Thanks for sharing Mr. Smith. Now through your demonstrations has brought much clearer understanding of Freddies System. Well done!

Snappy, would you upload new Drum Videos of you doing solo? Love your playing

Much appreciated, Snappy! I took a few lessons from Ian McDonald when I was in my 20’s but I’m not sure I was ready for “The System”. Now I’m 46 and coming off of two cervical fusion surgeries after a rough car accident. I didn’t have much feeling in my hands for the last two years. Now I have that back but the layoff left me atrophied and weak. I’m now 9 months out from the second surgery and in heavy physical therapy. Strength and feel are coming back strong. As I’ve begun working my way back to playing form I’ve been looking to Freddy through you and others to basically rebuild how I Approach the instrument for the second act of my playing career...for which I am eternally grateful. Thank you for going through the work of posting these lessons...they have been invaluable to my recovery. I hope you take FaceTime students! I would like to apply:)

I like your style of teaching. I own Bruce Becker's videos and they don't come close to being as in depth as yours. It's helpful to see why all the nitpicking is important when learning these techniques. Being able to see and understand how these individual elements combine and can be used practically, makes learning easier and enjoyable.

I love the demo with your hand in the shoe on the pedal! I think it demonstrates the idea perfectly! I'm going to go thru your "Couch Series" and try some of these ideas you shared. And I love your sign off............"Keep It Snappy"!!! Have a great Day!

I’m glad you’re showing us rudiments on a pad cuz Freddie never did any playing at all.

Great stuff Snappy! Could you expand on how you would adapt this technique to 16th-note bass drum figures? Thx a bunch!

@therealatebloomer

6 жыл бұрын

WorldDrummerStef Ha, Steve. Imagine me surfing around here and finding you. Hope things are well!

@WorldDrummerStef

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Kherson, Thanks for saying hello. Things are good on my end, thanks :) I hope all is well with you! If you're into learning more about the F. Gruber method, you should check out Neal Sausen - he's got some youtube clips as well. Best,

this is very interesting. you have a similar philosophy to pedal design as Jojo Mayer I think. His Sonor pedal looks a lot like your drawings and he describes it the same way. I will say that a tight spring tension and a heavy pedal can actually be really beneficial for playing fast loud single strokes as in double bass for metal or heavy rock. Constant release doesn't really work for those types of things because the sound isn't consistent or loud enough. Many drummer try to use a technique like this and sound horrible doing so. In a jazz or funk or fusion setting i'm sure this applies very well, but extremely loud, fast, consistent sounding double bass just doesn't work very well with light pedals, alternating motions, or fancy techniques unless you use triggers... which brings up its own set of problems, such as the extremely fake sound. Now, obviously not everyone plays like that (most people don't in fact) so don't get me wrong I think everything you say here has a purpose and is good information. Gruber constant release seems like a good system and is certainly beneficial in many settings. Its just that people always like to think that there is one universal technique and pedal setup that is perfect for every type of playing. Not true. It always depends on the application.

kinda interesting