Bill Bachman plays "Q" by Mike Stevens (quad solo)

[@RejectedIdeasInc]

Those quads were unprepared. They did not study for Bill Bachman.

[@BillBachmansDrumworkout]

Jeremy Gill, you're almost correct! It was written in 94 during the QB Easter camp at Mike Steven's house. We were in the woods writing it and I was totally brain fried trying to keep up. The 4 of us, you, Bob Jones, Richard Galloway and me (Bill Bachman) played it at camps and we were pretty clean with it as Mike recalls. Mark Muktoyak who came in late to replace Bob never really learned it as he was busy learning the entire show & drill in 6 days. So, "Q" was really written by you four.

[@ladistar]

He has some of the best technique I’ve ever seen on a drummer. Just smooth and efficient, no wasted movement. Perfect.

[@Inspadave]

@littlesnareboy I understand your point about mallets on pads, which is why I made sets of practice pads for the line I teach using discarded hoops, and actual drum heads. Not only do they get the feel of real heads they also have to work on not hitting rims. In performance they switch between several implements. I like sticks when playing latin music so I can get a timbale-like sound.

[@crazyuki13]

mike stevens is my caption head this summer!! wooo pumped!!

[@alexaguilar4435]

awkwarddddd

[@t3n0r2009]

He marched tenors with the cadets, and led them to win 1st. He can PLAY!

[@giulzpugs5443]

SquirrelMan what year?

[@topgunne12]

there were only intentional rims in that. wow.

[@TheJeremygill]

Let's clear some things up. 1st, this was not written as a solo, it was written as a pure chop ram/ exercise that was played by the '93 QB. 2nd, It was actually written by 5 people, Mike Stevens, Bob Jones, Richard Galloway, Mark Muktoyuk, and myself. So, if you like it give Mike the credit, but if you think it's crap he only gets 1/5 of the blame :) As a side note, playing consistent block levels like this is harder than you think, if you can control it like this adding dynamics is easy!

[@MrFlyDrums]

He probably read the music and came to the rim parts going "rim? OH. so hit that thing around the drum head. Fuck, this is gonna be a hard piece."

[@ohyeahshift1]

where can i get music for crazy solos like this b.c im good and i think i could learn them i just dont know where to get them

[@CCButtra]

@pyromaniac204060 Trolls should copy that conversation to see how people can disagree maturely on the interwebs. Also, I will point a flaw in my argument: this piece wasn't written by Bachman. Therefore, I cannot blame him for the lack of dynamic contrast; he was just playing the music as written.

[@A_Flash1992]

I have no idea dude... I'm still checking if anybody, or any website has it though. I wouldn't necessesarily recomend getting reffed beats, mainly because it's not any more of a help than the book quad logic. If you're looking to see some amazing quad playing (basicly every solo out of quad logic is played by bachman himself in that dvd) and have some entertainment, get it, but if you're getting it because you want to improve as a drummer, you don't really need it. (quadlogic has you covered)

[@sharkseatchainmail]

that is epic

[@Matticusfoo]

@Supernova325 you mean rim jackson?

[@DieNaSty4me]

@Inspadave they do produce a warmer tone but thats about it. you can get so many more sounds out of a stick. i mean yes you can be creative and probabily come up with some with a mellet but i guess im just aadjusting with whats going today. i used to use mallets but i prefer sticks. i got tired of the same sound.

[@Rpkist77]

LOL. The person that uploaded this to youtube is not the person you see playing. The one you see playing is legendary Bill Bachman.And if bachman wants to play with a wobbly stand, he can.

[@Andman02]

his beating spots are perfect, zomg

[@pdizzly8485]

What mallets are those?

[@middleeasternguy36]

bill uses remo crimplock pinstripes, they sound really great due the way their tuned

[@crazyuki13]

@RingMasterPB do you go to tigard high school?

[@MattKravetz]

@TheJeremygill Are there any videos of this being played by the line?

[@Inspadave]

After watching this video, where BB uses mallets, go watch one where he uses sticks. The difference in sound is like night and day.

