Exploring Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham, Introduction and Solo #1

Here is Part 1 of a series of videos on the classic drumming book Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham. This is one of my favorite books of all time and it is the first book that I really enjoyed practicing when I was a young teenager. In this video I start with a performance of solo #1 and then talk about the book. I also perform the solo at a few different tempos. Eventually I will record all of the solos in the book so stay tuned. The equipment I am using for this video consists of: Doc Sweeney Stave Drums in African Olive wood 20“x 16“ Bass Drum Toms: 8“x 8“, 10“x 8“, 14“x 14 flloor tom“ 14“x 6.5“ Snare Drum Cymbals are: Sabian Jack DeJohnette 20“ Ride Wuhan 20“ Lion Cymbal Paiste Traditional 16“ and 17“ thin crashes Sabian HH 13“ Regular Hi-Hats Sabian 12“ AA Mini Hats Heads on toms are Remo Pinstripes on toms Bass drum is an Aquarian Power stroke 1 head. Snare is a Aquarian coated head Microphones are a AKG C24 stereo overhead and an Shure Beta 52 on the Bass drum