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Sticky Wicket
Великобритания
Добавлен 1 сен 2014
Welcome to my RUclips channel, where you can find out about vintage drums and drumming!
You can see videos of some of my performances over the years in the music industry.
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You can see videos of some of my performances over the years in the music industry.
It's always good to hear from you, so please drop me some comments if you like what you see or if you have any questions about anything you see .
Feel free to make enquiries about drums that might be for sale.
If you are already a player, and you would like drum lessons in any of these styles; you are welcome to contact me for details. Lessons can take place on Zoom, or a platform you prefer.
I hope you enjoy my channel :)
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons!
Sticky Wicket. A very rare 1949 Carlton Combination drum set
This is a very rare and yet iconic British drum set. It was Carlton's idea of a revolutionary new concept for the drum kit in the late 1940's which combined a bass drum, snare drum, tom tom and pedal tympani plus the usual cymbals woodblock and cowbells of the day but no hi-hat as you will see why. Needless to say it didn't quite catch on which is why these kits are so rare.
Anyway, find out all about it in this video and enjoy a little bit of Samba music from a 1950's recording of Edmundo Ross as his Orchestra accompanied by Sticky on this 'magical monster', ha!
Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe.
Anyway, find out all about it in this video and enjoy a little bit of Samba music from a 1950's recording of Edmundo Ross as his Orchestra accompanied by Sticky on this 'magical monster', ha!
Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe.
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Sticky Wicket. Drum duet 5 with Steve Smith
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.21 день назад
In this our 5th improvised drum duet we now get a little more up to date and exchange some firey drum licks akin to an old swing style 'drum battle' a la Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich! All in a good humour though of course. For this I had moved onto a 1939 WMP Slingerland Radio King set with a lovely warm tone, which incidentally I have exactly the same model dating from 1942 in my collection. Steve ...
Sticky Wicket. 1920's British Dance Band Drumming and Drum Kit
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.Месяц назад
Drum sets of the 1920's were quite basic, comprising mostly of a snare drum, bass drum, cowbells, woodblocks and china tom tom. The cymbals were often a rim mounted clanger and/or lowboy hats plus a small cymbal for crashes and choke effects. The drums were also often the centre piece of the new 'Jass' or 'Jazz' outfits and the Brtitish Dance Bands consequently some of the drummers became a lit...
Sticky Wicket. Drum duet 4 with Steve Smith
Просмотров 262Месяц назад
Well we just swapped kits for this improvisation. No planned ideas, I kicked off with a tom tom pattern and away we went for more 'drum fun' at Northup Drums Museum. Thanks again to Tim Northup for keeping the camera rolling as we rolled away on his beautiful drum sets.
Sticky Wicket. Drum duet 3 with Steve Smith
Просмотров 307Месяц назад
On our third improvised duet Steve played one of his vintage drum specials 'Salt Peanuts' on the 1930's Leedy Black Onyx Traps Set once owned and played by Leedy endorser Walter G.Howe. I had some fun on the Leedy 1928 Black Elite kit which has a fabulously large China Tom mounted on a cradle. Both sets have factory painted heads of Indian scenes too so they compliment each other really well. I...
Sticky Wicket.1930's British Dance Band drumming.
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.Месяц назад
Here I play little bit of 1930's British Dance Band drumming on a beautiful drum set of the day. It's a large kit with plenty of traps plus 3 doubled head toms, which were becoming very popular at the time.The toms are well in evidence when I play along to the 78rpm recording of 'Jungle Fever' by Harry Roy and his Dance Band. The Temple Blocks come into their own on the second track 'My Chinato...
Sticky Wicket. Drum duet 2 with Steve Smith.
Просмотров 3252 месяца назад
We move kits for the second improvised duet. Steve plays my favourite of Tim's drum sets, the 1930's Leedy Console (or Rolling Traps Table) kit with the rare Butterfly Girl factory painted head. I play the lovely 1928 Leedy 'Moose' scene painted head Traps set. Here we go with more 'drum fun'!
Sticky Wicket. Drum duet 1 with Steve Smith.
Просмотров 3442 месяца назад
On September 27th 2023, during the time my wife and I were at the Northup Drums Museum, Tim Northup organised 'Drummers Wednesday' during which a good many drummer friends of Tim's dropped by for a chat or a play including Mr Steve Smith. Steve had made his name with the rock band 'Journey' but is also universally acclaimed for his jazz playing and superb technique, particularly with his own ba...
Sticky Wicket. Jumping at the Woodside play along
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.3 месяца назад
The track I'm playing to is from a recording by Count Basie and his Orchestra circa 1938 and was the best viewed video of mine on the now defunct Next Level Chops RUclips channel. In it's day it achieved over a million views, 1.1M to be exact! However, although it was one of my favourite tunes to play with my Swing Orchestra at the time, I didn't consider this version worthy of putting on the c...
Sticky Wicket. Leedy Full Dress 'Traps Kit' c1930
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.3 месяца назад
This is a lovely little set from the Leedy factory Elkhart, Indianna dated around 1930 and to my mind a real looker. It is what is known as a 'Full Dress Kit' with an eye catching finish which was in those days was advertised as equipment to vastly improve your work prospects and drumming career. Did it, well maybe? Either way, as well as looking at it I love playing this kit as you will see in...
Sticky Wicket. 1920'S Traps Kit Solo.
Просмотров 8094 месяца назад
This drum set has an intriguing finish to it and with the illuminated 'mountain and lake' scene on the bass drum I was drawn to playing this lovely little kit. It's a Ludwiggold Sheik Deluxe kit from 1927 with a lovely set of 'traps'. When I played this kit I just had some fun with the sounds of the drums and traps without any particular stylistic ideas in mind other than that of the period. I ...
