How many of you also play percussion?

#61
Absolutely if we are including drum machines.
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#62
While I wouldn't consider my self a percussionist, I can play some drums/percussion. In fact, think drums is the 2nd instrument I'm best at, and if I were not a bassist I'd definitely be a drummer (and probably regret it for the rest of my life transporting the kit!)
 
#64
I don’t play any traditional percussion instrument, but I have a weird tendency to air drum to songs more than any other instrument. I also make beats with my hands or fingers a lot when I’m waiting around for something.
 
#65
When I first joined a steel pan / Calypso / Latin jazz group, I was handed a pair of basket shakers and began to figure out my (simple) parts on a couple traditional drum-only pieces.

To this day I usually keep an egg shaker or two in the kit bag, but rarely have the opportunity to break them out.
 
#66
Every band I join, I start out on bass then get moved to drums, for various reasons. Been using the same kit since 2006, but I've been through about 2006 basses in the last few years. I never have drum GAS.
 
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#67
I started on drums late in life having bought a Ludwig Downbeat Mod Orange set a few years ago. I can only play when nobody else is home. I tried damping with towels but still not quiet enough. As an alternative I practice hand percussion on my cat. Surprisingly he loves it and purrs loudly. He lets me practice as much as I want and my skills are improving a lot. Best cat I ever had.
 
#68
Oh yeah! As a bass player I`m more of a DB player, but love to play and practise the electric too. I got my first set of drums 34 years ago, started gigging on drums and percussion at 16 yrs old. Then I started studying drums and percussion in my 20`s and eventually became a full time professional, which ended in the beginng of my 30`s due to life stuff.

I consider myself beeing a set drummer first, but I do play various hand percussion instruments from around the world and some classical percussion too. I own a vibraphone and can play simple parts on it.

I feel that the double bass is a close relative to a set of drums in that physicality of everything, be that playing or the impact of the sound, floors shaking at best when producing that tone with your limbs and body. It`s more of a holistic body experience than with guitar instruments. I think that`s why I fell in love with it some 6 years ago when I decided to learn the bass a little deeper.

Absolutely, becoming a bassist has helped / forced me to understand the comping in a more holistic way. I quess I`m a bit picky when it comes to playing with drums / perc, as I hear my bass lines so strongly as a part of the overall groove, ie when I come up with a bass part it comes with ideas for drums / percussion integrated.

I also use my DB as a percussion instrument in free improvisation context, which I`ve been doing a lot during the last 6 years or so. Basically it`s a massive cajon with 4 strings on it. I can make it sound like a conga or djembe, or darbuka, or just about anything. I have a nice carved bass that is starting to look like a roadkill from all my endeavors, the one`s with the bow involved are the most brutal. As long as it`s structurally sound it`s all cool though, I consider the scratches beeing badges of honour.

A finnish comedian said once that playing drums is a bit like herpes, once you get it under your skin it never really goes away. I can relate to that :)
 
#72
I play drumkit well enough to do it for my coversong youtube videos, or to play a bit for the drummer to hear the kit at soundcheck. One time I started playing "when the levee breaks" and someone out in the venue said, "oh, YEAH!"
 
#74
While I don't play them much anymore, drums were my first love and I banged them for a dozen years before committing to bass. It has obviously helped build a solid timing, but knowing many patterns and the "language" of drums also saves a ton of time in communication.
In one of my bands the guitarist/singer is also a former drummer so we take turns explaining and/or showing our drummer (who's a drum teacher but not too stuck up) things he could play. That may be my favorite part of this project.
 
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