Product Spotlight: Bill Bachman "Billy Club" Signature Stick

Bill Bachman describes the unique characteristics of his signature Vic Firth drumstick!


ABOUT BILL BACHMAN:
In the world of marching tenors and rudimental drumming, Bill Bachman needs no introduction. He is not only a prolific author, world class performer, clinician and educator, but also an inventor and touring/recording drumset artist.

Bill Bachman studied percussion performance at the University of North Texas and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Bill has played with and instructed many award winning marching percussion groups including the UNT drumline, Cadets, Bluecoats, Blue Knights, and Carolina Crown in his 12 years touring with Drum and Bugle Corps.

He is author of Row-Loff's drum instructional books Rudimental Logic, Quad Logic, and Bass Logic, and the producer of the instructional drum DVD's,"Rudimental Beats" and "Reefed Beats." Bill is also a columnist for Modern Drummer magazine. Bill teaches at Fork's Drum Closet in Nashville, as well as worldwide through live internet feeds via Skype.

As an inventor, Bill designed Vic Firth's Heavy Hitter Pad series - a wildly successful product that set the standard for the practice pad industry. Here are a few of the innovations that Bill brought to the table: thinner thicknesses of gum rubber to better approximate Mylar and Kevlar heads, Quadpads set up to scale with the real drums featuring normal and scrape playing areas, Mylar laminates for maximum articulation and realistic feel, a bass pad for bass drummers and Exactopad for precision training, and of course the slick purple paint!

Bill also designed his unique Vic Firth signature "Billy Club" drumstick for tenor drummers. This tenor stick is the first of its kind using the very dense Sta-Pac wood, the stick combines the projection and maneuverability of a mallet with the quickness and rimshot ability of a snare stick.

Most recently Bill introduced the "Remote Speedy Hat." The remote speedy hat is designed to replace your standard hi hat stand so that you no longer need to cross over to play the hi hats which frees up your left hand. Using a system of pulley's rather than a cable in a sheath system, the Remote Speedy Hi-Hat's patent pending design virtually eliminates friction and lets the hi hat cymbals both react and recoil instantly unlike all of the other remote cable hats on the market.

In addition to being an international marching and drumset clinician for Vic Firth, Remo, Dynasty, Zildjian, and Row-Loff, Bill has toured with Neal Morse's USA based progressive rock band and is a freelance drummer in Nashville. For updates, videos and more information on Bill, visit him online at www.billbachman.net.