snare angled away w/ matched grip,anyone..?

[Quadricept]

Anyone else here angle their snare away from them like Steve Smith for example?
I seem to be the only matched grip player in my area who does this. Just
curious. It seems to give me a more satisfying whip motion and a good crack,
especially rim shots.The ghost notes also seem to come with less effort and
more control.
Share.
T
***
"Yo, play faster" -Thomas Hannum
"underwater fight scenes are the drum solos of movies" -Servo

[bjacoby@users.iwaynet.net]

Quadricept <quadricept@aol.comnocrap> wrote:
> Anyone else here angle their snare away from them like Steve Smith for example?
> I seem to be the only matched grip player in my area who does this. Just
> curious. It seems to give me a more satisfying whip motion and a good crack,
> especially rim shots.The ghost notes also seem to come with less effort and
> more control.

Sure me! I've ALWAYS tilted my snare that way. Of course I come from
"old school" where everyone 1. Played trad 2. Sat high 3. Tilted
snare away. These days I only play trad for certain kinds of music
and don't sit high anymore, but the snare is still tilted the
old school way and it works just as great for matched as it used
to in the old days for trad. It has all the advantages you mention.
I really don't understand the thinking behind the tilt up snare thing.
Sometimes when I have to play someone else's kit they've got that
rising snare and it drives me nuts. Usually I give up and grab
the snare and stand and rotate the whole business 180 degrees.
Puts the throw-off on the back side, but at least you can play
the thing.

Benj

--
SPAM-Guard! Remove .users (if present) to email me!

[Anthony Giampa]

I played like that for several months when I was first starting out
(experimenting you know... Ok, it was really because of Buddy Rich) and it
helped me develop rim shot aim ability.

--

--
Anthony Giampa; Imperiai2@cox.net
"Pity makes me strong." -- Conan O'Brien


"Quadricept" <quadricept@aol.comnocrap> wrote in message
news:20030817214959.05361.00000149@mb-m16.aol.com...
> Anyone else here angle their snare away from them like Steve Smith for
example?
> I seem to be the only matched grip player in my area who does this. Just
> curious. It seems to give me a more satisfying whip motion and a good
crack,
> especially rim shots.The ghost notes also seem to come with less effort
and
> more control.
> Share.
> T
> ***
> "Yo, play faster" -Thomas Hannum
> "underwater fight scenes are the drum solos of movies" -Servo
>

[George Lawrence]

I do. I play mostly traditional though. There is a little bit of an
adjustment when switiching to matched. I have to hold my wrist a little
higher.

--
George Lawrence
George's Drum Shop
1351 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road #21
Copley, Ohio 44321
http://www.GeorgesDrumShop.com
http://www.Drumguru.com
330 670 0800
toll free 866 970 0800

"If thine enemy wrong thee,
buy each of his children a drum."
-Chinese proverb




"Quadricept" <quadricept@aol.comnocrap> wrote in message
news:20030817214959.05361.00000149@mb-m16.aol.com...
> Anyone else here angle their snare away from them like Steve Smith for
example?
> I seem to be the only matched grip player in my area who does this. Just
> curious. It seems to give me a more satisfying whip motion and a good
crack,
> especially rim shots.The ghost notes also seem to come with less effort
and
> more control.
> Share.
> T
> ***
> "Yo, play faster" -Thomas Hannum
> "underwater fight scenes are the drum solos of movies" -Servo
>

[BKO]

I do, but I play trad.

BKO

"Quadricept" <quadricept@aol.comnocrap> wrote in message
news:20030817214959.05361.00000149@mb-m16.aol.com...
> Anyone else here angle their snare away from them like Steve Smith for
example?
> I seem to be the only matched grip player in my area who does this. Just
> curious. It seems to give me a more satisfying whip motion and a good
crack,
> especially rim shots.The ghost notes also seem to come with less effort
and
> more control.
> Share.
> T
> ***
> "Yo, play faster" -Thomas Hannum
> "underwater fight scenes are the drum solos of movies" -Servo
>

[Andreas Moser]

BKO wrote:

> I do, but I play trad.

Me too but what about the toms? seems to me it's better to have the snare at
least flat so you don't end up with a 'valley' with opposite angled drums,
like in the old days when they didn;t have proper tom mounts! Sure that must
be awkward...

Andreas

[BKO]

I see your point. I don't actually tilt any of my drums very much so there
really isn't a big 'valley' with which to deal. I keep everything low and
close. I'm not a very 'showy' drummer :)

BKO

"Andreas Moser" <spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3F40E6BB.155B28D0@hotmail.com...
> BKO wrote:
>
> > I do, but I play trad.
>
> Me too but what about the toms? seems to me it's better to have the snare
at
> least flat so you don't end up with a 'valley' with opposite angled drums,
> like in the old days when they didn;t have proper tom mounts! Sure that
must
> be awkward...
>
> Andreas
>
>
>

[kyrre laastad]

> Me too but what about the toms? seems to me it's better to have the snare
at
> least flat so you don't end up with a 'valley' with opposite angled drums,
> like in the old days when they didn;t have proper tom mounts! Sure that
must
> be awkward...

not if you don`t have the tom much higher than the snare. if you have them
at about the same height or _the_ same height as a snare tilted forward
that`s no problem at all.

i tilt my snare slightly forward, by the way.

-k

[Michael R. Newman]

I do , but just slightly.

I play a few things traditional grip. If I have time I
often put a little more tilt on the snare for those tunes.

Then back to a slight tilt away for matched grip stuff.
MN