[@Drummingwizkid]

@RKFTBxMJ haha that reply just made my day!!!

[@DieNaSty4me]

@billybear12345 yeah but only around the first 100 or so takes

[@Linnehan13]

Bill wins life.

[@A_Flash1992]

yeah dude, no worries. it's a fucking sweet solo, and i did the same, thinking that each new time i checked, i'd find it. The only misleading thing about the video "Reefed Beats" is that is sais pretty much everything (but it doesn't say not quite everything) that is in the video, is from out of Bill Bachman's Books, and Quad Logic being the only Quad Book he wrote, is assumed to have "Q" in it (as well as Opie's Changes). But it doesn't, it only has Geek, Opie's Opus, Beatlicious, and Guidance

[@topgunne12]

even owns on a wobbly stand! =D

[@ELDLtenors]

what happened to bob? why was he replaced?

[@xtedward13509]

wat iz heppaning iin thiz vedio's cawmence??

[@t3n0r2009]

i have the book of Bachman. It's full of useful etudes and info.

[@theballer8942]

# I’m watching in 2018

[@rreemmzzrruullee]

those are pinstripes. best tenor heads in the world

[@t3n0r2009]

He did, its all in book called "Quad Logic"

[@TravisAlanHall]

@CCButtra thats called "consistent sound quality"

[@TravisAlanHall]

@CCButtra I respect you for not being a internet troll. You are completely entitled to your own opinion.

[@mackattack1]

I would probably throw in Nick Werth as well. I believe he's one the most talented and underrated players of his skill and caliber, and easily falls in with Tim Jackson and Bill Bachman

[@intermediate212]

they might be evans....i think i see the evans symbol at the top of the 2nd drum head and the 1st.....but idk...

[@x4030_tay]

i can only imagine what that sheet music looks like

[@CCButtra]

Something fun to do: randomly go forward and backward in the clip. It all sounds exactly the same. At least Tim has timbre and dynamics.

[@bejay20x]

i like his shirt.

[@alexgilbert92]

has your stand ever had to withstand the almighty power of bachman?

[@CCButtra]

@pyromaniac204060 Funny, I call it "boring." To each his own, though, and I am not saying I could do this or even come close. But I do have tastes and I prefer Tim's sound and dynamic contrast.

[@swtenors]

those asking if he knows what a rim is, his dad used to beat him with rims so now he never goes near them

[@HNIC94]

nice shirt.

[@trashbash2001]

he hit the rims on purpose at 1:48 just so the rest of the world wouldnt feel so much like shit.

[@A_Flash1992]

"Q" isn't in Quad Logic. I have the book

[@A_Flash1992]

"Q" isn't in Quad Logic

[@ChucoBabies]

He makes 57 seconds seem so long with so much notes

[@Supernova325]

bill bachman wrote the books tim jackson learned from lol.

[@TairyGreen89]

@billybear12345 only when he wants to

[@supdog2112]

only when he wants to lol

[@RKFTBxMJ]

@billybear12345 yeah his father beat him with one often as a child so he would never go near one again lol

[@runbck43]

better then me

[@drummaboyz007]

dont know why you're so mad. i thought the same thing. and you dont know how he'd finish that. i mean, what the hell?

[@billybear12345]

haha lol

[@iambiglucas]

ohhhhh man the only rim in this is when he purposely hit it :x

[@sharkseatchainmail]

did you win? XD jk

[@Inspadave]

...and like a real man he is using mallets, not sticks.

[@Inspadave]

@DieNaSty4me Boo my comment why? I do not see why people today prefer sticks over mallets. To me mallets produce a fuller sound. Sticks are wimpy.

[@billybear12345]

does he even know what a rim is?? haha

[@DieNaSty4me]

@Inspadave boo this comment haha

[@A_Flash1992]

hahahahah you're joking right??? I seriously hope you're joking. That's one of the most ignorant things you can ask. Bachman played tenors for the University of North Texas (indoor drumline) and also played for the Cadets (Division 1 Drum Corp). Nuff said. Period

[@TheJeremygill]

@MattKravetz Not that I know of.