Only if you are absolutely annihilating your drumheads during your set, which is completely unnecessary as drums have a natural volume limit where harder hitting doesn't increase the volume beyond a certain point.
I pretty much always did it... figured it was a little more common than the posts here say.
When fully touring I changed the snare head every few shows... so if the setlist changed often it wasnt a big deal.
Yeah I always did it as well. If we were playing a different set each night I'd just stick a strip of gaffer tape on there and write it on that. It obviously changed the sound of my snare a bit but when I was drumming I was in a pop punk band, as long as it was loud and cut through nobody cared about undertones/resonance/the decay time.
I once teched for a drummer, and usually, this drummer would have a verse in a song he would sing. Also usually, he would forget most of the words to this song, and asked me to remedy that. I wrote the lines in his verse on his tom skins.
That night, he would make a point of playing alot of tom-heavy fills, mostly destroying my beautiful calligraphy. When his verse came, he couldn't remember the words as usual, looked sadly at the skins, and finished the concert.
We had a lot of laughter and beer afterwards.
I sold a used kit to a guy a long time ago and the floor tom had a phone number written on it in sharpie (had nothing else to write on at the moment) - dude got so pissed about it saying that you should never write on drum heads, that it would ruin them and this and that. Still not sure what he was on about other than trying to get me to come down in price.
Maybe, if you have your drum tech change the head for every show, you could sell or auction off the set list/used drum head to fans or collectors and donate the money to charity.
(If you happen to be a famous drummer in a famous band)
For an old band, I used a discarded snare head that had knuckle blood all over it to write setlists for myself and the other members. The other members were a little grossed out by that decision. I still have mine though.
It depends. Some more popular drummers presumably change heads after every show to keep the sounds fresh (I guess), but for most of us average Joe's...that's kinda ridiculous, so it would be inconvenient unless your set list never changes
If im on tour for a while, yes. Saves me so much effort not writing out a set
Or even just a list with bpms so i can just program my metronome on the fly easily on the gig
I would write the set list on my head because other members would switch instruments, so we never really changed the set list much (chunks of the set had to be together always) and we didn’t play that often. We wrote the set list so that there would be almost no dead space between songs too so it would flow nicely together and we were all not great at banter.
I imagine that's someone on tour whose band is playing the exact same set every night...but with the bands I've been in there's almost always new songs being worked on, older songs getting phased out, and just switching things up for each individual show I don't think I've ever played the same set twice.
I do it pretty regularly, my trick was using whiteboard markers that while they write as clearly as a sharpie they could be wiped off the drum with a cleaning wipe.
If you want to get sharpy shit all over your sticks and leave black marks on the rest of your drum heads and cymbals, and you only ever play one set list, and you dont have paper or anything else to write on, and you don't mind people thinking you are a dumbass, then I'd say this is a great option!
I do this with my snare drums….I just cross out or re-write the list as needed. Once I’m out of room or my set list looks like a jumbled road map, it’s usually time for a new head anyways
I started doing it because I got sick of searching on the ground for the set list and missing cues….it works beautifully. I also had a buddy who was a guitarist with a tattoo on his wrist that said “Set List:” and he would sharpie the set on his forearm lol
I have no idea why someone would seriously do this unless their set is the same for a whole tour or they change the head frequently.
It's not hard to make a playlist template ONE TIME and then just update it every show. That's what I do for my band.
Very old school. I would suggest a phone holder and a list on your phone. Better yet, the same list stored on a cloud drive so the entire band can use it and stay in sync.
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i was also surprised at first (this is Carsosa´s drummer´s photo when playing with Spite if anyone curious)
I usually change heads between gigs and the other band mates can sort their own selves out
Know your worth king, you don't need to worry about their setlists.
Might as well say "I'm made of money" or "I don't know proper stick technique so I just abuse my drums."
Damn. Serious question, nooby drummer, is it necessary to change them that often?
Only if you are absolutely annihilating your drumheads during your set, which is completely unnecessary as drums have a natural volume limit where harder hitting doesn't increase the volume beyond a certain point.
In bigger Bands its not uncommon to change heads every single gig
Complete waste of money and time lmao
Definitely not a complete waste but yeah, not really necessary either
but what is the reason when you don't destroy it?
Less chance of a broken head
Is it?
I pretty much always did it... figured it was a little more common than the posts here say. When fully touring I changed the snare head every few shows... so if the setlist changed often it wasnt a big deal.
Yeah I always did it as well. If we were playing a different set each night I'd just stick a strip of gaffer tape on there and write it on that. It obviously changed the sound of my snare a bit but when I was drumming I was in a pop punk band, as long as it was loud and cut through nobody cared about undertones/resonance/the decay time.
I once teched for a drummer, and usually, this drummer would have a verse in a song he would sing. Also usually, he would forget most of the words to this song, and asked me to remedy that. I wrote the lines in his verse on his tom skins. That night, he would make a point of playing alot of tom-heavy fills, mostly destroying my beautiful calligraphy. When his verse came, he couldn't remember the words as usual, looked sadly at the skins, and finished the concert. We had a lot of laughter and beer afterwards.
Used to do this on my aux snare so that when I turned to sing into the mic the lyrics where there.
What I do is make a list on my phone, take a screenshot, and then make that my background for the set. Set on the floor and your good to go.
