How the Pros Tune Their Drums (Feat. Gregg Bissonette)
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- Опубліковано 2 січ 2024
- In this episode, professional drummer Gregg Bissonette discusses how he sets up his drums and demonstrates how to tune them.
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This is fascinating. Never seen anyone tune a drum. I could watch Greg all day.
You can tune a drum but you can't tune a fish.
First day on UA-cam? Welcome
Greg made that look far easier than it is!
@@klchu but you can fish a tuna...
Don't know that I could listen to him talk all day though.😫😁
Absolutely blown away at how good the kit sound mic'd up. Was not expecting that.
The kit plus a lot of microphones, gating, compression, EG, reverb etc etc.
@@DavidOakesMusicWell put. I think they could give us a taste in how it sounds naturally. By the other hand, if they work in studio or live performances, there will be microphones everywhere 😂
Gregg is the kinda guy you could hang with and talk about anything...oatmeal, wallpaper paste, medical equipment...I don't care, he's just so down to earth and fun.
having had the pleasure of spending time with Gregg in an intimate setting, I can confirm he's down to earth and fun. Lovely guy, super inspiring and great to chat to.
I love how Gregg expressed exactly what sound he was going for... Fantastic!
Gregg is one of my favorite drummers. Such a versatile player. I met Gregg one time at Berklee in 1993. He was so down to earth and nice. He gave me a pair of his Vic Firth signature sticks.
I see what you did there.
Remember, Gregg has been tuning drums for a long time. It may take a while to develop your ear to be able to tune as quick as him. Also, love the gaff tape tents! Really great for helping to control the sustain of the drum. Met Gregg many years ago. Such a beacon of energy and positivity. Glad he's being featured on this channel.
Gregg is not only super talented, he's also super informative -- and super NICE! I always look forward to your presentations with him Rick, and I hope there's plenty more to come in 2024. Happy New Year!
Greg is one of most supportive guys you will ever meet aside from a hell of a drummer.
Greg, you didn't drop your tuning key and have it land right under your bass pedal. Thats what separates the pros from the rest. 😀
😂
😆 Best thing I've read all day. I was marveling that his key stayed where he set it and didn't have it move to another drum, or other part of the room. He has such amazing control.
This is how summoning the tone of the Drumming Gods looks like.
This is one of the better tuning explanations I’ve seen. I’ve always been a little uncertain about the best approach. I like his organic and simple approach. I’ve been guilty of tuning out too much tone and natural character of the shell. His way gives you choices with a more natural starting point without the brain surgery.
Fascinating! Drums sound great! Thank you all!
⭐️ REMO Ambassador heads forever, baby! ⭐️
Always worked for me recording drums.
Greg was my favourite drummer at the Buddy Rich Memorial concert back in the day. Cool drummer but also the coolest dude! Legend!
Very well explained! I have seen drummers spend an hour or more tuning their kit, this is so fast and efficient, with excellent results!
So good. I could watch him play all day. Such natural flow.
Beautiful sound!! Love Gregg, a real PRO and always sharing stories about the greats.
I just got a new KIT and this helped me SO much. Thank you BOTH!
For me another fascinating thing about this is that he just makes the sound with his voice to communicate to the audience the idea of how he tunes his drums. He says "toom! toom!", "boing", etc. Using technical terms (if any) won't really help less-informed audiences (like myself 😅) to understand the idea of what he's trying to communicate. Just making the sound with his voice made me understand immediately. Awesome.
The best drum educator out there. Such a fun guy to be around. And plays like a God.
Years ago when I still lived in Portland, Oregon, I was acquainted with Brian Willis, then the drummer of Quarterflash. His drums sounded very musical. When I asked him how he tuned his drums, he told me that he started with the snare and tuned them in descending fourths, beginning with the top head of the snare. So top of snare was a specific tone, bottom of the snare a fourth below, then first rack Tom, a fourth below bottom snare, then bottom head of first rack Tom, a fourth below the top head, continuing that way for the rest of the kit. Then he used powder puffs as bottom head mutes to control, at will, the resonance of the bottom head like a mechanical gate. Very elaborate, but his drums had a very uniquely musical sound.
