A little puppet and props I made and didn't expect them to actually work! But here's Chops tryin to get through Rush's Tom Sawyer! Learn more about me and my creations at rickysyers.com
Oh my god, this video. It's perfect. The little bass pedal. Hi-hats that open and close. The spastic drum fill at 2:37. The teeny tiny wristband. All the cymbals, even a china! And traditional grip! rickysyers, this is so incredibly adorable and badass at the same time. And you have totally made my day.
Greatest drum tutorial ever !! Cant fully comprehend and appreciate the pure genuis of whats taking place unless you play the drums...unbelievable. ...are you kidding me???miniature working hi-hats, almost every note played on point, tiny kick hittin the bass drum?? Crazy good! Bravo chop sawyer!!!
The wonderful surprise of experiencing an original creative talent doing something I can relate to and totally get into...such a joy. Thank you for making my morning. I'm so happy at this moment.
The ONLY THING in this WORLD,that can even come CLOSE to TOPPING THIS Video..............is Mr.Peart PERSONALLY coming to YOUR OWN HOUSE,sitting down and playing this song on YOUR personal DRUM-SET!!! AWESOME VIDEO GUY!!! Hope to see MORE Rush-songs done by this lil guy cuz he's FREAKIN AWESOME!!! Congrats!!!
You ROCK! And ya did it on THAT SONG! I spent more time trying to learn that song, way back then... GEEZ, and you did it WITH A FLIPPIN PUPPET! HATS OFF TO YA MAN! One of my favorite videos ever!
This is one of those videos that I thought I would watch for 15 seconds then move on. Here I am on my second watch-through. Hysterical and impressive at the same time!
OMFG! When I first saw this posted I thought it was just going to be a puppet air drumming to the song. I didn't think he was going actually be playing. Too fucking awesome!
One of the coolest things I've seen in a long while! hahaha man, you nailed every lick. And the funny thing is that he even looked like he was playing them. Standard snare grip. HAHAHAHAH man, however you rigged the levers, it worked great. You should do another w/o you in the scene (crop it or green screen it out) and have him do another rush cover. hahahah
I would love to have one of these puppets for my father. A couple months ago his doctor gave him orders to stop playing, because of the stress it put on his neck and wrists (neck wouldn't be a problem, but he rolled a vehicle a few years back). When my dad plays, he sometimes wears wigs, and this puppet looks exactly like him in one of his wigs. Thank you for sharing this!
Way Cool! That would seriously win Americas Got Talent! This dude must be one hell of a drummer in order to make that little guy hit every single beat! Encore!
I've always thought that too many people have WAY too much time on their hands with a lot of their posts. However, this was one of the best I have seen in many years. 'Chops' never missed a beat!! One of our 'Golden Standards' for drums was Tom Sawyer, and 'Chops' does Neil Peart proud!!!!
Dude this is freaking AMAZING and hilarious! OMG, make him look like Neil, skin the drums to look like his, make a little stage and lights, then do MORE RUSH songs with your body behind a black sheet.
Hey Ricky! It's Casey from Barnyard Stompers. Thanks for the tour through your general store and home. We tell folks about you all the time. This is another awesome creation, brother.
Brilliant and inspiring. I'm working on a claymation band myself, so I know what it took to build Chops, let alone play Tom Sawyer. I am really impressed, especially by the mechanics of the wrist and stick. The wrist flick of the stick is perfect.
I love this so much. I especially like that you kept the audio with Chops' performance included... he really played it. Also love the hi-hat. Hats off, dude.
I would love to see this taken to the next level with a fake stage, lighting effects, smoke machine, lasers, panning camera shots, etc!!!
JLiRD808 your wish is my command ua-cam.com/video/edhq3tjbZX0/v-deo.html
I wish you would give me money
+rickysyers HOLY SHIT!!! GO CHOPSY!! :)
+JLiRD808 and here's the (puppet) guitarist ... ua-cam.com/video/7vrByJgJJt8/v-deo.html
+JLiRD808 I vape, I'll handle the smoke effects. No charge, smells like strawberry. :D
Oh my god, this video. It's perfect. The little bass pedal. Hi-hats that open and close. The spastic drum fill at 2:37. The teeny tiny wristband. All the cymbals, even a china! And traditional grip! rickysyers, this is so incredibly adorable and badass at the same time. And you have totally made my day.
Great practice run. Now go back to the store and buy out the soup aisle to finish the tiny Neil Peart drum kit.
yes! haha
Greatest drum tutorial ever !! Cant fully comprehend and appreciate the pure genuis of whats taking place unless you play the drums...unbelievable. ...are you kidding me???miniature working hi-hats, almost every note played on point, tiny kick hittin the bass drum?? Crazy good! Bravo chop sawyer!!!
I hope non-musicians can appreciate how awesome this is. It's practically perfect!
I just noticed how the hi-hat moves.....transferring your real energy to that of the tiny drummer is unreal!!!!!
I AM the puppet drum machine!
One of the greatest videos I have ever seen. I loved it. Incredible talent! Congratulations.
The wonderful surprise of experiencing an original creative talent doing something I can relate to and totally get into...such a joy. Thank you for making my morning. I'm so happy at this moment.
