Best sounding snare in his life + the PDP Concept Maple Classic kit — Drum Center Portsmouth
Tony Interlande, GM at DC/NH — loves the unique sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9wtxTenSow
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Okay I needed a good laugh. Watch transition from 1:00 in to 1:15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ssT-aKVB7c
What Is The Best Maple Drum Set Under $1000? – good comparisons of shells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz2lAEeIHdc
Various metal drum shells compared
Mapex Black Panther 2020 Metal Snare Drums – Drummer’s Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK5Y970ma6E
Snare Drum Hoops Comparison – Drummer’s Review — triple flange, s-hoop, die-cast, in wood, steel, brass
Very useful, and toneful! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtiVNCIRE4o
Zebra Drums Free Floating 5-Piece Shell Pack – Drummer’s Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6yAE-R0zbQ
The Bernard Purdie Interview: Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin & “The Purdie Shuffle”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uusF1iie88 Great comment: “So So refreshing, the slop, NO CLICK TRACK, totally human space, air, feel, slosh, groove. “
Put your money where it matters — $4,000 Drum Set with Cheap Heads VS $400 Drum Set with Nice Heads
Heads. Hoops. Lugs. Lug Washers. Metal. Plastic. Wood. Maple. Birch. Poplar. Cherry. Oak. Spurs. Mounts. Shells. What matters? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qvYr8KOMu0 DW kick was a nightmare to tune. DW lots more finicky, much more on-edge between good and bad sound than cheaper EASTAR kit. Wow.
What Is The Best Maple Drum Set Under $1000?
One nice touch: flip to room mics for compare/contrast. Same cymbals used, same setup, same placement, same mic’ing. Gretsch Catalina Maple, coated heads, 2.3mm triple-flanged hoops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz2lAEeIHdc Drum Center of Portsmouth, nice work!
Homogenization of DMB’s “sound” ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY3hwEVCong From the video comments — “I think the overall sound quality is becoming homogenized. The players switch up instruments nearly with every song, presumably to get differing sounds? Possibly for fresh strings to keep in-tune after such full-blast playing. The drums sound more homogenous than ever — every song now has the exact same … Read more
