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0:43 did you say “right meow?”

What is your favorite snare wires to use on your Acrolite?

Only snare I own that beats my Chrome over Brass 5x14 Ludwig SuperSensitive from the 70s, AND my new PDP 6.5x15 Bellbronze...

This autoplayed initially so I just heard an unfamiliar voice and then juvenile cackling before you explained what was happening. Can’t wait to watch this now that I know what’s up 😂

The one thing I do want to play with is taking 'meh' cymbals and crashes and hammer them out so they sound more appealing to my tastes or needs. That's a 'point of no return' type of destruction though ! I haven't come across any 'secrets of zildjian cymbal makers' books lately though 😂

@5:00 "Billy Martin' ... right now..? I had to verify who you were referring to at first I thought you were talking about BIlly Martin who recorded for London Records in Canada in the late 60s.. jazz funk idiom. Cheers sir good demonstration of the possibilities available to the drummer.

Im so glad ive found this video. I just spent hours tuning and trying to find out why my snare sounds so trashy around the sides. This explains everything perfectly 👌 and has saved me so much time i would have spent trying to find the culprit of ringing noise

Thank you i sure will chek my material with a diff way now

Metallica have been complete garbage since the 90s.

That tom is singing by the end! I wish I could figure out how to do that with my tunings.

Hi guys, great video and great advice! Thank you! BR, M

Still trying to find the 1990s rock drum Toms breakdown sound for some future tracks Heard it on a lot of tracks like white zombie But jollymons the machine lit a spark today sadly I don’t know what the Tom beat pattern is called so I’m in the void

I just love the statement that drums don’t make a sound. And even more love hearing two different drummers play the same setup, the kit/cymbals sound completely different in different hands. One of the most powerful things to learn, I find, is various ways to grip and throw the stick, or hands, or brushes onto the kit/cymbals. Even sticks vs brushes is about gear, and I focus a lot more on what my hands are doing in either case, than what size stick I have in my hands.

I know it's not an advertisement for the drums but those are some amazing drums there. Great sound and beautiful finish. Perfect studio kit! Curious if you guys will try the new Pearl R2 Air suspension mounts?

Which one is louder?

I have a Gretsch Cat Club with 1.6mm hoops. The 12" and 10" are warping down at each lug point even though they sound fine. The 14" 8 lug is fine. I ordered new 10 and 12 - 2.3mm hoops for these 5 hole drums, which have more tension per lug than the 6 lug would have. I did not want to spring for Gretsch 302 diecast hoops since I like the sound of the drums already. I do want to say the 1.6mm hoops of American vintage are a way better grade of steel than the Chinese and Tiawan versions. Steel grade is not equal.

Trying to do this mod, but having a heck of a time getting the stock Yamaha spring to fit onto the DW hook bolt in the default orientation-scratched the chrome off the hook bolt in the process. Do you think there's any harm in flipping the spring upside-down to fit the new hook bolt?

Life long Drummer here. All this time I thought more wires, more snare. Didn’t realize I choking the reso head. Thanks for the info!!

Loved the video. Thanks for all your content.

but can you make a cheapo amazon kids drum set sound good?

I'm not sure if this comment is relevant, I've really began to question the belief that jazz equals tight heads and rock equals looser heads. In the past few days I've heard techs from three of rocks best drummers (Peart, Van Halen, and Copeland) all comment about the high tuning all three used, especially on snare (Peart and Copeland) and toms (Peart, Van Halen, and Copeland). Van Halen's tech said it never fails that drummers he sees trying to get Alex's sound always tune too low, especially the toms. I'm not saying tune your snare snd toms high... I'm certain all three of the previously mentioned drummers tried tuning every way under the sun. What I am saying is preconceived notions and there's only one way to get a certain sound might not be the best path. In a way, similar to what he shared in the video.

I’m wondering if you’ll be able to pitch those heads back down and still get a usable sound from them or are they stretched too much???

Own up Cody, this episode is just an excuse for you to show off how versatile and well-rounded a drummer you are! 😉 Excellent content and truth-bombs as always!

I watched a video from "the drum thing" playing a bunch of fifferent style of sticks on the same ride cymbal, the difference was huge, would be keen for your guys take on that

Perhaps one of the most important concepts for any player to come to terms with. One never sees, say, a pianist having the Baldwin "for blues" and the Steinway "for jazz," or the orchestral trumpeter saying, "Oh no, THAT horn is only for Bartok, never for baroque." Madness! Instruments should be regarded as transparent to the player.

