K-60 Drum Key

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e. Chinas or splashes) in the sheet music, you'll have to substitute by playing either your crash 1 or crash 2 for those strokes. Other keys come with quirky features such as the Evans magnetic key which clings onto tension rods as you loosen them or the Wincent bottle opener drum key which arms you with arguably the two most important tools a drummer needs on a gig. The tip of the stick strikes the drum head, generally just off-center, and the shaft of the stick strikes the rim. In our sheet music, we use the Z symbol on the note stem to clearly indicate when you should use buzz strokes over diddles. However, sometimes it's important to reinforce to the reader that the hi-hat stroke needs to be played closed.Hit the crash cymbal on the bell, either with the tip of the stick or with the shoulder of the stick to produce a louder sound. It’s rare that something that doesn’t take a standard key needs adjusted at a show but for those times when something goes wrong, these multi tools have you prepared. Both Pearl and Meinl offer multi tool options that give you every tool you might suddenly find yourself needing when out on a gig. If something on your kit can’t be adjusted by a drum key then the likelihood is you’re not meant to touch it. When a modifier is to be applied to many (or all) of the cymbal strokes in a section, we use a "section modifier" to communicate that the entire section should be played a certain way.

In the graphic above, the "Buzz roll/Closed roll (written out)" shows all of the strokes written out in 16th-note notation (with buzzes). Make sure you also sign up for our newsletter to be kept up-to-date with all our latest offers, exclusive deals and MORE!

This perfectly balanced Drum Key allows for faster rod removal/replacement and extra leverage when required.

If you play with this cymbal setup, you'll need to play any crash 2 in the sheet music with your crash 1. Bass 2 is played either on a secondary bass drum or on the same bass drum with the slave pedal of a double bass drum pedal (see below). See the video example above for "Buzz roll/Closed roll" for an example of how to play a "buzz" stroke.Featuring a magnetic socket to facilitate a strong purchase on the tension rod and a long T bar for extra leverage on high-tension marching drums. Hybrid combinations where a drummer is using both acoustic drums and electronic drums are also becoming common.