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Sticky Wicket
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 1 ก.ย. 2014
Welcome to my TH-cam 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.
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!
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. Jammin' with Steve Smith and Simone on Congas
Here's a bonus jam from my time with Steve Smith at Northup Drums Museum, Oneonta, NY. USA last September.
MY wife Simone was encouraged to join us with an improvised Latin groove just for fun. Well, fun we had and Simone grooved all the way !!
Tim Northups' lovely lady Lynne had already managed to borrow a pair of Congas for her so thank you Lynne for making this possible.
Just come along and groove with us and don't forget to smile!...oh yes and don't forget to subscribe. Thank you.
MY wife Simone was encouraged to join us with an improvised Latin groove just for fun. Well, fun we had and Simone grooved all the way !!
Tim Northups' lovely lady Lynne had already managed to borrow a pair of Congas for her so thank you Lynne for making this possible.
Just come along and groove with us and don't forget to smile!...oh yes and don't forget to subscribe. Thank you.
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Sticky Wicket. A very rare 1949 Carlton Combination drum set
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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 al...
Sticky Wicket. Drum duet 5 with Steve Smith
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 TH-cam 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 ch...
Sticky Wicket. Leedy Full Dress 'Traps Kit' c1930
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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.
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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
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This was one of the first videos Harry and I made for the 'Next Level Chops' TH-cam 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 an...
Sticky Wicket 1940's Gene Krupa Style Solo
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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
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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
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Sticky Wicket 'Big Band Solo' on a Buddy Rich Kit
Sticky Wicket 'Brushes and Sticks' Drum Solo 1930's Style
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Sticky Wicket 'Brushes and Sticks' Drum Solo 1930's Style
Sticky Wicket 'New Orleans Second Line' Style Drum Solo
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Sticky Wicket 'New Orleans Second Line' Style Drum Solo
Sticky Wicket '1920'S Chicago Style' Drum Solo
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Sticky Wicket '1920'S Chicago Style' Drum Solo
Sticky Wicket & Garry Allcock - Drum Duet
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Sticky Wicket & Garry Allcock - Drum Duet
Sticky Wicket Drum Solo. Sing, Sing, Sing
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Sticky Wicket Drum Solo. Sing, Sing, Sing
I like the connection between wicky and Harry. The way he looks at his elder with respect and understanding for the time period sticky is recreating to share and educate with todays yourh...drummer or just a music fan curious about this great happy infections music from another time..thanks guys!!
i love every video its amazing
😦Flea ft Ed sheeran 🤣
how this channel doesnt have a milion subs i dont understand this is pure gold thank you sticky
Great! Man, what a rhythm!!
That was awesome!!
Nice video, beautiful drum sets. I could feel the joy that the three where having ♫
Trio! I love the look of those drumsets and the drumming of all the drummers there, are just wonderful. Lovely video
Where are the other recording sessions, I can no longer find them on Next Level Chops
This is beautiful history right there!
How wicked was that 😮❤🥁
👏👏👏👏👏👏
A Sticky Wicket drum solo is full of interesting things!
Nice crisp hats on that one!
You’ll be horrified to hear this, but as a teenager in the 1990’s I was in a few bands, whose music ranged from Nirvana, to Gn’R’s to Metallica.. I played on a kit that was bought for my older brother, from a family friend who used to play in a Jazz band in the 1960’s.. On one occasion our guitarist punctured the bass drum calf hide with his guitar, and I struggled to find a replacement, I gave up playing soon after, thanks to work etc.. Fast forward to 2011 and the kit was laying in my loft having not been played in a decade or two, and did sone research, and the kit turns out to be 1937 Premier, with some 1960’s mods / additions 😮 I feel so bad, for what I put that kit through 🫣
If it is a drumkit once belonged to the drummer of Arthur Roseberry's kit kat dance band, I'm glad to say that I own a lovely 78 rpm record (Bluegrass / Virginia) where this drumkit is being played. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your videos! My grandma grew up during the Big Band era of music, and she would've been thrilled with these chops. Every time that I hear this type of music reminds me of that style!
Legendary!!!
A bit Boardwalk empire well done The snare was called a side drum in those days.
That's wild! I've done pitch changing with my drums by inserting a length of fuel line in the vent hole of my floor tom and blowing or drawing air. It's a cool experiment anyone can do with less than 10 bucks of hose from the hardware or auto parts store.
Sticky I could watch you play all day man!
That was great thank you!
You definitely got to use traditional grip whilst playing on one of these kits! That, I can tell you!
You could definitely do a rim shot on that joint! That, I can tell you!
Tryna see a blast beat on this
They should teach drumming to everyone in primary school, there would be less misery in the world.😋
Great jam fellas
I love these pieces of history.
Snare sounds great
I play Premier kits. I've had the same one for every gig for 30 years. I also have a 60's eta Gretsch kit and a 50's era Slingerland kit. I just like the sound of older drums. On the other hand, all of my cymbals are Paiste Signature. Aside from one Ziljian 20" ride I was given by my father who bought it new in 1962, all my cymbals are modern.
Excelente 👌
A little noisy and lacks precision to be useful in an actual live big band situation.
I’m not a drummer, but MAN do I want a kit like this now! It’s beautiful and it sounds great👍🏼
That man loves playing a timpani and I’m here for it
I wanna hear someone do blast beats on this kit
evansiapoe.blogspot.com/2018/03/between-warshot-jazz-in-cold-country.html. Found this. love it
That vintage snare drum sound... beautiful
Ouuuuahhhhh
wow, you're amazing. thank you!
Telling my grandpa this is the Oh Sees
This is just Super Big Fun ❤…
What happened to the Next Level Chops channel?
Sticky is back, oh hell yeah
The early "kits" were based off of the old "One-man-band" setups, which is why they had few drums and cymbals, but had cowbells and temple blocks.
He seems to be rather well schooled in the rudiments of drumming.
Are we sure Flea isn’t his son?
That snare sounds like rain on an old tin roof.. Fantastic.
А кто там за барабаном? Да там самый счастливый человек в мире!!!😊 Привет из Москвы!
Wow this drummer is fascinating!
Lol is that the snare they used on St. Anger?