I like hearing and playing high tuned toms and also I played jazz for years with a 22 inch kick. Jazz people sometimes turned their noses up at it but it sounded great. There are sometimes weird expectations and judgements from other musicians, not even drummers, about what your gear should be. I was once told that my cymbals 'weren't really jazz cymbals' by a band leader

Looking at the comments, seems like you really struck a nerve with some people who think with their wallets. Expensive kits are "better", but any drumkit can do what you want it to do if you have the experience to get that sound you want. Or even the sound you don't want, but it's still an interesting sound.

They build some incredible drums., love there innovation,and may I add they don't gauge the consumer. , you get what you pay for.!!

It's easy to say....all you can experience in the hole wide world,you can also experience in your garden....when you' ve allready been travelling around a lot of countrys....and travell further every week to new territory.....so,let the folks try out what ever they want....money and time is not the same for everybody.....and a Pearl mlx or masters drum set ....by the way...is kind of a pritty high quality set....so in the sizes you have it there,you can for sure get allmost every sound you want....if quality or brand dosn't matter....as you preach....why don't you use a Pearl Export or Sonor special edition set with china made poplar shells....that would be a lot more easy to beleave your message....

Put emperors on my toms like 2 years ago now, been hitting them like a monkey and changed the tuning a hundred times, each time is renewed creativity for the new few months.

Fantastic! EXPERIMENT! 10 out of 10! A+++ TY

What’s the batter head on the bass? Sounds incredible!

If that silly ozzy man can make a "Jin Bao" trash kit with rough chopped bearing edges sound good, then so can you.

Would be a more compelling argument if you took a junker set and showed the different sounds available.

Well that was 8 mins 15 seconds of wasted time because your rack Tom is still not tuned right. Some advice you can’t get a low tuning out of small drum so stop detuning them so low. It’s just sounds horrible and then adding mics just amplifies that horrible sound that much more. Always tune your drums higher up than you think. You’ll have better smooth and fatter sound without all the overtones and wobbly warpy or buzzing sound and the drum shell will vibrate with better sustaining tone as well as better projection to the audience more present in a musical mix against other instruments. There are to many bad UA-cam video out there nowadays with drums with improper tuning. Special small drums. I can’t stand a drum that’s detuned. People put more tension on your drum heads and allow the heads to vibrate properly. Stop detuning drums so low. It’s not worth buying expensive drums if you’re not going to tune the heads up high enough to allow the heads and shell to function right!

I found this looking for 7 mil tom reso head info. It would be cool if you did a comparison between 10mil and 7mil resos.

Thanks!

Do you suggest G12 as reso?

Thank you for confirming why my Ambassador Vintage heads haven’t been tuning up to a great-sounding “jazz” tom range lol I’ve been using double-ply heads for years with rock music (to great effect). I can’t wait to finally start experimenting with the higher tunings of single-ply heads!

I don’t even need to change my stuff and yet here I am.

Great explanation and demonstration!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

I’m gonna try the G12 for the reso.

The grooves are so good

I recieved a Ludwig evolution kit for Christmas and neither of the Tom’s were flat on either side but when I measured from one side to the other it measured right wich meant they were consistently out of level so I got a piece of granite from a local counter top place and some sand paper and spun them applying even force and sas able to get them perfect I haven’t checked my floor Tom yet or my snare but I’m going too and also found some of the hardware was not even snug on inside of the shells a lot to learn I have

During the back-to-back comparison, I “cheated” by listening to the tom’s sympathetic vibration from the snare hits. You can clearly hear a change in the tom’s batter side pitch/overtones. I see it as another factor in your tuning choice because it affects your overall snare tone. It can also affect your tuning choice based on how close you want to mic the tom; the closer the mic, the more you’ll hear the pitch of the batter head when playing the *other* drums.

hi . can anyone tell be if there is a difference between the evans uv2 snare head and uv2 tom head

Two things: Did you tuck the head yourself, or did you buy it on the flesh hoop, and what brand? Next, you said "New York". Me too! Where are you based?

this is awesome! thanks for making this video, I subscribed :)

He never touch the snare with the sticks and 1000 likes really ?

Question.....batter heads single or 2ble ply?