DrumSolo - Open Handed Playing ... Patrick Metzger

[mikepa67]

to all you Sabian haters out there.

[lumpenomewr]

WOW

[yokiddingme]

what kind of hi hat?

[Hitmanfan91]

Answer me this (someone). Has there ever been a right handed-left footed open handed drummer, who plays open on a left handed kit??? Every and I mean EVERY open hander I've seen has played left handed on a right handed kit. Weird...

[G122092]

@Hitmanfan91 i'm sure there is, somewhere out there! i've heard of one, but honestly, i would imagine they're hard finds. the reason i chose open handed on a righty set is not only because i prefer leading with the left, but the practicality. almost every drum set you find will be righty. so being an open handed player, i can play all of those sets. being open handed on a lefty set kind of kills the practicality, don't you think? like my roommate, who plays a lefty guitar... screwed!!

[Rashidfinpot]

these are the advantages of being an open handed drummer. lol XD

[Loodba]

Tight as fuck, nice playing!

[ben2nd]

I cant tell if he is leading with his right during the fills or not

[wigzateguitar]

is he a lefty using a right-handed setting or an ambidextrous ?

[isaacdrums23]

@wigzateguitar open handed is when you can lead with either hand which makes for ultimite creativity possibilities and almost no restrictions of what you can do.

[AeonOfRevenge]

@wigzateguitar he is an "righty" but he play open handed (like me). he is my teacher :D

[n83inflames]

awesome, looks so hard though. i can never play like that

[Anarchismo]

what ride is that?? BTW nice solo

[NPC919]

My drumming to-do list right now is to see if I can get used to traditional style and become more aquanted with open handed drumming :P

[bdavis1218]

Beautiful work. 1:26 - 1:34 I was induced into an orgasm by the kick run and rolls.

[crazyedd123]

anybody here play a mix of open-handed and traditional?

i.e. hi-hat on left, leading with left, but, ride cymbal on right leading with right.

basically, anything to your left you play with your left hand, and anything to your right you play with your right. i've been using this technique since i started (about 8 months ago) and it's made playing so fun and challenging.

open-handed drumming is only 2 letters away from open-minded drumming.

[Timmememememeh]

@crazyedd123 I play like that :)

Started playing drums open handed (left handed) for about 3 and a half years.

Started playing with right about a year ago and It's been the best decision I have made to pursue my drum playing. It's helped me so much co-ordination wise.

[crazyedd123]

@Timmememememeh just wondering, do you have trouble playing hi-hat-heavy beats (like the beats from arctic monkeys 'view from the afternoon' or 'brianstorm')?

i can play it but it feels kinda awkward, especially at high-speeds

btw, this is playing it right-handed (hitting snare with right).

[Timmememememeh]

@crazyedd123 Ah, you mean using both hands?

I did to start off with but then you just need to get in a good position hehe.

[PeazyJay07]

oh my god...incredible

[RAR09Freak]

I play open handed, too. THUMBS UP : D

[mikepa67]

I don't have words...

[neelshiv]

Hi, I saw another video in which it was apparent that your side snare (and maybe even your main snare) was a musashi. What size are you using for that one? It appeared to be a 10 inch, but I wasn't sure.

[jonnyrossdrums]

i play open handed! love this video, favourited :D

[LeftyLP80]

THUMBS UP FOR OPEN HANDED DRUMMERS! I AM ONE!

[STIXAHOY]

@LeftyLP80

ME TOO

[piotrekgor18]

@LeftyLP80 ME TOO!!

[SEMIDIMELA]

you remind me of Dave Weckl!! You make that seem very easy, but it is not!

[TheDarksoul1881]

MUHAHA hes teaching me to play drums... nice guy

greatz from mannheim germany

[MickChiltone]

Great!!!!

[sumakabob485]

@evil3drummer THANK YOU! That's exactly how I feel!!

[Bongo1518]

what sticks are you using?

[aiyic]

I normally find drum-solos to be quite a bore, but this was great. Had great groove, which is what drumming is to me. Awesome technique that makes me want to be a better player.

[evil3drummer]

I play open handed because it feels natural, but I've never really understood the bodily mechanism which makes a drummer open handed. I cannot cross my arms and play; it's like trying to write left handed.

