Guitarist wanting to add Drums to his list of instruments he plays

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

So there is actually a story behind why I want to do this. I was minding my own business at work and I has tapping both of my feet. I guess it was really fast or something because a guy I work with (but have never even talked with) asked me if I wanted to be a drummer in his local band. I told him that I was a guitarist but I'm no drummer. He then tells me that I should look into picking it up because I had been tapping both my feet for over an hour and the same speed which he tells me was pretty fast.

So that got me thinking. I'm always tapping beats and what not on the desk at work and tapping my feet like that and I always enjoy the drumming on good metal CDs. So maybe I really should look into this. The guy said I would be a natural at it based of what he saw.

So my question to you expert drummers out there is what is a good starter kit? I'm not looking for anything fancy but just something to learn/practice/play on. The only decent brands that I really know of are Pearl, Tama, and Mapex. Also Zildjian and Sabian.

Influences:
George Kollias
Hellhammer
Chris Adler
Dave Grohl
Flo Mournier
Gene Hoglan
Neil Peart
Mitch Mitchell
Keith Moon
Danny Carey

[King]

george kollias++

[Siamese Dreams]

Drumming on the floor with your feet is no good way to determine your skill level on the drums.

Anyways,
What's your price range?

[c0ld_3mphasis05]

LOL

you think you are good based on how fast you tap your feet.

<3

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

Umm no but it got me think that I should give it a try.

I'm willing to spend up to $700 USD.

[Cheungman]

sonor force's

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

I'll have tp check that out thanks.

[rohbit]

Guy's got some good influences.

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

^Thanks.

Also anyone got any information on good lesson books or sites?

[Cheungman]

Vicfirth.com look for the 40 rudiments

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

Thanks again.

[moogoogaipan]

I'd like to hear your guitar playing.
Drumming is a much different coordination than guitar playing and it's much different.
I'd go and talk with a drum instructor and then decide.

[not fishbulb]

That's $700 with cymbals? For starter cymbals B8's are some of the best for the money.

[the fat llama]

mapex m birch, m pro? theyd probably be more unless u get em 2nd hand off ebay

[Killtacular]

^Thanks.

Also anyone got any information on good lesson books or sites?
Stick Control, by George B. Stone.

[pitchfork]

That's $700 with cymbals? For starter cymbals B8's are some of the best for the money.
Ignore this completely, buy wuhans, they are 1000x better and about the same price if not cheaper.
I recommend looking at second hand shell packs, maybe a mapex m series or something like that.

Learn rudiments and buy stick control work through that.
Use a metronome and learn to read sheet music as well.

[sweet_nothings]

I'd like to hear your guitar playing.
Drumming is a much different coordination than guitar playing and it's much different.
I'd go and talk with a drum instructor and then decide.

So true. I can tell you from experience. (Guitarist, bought drums a few months ago. Still pretty bad at it)

Just spend all your time researching everything about drums that you possibly can, then decide for yourself what you want in your drums. A good suggestion is buying second hand, or buying a small but really excellent quality kit (quality over quantity). It's just better for the money.

[Led711]

Buy a practice pad and master that, then consider purchasing a kit. Don't blow $700 over a justified comment.

[Sunshine]

As it's been said many, many times.

Drums =/= Guitar.

I tried the guitar and failed at it, miserably [luckily my dad had a guitar and I took it in school instead of buying one for myself]. Drums were [are?] much easier for me.

I think it's a different way of thinking =/

--

Oh, and as far as $700 goes...I really don't know about all of that, but I think I got mine for ~$600...it's a PDP haha. Crappy bottom-of-the-line set. But it was for my birthday, and I love it muchly <3

I don't know how much they usually cost, it was probably a ripoff because there's no other place to buy drums within a like...3 mile radius. And it takes an hour and a half to get there to begin with anyway.

Freaking desert >=(

[CARMEN77]

So there is actually a story behind why I want to do this. I was minding my own business at work and I has tapping both of my feet. I guess it was really fast or something because a guy I work with (but have never even talked with) asked me if I wanted to be a drummer in his local band. I told him that I was a guitarist but I'm no drummer. He then tells me that I should look into picking it up because I had been tapping both my feet for over an hour and the same speed which he tells me was pretty fast.

So that got me thinking. I'm always tapping beats and what not on the desk at work and tapping my feet like that and I always enjoy the drumming on good metal CDs. So maybe I really should look into this. The guy said I would be a natural at it based of what he saw.

So my question to you expert drummers out there is what is a good starter kit? I'm not looking for anything fancy but just something to learn/practice/play on. The only decent brands that I really know of are Pearl, Tama, and Mapex. Also Zildjian and Sabian.

Influences:
George Kollias
Hellhammer
Chris Adler
Dave Grohl
Flo Mournier
Gene Hoglan
Neil Peart
Mitch Mitchell
Keith Moon
Danny Carey


First off...You are going to be very fustrated playing drums for the first time. You most likely have no sense of rhythm and j
ust tapping out random ****. I have a guitarist friend who taps bull**** out and thinks he is making AMAZiNG beats. its not happening. You are going to have to struggle like every other noob.

Like any other instrument, starting out is going to be tough, but if you stick with it youll progress fast.

I recommend SKIPPING a drumset right now and just getting a practice pad for your feet and hands. Get the book STICK CONTROL and go through the first pages a million times and then buy a drum set.

I played guitar before too and have almost the same influences as you. DRUMS>GUITAR by far, and playing drums helps your sense of rhythm as a guitarist tenfold.

Notes:
Stop Tapping
Practice pad
stick control
metronome

[We_Love_Lime]

Stop tapping?

What's the logic in that?

Honostly, not to be a smartass.

When I'm at school, I tap my band stuff, and I tap my Private Lessons stuff...And it helps. It's like playing but not on a drumset.

[The Fiction We Live]

Still, tapping is a lot different from playing on a drum.

[We_Love_Lime]

Still, tapping is a lot different from playing on a drum.

So you can't tap beause its not playing a drum?

I can't play the clarinet because its not playing a drum?

Sure tapping doesn't measure your skill level, but it doesn't prevent you from getting better either.

[sLarkin20]

I think he was trying to say the probably random tapping he was doing isnt going to help or improve him in any way.

[CARMEN77]

Its one thing to tap a groove or some kinda 4 way coordination exersise out. Its a totally diffrent thing to have no drumming exprience and aimlessly hit stuff. My friend does this all the time and pisses me off! He gets on my drum set and just hits **** and thinks he is creating uber tribal beats. Man o man I do hate guitarists.

[Ethan.]

You are an idiot.