techristian Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 50 years ago, just before my 16th birthday, I received my first set of Silvertone drums from the SEARS catalog. I worked hard for those drums, selling ice cream on an ice cream bicycle for almost a month to raise the $160 for that first set. I almost made my poor mother deaf practicing! After making such a large investment ,I had no choice but to keep it up. Here I am , nearly 66 and still at it. To my drummer friends out there, I hope that you enjoy this! https://rumble.com/vl0sua-my-50-year-anniversary-drum-solo-compilation.html Dan Quote TEACHMEDRUMS.COM My Music Videos RED PILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Nice. I also started with a Sears set, silver sparkle five piece set with the crappiest cymbals ever. We had two rules in the house. No playing during the news. No playing after dad went to bed, which was usually 9:00 PM. I played for hours every day through high school. Maybe starting on those crappy cymbals is why I have so many decent cymbals now. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techristian Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 HAHA ....................I HAD THE BLUE SPARKLE SET !! ...............1971 Since then, stripped and painted them 3X 3 different colors. Made two 12" snare shells from one tom. The shells are not like those on sub $500 drum sets today. They are much heavier. Dan Quote TEACHMEDRUMS.COM My Music Videos RED PILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techristian Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 This sounds best with headphones....otherwise you might not hear my bass drum work. Dan Quote TEACHMEDRUMS.COM My Music Videos RED PILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Really nice work, Sir Dan!!!! I listened with a single Mackie MR5 studio monitor and I could hear your bass drum work clearly. Double kick? I didn't see the hi hats moving most of the time and that's really fast footwork even for a double kick. We are more or less the same age, I started playing guitar when I was 13. Thousands of gigs later I still love it! Cheers, Kuru Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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