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Drummer Fines - Updated List
-Setup / Equipment Offenses-
Brings a 26" bass drum - $25
Has more than one bass drum - $100
Brings an 8" deep snare (for a solid back beat) - $50
Brings more than 2 mounted toms - $25
Has a tubular chrome bar for mounted toms - $50
Brings more than one floor tom - $25
Uses extra floor tom for ashtray/drink holder - $75
Brings more than two crash cymbals - $25
Doesn't bring a ride cymbal - $250
Brings a 46" Chinese gong (for big ending) - Automatic Dismissal
Brings two timpani (for bigger ending) - Automatic Dismissal
Brings extra splashes (Just in case) - $25 each
Doesn't own any brushes - $300
Owns brushes but can't play them - $500
Has an extra hi-hat that is always partially open - $250
Asks leader where he can plug in his headphones - $200
Asks Guitarist for help with unloading drums - $150
Wears dirty white Nike sneakers on tux gig - $50
Tunes snare drum during the benediction - $175
Retunes snare drum during buyer's speech - $100
-Miscellaneous Offenses-
Is first in line at the party's buffet -$50
Asks where the "to-go bags" are at the buffet line -$100
Asks the bartender for 3 "Purple Shooters" - $50
Says to the bride "You've got a nice set of hooters" - $125
Says to the brides mother "This is a f#%*in' party"- $150
Is ten minutes late for the next set - $25
Is twenty minutes late for the next set - $10
Never shows up for the next set - $0
Excessive Sweating - $500
Hits on singer's girlfriend - $500
Hits on club owners wife - Automatic Dismissal
-Drummer Crimes-
Bringing a mega kit to a multiband gig - $100
Breaking that kit down on stage after set - $250
Asks bassist to move rig for third floor tom - $50 (per Sq. Ft.)
Extra logo stickers on bass drum head - $75 each
Stick holders - $10
Drumming Shoes - $100
Drumming gloves - Automatic Dismissal
Double kick pedals - That Night's Pay
USING the double kick pedals. - Automatic Dismissal
Wearing Zildjian T-shirt onstage. - $50
Roto toms - Automatic Dismissal
Extra deep kicks and toms. - $50 each
Glow in the dark drumsticks - Automatic Dismissal
-Setup / Equipment Offenses-
Brings a 26" bass drum - $25
Has more than one bass drum - $100
Brings an 8" deep snare (for a solid back beat) - $50
Brings more than 2 mounted toms - $25
Has a tubular chrome bar for mounted toms - $50
Brings more than one floor tom - $25
Uses extra floor tom for ashtray/drink holder - $75
Brings more than two crash cymbals - $25
Doesn't bring a ride cymbal - $250
Brings a 46" Chinese gong (for big ending) - Automatic Dismissal
Brings two timpani (for bigger ending) - Automatic Dismissal
Brings extra splashes (Just in case) - $25 each
Doesn't own any brushes - $300
Owns brushes but can't play them - $500
Has an extra hi-hat that is always partially open - $250
Asks leader where he can plug in his headphones - $200
Asks Guitarist for help with unloading drums - $150
Wears dirty white Nike sneakers on tux gig - $50
Tunes snare drum during the benediction - $175
Retunes snare drum during buyer's speech - $100
-Miscellaneous Offenses-
Is first in line at the party's buffet -$50
Asks where the "to-go bags" are at the buffet line -$100
Asks the bartender for 3 "Purple Shooters" - $50
Says to the bride "You've got a nice set of hooters" - $125
Says to the brides mother "This is a f#%*in' party"- $150
Is ten minutes late for the next set - $25
Is twenty minutes late for the next set - $10
Never shows up for the next set - $0
Excessive Sweating - $500
Hits on singer's girlfriend - $500
Hits on club owners wife - Automatic Dismissal
-Drummer Crimes-
Bringing a mega kit to a multiband gig - $100
Breaking that kit down on stage after set - $250
Asks bassist to move rig for third floor tom - $50 (per Sq. Ft.)
Extra logo stickers on bass drum head - $75 each
Stick holders - $10
Drumming Shoes - $100
Drumming gloves - Automatic Dismissal
Double kick pedals - That Night's Pay
USING the double kick pedals. - Automatic Dismissal
Wearing Zildjian T-shirt onstage. - $50
Roto toms - Automatic Dismissal
Extra deep kicks and toms. - $50 each
Glow in the dark drumsticks - Automatic Dismissal
