weird methods

[mullets suk]

ok maybe not "weird" but new diffrent ways to play. for example taking a bouncy ball sticking it on a straight coat hanger and pulling it across the cymbal/ drumhead. (this also works for the guitar). another one is hitting the cymbal at a 90 degree angle so it makes a chiming sound.

discuss random ways to diffrent sounds from your drumset
note: the bouncy ball methord doesnt work on all drumheads or with all bouncy balls

[Jezen]

Replacing the kit with saucepans and frying pans is pretty weird to me, but immensely fun.

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=448016

[SkaRabbit]

^^talk about whorage

[Jezen]

Well, it's the world we live in.

[Janeway]

Blow saxophone into gong and giggle for hours because it rings forever.
I don't know.

[Jezen]

Actually some weird/cool things for orchestras would be a brake drum or a gong semi-immersed in a tub of water.

[Janeway]

Or we could just submerge the percussionists in a tub of water and hit them with sticks...
Good idea.

[beaker_747]

One crazy thing my drum teacher did. He brought in a pretty beat up marching snare, and drilled a small hole exactly in the centre of the head. Then he weaves a piece of string through. When he tightened the string and ran his finger up or down, it sounded like a lion's roar.

[Phototropic]

One crazy thing my drum teacher did. He brought in a pretty beat up marching snare, and drilled a small hole exactly in the centre of the head. Then he weaves a piece of string through. When he tightened the string and ran his finger up or down, it sounded like a lion's roar.

That sounds ace :) Might try that with my old snare

[beaker_747]

For a huge sound, use an old cloth, and really rub it hard.