Give me drummers or give me death!!

[hendrixintraining]

Where in the world have all the drummers gone? My band has been searching southern iowa for a long time. searching for a drummer who would be willing to play alt-punk but not wanting to change the band's sound or image too much. Have you ever had this problem? what did you do? or what should i do?

[zepp_rules]

i live in the Chicago area and have a similar problem. the only thing i could recommend is posting a classified ad in the newspaper and hope for the best.

[lalimacefolle]

Gosh, I've once thought about taking a bass or a drum set, I knew it would be easier to find a gig!!
There must be 12 guitarists for one rhythm section!

[Barreta_jetstream1]

a while back there was a poll in england done on all proficinal and semi-profecianl band and it said that over 50% of bassests used to be guitarist but switched due to the high guitarist/bassest ratio

[lalimacefolle]

that doesn't surprise me!!
When you play classical, you better choose alto rather than violin, because everyone has taken lessons of the latest!!

[Raskolnikov]

Drummers are scarce around here too.
Ones that don't suck anyway.

[Incidents Happen]

i think the reason is, is because when kids are around the age to wanting a drum-set ( 13-18 usually), the parents say 'drums are too loud', complaints, etc. thats my $.02 for what its worth.

[Psycho Amram]

well i started a band with a drummer so i did have that problem however i seems that every band must have one problem or another because we are bass-less and none is to be seen

[Incidents Happen]

bass-less you say? if you have 2 guitar players, have one o' you make the switch!

[Psycho Amram]

none of us wanna
and our song are for two guitars anyway

[nechako]

I relate to all that is said. My problem is my music is so @#$%^ing weird people look at me x eyed in the bands that ive been in( most bands I tried to fit in were conventional jazz/pop/rock-that wanted me to play exactly note for note from a score, a little entrapping after a while). Drum machines and computers are my new best friends, gifts from the creator; I still play with people but no longer rely on them for my sound, I do that myself; this is what makes technology so cool. One of the toys I like is the zoom 123 a cheap little drum machine that plays bass/drums it is my new best friend, besides the cat who is the harshest critique.