Snare Drum Tunage — “It’s all about that tang”

This video is an in-depth response to the folks who have been asking me how I tune snare drums. Packed with a good bit of info it is useful for anyone really wanting to understand how to get great snare drum sound. Tuning is HUGE… but stick with me to the end to see how … Read more

THE LEGENDARY LUDWIG DRUMS – Factory tour

It’s not as big or majestic as I had imagined.  It’s homey and personable, approachable in fact. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uO5R5RpGdc   Ludwig sells more “Ringo [Starr] Wrap” than any other wrap they’ve ever used.  Wraps can be applied to any wood shells.   Living enthusiasm — millions of persons have been happified directly via the drums produced, … Read more

Show Tunes – Eden Bahar – Drumming For Cirque Du Soleil / DRUMEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9LSFrixDmE   Cirque du Soleil, French for “Circus of the Sun,” is an internationally renowned Canadian entertainment company known for redefining the circus experience. Founded in 1984 by street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Cirque du Soleil transformed the traditional circus by merging circus arts with street entertainment, without the use … Read more

Dynamics in Drumming, an Entire Dimension far too long squashed and squandered — Everything usually “Maximized” boosting every whisper to scream-volume

From the video comments — “It’s funny because far too many of the “pro” drum videos, MTV music videos, and actual pro performers, they essentially have Near-Zero dynamics and instead blast and belt away, fortissississississississimmmmmmmmmmo “ffff”, no FFFF, and more commonly full-freaking-blast, maximal arm-swings, baseball-bat sticks, real head-denting / cymbal-cracking FFFFFFFFFFF – and they get … Read more

“Take Five” Drummer Joe Morello

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_YY2N7uqKw   Per CGPT — Joe Morello (1928–2011) was an American jazz drummer best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet during the 1950s and 1960s. He was widely regarded as one of the most technically proficient and innovative drummers in jazz history. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Morello began playing the drums at … Read more

Drum Physics, why drums sound the way they sound

1 MASS 2 BEARING EDGES 3 WRAPS / LAQUERS, COATINGS 4 HEADS 5 WOOD OR METAL – yes, it matters, depending on application, it may matter more or less.   SONOR TAMA – beech Japanese drums — birch rosewood, bubinga, cherry, walnut, oak — more exotics Acrolyte Brass Steel Aluminum Phosphor bronze Maple   Wood … Read more

62 Heads – Aquarian, Evans, Remo — same snare, same tensioning, same hoops and hardware, same microphone, same player, kit, sticks and riff, amazing variety of tone

Drum Head Authority posted a grrrreat article on drum tone — probably the most-useful to-date —   Drumheads: More important than drum wood We’re covering drumheads first, because drumheads are by far the biggest factor in your drum sound. Out of everything, the drumheads you choose (and what you actually do with the heads) will contribute to the vast … Read more

A Look At Neil Peart’s Gear with Paul Wells

Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF9ucbt7VHI Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsSU_GjbdLQ Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRhASmUGQSY   Not to ‘pick on’ Gretsch, makers of excellent quality and sounding instruments, but this is interesting quote from Neil Peart: “…the company proved surprisingly uncooperative in regards to this [sound-off/comparison] test.” at ~47:00 into Part 2 (quoted from MODERN DRUMMER May 1987).  I wonder if Gretsch realized that … Read more

Learn To Drum In ANY Style with Gregg Bissonette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfabTGZjCEQ   From video comments: “This man is just unbelievable. Not only is he among the most versatile drummers ever, but he is also a human rhythmic encyclopedia, and in every single note, pattern, groove or fill played we can appreciate all his love for the instrument, immense technical background and curiosity and enthusiasm for … Read more