Thanks to the schedule "mush" of being on tour with The House Jacks, this episode comes later than expected. However, in return, it is gargantuan -- longer than the first two put together! So, yes, we hear your requests for longer episodes, and we aim to please. In this monster mega-ep, we:

...continue to build on the first beginners' pattern, with only one more episode's worth of fine-tuning left before we're done with this one

...dive deep deep deep into the realm of the kick drum, exploring myths and fixes, various methods of production, and ending with one very tasty tight sound, broken way down for your enjoyment and edification

...look into appropriate warmup techniques

...and receive a guest visit from someone markedly more famous than I.

See you again in June.

Wonderfully improved vodcast Wes. To anyone who hasn't subscribed yet, now is the time to do so. Good time for beginners to catch up, and good lesson on the kick drum variations.

Matthew,

Glad to hear it! Thanks for the feedback.

Be sure to send in your video clip, by the way! It'd be geat to have you make a guest appearance.

Wes

I enjoyed the breakdown of your kick drum. I love it when you break sounds down into their basic components...it gives me better ideas to explain to new VPs how to really make the sounds (and then if they like my explanation I can tell them to go support Wes). I personally like anything that helps improve variety (different basses, toms, cymbals, novelty, etc.)