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« Reply #20 on: March 25, 2003, 08:53 PM » |
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I play barefoot
i play in my socks...  what do you guys expect to do at gigs?  or do you have gigs? |
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« Reply #21 on: March 26, 2003, 12:10 AM » |
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what do you guys expect to do at gigs? (Even though you didn't single me out, I did post earlier in the thread that I play barefoot or with socks.) I would take off my shoes before playing to achieve this method. One man's meat is another man's poison.  or do you have gigs? I don't, currently. What difference would that make? |
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I'm not a particularly slow player, yet I don't play fast. I play half-fast.
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« Reply #22 on: March 26, 2003, 12:35 AM » |
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I use my Nike Airs. My right one looks like a skunk though. It has a black stripe on the toe portion from the bottom of the beater rubbing on it.
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« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2003, 02:40 PM » |
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When I play, I usually prefer to wear no shoes.
When I do wear shoes, though, I prefer skater shoes. (Ettnies, Vans, Airwalks...currently, I'm wearing Ettnies) because they are more comfortable than any shoes I've ever owned. I used to wear Nikes and Reeboks until my first pair of Airwalks.
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« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2003, 04:43 PM » |
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i usually style in my Converse Chuck Taylor's. But if i'm really in the mood, i'll play sock-footed. I like to feel the pedals, too.
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« Reply #25 on: March 26, 2003, 08:46 PM » |
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thas right baby, chuck taylors! |
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« Reply #26 on: March 27, 2003, 08:22 AM » |
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I used to never give a hoot what I was wearing on my feet but know I have been finding that I like shoes with a sharp right angle on the toe, basically dress shoes or hiking boots. Sneakers have a big radius by the toe and I'll tell you this makes it tough when using my giant steps pedals. They have toe stops and I'm starting to rely on them for control and my technique. With a large radius on the toe it makes it hard for my foot to stay in one position (they want to slide over the top of it).
A Toe stop on your foot pedal is very different than a footboard without them. I think I like them.
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« Reply #27 on: March 28, 2003, 01:15 PM » |
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Vans all the way baby!!!
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« Reply #28 on: March 28, 2003, 03:57 PM » |
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Worn-out Vans slip-ons. I usually have three pairs 'in rotation': 1 - new pair (i.e. my size 13 duckfeet haven't split them open on the side yet) 2 - drumset pair (well-worn in, canvas split where foot meets toe - where shoes 'bend' when you step) 3 - carwashing pair (whenever a 'new' pair becomes a 'drumset' pair, I pitch the current carwash ones and rotate everything down the list a step) Incidentally, what felix said is annoyingly correct - the rounded front (especially on a broken in pair) of tennis-style shoes creeps over the toestop on BD pedals  I'm working on technique and hoping it will overcome that problem. |
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« Reply #29 on: March 31, 2003, 05:16 PM » |
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I use loose fitting casual work shoes, i think they're great
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« Reply #30 on: April 02, 2003, 11:26 PM » |
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I have a friend who wears bowling shoes when playing. he plays in a jazz/fusion group, and doesn't have to absolutely kill the kit. so to speak. I tried a pair myself, but found that they are a little too lightweight for my kind of playing (I play in a 10 piece horn band and I can tell you, it wails). I actually need the extra weight from the shoes, so I got a pair of Hush Puppies. They are still lightweight, but not so light that I lose any power, and I have total control over the DW Delta 5000 pedals.
YMMV.
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« Reply #31 on: April 08, 2003, 09:12 PM » |
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I usually wear Berkenstocks when I play, I mean I wear them alll the time anyway, but they're good for drumming cause they're light enough that I can do stuff with my pedals that I wouldnt be able to with a heavy shoe, and also heavy enough that I don't feel like I lose control. I find that I don't like playing barefoot, though I do anyway when I'm too lazy to find shoes...
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« Reply #32 on: April 12, 2003, 12:32 AM » |
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i haven't tried it but i know neil peart wears dancing shoes when he play - makes it slippery on the bass pedal. since i don't want to laughed out of the drum parlor, i chose to endure with an old pair of air pegasus.
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« Reply #33 on: April 13, 2003, 08:13 PM » |
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...since i don't want to laughed out of the drum parlor Screw 'em -- play in a pink tutu if you're so inclined. Seriously -- this is like laughing at a guitar player who has a pink or purple guitar pick with little grippy things in it. Get those dancing shoes and wail with 'em. Laugh back (at whoever would laugh at you) for their ignorant laughter -- or, better yet, feel sorry for them and hope that they may see differently one day. |
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I'm not a particularly slow player, yet I don't play fast. I play half-fast.
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« Reply #34 on: April 14, 2003, 07:32 AM » |
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The ones that are on my feet at the time.
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« Reply #35 on: April 25, 2003, 07:35 PM » |
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i usually style in my Converse Chuck Taylor's. Chuck Taylor's are the shoes of choice for many drummers, especially those of us old enough to remember when they were cool the first time. =) There's a killer jazz drummer here in Phoenix who's rigged his black CCT's so he can wear them at casuals, formals, wherever. He dyed them black and put a velcro lip over the top of the shoe laces. He played one hoighty toighty jazz gig that went to DVD. I think I'm the only one who ever notices he's wearing 30-year-old basketballl shoes with his rented tux! Only downside to those things is they only come in whole sizes (no halves). It's really hard to find some that fit both snug and comfy. |
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« Reply #36 on: April 26, 2003, 11:11 AM » |
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Has anyone tried the Dave Weckl brand drumset shoes? My tutor showed me a pair he had, but I of course wasn't able to try them out. They looked like redesigned golf shoes! haha.
So has anyone tried them out? If so, what'd you think of them?
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« Reply #37 on: April 26, 2003, 08:32 PM » |
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Converse Chuck Taylors in classic natural canvas color!
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« Reply #38 on: April 27, 2003, 02:40 AM » |
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"Lived in" Johnny Reb motorcycle boots. Great for kick with raised heel and worn smooth plate.
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« Reply #39 on: June 27, 2003, 10:42 PM » |
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Has anyone tried the Dave Weckl brand drumset shoes?
No sh*t? Cool. I wonder if he makes em' in a pink pump! Excerpts from another thread re:drumming and footwear: « Reply #24 on: January 16, 2003, 04:40:44 PM » Re: barefoot? I've had to literally kick off my heels a couple of times on the spur of the moment, and all I can say about that is OUCH! You're asking for injury. Pantyhose are like banana peels! Yes, bateradrums, aqua socks rock. I recommend the Nike brand because they're way heavy duty and thick bottomed, yet flexible. I've used em' in the sea to protect me from stepping on sharp objects like rock, glass, sea urchin spines, sting rays and poisonous stone fish as well as while drumming! They sure look funny on stage with land attire, though. I love hiking boots, but they're too heavy to drum in. I'm all about tennis shoes. I don't care what kind. |
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