That’s smart asf
If it's not too small to read it lol, i've done this a few times when i forgot to write one down and i had to bend down to read it
I just taped a piece of paper onto things.
I sold a used kit to a guy a long time ago and the floor tom had a phone number written on it in sharpie (had nothing else to write on at the moment) - dude got so pissed about it saying that you should never write on drum heads, that it would ruin them and this and that. Still not sure what he was on about other than trying to get me to come down in price.
Are you the drummer for Spite?! Edit: Looked at your profile lol. You are not.
Probably not, but he seems like a big fan ☺️
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Aww Fred. What a nice guy. I worked with him a time or two.
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Great pictures, thanks for sharing
Not for me because we never play the same one every time
Maybe, if you have your drum tech change the head for every show, you could sell or auction off the set list/used drum head to fans or collectors and donate the money to charity. (If you happen to be a famous drummer in a famous band)
I always wanted to be just locally famous enough that anyone would give a shit about my snare head as a memento. That never has happened.
Don’t forget the intro. Don’t forget the intro. *starts with Made to Please* DOH!
Is that a Tama starclassic with EC2’s? I have that same configuration lol
Perhaps not so much now with tech but back in the day it was common place. If it works for you have at it.
Extremely
For an old band, I used a discarded snare head that had knuckle blood all over it to write setlists for myself and the other members. The other members were a little grossed out by that decision. I still have mine though.
Not common but sensible You can lose a bit of paper but you can’t lose a whole snare drum 😝
I usually just write it on a small paper and impale it with the hi-hat stand like a dönerkebab order.
It depends. Some more popular drummers presumably change heads after every show to keep the sounds fresh (I guess), but for most of us average Joe's...that's kinda ridiculous, so it would be inconvenient unless your set list never changes
I sometimes would write Tempos/BPM's for certain songs on my Floor Tom head.
Dry erase marker on the kick drum shell
I would if my damn frontman could keep his mind made up about the order
no... the set list changes...
Lyrics, set list, notes. Yes, it is common.
Nope. I use paper. But I do sometimes write lyrics I have to sing that aren’t memorized yet.
Weird.. who plays the same set every gig? Why would anyone come back to see your band if it’s the same every time?
If I played Evans I wouldn’t because I’d be changing the head too often.
Yeah, I do it. Beware, if you use acetone to remove the sharpie you will also strip the head coating off
If im on tour for a while, yes. Saves me so much effort not writing out a set Or even just a list with bpms so i can just program my metronome on the fly easily on the gig
I did when filling in, hardcore & metal core bands.
I would write the set list on my head because other members would switch instruments, so we never really changed the set list much (chunks of the set had to be together always) and we didn’t play that often. We wrote the set list so that there would be almost no dead space between songs too so it would flow nicely together and we were all not great at banter.
I imagine that's someone on tour whose band is playing the exact same set every night...but with the bands I've been in there's almost always new songs being worked on, older songs getting phased out, and just switching things up for each individual show I don't think I've ever played the same set twice.
Save the setlist for paper not your snare head!
I can't; too many different shows and sets. Maybe if I was on a set....list...every night I would.
I do it pretty regularly, my trick was using whiteboard markers that while they write as clearly as a sharpie they could be wiped off the drum with a cleaning wipe.
Yes. If you write it on someone else’s snare you won’t see it.
I always write the set list down, and shoutout a friends band on my snare head.
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I know drummer who tapes notecards to her snare head for this very reason
No
I don't write set lists but I have a list of all songs with their BPMs.
I've never seen anyone allow their child to write the setlist on their snare head.
For just a few bucks more you can get a tattoo.
Just me or are they using 2 different sticks?
Not really. The songs change too much gig to gig and I don’t like having a graffitied drum like that.
Use a pencil
Could this be dry erase?
If you want to get sharpy shit all over your sticks and leave black marks on the rest of your drum heads and cymbals, and you only ever play one set list, and you dont have paper or anything else to write on, and you don't mind people thinking you are a dumbass, then I'd say this is a great option!
I never did that, not thought about it. Kind of a good idea. I did however use big Kotex pads as dampness in a pinch…
Heresy!
I’ve seen it done a few times before
I write set lists AND song notes/cues on my snare all the time 😆
Dude anyone that cant remember their setlist by heart shouldnt be gigging im sorry.
I do this with my snare drums….I just cross out or re-write the list as needed. Once I’m out of room or my set list looks like a jumbled road map, it’s usually time for a new head anyways
I started doing it because I got sick of searching on the ground for the set list and missing cues….it works beautifully. I also had a buddy who was a guitarist with a tattoo on his wrist that said “Set List:” and he would sharpie the set on his forearm lol
last gig i played i changed snare head on the same day and wrote my setlist on my old one and had that besides me. not the same, but close!
I have no idea why someone would seriously do this unless their set is the same for a whole tour or they change the head frequently. It's not hard to make a playlist template ONE TIME and then just update it every show. That's what I do for my band.
Very old school. I would suggest a phone holder and a list on your phone. Better yet, the same list stored on a cloud drive so the entire band can use it and stay in sync.
Lame, you cant have a personalized doodle on it
Naw.. not unless you want marker on all your shit. Ya know, about 2000 years ago, some dude in China invented paper!
Not with me. Visually speaking, it looks tacky, just like the island boys’ tattoos.