Professional Drummer
2 Drum Kits are Better Than 1: Practice Drum Kit
Last updated on September 21, 2009 at 9:44 pmIf you are a busy musician that needs to transport your drums around a lot, you may find setting up your drums and packing them away again becomes a repetative chore. Why not half the load by having two drum kits – one for practice and one for gigging and recording with? A practice drum kit doesn’t have to be amazing, and it might even be benificial for it to be fairly basic.
Providing you have the space to store one drum kit in cases ready to take to a show and have another drum kit set up in your practice room, this is a perfect solution for a busy drummer.
Having a practice drum kit has a few advantages:
- Practice before you leave for a gig with the tour drums already in the car or van ready to go.
- Your ‘live’ kit will have less wear and tear on it si it will be easier to keep it maintained and looking great.
- If you teach drum lessons, you can relax knowing that new beginner pupils aren’t going to wreck your best drums by accident with an un developed technique. Again, the wear and tear factor is significant here.
- Having a practice drum kit that doesn’t sound as good as your best kit may help to push you harder to get the best sound possible.
- When you get on your ‘live’ kit, it will probably feel better and easier to play than your practice drums.
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