MatrixClaw

I use rem-o's to help with my drum set being out of tune

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that's a GREAT deal!!! I wish i could get that good of a deal on mine.

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Actually I'm getting a Starclassic drum kit soon. I just need to save some more money.

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jul 6th, 2009 at 12:15pm : Oh cool. I'm currently at Polytechnic doing Engineering, but I'm changing majors to Architecture and going to Tempe in the Fall

Oh awesome I wanted to do architecture for a long time, but I think I'm going to do psych and go to med school. I cant wait to get there and start a new band with some kick-ass musicians; everyone at my school is either extremely mediocre/bad or completely undedicated lol

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jul 6th, 2009 at 2:38am : Yo! You go to ASU?

Well, not yet lol. I'm still in high school, but my mom works in the Chem/Biochem dept. Which campus are you at??

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Hey Derek, is there any hope for those drums? Been a few weeks now.

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jul 1st, 2009 at 6:08pm : Sorry I didn't reply sooner, didn't realize I had another comment! Yeah, the only place around here that I know of that sells Epiphone is Guitar Center, and I never go in there to try out Epiphones haha. I'll make sure to try one out the next time though, they usually have tons. Surprisingly, they only had like 4 Gibsons the last time, it was weird. My Edwards has a JB in the bridge and a '59 in the neck

Wow a JB, I'm assuming its Mahogany, so does that balance off the bright harshness I've heard about the JB?

Yeah I'd like to hear your opinion on them, I'm assuming that older foreign models are quite a bit better.

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Yeah if you try a Chinese standard Epi LP let me know, they don't really seem all too worth the price, and the Customs are like the same thing with an extra 200 bucks tacked on.

What pups does yours have?

Yeah I'm just looking for something between my LTD Explorer and my strat.

The strat is cool but I need some more edge and whatnot, but I don't need a straight metal guitar either. Plus I just love the look of LP's.

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hey dude, what do you think of your edwards LP?

I'm really looking to get a decent les paul (copy or not) for a good price.

But I know epi's are kind of a rip off and whatnot.

How did you get it?

Thanks for your help.

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where did you get the Marshall 6100 amp head at? Does the amp have enough gain for thrash metal, and iron maiden?

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jun 24th, 2009 at 11:50pm : Yeah, I had this awesome band a while back but the singer and guitarist could never practice cause they were still in high school, it was annoying. The drummer was intense though, it made me cry when he went to another band

I know the feeling, my previous band could never get together either. We had a great bassist but he was moving on. It all worked out in the end though, after 2 years of searching I found a great band. Don't give up

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 5:21pm : Haha yeah. I haven't gigged in a while, it's depressing All my bands broke up cause people suck at practicing, and now it's hard as hell to find a decent one.

Finding a good lasting band is hard as hell. But when you find one you're set.

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 7:34pm : Mark G wrote on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 1:27am :In-time is always good, unless this is chaosmetal grindcore...but I don't think it is. I never knew headphones were such a big deal for drummers :P Yeah man, it's just like monitors. Without noise-canceling headphones, it gets WAY too loud from the cymbals to hear anything on the song.

Ah that makes sense. When I gigged last thursday I rly needed the monitors.

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 2:48am : Mark G wrote on Jun 22nd, 2009 at 9:55am :Hey man, hows the drums coming along? I literally got no time to play this weekend, unfortunately. I'm going to order some new headphones though, the ones I have aren't cutting it, as they're not noise canceling and I basically have to guess where I'm at in the song haha. Once those are in, I should be able to do a MUCH better recording, that's actually in-time

In-time is always good, unless this is chaosmetal grindcore...but I don't think it is. I never knew headphones were such a big deal for drummers :P

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Hey man, hows the drums coming along?

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hey there, I've got some new songs on my profile, I would like to check em out and tell me what you think.

Thanks
Hendrik

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jun 17th, 2009 at 9:42pm : That's the one. And yeah, I know what you mean. Same for me

I used to practise guitar about four hours a day. I did all the sweeping techniques; all the scales and chords... but over the last year, I've just written riffs and songs for the band and that's pretty much it.
I spend most of my free time writing now.

I might save up for the DW, then. I imagine they are fairly easy to find to try out if I take a trip to England.

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jun 17th, 2009 at 8:07pm : Mine is the Accelerator version, which is considered the better of the two versions. Same with me haha, I just play guitar when people come over to jam now really. Drums are so much more fun to play.

This one?
http://www.thomann.de/ie/dw_5002ad3_doppelfussmasc hine.htm

I love to play guitars, and I still buy them and amplifiers, too, but drums seem to be a new start for me. All the mistakes and aspects I don't like about guitar playing is gone, replaced it with new faults I'm sure I will figure out after a few more years. Once I hit that point, I'll probably move onto piano.

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jun 17th, 2009 at 3:25pm : Haha, I dunno, you can add the toe stop on the 5000s, but I like it without it cause it makes my toes numb for some reason I've been drumming off and on for a few years, but I only really got into it, as in having a set to regularly practice on, the past 6 months or so - which has mainly been my time with the double bass pedals.

I've just realised that the 5000 series is more expensive than the Power Glide Iron Cobra I was going to get, and they are harder to find second-hand.
What model is yours? I've noticed there are a few different editions.

I think I've only really started taking drumming as seriously in the last six months as well. I barely play guitar anymore!

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MatrixClaw wrote on Jun 17th, 2009 at 4:23pm : Mark G wrote on Jun 17th, 2009 at 3:43am : Hey Derek, Just wondering how the drums are coming along? Did you get that pedal back? Hey man, I did a recording of it over the weekend, but decided it'd sound better with the double bass, so I scrapped that one. I got the pedal Monday, but haven't had much time to do a recording yet. Hopefully it'll get done either today or tomorrow

Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to get it right. I respect that a whole lot more than half assed jobs



(+ double bass gets me hard)

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