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Rock, no, jazz-solid information. Maybe a method comparison between different rattlers vs. build in rivets might be an addition. Well recorded, and I love the outtakes, oldschool vibes. Keep on rolling your growing channel, we need this working drummer approach even more then another display of crazy chops the minority of us can deal with. Yeah, Benny , great drummer, teacher and a cool guy.

Definitely liked the Meinls the most. I absolutely love brass rivets, I have a couple of them installed on my Istanbul Agop Signature Ride, adds the perfect amount of shimmer and sustain.

You had me at rivets!

Thanks for the info..

Been abiding by these details since the beginning. It's amazing how common sense is not so common anymore.

There is such a great tool on the market and thats a kind of bassdrumm stabilisator. Very easy to attach on the front side of the basedrumm with two screws. I am not a drummer but a guitar player but I have seen it in a few recording studios.

To REALLY master your cymbal stand, piss on its leg. Establish dominance.

Check out some of my videos on different stacks and hi hats and stuff. I was all about putting random cymbals together. Something I don't think I've seen anyone but Billy Ward do is stack cymbals under the ride. That's fun to try as well.

I personally dont think crashes/splashes work very well as hihat tops (and I have tried) they are too thin sounding and washy, there is a reason hihats make awful crashes. its always fun to try out these combos though.

As a self-taught drummer, I find myself a tad bit annoyed that mistakes like these get made to begin with. I guess I'm just glad I've never had these issues.

Good advice, for beginners !

I first learned flams from Phil Collins. Although, his way was two offset fortissimo strikes. Four years later, Steve Smith showed me what traditional flams were. One has attitude and the other, grace. One is a samurai, the other, a ninja.

Agreed. The last combo was pretty sweet. I would love to see what Ray Luzier could smash on any of these 😂

PGB Artisan Cymbals makes 2 types of China hats. Max who has the channel "Dimsunk" plays a set and makes them sound amazing.

Crazy. I just set my spurs on a brand new kit. I’m a self taught drummer and I’ve been drumming for 15 years so I had no idea what to do. In all my reasoning I did it all right. Thanks for this validating video. Wait… I think I still need to tighten up the set screws on the spurs. Anyway, thanks.

If you have a good rug and your pedal has velcro underneath you actually don’t need to tighten the pedal to the hoop at all. The bond between the velcro and the carpet is sursprisingly strong.

These are some killer setups! Meinl actually has the X-treme stack from their Generation X line, that is a 14" china, and 12" crash, that I saw (among others) Sput use as a hi-hat. I swapped out the 12" crash for a 12" extra dry splash and the combination is crazy. Adding a splash underneath the china also gives the hi-hat more stability, and a more crispy and traditional hi-hat sound, while still being trashy.

Back in the 90s when Zildjian's Oriental line was relatively new I remember them making China hat sets for it that I didn't really get to try at the time but always thought sounded neat. Now I have a Meinl trash stack which I absolutely love but they're very trashy when played loose. These Zildjian combinations kind of strike a balance between those and a regular set of hats, and I'd recommend trying a 17" K China bottom with that 15" A Custom crash if you could, or even a conventional 14" hi-hat top of any medium-to-light variety.

Mr. Common Sense, that was a fun program. I am always trying new combos with the limited collection of cymbals I own, but I don’t have a China cymbal. I am going to keep my eyes peeled for a good deal on one. Thank you again for another wonderful lesson.❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

if I close my eyes I'd think you were hitting a trash can lid 🤷‍♂️

I saw a photograph of Elvin Jones nailing his front bass drum hoop to the stage. Yikes!

I also do the trick of putting something under the reso hoop for setting up the spurs! Makes things so much easier

Balance. Good thing I’m a Libra! ⚖️

Some of this is why i cant let anyone " help" me load in or out. They dont care about the little details that make a big difference.

The hole positon I found is best at about 4:30 as it gives the right amount of low end and not too much.Pretty common I would think.

Dude ....if these people couldn't figure out how to use the standard hardware on a bass drum, they should maybe switch to the harmonica or something 🥱

ive left a double kick pedal on while gigging. never damaged a hoop ever. i crank mine super tight as well.🍻

I keep a level in my stick bag for this exact reason. I also like to get real nerdy and make sure my kit is centered on stage

Always take gaffer/duct tape with you to a gig. If you have to play a crappy kit on a shiny wooden floor, tape your pedal down...not ideal, but should hold the bass drum steady enough to get you through

keep going

My favorite hi hat combo is a 14” A Zildjian New Beat top over a Paiste 2002 Sound Edge bottom. It gives me a perfect “Ringo wash”.

As someone who isnt a drummer, i feel like ill sound less stupid when talking to drummers

You slayed that

Great content as always! Love your series of videos about drum hardware. Please keep this up!

If you do not know this information already, you are officially still a rookie. Cheers! P.S. Everyone is a rookie at some point in time. Just don't stay there without learning and growing. That's all I'm saying. This video would have been great if you had pictures or video clips of all the problems, mistakes and issues that you witnessed.

agree on every point

A Dixson bass drum lift keeps both rims off the floor and protects the rim. It also puts the beater in a better position for small drums.

Maybe also do a detailed video of how to lift a BD from the floor like a pro

If you play a pedal with an eccentric cam or, even "worse", a direct drive, the angle of the head will affect your pedalfeeling massively. Therefore you should try to always have the heads exactly perpendicular to the surface the kit stands on, so the height of your hoopclamps lower part is exactly the height you want to lift your bassdrum with the spurs. I have a small "spirit level" - device (right word?) for that adjustment. EDIT: Okay, in a later part of the video there's the level, but I would also use it in the other dimension, holding the level at the head.

For the drummers out there that don’t have the money for new cymbals all the time you should be angling your cymbals down a little and they will last for many more years when there flat like he showed they crack faster if you tilt them down a little past your comfort zone they last a lot longer trust me on that one

Where did you go for state music festival?

I've been a drummer for 20 years and i didnt know people lift their bassdrums using their spurs. I mean, i do it with small kicks like the 16" i use now, but i always placed bigger drums on the ground and THEN adjust the spurs so the hit the ground.

Do you also recommend having the beater slightly off-center? Thanks.

The older I get, more I play, more I obsess over the fundamentals like this. You’d be amazed how long people can play without really learning this stuff.

I'm new to drumming (about a year into it) and have been looking for this type of information on the internet since day one....I love your approach and am anxious to see what's next....

Too much lift kills the low end and may damage the hoops. Set your kick level with the floor - mount the pedal and use a level to set up the legs.

I'm not a beginner but I like your explanations. Good content 👍

This video compete with "How to Tune a Drum " and (2) Where to Hit the Drum" . Should made into a comic book ....oops sorry; a "graphic novel".

Agreed, just the tip is more than enough for me.