And I thought I sit high...

[Skin Beater]

http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drum/dpa55/marcusbaylor.jpg

Is there any advantages to sitting up this high? He's almost standing straight up... It's Marcus Baylor by the way.

[Tillmon]

Legs don't get in the way, I guess.

[Killjoy]

whoa thats pretty high

[ThugsRook]

omg :eek:

[LoneStarDrummer]

man that is pretty high

[Futuro]

Is there any advantages to sitting up this high?I can only spot disadvantages. That is rediculously high.

[Motleyguy]

what sort of disadvantages?

[styler]

not having full leg power, smaller point of balance.

ever tried standing up and playing 2 part coordination? let alone 4 part?

not counting the gear issues, and the stability of all his equipment.

[TerranCmdr]

Yeah, and look how high his toms are off his bass. Half my equipment doesn't even go that high.

[fullmetalhaallee]

Oh wow, what ever floats your boat I guess.

[tapioca]

Mangini also sits very high (don't know if this high though).
advantage: you can play faster, because you have your balance point at your buttock (not your feet anymore), so you can use more and (more freely) ankle motion.

[alexi2]

I get back pains when I sit high. But it does give me some more speed.

But I sit pretty low nowadays cause control > speed, offcoarse ;)

[Flamacue]

Actually, Baylor normally sits as low as the stool goes. He has a special spring loaded stool. Each time you press down on the stool twice it raises itself by one notch and pressing once it goes down by one notch. The spring had gone wrong during that concert and almost ejected him into the audience during his drum solo, hence he had to play the rest of the gig at maximum height. That's as much as I know at the moment.

[Phototropic]

Thats freakin' high

I sit really low, mainly as my drum stool is a crap one and wont go any higher :(

Actually, Baylor normally sits as low as the stool goes. He has a special spring loaded stool. Each time you press down on the stool twice it raises itself by one notch and pressing once it goes down by one notch. The spring had gone wrong during that concert and almost ejected him into the audience during his drum solo, hence he had to play the rest of the gig at maximum height. That's as much as I know at the moment.

Whys his gear so abnormally high then?!

Rofl @ being ejected into the audience :lol: new meaning to stage diving

[goalieman92]

i try to keep the top of my throne slightly lower thanmy snare. It helps alot with double bass. you don't have to put forth as much effort. You can also get over top of your toms. this means you can put more cymbals on too. I like my throne high, but i would like it igher thaan i have it, but i can't.

[Parradiddle Pete]

Guys, I have a theory on this particular picture. Its a really shorts guy plying with a 14" bass

[Josiah]

i try to keep the top of my throne slightly lower thanmy snare. It helps alot with double bass. you don't have to put forth as much effort..


Oh my... yes, one would hope so. Only slightly lower? I guess you don't have legs or play rim shots. Let not forget, all things in drumming should be messured by their contribution to playing double bass.

[TTTSNB]

Oh my... yes, one would hope so. Only slightly lower? I guess you don't have legs or play rim shots. Let not forget, all things in drumming should be messured by their contribution to playing double bass.
yeah, agreed. Whats the point in having the snare like that? And...Ive found I can play double bass better with the snare higher, it doesnt get in the way of my legs as much.

[Skin Beater]

The top rim of my snare drum comes up to about my belly button. I sit a little higher than 90 degree angles with my legs.

[DrummerDave96]

Wow. That guy is really up there.

[ThugsRook]

im sure you all noticed that his seat is extremely bent?



he's a moron.

[sLarkin20]

if he can play fine, it dosent matter does it

[crazyguy832]

Whys his gear so abnormally high then?!

Rofl @ being ejected into the audience :lol: new meaning to stage diving
If your throne was shot up that high, and you weren't used to it, wouldn't you want to move your gear higher? It wouldn't of taken that long to get it playable.

[tapioca]

If your throne was shot up that high, and you weren't used to it, wouldn't you want to move your gear higher? It wouldn't of taken that long to get it playable.
so his cymbal and drum stands also rise up higher automatically if you hit them on the wing nut or sth?
sry, just playin with you. I guess he was referring to Rudy's post (no. 13).

[Music Loving Drummer]

*In tears* wow, I really needed to see that. Haha, just look at his face... makes me laugh everytime.

[jimay333]

That would make it really hard to play the double bass wouldnt it? I guess everyone has his preferences.

[Janeway]

Seems like it'd give him roids pretty quick...

[Flamacue]

It seems some folks just got played by my little story :lol:

[Brokensticks]

It looks pretty rediculous to me, theres a reason most people don't sit that high.

[moogoogaipan]

so his cymbal and drum stands also rise up higher automatically if you hit them on the wing nut or sth?
sry, just playin with you. I guess he was referring to Rudy's post (no. 13).

no... if he nearly got ejected. Then obviously he adapted... that shot probably wasn't right after he got ejected.
Obviously, he stopped playing or waited for the song to be over and then adjusted everything.

[Ill Mitch]

Redonculous.

[White]

Yeah, and look how high his toms are off his bass. Half my equipment doesn't even go that high.

no, he has a small bass drum, that could easily be whats happening there

[Flamacue]

no... if he nearly got ejected. Then obviously he adapted... that shot probably wasn't right after he got ejected.
Obviously, he stopped playing or waited for the song to be over and then adjusted everything.

It seems some folks just got played by my little story :lol:

moo! :)

[crazyguy832]

*cough*

Flamacue, the problem is your story is believable, as there are chairs like that...

[MNdrummer21]

ridiculous. It puzzles me as to why people these days sit so high.

[Massik Kretal]

If he had time to adjust his WHOLE set why couldnt he adjust his throne instead or use something else?

[officer doofy]

I get back pains when I sit high. But it does give me some more speed.

But I sit pretty low nowadays cause control > speed, offcoarse ;)
i find i get less speed when i sit high because your legs are supporting your feet instead of the chair, therefore it is harder to lift them, when they aren't supporting any weight they are free to do whatever they want.
plus, control = speed.

[moogoogaipan]

moo! :)
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[Flamacue]

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