[ih8rap2]

awesome....

[Savatage721]

Das beste open handed playing das ich jemals gesehen habe.

Wahnsinn!

[therealTOTOfan]

@Savatage721 simon phillips dürfte dir nicht viel sagen xD

aber das hier is auch ziemlich geil^^

[kiwibass]

GEILO - da fliegen einem je die Inlays aus der Gosch!

[Iluro]

Nice solo with open handed play. Very good technique

[rollerghost615]

Awesome!!

[Dorsch123]

awesome!

[Rovshan67]

Fantastic you are star 111 stars

[noir21b]

double bass technique is awesome!!!...

[punkrockdrummer1990]

awesome! iv drummed open handed from day 1, watch my videos they are all open handed too

[ratedrats]

the best drum solo I've ever watch

[marcusandguitar]

so you didnt watch mike portnoy then... hee hee..!

jus kidding... but this solo sure is awesome..!!!!

[rockdrummer2408]

Very Very Nice work! Awesome job coordinating around the drum set and mixing everything in!

[TheOpenHanded]

open handed all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!

[N33dl3d]

he reminds me of god

[OfficialChannelOfHi]

This just convinced me to play open handed.

[WillHerndon]

holy bejeezus this guy is great

[STROHALMPENIS]

richtig gut !

[freakygirlofmusic]

das ist gut=)

patrick is cool!

jaja 28.4.2008(kika live war toll mit ihm=D)

[Savatage721]

He is a right-handed drummer!!!

[SonorPhonics]

Hey! Awesome drumming!

Does anyone know if this guy is right or left-handed? I'd really like to know.

[lordlors]

one thing is for sure. he is ambidextrous. that's what you achieve in open handed drumming with ride still on the right.

[SonorPhonics]

I wonder how it would turn out if I tried out mastering this as the regular right-handed drummer I am...

[lordlors]

if you do that, you will strengthen your left hand in drumming.

[SonorPhonics]

Well, that's pretty obvious:) Maybe this is a better way to put it:

How long would it take?

I'm just reflecting over the subject while sharing my thoughts with you :D

[SPVOLS]

1:40 is beast

[cesarmadaflower]

why does he have a 3 star rating?

this video its fucking amazing

[veritybarton]

DYNOFUCKINGMITE

[4slippy89]

i play open and with my right hand, mostly open

[bctinio]

is that a double bass drum?

[Skutieos7]

I play open handed...

[Geoffisaqueer]

that was absolutely fucking amazing.

[SPVOLS]

what kind of base and pedal are you using

[cesarmadaflower]

he was using a yamaha double pedal

[SPVOLS]

yea iv got a yamaha single peddle they kick ass... and his kit sounds amazing

[k90001234]

very nice. the kit sounds very good, well produced

[Omgffsmf]

Amazing groove, amazing solo. Loving it.

[Thedanceofeternity2]

good groove! another one monster of open handed is bob jarzombek...

[tetsuyanakaharan]

かっこえー！

[THEFARSEER2]

GOOD PHRASING!!!!!!

[Deltaskuid]

hi patrik hier spricht dein schüler^^

des war echt geil

[Edgarsk87031]

f***ing awesome!!!

[elpullao100]

el chamo toca despravamente hey lo felizito en verdad toca soy de venezuela

[rockninja7777]

those drumsticks look thin... like chopsticks. must have a nice jazzy feel then. I'm not a big fan of huge sticks though. =P

[SabianDude76]

Hey, if you're interested in a good pair of sticks, you should try a pair of Pro-Mark 747 Rock sticks or Pro-Mark 747B Super Rock.

I use those, and they are AMAZING!

[theadvertizer]

I considered getting pro marks actually, I got Vater instead. I love those, feel like air in your hand, with just a wonderful feel to them while playing. But I need some larger sticks for playing hard rock stuff. I'll definitely take Pro-Mark into consideration.

[SabianDude76]

Vaters are good sticks too! And you're right, they do feel really light on the hand.

[garat666]

perfect grooves!

[miketalbot4]

Very cool

[CheezeyWeezey]

Holy shit.

AMAZING groove.

AMAZING chops.

You have inspired me. I'm going to learn how to play open handed now.

[lonnmaj15]

nice open handed playing!