Sticky Wicket. New Orleans Drumming on his 1920's Ludwig & Ludwig
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.4 месяца назад
This was one of the first videos Harry and I made for the 'Next Level Chops' RUclips channel and it was one of my favourites. I love playing old New Orleans style drumming and it has such a lift to it in a super relaxed sort of way. As for the drum set, that really came about when I chanced upon the bass drum for sale at the UK's National Drum Fair some years ago. It was in a very sorry state a...
Sticky Wicket 1940's Gene Krupa Style Solo
Просмотров 9174 месяца назад
I play 1940's Slingerland 'Radio Kings' with my Swing Orchestra and I love 'em. They are to me the iconic sound of Swing Drumming and of course these drums were pioneered by Gene Krupa and the Slingerland Dum Company way back in 1936. They still sound great to me today and this set at Northup Drums is no exception. However this kit has all original calf skins and in this small studio set up it ...
Sticky Wicket 1930'S Tom Toms & Traps Solo
Просмотров 4755 месяцев назад
As a big fan of Leedy drums from the 1920's & 30's, it's no surprise that this was my favourite set in the museum. Those early tuneable tom toms with the tack on bottom heads were just beautiful. This is a rare kit too with the factory painted 'Butterfly Girl' bass drum head set in a well designed console and a nice array of traps. All that together with a really crisp full bodied Leedy Broadwa...
Sticky Wicket 'Big Band Solo' on a Buddy Rich Kit
Просмотров 7105 месяцев назад
I first saw Buddy Rich in around 1968 playing a kit just like this one! I was a teenage rocker and seeing Buddy and his American big band for the first time just blew me away! From that moment on I decided to switch from matched to traditional grip! I've wanted a kit like his ever since that moment and I still havent got one.....yet! Luckily Tim has and what a pleasure it was to play it. His ki...
Sticky Wicket 'Brushes and Sticks' Drum Solo 1930's Style
Просмотров 1 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Sticky Wicket 'Brushes and Sticks' Drum Solo 1930's Style
Sticky Wicket 'New Orleans Second Line' Style Drum Solo
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Sticky Wicket 'New Orleans Second Line' Style Drum Solo
Sticky Wicket '1920'S Chicago Style' Drum Solo
Просмотров 3 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Sticky Wicket '1920'S Chicago Style' Drum Solo
Sticky Wicket & Garry Allcock - Drum Duet
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.9 лет назад
Sticky Wicket & Garry Allcock - Drum Duet
Sticky Wicket Drum Solo. Sing, Sing, Sing
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.9 лет назад
Sticky Wicket Drum Solo. Sing, Sing, Sing
Outstanding performance! Wonderful rhythm and sound!
Brilliant
Love the back stories almost as much as the kit and sound themselves. Time for my Brazilian coffee now!
Two amazing drummers, to be sure!
Bro I love sticky wicket
Very interesting. Beautiful drum wrap design. Thank you chaps.
Yes very odd indeed but cool
Sticky is awesome! Imagine having him as your (grand)father!
Кайф смотреть и слушать как барабанщик играет джаз 30х А стиль в одежде - огонь
The playing here certainly dispels the notion the 1920s drummers were any less talented than today's, but rather a different approach to rhythm as unique to its time as is the modern drumming is of today, on equipment that many modern drummers would feel lost on.
*_Steve "Machine Gun" Smith!_*
What a joy :) I love the attention you pay to each other's playing, and the musiciality.
Phenomenal! I also love the tassels on the overhang cymbals.
I think Buddy Rich called those "circus rolls" when asked how he did those. Nice job guys.
I think you should have your own musical town, thank you
Absolutely joyful! Thanks for sharing! (...and informative)
Something interesting of that Era was the defined pulse the customers could keep a beat to .
Man Stickey you were swinging that kit, excellent playing
Nice! Just two guys lovin' drums and having a great time :)
I gotta get to Northup..before I die.
get these guys mic'd up!
My goodness this is making my day Gents. Much respect and admiration to Sticky Steve Wicket Smith!
They were basically having intercourse with each other on the drums.
What size is that china cymbal?
28" kick drums ?
Wooohoooo! Great stuff, luv it! :-)
Steve on a LUDWIG!!! YYEEEAAAHHHHH!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Wow, is not enough of an word
I figured these two knew each other! Very cute to see them together!
Very cool. I have to see this drum museum. It's not that far away from me. I'm glad to hear that Steve has a feel for swing drumming. You could hear a lot of gene Krupa in his playing.
Almost reminds me of the Buddy Krupa and Gene Rich drum battles. 🙃 Have been a Steve Smith fan for years. Great technique, style, and artistry around the set.
Finest Drums & Finest Drummer ! ⭐⭐⭐👏
just a bit brill ...
Infectiously joyful and wickedly groovy!
Thats some good stuff right there
All that was missing was the remainder of the big band to complete the groove! Awesome!
How cool
Top playing!
A remarkably well preserved kit and certainly appreciate your expertise in describing it Sticks. Better still, is how you make it sound.
Nice kit! The Kitty is very cute :3
The song might be Sing Sing Sing , but the solo isn't.
Hey Sticky, the cover videos on Next Level Chops, where did they end up?
Class...another level !!!
And that’s how you get it done…twice, at the same time.
Another stellar performance gentlemen!!! Oh to be a fly on the wall.
Yet another great performance guys! Love it.
Hi hat is dryer than a popcorn fart. Great now I got a whole orchestra stuck in my head.
Anyone here know if Harry has deleted his channel? It was called Harry Weston C but he changed it, don't remember what to and can't find his channel for the life of me. Great playing as always Mr Wicket 😉
Salt peanuts inspired?
Yes it is & as mentioned in the write up with this video.
@@stickydrums 🤦 it appears I can’t read lol
Another stellar performance! We could use more please.