Slipknot: Jay Weinberg schwelgt in Erinnerungen an sein erstes Drumset

Slipknot-Drummer Jay Weinberg ist seit 2014 Teil der Kombo. Grund genug, ein bisschen in Erinnerung zu schwelgen und sich an das erste Drumset erinnern, dass er damals von SJC Custom Drums zur Verfügung gestellt bekommen hat.

Demnach habe er bei der Firma aus Dudley, Massachusetts bereits 2012 sein erstes eigenes Kit entworfen. Als er dann für seine neue Band engagiert wurde, bedurfte es natürlich etwas Komplexerem.

Nachdem er also mit den Aufnahmen zum Album „.5: The Gray Chapter“ begonnen hatte, rief er bei den Gründern der Schlagzeug-Firma an und fragte sie um Hilfe, ohne jedoch den genauen Grund verraten zu dürfen.

Slipknot-Drummer Jay Weinberg denkt an sein erstes Drumset bei der Band zurück

„I vividly remember calling [Mike Ciprari] after recording [‚.5: The Gray Chapter‘], and sort of non-explaining: OK…something’s happening, and I can’t tell you about it…but…can you make two giant double-bass kits with five toms and snare drums and marching snares and gong drums by mid-October?…..Yeah, no, I can’t tell you what it’s for…..OK, yeah, it’s going to be awesome…..OK, great.'“

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In the summer of 2012, I took my first shot at designing my own drumset. I drove up to the @sjcdrums warehouse with some acrylic and spray paints. They gave me three shells and a corner of their shop, and I made this…thing? 🥴 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The “PokéVomit” kit, as I came to call it, had a brief touring life, and resides in Europe at the moment. I love this drumset and can’t wait to play on it again someday. It’s very punchy, for its smaller dimensions, and the addition of SJC’s “Butcher” badges to color-match elements of the shell was a good call by @mike.sjc. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Painting this drumset was a thrill. Such a trip to paint on a circular canvas; hoping things would connect, mirror each other, make sense, and line up on the other side. I’m still pretty stoked with the design. But these wouldn’t be the last drums I’d design with SJC. Not by a long shot… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #JW48

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Jay Weinberg (@jayweinberg) am Nov 9, 2020 um 9:29 PST

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A year and a half later, when I first started playing with @slipknot, I knew that when we would eventually start playing live, I’d need a drumset that would match the intensity and complexity of the music we’d be playing. The three-piece I had painted wasn’t gonna cut it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I vividly remember calling @mike.sjc after recording #TheGrayChapter, and sort of non-explaining: “OK…something’s happening, and I can’t tell you about it…but…can you make two giant double-bass kits with five toms and snare drums and marching snares and gong drums by mid-October?…..Yeah, no, I can’t tell you what it’s for…..OK, yeah, it’s going to be awesome…..OK, great.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A testament to Mike and SJC’s trust and character: they beasted-out two copies of the touring #TheGrayChapter kit: an “A-Rig” all-mirrored finish on Maple shells and a “B-rig” set of stained Bubinga shells. To this day, it blows me away that Mike was willing to journey down the rabbit hole — given ZERO information — and understand that something larger than explanation was happening. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mike’s first time finding out what that drumset was built for was right before our first show together: @knotfest 2014, as he and @lindseyciprari were seated next to @brandensteineckert and my mom. I finally got to thank him profusely for this tank of a kit after the show. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sitting at those mirrored drums every night was boot camp, and I’m grateful for @sjcdrums’ support throughout the process. A process that doesn’t stop, ever. Thankfully, neither does SJC. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #JW48

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Jay Weinberg (@jayweinberg) am Nov 9, 2020 um 2:21 PST

Heute muss er natürlich nicht mehr damit hinter dem Berg halten, dass er der Drummer einer der bekanntesten Bands weltweit ist.

Mittlerweile kann Jay Weinberg auf zwei Alben zurückschauen, die er mit Slipknot auf den Markt brachte. Im August letzten Jahres erschien die aktuelle Platte „We Are Not Your Kind“. Die Scheibe stellt das sechste Studioalbum der maskierten Kombo dar.

Kommendes Jahr dürfen wir uns hoffentlich auf einen Auftritt beim Wacken Open Air freuen. Hier steht die Band um Frontmann Corey Taylor nämlich 2021 als Headliner auf der Bühne.

Bild: RolandChannel / YouTube: „Jay Weinberg (Slipknot) „Nero Forte“ Playthrough on Roland VAD506″