hi,

can anyone tell me how the fingers are used in fingerblast

Finger blasts are for pussies.


But anyways, you just use your fingers...to blast.

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Yeah, agreed... I think you take your thumb and index finger to hold the stick and your pinky and ring finger to move the stick up and down...

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hey thanks for that information.

i've started using it in my drumming and not on pussies.
it has improved the speed of my blasts.
but i find that you dont get much power in it.

but as you said, you can't get much power into them yet, hence why we (I) Say they are for pussies.

they are great for getting up into the 250+ blasts BUT you need lots of practice and to push down hard with your thumb to get any power in them.

I am actually looking at expanding my finger playing, mainly cause I want to start pushing my speed boundries, I use mainly wrists but have started using a bit of finger in my playing!

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exactly

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Tommorow my drummer is getting black Axis Longboards!!!! It's gonna fucking rule... Just thought i'd share that hahaha

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black longboards make me orgasm.

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Untill the paint starts chipping off...

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I recently saw I monarch drum video by derek roddy.
it's amazing what he does with his feet.
he's playing 4/4 on the top and at the same time
playing 2's with one foot and 3's with the other.

The way they finish it, it shouldn't start chipping, that's what I hear anyway....

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You should try that out, it's actually not too hard to do if you're decent on drums. A good way to impress people.

I've seen some pictures with the paint chipping off.

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I heard the paint can wear off if you play in Barefeet (from the sweat and the friction of your feet) but I have never heard of it CHIPPING off.


but never mind

and yes the I, Monarch Intro is awesome

the actually pattern is between the kicks and the hi hats, with your right foot, you go Kick, Hi hat, Kick Hi hat etc.

left foot: Kick, Hi hat Hi Hat, Kick, Hihat Hi hat etc.

bloody cool trick!

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Well I just saw it in person, and I seriously doubt it's going to chip off...

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Maybe not chip, but wear off. I've seen pictures of the black longboards with some silver spots. When I come across another picture, i'll post it up.

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if darth vader played drums, those would be his pedals, im suprised to hear they are painted, i forget the word but i thought they would put the color into the metal, kind of like galvanization where they stain the parts when they are cast

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bingo

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sexy

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back to maintopic...
I'd like to help but i am from germany and dont know the right translation for the word "fingerblast"
So, can anybody explain to me , what its about?

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okay it is when you use your fingers to press the stick down for a hit, rather than your wrists


it is good for getting high speeds, the problem is that it is a LOT quieter than using your wrists, so you need a lot of practice to get what you are doing LOUD enough to be heard over the rest of your playing.

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ah, now im understanding... thank you...

actually i tried it once but just stopped because of the problem you were talking about.

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yeah I am kinda using my fingers more, but I still use 75% wrist so all my strokes are loud, but I am starting to use my fingers a bit.

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I dont really know what to do because, it is first ore fun to play with your wrist (in my opinion) and second it is harder to learn to play that way... ive not so much time...^^

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hahaha yeah

but it can't hurtr to try out new tricks can it?

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yes, of course i cant!!!

so, do you play with the pull - push down technique???

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learning that one as well

I am trying to incoperate into my Slayer Style beats as a way of saving energy and making them faster!!

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does anyone know the link to tim waterson's video where he explains the push pull blast

dont know... is that the guy with the long curls?
I only know that guy showing it... i guess his name is "Chris Adler"...

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its on Youtube

justy search for 'push pull' or 'tim waterson'

hes got a load of helpfull vids on youtube.

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ah, i see...
and you are right, these vids are great!

but are you using this technique in normal playing?

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erm I actually find it is REALLY good for doing Slayer Style Beats, you can let your right hand go into it and it keeps good time!

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allright ill try it... thx!!!

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