Bringing you own gear/drums on gigs *MERGED*

[bugoy]

i left a ride once sa event na kami lang ang tumugtog, B8 lang naman ayaw aminin nung may ari ng sound system na nasa kanila eh wala naman ibang banda dun at walang ibang may alam sa banda dahil matatanda at mga chicks ang tao sa event.

ikakabit ko kasi sana yung ride ko, nilabas ko sa case ng cymbal bag ko, nang makita ko na K na ride yung nakakabit hindi ko na tinuloy pag kabit. pag uwi ko sa bahay saka ko lang na realize na wala dun sa cymbal bag ko yung ride. naalala ko nilabas ko nga pala pero hindi ko tinuloy pag kabit tinawagan ko sound system wala daw sa kanila hehehe

[gss]

i left a ride once sa event na kami lang ang tumugtog, B8 lang naman ayaw aminin nung may ari ng sound system na nasa kanila eh wala naman ibang banda dun at walang ibang may alam sa banda dahil matatanda at mga chicks ang tao sa event.

ikakabit ko kasi sana yung ride ko, nilabas ko sa case ng cymbal bag ko, nang makita ko na K na ride yung nakakabit hindi ko na tinuloy pag kabit. pag uwi ko sa bahay saka ko lang na realize na wala dun sa cymbal bag ko yung ride. naalala ko nilabas ko nga pala pero hindi ko tinuloy pag kabit tinawagan ko sound system wala daw sa kanila hehehe

nakow, baka naiwan sa venue? depende din pala sa grupong nag-aayos...merong iba na hahayaan ka nalang mag-ayos mag-isa ng gamit gaya nung pagpalit ng cymbals...meron din naman tutulungan ka pa...either way, we need to check our gear pagkatapos ng set, parang roll call ika nga...sir baka nadistract ka sa mga chicks? 

[bugoy]

nakow, baka naiwan sa venue? depende din pala sa grupong nag-aayos...merong iba na hahayaan ka nalang mag-ayos mag-isa ng gamit gaya nung pagpalit ng cymbals...meron din naman tutulungan ka pa...either way, we need to check our gear pagkatapos ng set, parang roll call ika nga...sir baka nadistract ka sa mga chicks? 

sobrang sigurado ako nito na nilabas ko yung ride ko nung gabing yun at alam ko nga na hindi ko naibalik sa cymbal case ko, andon lang siya sa tabi ng floor tom. medyo nalasing ako nito at na distract nga sa malalaking O.O. hahaha

[drummer10630]

I know many venues have "house drums", but I was wondering if there is any problem bringing my complete drumset to a gig, and using it, instead of the worn out house kit? I can imagine the sound man might have objections, as to added set change time, and having to re-EQ, but do club owners allow one to use their own complete kit? Sorry if this has been asked previously, but I couldn't find the thread...

[peeves24]

it made me realize that most of the bars here in manila are on the 2nd floor with no elevators - so for me, no i wont bring my own drums unless i have friends who can help me carry them up and down the bar.

im sure the owners wont mind as long as there is space. you will get nasty looks and some heckling from other bands from taking too long to setup and pushing them back from their slot.

[gandydancer123]

another issue would be, some groups would take advantage and borrow stuff from you..even the whole kit..tapos pag medyo nag  "no" ka...maaangasan at magkainisan pa..remember yung culture natin na masyadong pinapansin at pinapakeelaman ang buhay ng mya buhay..hehe

its cool though! respect to you sa effort and giving the chance for the audience to experience good drums..and super fun at satisfying na pumalo using your own kickazz kit!

