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How to get real cymbals when you’re poor

  • August 26, 2012
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The sort of thing you’re looking for. 2019 UPDATE: The economy has recovered substantially since I originally wrote this in 2012, so if you’re ready to spend a little more money on some great cymbals, […]

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Buy a turntable

  • December 29, 2011
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Go here. That’s mainly an instruction to myself, but I invite you to do it, too. My first Sony turntable from 1981 finally died once and for all in the mid-00’s, and like a big […]

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Putting together a jazz drum set

  • November 7, 2011
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The Gretsch Catalinas on my 2010 Europe tour. A good point in the comments of the How to be a jazz drummer post- the sound of your instrument is very important. If you’ve been playing […]

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Todd Bishop is a drummer, drum teacher, Origin recording artist, blogger(hey?), visual artist, and cymbal dealer living in Portland, Oregon.

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