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Old 01-20-2012, 11:27 AM   #100
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Originally Posted by dea-man View Post
is when a drummer uses his stick "cross-wise" on his snare to get the "side of the stick" sound resonating against the snare drum rim, as opposed to just whacking the snare drum head with the end of the stick. So, you know, "cross stick" (X-stick = Across the snare).
Heh heh, so what's the difference between X-Stick and Side-Stick?

My old musician friends and I have always call Side-Stick:

With the butt end of the stick resting on the head while the other end of the stick (hanging over the rim) is raised and lowered hitting the rim.

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