[musicianurse28]

"remember yung culture natin na masyadong pinapansin at pinapakeelaman ang buhay ng mya buhay..hehe"

+1 to this! Tsk tsk tsk

Anyway, tama si sir Peeves, unless may tutulong magbuhat ng kit bakit hindi di ba? Mahirap yung sasalang ka agad sa palo pagkatapos magbuhat at magsetup. Parang nangangalay mga braso mo at namamanhid pag pumapalo. Naexperience ko na itong magbuhat at magsetup mag isa, buti na lang may 6 hours left pa bago ang tugtog, kaya naman napahinga ko pa mga braso ko. Yun nga lang nung rehearsal din niyan, medyo hirap talaga ko. From then on, pag kailangan ko talaga dalin yung kit ko nagha-hire ako ng tao. Maganda kung kakilala, busugin mo lang okay na sila. Pero syempre kahit pano bigyan mo pa rin para sa susunod sasamahan ka pa rin.

Tsaka tama din si sir Gandydancer, pag natipuhan ng ibang drummer yung kit mo, baka manghiram pa sila. Pag di napag-bigyan dahil hindi naman sa madamot kundi maingat ka lang talaga, ikaw pa masama. Mahirap na masiraan ng gamit sa drums kahit na maliit na bagay lang yan. Investment naten yan eh!

[gandydancer123]

hahaha, alam ko alam din ni incx tong nega culture na ganito,

lalo pag nagdala ka ng magandang amp or yung boutique board mo, madalas ,kaingitan, at sabihan kang mayabang, tapos worse is yung maninira pa ng gamit.."just because naangasan sila sa iyo" or yung pinakanakakasar "mayaman naman yan wala naman sa kanya kung nakawin ko yung George L's patch cables nya"
kahit na nageenjoy ka lang at sinusulit mo mga pinaghirapan mong gear..

pero to TS, just do it, enjoyin mo yung drumming experience..wala na ngang financial return ang pagtutgtog, tapos iprevent pa natin sarili natin ienjoy yung gear natin sa actual tugtugan..go lang! Im sure mas lamang yung happiness sa pagtugtog kesa sa mga negative vibes..

[inigo]

For me it's worth it if I'm doing at least a 2-set thing (hindi yung 10-band prod stuff and the likes) and if the drums are real bad, as in kung matino pa ang tunog ng lamesa.

The sound man should have no objections if he sees that hindi ka ignorante sa house sound system stuff. Pero it's better to ask in advance, i.e., before you bring your drums in or even before planning on bringing your drums in (days in advance).

[IncX]

*sigh* when you play original music, you end up playing gigs with 10 other bands usually, 5 other bands if you are lucky, and 20 other bands if you are a noob with no clue.

set-up time then soundcheck is hell ... and for what? 10 songs if you are doing an EP launch, 4 songs usually, and 3 songs if you are a noob.

[skunkyfunk]

During one of the local jazz fests in the country some 8 or 9 years ago, I saw Koko Bermejo lug one whole Yamaha drum kit with him, tried to set things up backstage thinking that when it is their turn to play (IIRC, with Johnny Alegre, and as the backup band for Oranian Coltrane, son of John Coltrane), he can simply put it together and ask the PA dudes to mike it in.  Lo and behold, di siya pinayagan.

[bugoy]

pabor sa may ari ng bar yan hindi malalaspag drums nila

[michael.astigin]

ako, set of 4 pieces cymbals
consisting of hats, crash and ride

4-5 sets of drum sticks

cymbal sleeves and felts

hi hat clutch

at malupet na face towel!

[whapak19]

I do agree mga boss. Kung may madadala ka naman e bakit hindi? 1st - sticks, 2nd - snare, 3rd - pedals, 4th - cymbals. Ang hirap lang kapag walang sariling ride. Kawawa tayo compared sa mga kabanda natin. Lalo na sa bokalista. Wahahahaha! 

[Ralph_Petrucci]

Yung mga pro gigging drummer na kakilala ko, dala halos lahat. Snare, Cymbals, Pedal, Stands, Sticks. Minsan nagdadala pa ng toms. well, I see their point naman kasi very unreliable na ang stock equipment sa mga Bars ngayon. and siguro, dagdag dito they want to sound as consistent as possible.

