show, and that's admirable.

I have seen them 6 times, sad really. But 2 where under the name platerpus. They have imporved alot in that time as well.

[FL3P]

Charlie Watts

thanks Thugs! :chug:

[Blank]

Robo from Black Flag.
He's not "brilliant" :rolleyes: but he is good.

[Sick-O]

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I just realised how bored I am..

:upset:

[Chippy569]

i play a 3pc at church... but i'm not brilliant.

[LostRythym]

Steve Gadds kit is quite small IMO.

[Motleyguy]

The guy from Senses Fail is an awesome drummer, can really lay down a more metal groove, and he uses a 3 piece in the Buried A Lie video i think.

hmmm, seems like a fairly run of the mill punk drummer to me, I've listened to their album a few times, nothing overly inspiring there, and the vocals are atrocious, but they do have a song about being pirates, and that is AWESOME!!!

[stevoibanez]

I'll go ahead and say Josh Eppard again.

[XAQ]

josh eppard is pretty good!

[Electric Requiem]

Never saw Bonham use anything more than a 5 piece, unless you want to count the tymps and gong, or the congas and gong. Which I would not do, as they were, with very, very race exceptions, only used for his solos and where not integrated into the actual drum kit.

I was counting those, and I said most of his were the same size as buddy rich's, and the both use 5 pieces

[ThatOneDrummer]

he's not a drummer, he's a too l:lol::lol: :lol: :lol:

[Blank]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007LRBAE.01-A3C1OYEM4FMOSU._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
:lol:

Cheers all :chug:

[Massik Kretal]

Steve Gadds kit is quite small IMO.

He has two racks and two floors no? :confused:

[Seafroggys]

Whatshisface, Paul McCartney's current drummer...Abe Lamboriel Jr?

[spirit]

Whatshisface, Paul McCartney's current drummer...Abe Lamboriel Jr?

Almost, Abe Laboriel Jr. He uses a (huge) 4 piece I believe.

[We_Love_Lime]

Ahmir Thompson I think is the most talented drummer. I have Phrenology, Things Fall Apart, and the Tipping Point, and his patience is just a gift itself. Lol people get mad at me when they come over and i play Star/Pointro or the Root 2.0. Stanton Moore I also Like, I have Ruckus and Vintage Reserve, both crazy albums. What somebody said about using two peice, three peice, is pretty true, He occasional puts a fill in there, but I think drumming shouldn't be about fills, just keeping the beat the whole song.

[Chrysostom]

I think drumming shouldn't be about fills, just keeping the beat the whole song.

Wah!?

[SalParadise429]

just like an earlier poster said check out pretty much any jazz drummer. one of my favorites is jeff hamilton (he has a tiny kit), it's a 4-piece but the sizes are very small, i think they're bebop sizes or something like that...

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/Jeffhamilton.html

[Seafroggys]

but I think drumming shouldn't be about fills, just keeping the beat the whole song.

shut up

[NowhereMan]

The drummer for Against Me has a super small kit, but it fits the music completely.
Also, let's not forget Max Weinberg.

[dumbassdrummer]

"he said brilliant drummers
who else are you gonna suggest? charlie watts?"

Actually, yeah. Ringo is brilliant, so is Watts. Technically amazing? No, but they do some cool things that you probably don't even notice if you do not praise them.

"but stanton moore may as well have used a 2- or 3-piece for his work in galactic's 'ruckus'. again, I've got no clue if his style is consistently so snare/bass-centric (which I LOVE!), but check it out if you're a noob like me and didn't know of them/him previously.

More uses a 5 peice, with two kicks, and the way he plays it, it's more like a 4 piece. He's very good.

"Whatshisface, Paul McCartney's current drummer...Abe Lamboriel Jr?"

Owns. He's awsome.

[my_sticks_broke]

Steve Jordan

[DillingerEscp]

Chris Pennie only had a 3 peice when I saw DEP

Lol. I was just gonna say. Chris Pennie is god with only a 3 piece.

