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Drummer question. Has use of high-hat changed over the years?
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:41 pm
70's-80's seems like they were always struck with stick and never foot pedal, with arms crossed.
90's-2000's much more usage of foot pedal while both arms free for cymbals and floor toms?
Have styles changed? Ability of some drummers improve? I know all eras have greats. I realize having both arms do something while both legs keep different times must be tough.
90's-2000's much more usage of foot pedal while both arms free for cymbals and floor toms?
Have styles changed? Ability of some drummers improve? I know all eras have greats. I realize having both arms do something while both legs keep different times must be tough.
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Posted on 1/6/15 at 9:36 pm to LSU alum wannabe
The hi-hat pedal has been used since they were invented. Jazz music uses it constantly.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 9:40 pm to The Dudes Rug
I know it has always been there. Just wondered if it was not used in the 70's and 80's. Specifically from KISS to hair metal?
Posted on 1/6/15 at 9:53 pm to LSU alum wannabe
80s hair band used the pedal a ton since a lot of there hi-hat use was with an open hat. Open hi-hats produce a big "sloshy" sound, which is very popular with that kind of music.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 10:03 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I would normally not have anything to add in a technical music thread, but Rick Marotta's comments in the first minute here are interesting.
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This post was edited on 1/6/15 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 1/6/15 at 10:37 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I think most drummers have always done both according to the song.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 10:54 pm to CrimsonFever
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I think most drummers have always done both according to the song.
Yeah. Look at some old Bonham videos...he works the shite out of it.
I think if ANYTHING it has become more rare to see a guy truly master the hats recently. Double kick is more popular and in that scenario you basically only have open or shut majority of the time.
On top of that, SO much of today's music is guitar driven. Drummers just basically lay down a solid beat. In that case you don't really need to work the pedal.
ETA:
Personal opinion, the hats are one of the toughest things to learn on drums. They're easy to hit and count out a beat on but really working them is tough and not many guys get it these days.
This post was edited on 1/6/15 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 1/6/15 at 10:58 pm to The Dudes Rug
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80s hair band used the pedal a ton since a lot of there hi-hat use was with an open hat. Open hi-hats produce a big "sloshy" sound, which is very popular with that kind of music.
What WASN'T big about 80s hair band sound? The guitars were cranked to 11. Spazzy bass players. Big hair. Singers with egos bigger than the damn stage. Drummers playing big fricking drums with massive pies.
As cheesy as it was....I love that shite
Posted on 1/6/15 at 11:23 pm to Srbtiger06
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As cheesy as it was....I love that shite
Me too. It was awesome. Alex Van Halen's giant Paiste 2002 cymbals
Posted on 1/7/15 at 7:48 am to LSU alum wannabe
today, it seems like a lot of bands are mimicking the "n-sss hn-sss-n-sss-hn" cymbal sound first heard prominently in 70's disco rather than the crash and splash heard throughout 70s and 80s hard rock and late 90s/early 2000s pop/punk rock.
Posted on 1/7/15 at 8:11 am to LSU alum wannabe
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use of high-hat
Stewart Copeland, GOAT
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