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  • my right ear is lonely. . . ;(

  • @ACompetitiveHalo

    yeah, I'm with you, mate! Even tho I don't do much by way of 'stereo drumming' in this particular video, the verb I put on the whole kit is stereo and enhances the whole ting in my estimation.....So, don't be afraid, put on both sides of your headphones, even use your 3rd ear if you have one....

    Hail Lord Vader,

    BF

  • Put in head phones, only put in the right head phone, enjoy robot drumming

  • @trevrocks62

    Thanks for listening....I take the robot reference as a compliment! But if you think I play robotically, which again I thank you for, you aughta check out Johnny Rabb. THAT guy is frickin BIONIC!! (and oh yeah, he's a rogue member of the clone army) BTW, I think this video sounds better in stereo...

    Give in to the Darkside, Merry Christmas,

    BF

  • It took a couple years of practicing the same thing over and over which, is basically a riff generally referred to as 'quads'. Simply ,it's 4 evenly spaced notes :

    RH, LH, RF, RF...

    after awhile it just comes to you and it gets easy. the hard part is doing it constantly thru a 45 minute set or longer.....

    good luck,

    BF

  • how long did it take you to start playing fast like this cause im looking for a drummer who can play lagwagon descendents nofx bad religion that type of stuff

  • @finemaltliquor1

    Greetings ....and thanks for the question.....my later videos have an inset camera on my feet, but this one doesn't. As you can see, I'm on a dbl-bass kit, but to answer your question, no I am not using the left kick on this beat. As you know, most punk drummers play single-bass and I am just following that tradition and playing single bass....uh, as fast as I can!! hahaha....

    May The Fours Be With You....

    BF

  • I wish THAT guy had instructional videos

    BF

  • If you really want to know how to play fast punk just listen to Eric Sandin of NOFX....

  • OMG that snare is amazing, which heads do you use and what snare is it?

  • @Civitify

    The snare drum in this video is a 90's DW 4"x14" BRASS. I'm using a coated (remo) ambassador on the top and a clear snare-side ambassador on the bottom....As it turns out, amongst my 30 or so snares that in rotation in my studio, this one gets the most use. Itsa great all-around drum....

    give in to the dark side,

    BF

  • @Civitify

    uh, BTW....you forgot to tell me how awesome the video is.......

    may the fours be with you,

    BF

  • @theporkiestpig007 Nice to hear from you again, and thanks again for the props....I too, love early punk drumming as well as all of the post- modern punk drumming...all I have to say is....man, those cats play FAST.... and then FASTER!!

    Give in to the darkside,

    BF

  • This actually helped me out a lot Boba

  • @District7EB

    happy to hip ya, EB,

    BF

  • Drums sound nice!

  • @EAW56

    thanks EAW....FYI, they're 70's vistalites with pin stripes.....

    may the fours be with you,

    BF

  • @chadwick275

    yeah, what happened to that guy? he was / is a great drummer!! WAY into the darkside!!

    BF

  • Which technique do you use for double kick?

  • @roovraven

    I wish I had a better answer, but simply, I play side to side. Most use the approach where the first hit is mid-pedal then the 2nd hit is closer to the head. The way to practice either is answered by putting in the heavy reps. Not unlike the way you'd practice the double-stroke roll:

    mama-dada-mama-dada......etc,e­tc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc­,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,e­tc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc, give in to the darkside.etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,e­tc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc­,etc,etc,etc

  • do you have to buy a boba fett mask? :/

  • @Skr3m4Moar

    only if you're from a galaxy far far away a long time ago......

    give in to the darkside,

    BF

  • Dude Stra Wars is the shit its punk as fuck your dumming is aesome haha i liked it....by the way (Once you start down the dark path, forever will itdominate your destiny, consume you it will) YODA

  • @Greggkrieger1994

    Hello again, Yoda-Gregg....

    you have NO idea how that path has consumed my destiny......but suffice it to say.....completely and wholly!!

    Hail Lord Vader!!

    BF.

  • how is this not punk?

  • @Greggkrieger1994

    well Greg,...I wish I had an answer, my friend.....I think some less secure people are a little put off by the hardcore stormtrooper on stormtrooper pez action in the beginning of the little video......

    but yeah, the groove is full-strength, old-school, straight up, unadulterated, uncompromised, PUNK!! Did I leave any adjectives out?

    May the fours be with you,

    BF

  • thanks for watching my back, soldier! clearly, the guy who left the rather rude comment is just frustrated that he can't play this beat fast enough with his right foot alone. he's only able to do it double bass and as such fears the reprisal that he will get from the punk community,not to mention the bandmates in his ABBA cover band!

    may the fours be with you,

    BF

  • guys what is the problem w/ someone trying to have fun

  • fuck punk rock 101!!! XD

  • Dear 666,

    Thanks for chiming in......

    Stoked I could make somebody named 666, laugh!!

    I would say that the darkside is strong with you!

    BF

  • funny

    

  • DUDE! THANKS SO MUCH BRO. But one question:

    How on earth do you get your foot to move that fast?!

  • Hey Stan,

    Thanks for the props mate! It still amazes me that punk drummers play incredibly simple beats like this, but just at warp fricken nine!! It's actually a hard question to answer because no matter what I say, it's going to sound smug, but here goes...

    First, get your linkage right. don't sit too close or too high, make sure your knee falls behind your ankle. don't overtighten the pedal spring or drumhead. then woodshed the basics: quads, triplets, etc

    also, give in to the dark side,

    BF

  • Man, I wish I could get some private lessons from Boba Fett :D

  • @RayHudson1

    Dear Ray....good news.....YOU CAN get lessons from Boba......are you on planet earth? is it 2010? do you know where California is? OK, go to San Jose, California and look up Terry Carleton! He will teach you the ancients' ways....

