From my first DW pedal to the Pearl Powershifter saga, Part 3 dives into my gear frenzy of the ’90s — and the growing realisation that it wasn’t the answer. Hello 1993 – The Frustration Begins! Having spent years with the solid metal direct-drive and ‘floating’ footboard design of the Premier 252, moving to a… Continue reading Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 3 – Gear, Glory, and Gimmicks
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Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 2 – Reinvention & Revelation
With my musical direction more unclear, the early ’90s brought new inspiration, new gear and set the foundations for new mistakes. This was the decade I thought I would make my mark as drummer – but the search for identity brought more diversions than solid pathways. Reinvention #4 (Growing Pains) By the end of 1991,… Continue reading Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 2 – Reinvention & Revelation
Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 1 – The Awakening
Discalimer! Before continuing dear reader, please be aware what follows, is a very long series of posts, likely to be of zero interest to anyone who other than drummers. For that matter, I will not be surprised if other drummers don’t go the distance! But if you’re interested in learning about the clinical OCD habits… Continue reading Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 1 – The Awakening
Remembering Boon Gould, a Good Man in a Storm
My Close Encounter with Boon Gould – Close but no Cigar It seems these days, my only inspiration to write is when somebody I admired from afar passes onto the next journey of our energy time-line. On the last day of April 2019, the news was released that Rowland Charles ‘Boon’ Gould, former guitarist of… Continue reading Remembering Boon Gould, a Good Man in a Storm