Sigh

[ericcoleman]

I was in a wistful mood yesterday. gundo posted about Toyboat practice, then we all went to Guitar Center and I was foolish enough to go back into the drum room. I am shopping for a djembe (probably next year), but there are other drums in that room.

I miss playing the drums. I miss playing in Toyboat. And I have had 4 surgeries on my hands, and I don't want any more.

Yeah ... sigh.

I want a Handsonic 10, which would at least let me simulate the sound of a drum kit, but they are pricey. I want more hand drums, since I can play hand drums.

Doesn't change that I would love to be able to put a pair of sticks in my hands and pound away.

Comments

[tlunquist.livejournal.com]

As a drummer, I suspect you don't have a lot of use for drum machines. But I will just throw out there that I supported a kickstarter for some guys making a spiffy toy called a Beat Buddy, and am expecting mine to show up sometime in the next month or so. It's a drum machine that is a guitar pedal.

http://mybeatbuddy.com/ (Feeling too lazy to embed the link)

Either you will believe it to be a total and complete abomination, or you will decide you want one.

(Heck - maybe both.)

[ericcoleman]

I've looked at them, they look kinda cool, but it doesn't help me in wanting to play the drums. I have lots of drum machines on my iPad.

[ericcoleman]

And it's $250 that I don't have. If I had that, I would spend the extra 200 and get the used Handsonic that is on Ebay right now.

[tlunquist.livejournal.com]

Understood. It's two separate problems, really - the problem of wanting to play drums vs. the problem of wanting drums played.