Gregg is one of my favorites, an amazing drummer.
Fascinating to watch! 👍🏻 I‘ve seen my son‘s drum teacher tuning his kit once but I had absolutely no idea what his approach was 😂
Gregg is full of joy
This is the best drum tuning video I’ve seen in years. Really useful stuff. Thank you Gregg!
Your Video Is So Awesome, I’ve Been Playing Drums For 57 Years, And I Tune My Drums, And My Drums Sound Exactly Like Yours, And I Was Unsure If I Was Tuning Them Right, But After Watching Your Video I Knew Then I Doing It Right, Thank You So Much, I Tune By Ear Too. You Rock Brother
Cool vid!
The first rule of drums is that there *are no rules.* That’s what’s unique about drums.
Whatever sounds best to you personally for tuning, heads, setup, muffling, etc. is what you should do.
Gregg Bissonette is a world class drum teacher. This is a fantastic tutorial on how to tune a kit.
This was awesome! More content with him please!
Greg has always been a great influence I remember being 13yo and drumming a long to a flexi disc I got from Modern Drummer with him playing I’m 50yo now I love he’s still at it
holy crap that kit sounds amazing.
love this fella he a gift to the drumming world
Awesome interview!!
Learning from the best. Sometimes this channel is magic.
beautiful rythm, sound, explaining and playing
Gregg, I’m 52, almost 53, and I still have my Stubbs from seeing you with David Lee Roth in 1986 & ‘88, you guys were the best concert I ever saw, especially in ‘86, for the “Eat em and smile” tour, damn … nothing more that needs to be said. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Doesn’t get any cooler than Gregg, i remember playing his Vic Firth signature stick. AMAZING talented drummer and all around nice guy for the win!
this is the best explanation i ever watched
Clearly Gregg knows his drums and the sounds they make superbly well and can take short cuts that most can't - kit sounds great at the end. I was a live sound engineer a lifetime ago and after learning a lot from a fine drummer early on I often taught and then collaborated with drummers on how to tune their drums better - it makes such a difference. Once I had one part of the head tuned to match the body as desired I would go to the opposite side tuning peg, get them the same and then go round one tuning peg and then back to its opposite, and repeat until we'd got back to the beginning. Always found that quicker and more consistent than going round the circle.
One percussionist I worked with told a story of one of his tutors at music school listening to him tuning his kit, asking him to hit certain drums in order and then declared "A Minor" before walking off looking very satisfied!
The Biss,. the gig taker, the hit maker.. This is Gold.
Greg is awesome , love it
thank you so much sir drummer Greg
Simple set ups my fav set up salute Greg B
what an awesome drummer/musician
This is gold.
I’ve always wondered how to tune drums. This is actually fun to watch, coming from a guitar! I find myself being more and more interested in understanding other instruments lately. I think it makes for a better guitar player when you can understand where other musicians and their instruments are coming from.
You Tune From The Resonant Head. It's Not That Challenging And You Will HEAR IT Immediately!
Very informative. I have watched lots of videos on this topic and I don’t recall hitting the side of the drum to get a pitch range.i will be trying it out very soon.
Interesting! This is precisely how I tune my drums!!!👍
Dr. Grove back at it ! Alway a welcomed video
Great Guy and great player!
He’s a god. Seriously one of the best.
Such a talented friendly guy 👌
Wow that's awesome sounding kit micd up, he's a amazing drummer.
Special dude... great drummer.
Man, that kit sounded good at the end!
I just met Gregg at my friends birthday party and he is the nicest guy you will ever meet ! We had the best time with Fred Coury of Cinderella !! What a night !!!
I have never heard anyone mention tuning to the pitch of the shell! That's brilliant.
Back in the day, DW used to rubber stamp their shells with the "note" at which it rang. Don't know if they still do that.
❤😊 Checking if you tube will not glitch on my third try at sending this for some reason only on this video. Gotta love this!
Bissonette... ALL TIME GREAT
Imteresting and helpful.
Greg is taking over for Dom as The Drumming Ambassador.
