Recent content by Fleabear

Okay people....long time member....1st time video poster. :) The disclaimer on this video...is that I haven't really played at all in the last 4 months. I've played a couple of tunes here and there when I've gone out to see friends bands play...but other than that....my set has been sitting...

Here's a couple of pics of my "secondary" set. I picked up the Techstar pads off of Ebay....with the stands.....at a great price. They were beat up...lots of scuffs and stick marks....and the heads were beat to hell. It's amazing what spray paint and a new drumhead did for these things.....23...

I recently bought some old Tama Techstar pads off of Ebay. Got a real good deal on them....$160 for 4 pads...along with 2 heavy duty Tama stands to mount them. They worked fine...but looked very "used"....not a problem since they're almost 25 yrs old. The pic below shows them...along with 4...

Okay people....I need some help. I can't find any good info on the Web....and since we have a lot of knowledgeable talent here.....I figured this was the best place to ask my question. I have an Alesis DM5 unit.....great unit....never had any issues. I've used it with my DDrum triggers...and...

Here are a few new pics of my setup...a little bit different than the ones I posted a while back. The Paiste Rude China is only there because I lent my buddy my Zildjian Z Custom 18'' China for some gigs. I'll also be adding some percussion stuff and 4 Alesis Trigger pads to the left of my...

Just wondering on other perspectives on muffling. When I first started...I muffled the hell out of everything. Bascially....my drums could've been cardboard boxes...cause that's what they sounded like....wet cardboard boxes! I still have some foam at the bottom of my bass drum (s) and use a...

Hey People, I'm new here....just signed up and posted on a few topics and posted a few pics today. The 2 sites listed below have a ton of pics of my gear for anyone interested. Yamaha and Zildjian. This seems to be a very cool site.....I'm glad I'm here! Take care, Fleabear...