ATTN: Drummers

[dorian gray]

Yeah, so now that I have a garage for the first time in my life, I can actually do fun stuff like play drums/store dead bodies. What I was wonderin was if the drum majorettes here could give me some advice as to whether it's feasible for a 32 year old to start playing drums. Considering I already have musical aptitude (played bass and still noodle around on guitar occasionally), would it take me along time to become proficient to the point where I don't sound like a retard? That's probably impossible to answer so maybe it'd be easier if I posed it like this:

A) Forget it. Drums are impossibly hard to learn and in five years, you'll still suck
B) Do it. It's not that hard to get to a point where it's not frustrating

 

[einride]

check out my message to you: if susan boyle can do it then so can you

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Yea, just go for it. If you have the space/time/money then your set. Your skills and improvement are dependent on how much time you can commit.

 

[dorian gray]

thanks!
Any thoughts on a starter kit?

 

[Reign in Acai]

Jonathan, let me be brutally clear with you. Your withered, frail, antiquated physiognomy simply does not have the energy to beat down on skins, as would a young 29 yr old in their prime. Why did you have to wait so long?!?!

 

[einride]

i started playing about 3 years ago but only really got started like 6 months or so ago and now i'm pretty good, well i'm not good but i can play fast as hell

 

[~Neurotica]

I wanna marry this guy (after I marry Edward Norton and Nemtheanga)

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7LMCzfeftg&feature=channel_page[/ame]

 

[cthulufhtagn]

i predict failure

 

[dorian gray]

lol

 

[dorian gray]

I wanna marry this guy (after I marry Edward Norton and Nemtheanga)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7LMCzfeftg&feature=channel_page

Is this Erik?

 

[~Neurotica]

 

[einride]

Is this Erik?

i totally have longer hair than that dude

 

[~Neurotica]

You just broke my hopes.

 

[Krilons Resa]

i envy you fucker....someday!!!

 

[Ellestin]

Yeah, so now that I have a garage for the first time in my life, I can actually do fun stuff like play drums/store dead bodies.

can't you rather store drums and play dead bodies?

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

drums are fucking fun.

 

[Krilons Resa]

from what i hear, its not THAT hard to get decent at drumming but it is VERY hard to be very good. So, don;t expect to be the next Dennis Chambers or anything.

That's the one instrument I have always pined to play but never had anywhere to do it. Fantastic drumming/rhythm section is a fucking prerequisite for me to highly enjoy anything.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

well yeah. To be good, you gotta practice alot. But to just play drums and have some fun. It's pretty easy

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

It's silly to quantify "talent" and whatnot in this manner really I suppose. It is not extremely difficult to become fairly competent with playing drums, however this is still quite different from being "good" at playing them.

 

[lurch70]

dorian, did you buy the knife yet? ... or the HT Speakers?