Playing other people's kits
Posted: 10 Oct 2013, 11:21
I recently had the pleasure of playing with Shazam at Shadowsfix and in Germany at their Shadows convention in Verden. On both occasions I was using someone else's kit. At Shadowsfix Dave Eyre's Sonor kit and in Verden the kit was provided by Henk the drummer from the UB Hank band, it was a 1960's Ludwig kit. I found both kits to be set up differently to mine and was so aware of how comfortable you are with your own set up. Drums in a certain place at a certain angle and similarly with cymbals. However having said that it was interesting how quickly you can adapt to the different set up. The one thing I always do is to take my own Ludwig 400 snare drum, somehow that is the one thing I have to have. Call it my security blanket if you like but it goes with me everywhere.
Ron
Ron