[The Feeding]

Jordan Mancino form As I Lay Dying used a 3 piece on their first couple albums, and he is f*cking insane!! now he's got 2 bass drums and another floor tom (endosement from Truth Drums)

[Sleeper]

Abe Cunningham (Deftones)
Dominic Howard (Muse)

[Motleyguy]

The drummer for Against Me has a super small kit, but it fits the music completely.
Also, let's not forget Max Weinberg.

I do love me some Max.

[officer doofy]

Brad Wilk used a 3 piece on RATM's S/T effort. He's a good drummer.
hes a great drummer

[Siamese Dreams]

steve jordan

[Joonas P]

5-piece is NOT a small set. That's a normal drumset, many seem to have forgotten that in this age when everyone seems to think 'more is more'. There are lots of people playing a 4-piece set, I think that's a pretty ordinary choice too. 3-piece is small. Chris Pennie, the drummer of the Dillinger Escape Plan uses a 3-piece and he is a monster.

A 3-piece with a minimal cymbal selection would be a very good setup for practising. You can't concentrate on anything but the essential. I think it's fun too, to try a very different setup for a change.

[etidkid]

Joe Musten of Beloved. They broke up, but he was most definately a brilliant drummer who used a 3 piece set with one cymbal and a hi hat. he also did half of the vocals.

[Seafroggys]

5-piece is NOT a small set. That's a normal drumset, many seem to have forgotten that in this age when everyone seems to think 'more is more'.

Are you kidding me? Drumset sizes have gotten much smaller in the last 20 years. Sure you still got the likes of Mike Portnoy, but virtually all players I see use 6 pieces or less.

In the 70s, you had people like Keith Moon (who had 3 rows of toms in a semicircle), Carl Palmer, Neil Peart, Roger Taylor, and I could go on and on, who had massive drumsets. You couldn't be a rock drummer without at least like a 10 piece.

So yes, nowadays 5 piece is probably the normal size, but in the history of things, yes, it is small.

[Bonzo13]

bonham has many kits, some are huge.
most of his kits are about the same size as buddy rich's
I dont know of any drummers with 3 piece kits, but there are lots of amazing drummers without insane kits

the best drummer with a small kit would have to be animal from the muppets


bonham always used a 5- piece kit with the same amount of cymbals, stop making up ****, he used lots of dif kinda percussion but same sized kits, except this one pic i got of him using a mini kit

[Tre Mitchell]

The drummer from Bloc Party. Forgotten his name :(

[ThugsRook]

5-piece is NOT a small set. That's a normal drumset, many seem to have forgotten that in this age when everyone seems to think 'more is more'. There are lots of people playing a 4-piece set, I think that's a pretty ordinary choice too. 3-piece is small. Chris Pennie, the drummer of the Dillinger Escape Plan uses a 3-piece and he is a monster.
yea man! i love those totally awesome long tom rolls he does.... down both toms! :rolleyes:

who the fack do you think youre kidding? (all of you)

small kits = limiting :smash:

[grindcoreishappy]

none that i know of. (besides Bonham)

Bonham used a three piece? That's friggin awesome..

And I think tiny kits work great for mostly jazz, but I'm not sure that it's easy to incorporate only three pieces into rock music. Certainly not metal that calls for heavy percussion.

[ThugsRook]

Bonham used a three piece? That's friggin awesome..
no, the smallest he used was a 4 piece, usually a 5 piece.

anyway, i concider a 5 piece small, anything less.... a toy.

:smash:

[Josiah]

What about Stanton Moore? Jabo Starks? Ziggy? Rich?

All those guys use 4 or 3 piece kits. Or do/did at some point. I'm pretty sure vince, weckl, etc could tear it up on a small kit.

Sometimes I like to just use 2 toms, 2 snares and a kit. It forces creativity within the music. With the pop stuff, you don't really need a big kit anyway since it's mostly about groove and feeling.

[ThugsRook]

What about Stanton Moore? Jabo Starks? Ziggy? Rich?

All those guys use 4 or 3 piece kits. Or do/did at some point. I'm pretty sure vince, weckl, etc could tear it up on a small kit.