[kevzkie024]

Para hindi hassle, Piccolo type of snare nalang ang dinadala ko. Kahit papano gagaan ang dalahin lalo na kapag commute lang. Hehehe.

[yekoz]

13hats, 15crash, 19crash/ride, sticks, piccolo and lots of o'ring.

[IncX]

i just want to share this clip, i know some of you might have seen it.

everything there is mine, except for the PA and monitors. we carried, set it all up, sound checked, and broke it down all by ourselves - mostly by me, because for some reason, people are always busy with something that does not involve setting up. but our drummer there was awesome, since he did most of the drum set-up when it was there onstage.

the kit was a bass drum, a tome, a snare, a floor tom ... and i think theres about 3 cymbals apart from the ride and the hi-hat

it was hard, especially since it was in the mall, so we had to go all around the mall just to bring it to that little thing they call a "stage" ... i am just glad that at least SM lent us some carts.

we spent 10 hours in the mall, played 10 songs - 2 songs per segment of the cosplay fest ... and we got paid 4k pesos for everything lol

some people would say its a crappy gig with bad sound, but ... its kinda actually the best we ever had, where we could hear everything, and got the sound we wanted off our guitars. i would want to agree but considering my past experiences, i think it is the best gig i ever played.

after the gig, one of the guitar players left. i guess it was too hard work for such little pay-off.

[harugrugrug]

Nice! Alam mo bro ako din,for my own comfort I would rather go early and setup for my optimal playing rather than nag titiis dahil rockstar ang ako attitude.
Kudos for you sir!
May mga Tao lang talaga na di maintindihan na part yan ng pagiging musiko,ang magbuhat. At mag improvise ng mga gambit at magdala ng sariling gear.
I always bring my cymbals with felts at clutch,Minoan May kasama na snare or pedal,maybe both,depends on the bar.

[Ralph_Petrucci]

Allen of Silent Sanctuary, pag nagtogs, bassdrum lang at cymbal stand lang ang ginagamit niya sa house. may dala siyang toms, snare, hardware, cymbals. gusto tlaga niya consistent sounding siguro.

Dati ganun din ako eh, truckloads of drum gear per gig, then I realized, nakakapagod din magbitbit ng gamit at mahirap masanay na laging complicated ang set up mo. kaya ngayon, cymbals at snare nalang ang dala ko hahahaha

[cradleoflife212121]

Ako. I bring my own cymbals except sa (hihat at ride), sticks, pedals, stands and attachments, pamunas at bottled water. Ipon pa ako para sa snare drum. Hehehe.

[dreddurius]

Dati nung sumasali pa kami sa prods eh snare/ride/hats/splash. Just enough to get my playing across the mix.

[pmack]

Ako madalas after coming home from  gig lagi kong iniisip na may naiwan ako. Thankfully laging maling akala lang. Ang naexperience ko lang na maiwan ay cymbal sleeves with felts and some generic stick, which nakuha ko rin naman. Pag nasa gig, especially pag konti lang banda, make it a point na kausapin at maging mabait sa techs. Hehehe. It goes a long way.
 

[harugrugrug]

Ako madalas after coming home from  gig lagi kong iniisip na may naiwan ako. Thankfully laging maling akala lang. Ang naexperience ko lang na maiwan ay cymbal sleeves with felts and some generic stick, which nakuha ko rin naman. Pag nasa gig, especially pag konti lang banda, make it a point na kausapin at maging mabait sa techs. Hehehe. It goes a long way.

Yup, techs would help you a lot if you are nice to them.

[musicianurse28]

Masarap syempre magdala ng own gears sa bawat gig na tutugtugan naten. Mahirap lang yung may manghihiram, tas hindi mo papahiramin dahil hindi mo naman kilala at anong klaseng tao baka mabasagan ka pa ng Cymbals, tas siya pa galit, ikaw pa masamang tao at hindi marunong makaintindi.