@@user-ui5ed3zg4g thanks! Glad you found it helpful 😀

Thanks for your feedback. I understand what you're saying. I agree. In most situations that bass drum would be completely inappropriate and horrible sounding. The modern bass drum sound is a thump. You can take most any averaged size bass drum an put an emad drumhead on it and it will sound great in 99% of the situations you play in. These days I'm playing exclusively acoustic jazz with a trio. In that type of group that sound is really out of place. I know it sounds really dated, but for acoustic jazz trio the musicians expect to hear a small bass drum, with thin heads and almost no muffing. It sounds like the 1940's drummers. That's what you're hearing here. I do attempt to muffle them more on occasion. But it would be good eventually if I could use a totally different drum set or at least a different bass drum for some of the videos - at least when I'm demonstrating styles other than jazz like rock, funk, country, etc.

I have it written out on a list of essential beats all drummers should know. It's free. just go to this link. subscribepage.io/lmrPhA

@@Catayst-123 thank you for joining me! And I hope you find all the videos helpful 😀

Thank you for watching. I'm glad you found it helpful!😀

@@graememcdonald1547 thanks for the feedback. I love that track. Paul Simon is my favorite songwriter. That's my favorite song by him. That track was so perfectly done. Gadd sounds amazing on that😃

CAN DRUMMING BE A GOOD FORM OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE TO BURN CALORIES ❓️👍👀

@@johngrobson4899 thanks John. Good to hear from you! Hope things are going well 😃

@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity yes Brad my knee has come good and I'm back having fun with my Drumming 🥁

@@johngrobson4899 that's great!

Thank you! I'm glad you found them helpful😀

@@Nickysticksofficial thank you. Learning to play full strokes is especially good for rock drumming. Will help keep from getting tendonitis in your hands

@@michelestone3194 thanks for your feedback. There are different ways to play the train beat. This is the way I play it

@@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity I'm going to buy me a Mercury

@@davidhester9897 Yes. On the surface it seems so simple. Kind of a waste of time. But it's amazing how much easier it is to play when you get your hands working effectively 😃 That's a good point you made too because I get lots of questions about improving your weak hand

Amazing player😁

Thanks for watching and for your comment😁😁

@@WildBill1911 thanks! I've always been a big Ludwig fan😃

subscribepage.io/o1DOuo Not sure why the link doesn't work for you. I just tested it again and it worked fine for me.

The way Joe taught the full stroke was a bit different than several others. Jim Chapin taught students to get their arms more involved. This may be more the way Bill Bachman teaches as well. Both ways probably have their advantages. Keep working on that left hand. Some things just take a lot of time and patience. For instance it took me forever to really get comfortable with traditional grip. I kind of gave up on it several times along the way.

@@sharksdelight I'm a big classic rock fan as well. We all feel old😀 But my Grandma just died at age 103. So we may have a long way to go😀

@@jerrygamez5723 you're welcome! Thanks for your feedback 😃

@@rmai626 great to hear from you. I like lots of different kinds of music. I wasn't an Old Guard player. But that would have been awesome. I thought about auditioning while I was in the Army.

@@EjSinner13 thanks! Yes that's a great song 😀

That would also work!😀

@@randomrips2112 I agree. Those guys are all amazing 😄

@@user-ph7fw1cj7f Thanks for watching. I'm glad you found it helpful 😄

Thanks! I really like Ballroom Blitz. Fun tune😀😀

Month mony / Billy idol / tommy James slowed Slightly it sounds so wicked ... Here she comes .... Mony mony you can just hear it

It's a fun beat once you get it down😀

Thank you. I'm glad you found it helpful. Have a great week!😁

You never know what you're going to need. I've played with musicians who wanted to play it extremely fast - which was very surprising and challenging 😁Hard to keep from having a "train wreck" past a certain tempo😁

Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful😀

Thank you. I love that tune. I think they were better live than in the studio. That particular tune and live version is really fantastic😀

thanks for your comment! I appreciate it.

@@leofender909 Thank you! I'm not from Kansas City but I've been here a long time. The jazz history in Kansas City is very interesting. Jazz thrived here because Kansas City didn't observe prohibition 😃

I really appreciate the compliment! I'm glad you found it helpful😀

It's hard to give a precise answer to this because only you know exactly where you're at ability wise. You want to push yourself to a tempo where you are forced to to start using your fingers. You don't want any tension though. So you have to continually test yourself and see how much faster you can go before you start to tighten up. Make sense? Be patient with yourself too. However fast you can play in the beginning is fine. If you keep working on your stick technique every week, you'll find it quickly getting better each week.

@@tonyh5159 thank you. I appreciate your feedback 😃

You are welcome! Glad I could help you😀

@@fahad.malick thanks for letting me know

Should be fixed now. Thanks again for bringing this to my attention. Have a great weekend!😀

@@nielsemilbechnaumann absolutely! Glad you liked the way I taught this

@@vincenzoa2929 thanks for your feedback. Many times you get what you pay for. The Safari kit is about $800. So about twice as much as the Breakbeats kit. But I'm sure it is better quality.

@@danyaguirrebroca3844 you're welcome! 😄

Thanks Graeme. Yes that would be great. Curious to see the way you play it.

@@antonioramiflorido thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful 😀

@@johngrobson4899 Thank you. I imagine that's pretty frustrating. Be patient. Good to hear you're recovering 😊

Thank you. Those are good suggestions. 😁

@@graememcdonald1547 thank you. I'm a big fan of Bobby Columby. I'll try that beat. Also do you know what song he used that on?

@@SadBstard thanks for your feedback. I think that's the most versatile approach.