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Rock bassist Billy Sheehan has stated in his two video instruction tapes that any student of the bass guitar would benefit from taking drum classes as it is an infinite help in learning to play with a drummer and it is a tremendous help with bass timing.
I took Sheehan's advice, taking three semesters of drums at a music school based on the B.I.T., P.I.T., G.I.T. formula. I sucked plain and simple. I did learn how to read drum notation and learned the parts of a drum kit. I also learned to have a lot of respect for good drummers because I discovered just how difficult it is to be a decent drummer. It's that thing about "independence" I couldn't master, plus timing is everything. You know, high hat, bass drum, snare drum, and all the rest, each going at a different pattern.
If the younster who started this thread can stick with his drumming, he will be a better musician for it and a far better bass player. I wish him luck.
Jason Oldsted | 
