am I too cautious?

[stevensonmat2]

Hey guys, Im constantly worrying and repositioning my crash due to a fear of breaking it. I have good technique, glancing blow and all that, but is it really as big a deal as I think it is as to where you can hit the cymbal? It just drives me nuts lol, I have no money so if my crash break I dont get a new one =\

[breakinben_freak]

i think you dont have to worry too much, if you hit the cymbal with a "brush off" sort of motion you shud get heaps of use out of it. as long as you dont hit the cymbal "square on" it'll last for ages

[Zildjian]

I wouldn't worry about it. I wouldent go crazy untill it becomes natural for your arms to hit the cymbal perfectly every time. And you got A Customs right? There so tough its not funny

[DethChamber999]

My guess is as long as you dont have it too high and are constantly hitting the edge you should be fin?

[ofDooM]

With a good height and angle, it shouldnt be that bad of a problem. A glancing blow will pretty much guarentee your cymbals life.

[Seafroggys]

I'm quite fearful of my crashes. I rarely hit them with any force at all (except when I'm busting out a heavy sextuplet fill at a fast tempo). Especially my paper-thin Amedia.

[Drum Monkey]

I was somewhat cautious about my 17" HHXtreme crash, but now not so much, I'm learning to play it much better.

I would suggest spending some time to find your perfect positioning for that crash and then there shouldn't be any problems from there. If you take your time doing it once, you won't have to do it again unless you move your kit without marking your carpet, etc.

I know I've spent hours setting things up perfectly after coming home from a gig, my hardware a mess because I had to leave in a hurry, aha.

DM

[Chippy569]

one of your best bets is to get a VERY trustworthy buddy to help you set up your kit. ****this goes for drums as well as cymbals****

get your throne to the right height so your legs form nearly 90 degree angles.

Then, grab some sticks and start to "air play." Close your eyes! Don't worry about how dumb you look (this is why you have a trusted friend). Hit where you want the snare to be naturally. Have your buddy set up the snare there.

Carry on with all the drums and whatnot.





Then, to make this relevant, get to the cymbals. Using your glancing technique, hit in the air where it "feels" like the cymbal should be. After a couple times your buddy should get an idea of where it goes, so have him put it there.

That's how many drum techs/pro drummer combos set up new kits and whatnot. It's also how Danny Carey concluded some of his findings on angles and yadda yadda.




Also, one more thing. See if your throne moves around a lot over the course of your playing, like over a week or two. If you have a fidgety throne that might be more of a cause for your cymbals "Feeling like they moved".

[the_pure_drummer]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........so my roadpro boom isn't slipping it's just because my throne rotates a little?


right?