Sometimes I like to just use 2 toms, 2 snares and a kit. It forces creativity within the music. With the pop stuff, you don't really need a big kit anyway since it's mostly about groove and feeling.
its obviously gonna be music dependant... it will force creativity, but it will also limit you. (perhaps to the point of boredom)

sure you can groove, but try playing some Rush fills on a 3 or 4 piece, etc :smash:

[VTDS_xx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/ryoga_san/Chris-Pennie.jpg

[Talos]

I wouldnt use anything more than a 7 piece.

Im comfortable with my 5 piece and have developed creativity to use all of the drums in fills.

With more than 5 it would be difficult to adjust quickly and I wouldnt know what to hit.

[samsamthegiantman]

Alan Dawson used a 4 piece. And, in my opinion one of the greatest Jazz Drummers of his generation.

[spirit]

The drummer from Bloc Party. Forgotten his name :(

Matt Tong. He uses a 5 piece, in slightly unusual sizes, but still a 5 piece.

[mamcdonald]

Although Chris Pennie recently moved to a 4-piece, older Dillinger when he did use a 3 was phenomenal. I like the way he put it in MD saying that it's good to switch up cause you have to learn new ways to do things thus increasing your creativity and, in turn, your skill. "Necessity is the mother of invention"...apply that to drums and you end up "inventing" new techniques.

?uest is definitely up there...he's not about chops or nothing but he's very experimental with his drumming yet very straight forward about it at the same time.

The problem with this thread, though, is you want inspiration from great drummers that use small kits but Chris Pennie, for example, is great because he makes a three piece sound huge. You'd go, "Man, I could never do that," and end up putting your toms back on. Just find out what works for you...drumming is a personal thing.

[Hunted By a Freak]

Many many jazz players.


Max Roach
Tony Williams
Ari Hoenig
Art Blakey
Philly Joe Jones
Papa Joe Jones
Elvin Jones
Buddy Rich
Peter Erskine
blah blah blah you get the idea

[Bloody_scars]

I only know metal drummers so I'd say, Justin foley from killswitch engage and Thomas Noonan from 36 crazyfists(especially in their latest record a snow capped romance)

[TTTSNB]

Also, I'd like to add most grindcore drummers, like the guys from Pig Destroyer, Cattle Decapitation, etc, they tend to use very small sizes and kits, and most of em can rip like no other, many have jazz backgrounds also.

[Janbacca]

Steve Smith doesn't use a terribly large kit.

[Lt. Stone]

Travis Barker uses a 4 pc. i used to use one of those, but now i might uprade to a 6-7 pc.

[WarHammer]

Mike Portnoy used a five peice for the latest Dream Theater album I think.

[We_Love_Lime]

shut up

Not nice... Plus I was just stating my opinion, God damn, Everybody tries to be king on these forums.

[Seafroggys]

you are one of those people who are instilled with the thought process of the old-school classical elite that the drummer is just there to keep time. Or you listen to music where there are no fills.

Drums are a musical instrument....use them as such.

[samsamthegiantman]

Jeremiah Green(Modest Mouse) uses a 4 piece. Not a brilliant drummer, but a good, and may I quote from some member on this board, "Grooving" drummer.

[We_Love_Lime]

Yes I do listen to music where there are hardly any fills or even fills at all, and I find it the most enjoyable to MY musical tastes. Sorry 'bout the comment if it was mean or whatever. It just that everyone seems to sorta lose their minds on here, and insult without hearing the proper side from the other person.

[Seafroggys]

well if you listen to The Who (like me) you'd think differently....

[We_Love_Lime]

I could never get into the Who or The Beetles etc.. I like My Generation and Pinball Wizard by The Who. and uhh Imagine by John Lennon, but that's just about it. Maybe it's because I havn't been introduced to much stuff by them. I dig Led Zeppelin, Pink Flloyd, Hendrix, Dylan, Aerosmith in terms of rock. But what I mostly like is Drum N Bass, Funk. Jazz, and Hip-Hop to a certain degree.

[some jive turkey]

More drums = More trips from your car to the stage.

a lot of drummers like using smaller kits if they gig a lot

I don't believe it's necessary to have a large kit to express yourself musically on the drumset. Big kits can be fun, but small kits offer you a challenge to make your drums and cymbals speak in numerous ways.