My thought exactly.
Dom was a great drummer, teacher and drum ambassdor.
RIP Dom
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Classic Bob Gatzen tuning system ;) Greg ain't messing around!
Rip Bob :(
When you play his session load, ain't got time to mess around. Lol! ❤
Agree Gregg, coated heads so good for rock and metal 👌 Gregg you are an inspiration for all drummers and smarter musicians. ✌️💛🤘🥁🏴🇦🇺
Cool, i have the dixon cornerstone purple titanium snare, the 6,5x14. Killer snare
Awesome !!
A truly great drummer.
A cool Canadian.
EXCELLENT!!
I really like the floor tom with boing.
Nice sound!
Awesome Seeing The Wooden Hoops On The Acrylic Shell To Warm Up The Sound 👍
Never had the makings of a triple flange athlete
Gregg is so good, he makes this look easy …
Love it❤
Greg is a Very underated drummer😊
He makes it look easy
When he first started ringing them and tuning them while he was talking to you, I was not confident he was going to have a great sounding kit. But that little riff he does at the end proved me wrong. Especially the snare. The snare sounds amazing. That's why he's a pro!
Well... I hear them now. My ears are pleased! @@mothflap
If you like dead thuddy sound without much sustain or pitch bend then yeah it sounds good
Amazing
All I can think when I see Greg is Drum Channel but I always go back to Summer song.
Deep fried crispy snare Awesome!
I just found my picture of me with Greg from decades ago when he did a clinic in Detroit during his David Lee Roth days. Thankfully he spared us the Bodyglove outfit that day, but I've long been a fan of this dude for just being so damn cool. If you happen to speak with him again I'd love to here him talk about our mutual percussion tutor Myron McDonald from way back when.
I have no clue what Gregg is talking about for the most part, and I don't care...he is so engaging! Love him.
I just bought that Dixon Bissonette signature snare. Incredible sound for a reasonable price. Gregg is one of my favorite drummers!
I don't think he tuned it on this clip, though! But, it sounds amazing!
Nice to hear someone who likes to tune top and bottom heads to the same pitch.
The Come Together tea towel thing was too cool.
I love Gregg
Beato was “like that” ing, when he did the gaff tape. 😄
He starts playing. I just say out loud... holy shi7
After seeing this video it's good to know that after playing drums on and off for most of my life that I have been tuning my drums the same way Gregg has been doing it. It really is about "the ear" in music. Sure, you can use technology and fancy gadgets. But I bet the same people that do also fail to understand what it takes, or what makes a "good" song in music.
What snare was Gregg playing in the clip at the end?! Sounded great!
Love it. I just wish he'd gone into depth on tuning his snare. Does he also tune top and bottom head to the shell? Or does he does he run that reso head up tight? I'd love to know.
This is awesome! My wife has drums and I never knew how they were properly tuned.
Hundreds of takes and approaches. Remember that a head sits like a hat.
There is not just one way to skin a cat. Greg prefers his kick to be thuddy and dead. That setup with the pillow is devoid of tone and boom. A very acceptable tuning choice, but there are other, and to my ears better, approaches to setting up a kick drum for most styles of popular music.
That is beautiful
Greg, great video. Time to ditch tape on the heads and get yourself some SnareWeight leather muffles. They work and look fantastic.
Killer! ❤
Those Dixons coming out now look great.
very useful and cool. Plus i now think every drumkit have at least 2 snares
My question what is some of the microphones are that Greg likes to use both in the studio as well as live?
Last bit sounded like Bob Gullotti from The Fringe (w/ George Garzone & John Lockwood)
This is great... but what about tuning the snare???
I do the same with the gaffer tape, but only one loop. I gotta try the three loops like Greg did here!
He got that from Jeff P!!! Jeff was a BEAST!
At last!
I bought this drum bot, new to drums...
Bought a nice set of Tama drums from somebody's kid, all outa-tune...
Drum-bot has several tuning options...
And, here I am , just starting out with drums....
Which tuning???
So confused.
Tune to the shell.
Thank you!!!
didn't tell much
glad I can tune already