    Glad you dug it!

    Give in to the dark side,

    BF

  • you look like monkey but play it well :o)

  • DearTequillaresist,

    Well, since Man is descendant of Ape and Boba is an ancient Human, then I guess looking like a monkey is to be expected....what gave me away? my massive pectorals?

    Glad you like the vid,

    may the fours be with you......you big gorilla!

    BF

  • how is it played. eighth notes? and which beat are each played for one measure?

  • Dear XX, To answer your question, it's mostly quarter notes, I'll try to explain: beat 1) kick and hat beat 2) snare and hat beat 3) kick and hat, then there's the one 8th note, kick on the AND of 3 beat4) snare and hat to say it out loud would sound just like the beat: one two three and four hope this helps, good luck, may the fours be with you, BF
  • Yo man, love the vids, I get a kick out of how you lower the little visor eyepiece thing before you start really jammin out, but towards the end are you using a double pedal or are you just using one foot, if its just one foot, thats pretty sick

  • Yo Pancake,

    I'm glad you like the vids and the wacky star wars approach. The beat is all single bass, in the true punk drummer tradition...see travis barker et all....

    the pedal is a DW5K strap-drive on a 22" vistalite kick with an evans EMAD head, if that all helps.

    may the fours be with you

    BF

  • @rtcarleton its funny tho cause i have been looking at cheap stormtrooper costumes on ebay and thought it would be funny to jam out or skate while wearing it, just to make people turn their heads and say "was that a stormtrooper skateboarding?" and you can jet pack behind them and say "yup" and then explode their heads

  • @pancakergood your a fagget

  • fucking thx dude

    this really helped me so much :D

    i love you<3

  • Yo Sknots, Thanks for the comment. I'm stoked it helped you out! Happy to help! I want residuals ....3% off your publishing should do it! LOL!!

    BF

  • Nice set!:D

  • Ahh, the (mass x acceleration) is strong with you.

  • To say that I'm an unbalanced force is an understatement....

    But yeah, I actually authored that theory in a galaxy far far away a long long time ago....

    BF

  • Fuck yeah starwars punx for life

  • I hate when they program droids to play drums....it's so.....so....uh, robotic!!

    nalga-you are a man of distinction....

    in the future, all the way up in the decade of the 1970's on planet EARTH, punk music and a movie franchise called star wars come out at almost the exact same time.....

    comincidence? I don't think so...

    MAY THE FOURS BE WITH YOU

    BF

  • ok as soon as i saw the star wars guys kissing i decided not to watch this vid and i was gonna comment on it but then i saw your other comments and thought i'd better not)

  • Hey Russter,

    Don't be afraid....give in to the darkside...

    OK, seriously, make your comment, but only after you watch the video. I assure you, the stomtroopers keep their clothes on!! LOL!!

    BF

  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, nice!

  • admittedly, the left side is a little weak on this particular video, I blame the rebel forces.......

    BF

  • The force is strong with this one. Nice vid, esp the opening scene

  • OK, I admit, I did tap into the force for this segment, but I promise you that I was 'thinking' of the dark side the whole time...

    BF

  • Hey Silly (appropriate name),

    Uh, if you take another look at this video, you'll see that, what you call the first lick and say that it's NOT punk, is actually the ONLY lick I play on this entire segment. I start slow, apparently not slow enough for you, then speed up. It's the same exact lick from start to finish. As for my "Shitty" mask? Believe me, the mask is much better than what's underneath, But if you're curious, look at my video called Guitars by Terry Carleton.

  • Hey man, if you can't play it just practice a little more, you'll get there.

    I would show you my face, but than I'd have to kill you and I don't like making mothers cry.

    And in future try to offer a little more substance in your replies otherwise I'll just block you from commenting on my friends drum videos...

  • @MarkHeaps Epic come back, this is a pretty good video for beginners and intermediates alike who need a refresher.

  • @SillyMusic97 I've heard loads of punk bands/songs use that beat, especially hardcore punk.

  • Sean Connery??? lol

  • No, but he is a friend of mine, and we often get mistaken for each other.....

    man, that guy is an amaaazzzing drummer.....

  • wha???

  • lol calm down i learned something from your vid, im not hating, just attempting a joke haha. Ted Ed Fred was nirvana's original band name

  • ok, you're forgiven seeing as how you harkened the hallowed name of Nirvana, and that you admitted having learned something from my video...perhaps you also learned how sensitive storm-troopers are to less-than-overt inuendo...?

    play hard, loud, fast, but be nice,

    BF

  • have you ever seen a girl clone trooper? o.O

  • dear t ED ED fr ED,

    First of all, what's with all the hating? I couldn't help but notice that the letters E and D appear in your screen name 3 times. Everybody in this galaxy and mine know that E.D. stands for "Erectile Dysfunction"....Dude, I'm SO sorry to hear of your affliction! Now, does it affect your drumming, or does it just make you a mean, sniping, little be-otch?

    BTW, why don't YOU post a video, you insecure homophobe pansie, and THEN we can have a name-calling contest!

    BF

  • For future production I'm trying to schedule a girl clone trooper in the next videos...stay tuned.

  • i knew clone troopers were gay

  • what gave me away ted?

    BF

  • yeah, sorry, no foot inset shots...

    but I can tell you that I'm playing an

    18 X 22 Vistalite kick with an Evans Emad head with a small pillow inside. The pedal is a strap-drive DW5K. Where most punk drummers play fast doubles by using a heel to toe method of sliding up and down the footplate, I use the less conventional side to side approach....

    either work, just remember to NOT raise your toe off the footplate....

    BF

  • due i want to see your foot!!!!!

  • thx for the lesson bro...

    i got to tell my friend how to play punk...

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