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The Amen break shares a lot with drum groove for "Cold Sweat", a James Brown song from 1967. Cold Sweat runs at 90-something BPM. A lot of early funk has a more spacious beat, while also retaining the mild syncopation.

Stop kissing ass.

Match grip. In order to get a good bounce from the snare drum, I like to pivot the stick between my thumb and index finger. To me it feels more natural than traditional grip.

Bro there isn't just one way to play the drums

@@sgeggbub1008 he’s just asking, settle down

@@Maodjrodnd would take a quick google

@@sgeggbub1008 this is google

What?! Really? That's actually really interesting (no sarcasm) because I thought it sounds awful! Perhaps snare tone, like beauty is in the ears of the "be-hearer"?

Yeah man this is gold!

wrong!

You should probably watch the video

This wasn’t explicitly stated in the video, but I personally think it makes or breaks 100% of the advice he gave. Practice everything you wanna do fast WAY slower first.

i mean, that's just vaguely true for like, every instrument.

Step 1: play slow break beat Step 2: play it faster

I understand what you are saying, but I’m sorry, your criticism is not helpful. The video serves its purpose of teaching and you can clearly hear what he is playing so what is the problem? I’m no expert but it looks like he has the finger technique to strike and push the stick with his other fingers and his fifers aren’t just flying out there so honestly your critique in its self sounds like just hating. I have a friend who is probably one of the most killing drummers out there and I remember him saying that technique is just technique which takes time and that every human’s anatomy is different and they will develop the technique that works best for them naturally. When he is shedding no one is gonna be like “sounds ok but he needs to work on his technique before I’ll like it”

Lol I never understood nylon tip guys

It doesn't matter how the fuck the drum sticks are , be serious and don't give a shit if the drum stick tip is with nylon

Cold…

There is a reason nylon tips exist, my guy.

@@Tsudkyk Yes, to distinguish between those drummers to be trusted and those not to be trusted.

can't win 'em all

Wow, I never thought of that. You're right, I'm not a master of the instrument and I don't know everything; therefore I don't know anything and am totally incapable of helping anyone learn. The fact that you felt the need to leave three separate comments says a lot more about you and your motivation than it does about me and mine. Sure, I'm working too hard. Sure, my technique is sloppy. I'm learning, and other people can learn with me. That's what I'm here for. Not to be insecure and competitive and put people down. To provide useful information for those who seek it.

@@johnnybdrums 3 comments? Where?

@@johnnybdrums the title of your video is how to play breakbeats fast . That implies that you believe you know how. And now you’re claiming you don’t know... which one is it? If you were naming this video honestly based on what you just said you should have named it something along the lines of “how to almost play something vaguely similar to breakbeat patterns if you only want to learn 2 bars and how to repeat them with bad technique”

@@johnnybdrums lol sorry… that was uncalled for.. I could not resist.

I learned a huge amount from this video. I don’t know why you don’t seem to have the ability or desire, as someone who is (ostensibly) a veteran musician, to help lift other musicians up, but - if you can bear to take advice from such a snotty neophyte as myself - in my experience, sharing the knowledge I do have with others has been infinitely more rewarding than tacking dismal little screeds onto the hard work of those who may not have yet been blessed with years of experience. Hope you can feel less lonely soon.