The ONLY THING in this WORLD,that can even come CLOSE to TOPPING THIS Video..............is Mr.Peart PERSONALLY coming to YOUR OWN HOUSE,sitting down and playing this song on YOUR personal DRUM-SET!!! AWESOME VIDEO GUY!!! Hope to see MORE Rush-songs done by this lil guy cuz he's FREAKIN AWESOME!!! Congrats!!!
Please please PLEASE continue making these for other songs too. This is absolutely amazing. Good lord you have such talent
This is better than the original !
bakerXderek you shut your mouth buddy
bakerXderek Blasphemy.
bakerXderek cheeeaaaah
Josh Glover Awkward moment when you take everything serious
I'm a big fan baker will you follow me on Instagram my user name @sharky9164
Played this with no volume and played Tom Sawyer at the same time and it was SPOT ON! Nicely done.
this has been on the internet for an entire year and i didn't see it until now. this surprises me.
It's rare to have degrees in both percussion and theatrical puppetry. You crushed it. Bravo!
That deserves a standing ovation....he should be on stage playing next to the drummer on a big screen..
OH MY GOD I CANNOT STOP WATCHING THIS. Ricky, you are a phenomenon!
You ROCK!
And ya did it on THAT SONG!
I spent more time trying to learn that song, way back then...
GEEZ, and you did it WITH A FLIPPIN PUPPET!
HATS OFF TO YA MAN!
One of my favorite videos ever!
This is one of those videos that I thought I would watch for 15 seconds then move on. Here I am on my second watch-through. Hysterical and impressive at the same time!
!!!!!!LOVE!!!!!!!!! Mesmerizing. Perfect mannerisms and timing. The sounds on the can, symbols and foot pedal so awesome!
OMFG! When I first saw this posted I thought it was just going to be a puppet air drumming to the song. I didn't think he was going actually be playing. Too fucking awesome!
Two of my favo things, (three actually, yay RUSH!), in one magnificent package! Thanks so much for the pure joy, Ricky, THANKS.
Ricky Syers, you are awesome, brother. you've kept an art from being lost AND given it new life. you are a hero. thank you.
Brilliant...! Every chop faithfully represented...
Those should have millions of more views. Millions. Tonight is the first I've ever seen the talent Mr. Syers. I hope he he is doing amazing!
Love the little high hat chokes. So cute!
Awesome, Ricky. That's our unofficial national anthem. Love from Canada!
Out of all forms of entertainment, this is tops. ❤😊. Great song! And the smile it get from watching the puppet.
One of the coolest things I've seen in a long while! hahaha man, you nailed every lick. And the funny thing is that he even looked like he was playing them. Standard snare grip. HAHAHAHAH man, however you rigged the levers, it worked great. You should do another w/o you in the scene (crop it or green screen it out) and have him do another rush cover. hahahah
Listen to the drums. Chopsy is paying his mini-kit over the top of the album version... and he didn't miss a tick, click or lick.
The legit Master of Puppets. Just amazing. I can't stop watching it. Neil Peart would be proud.
No matter how many times I watch this, 2:35 - 3:15 makes me die of laughter. His arms move so fast!!!
Same. I crack up evertime. But it's so accurate too.
I would love to have one of these puppets for my father. A couple months ago his doctor gave him orders to stop playing, because of the stress it put on his neck and wrists (neck wouldn't be a problem, but he rolled a vehicle a few years back). When my dad plays, he sometimes wears wigs, and this puppet looks exactly like him in one of his wigs. Thank you for sharing this!
I thought no way is he gonna be able to, but it was all spot on...absolutely blew my mind. That was so cool to watch.
GENIUS at WORK! One in a Million, no one like this, can't beat him!
Just saw this.....best ever....I showed my co workers and thumbs up all day brotha....old-school metalica songs would be awesome to see
Way Cool! That would seriously win Americas Got Talent! This dude must be one hell of a drummer in order to make that little guy hit every single beat! Encore!
I've always thought that too many people have WAY too much time on their hands with a lot of their posts. However, this was one of the best I have seen in many years. 'Chops' never missed a beat!! One of our 'Golden Standards' for drums was Tom Sawyer, and 'Chops' does Neil Peart proud!!!!
thank yo u for liking my stuff
NO WAY!!! I was waayy to happy watching this wickedly cool performance!!!
Dude this is freaking AMAZING and hilarious! OMG, make him look like Neil, skin the drums to look like his, make a little stage and lights, then do MORE RUSH songs with your body behind a black sheet.
I was not expecting to see you outside the venue on June 27th. You made the whole experience that much more memorable!
Fact: The internet needs more videos starring Chops.
BADAZZ!! I play to this song all the time. You nailed it!!
So brilliant. I hope that Mr. Peart sees this, he'll love it.
Thanks for adding another light-hearted moment to life!
This is too awesome! love Chops!!!
Shut the fuck up
Dude! Uncalled for!
Your existence is uncalled for.
I guess you really are a devil... :(
You're god damned right.
That's frickin awesome! Hope to see more from Chops.....Rock on Chops, rock on!!!
Traditional grip! Amazing. Haha. Great job man. Must be one of best things on the Internet.
I'm completely mesmerized by this, I could watch this for hours. I bed for a concert series. ;)
I cannot express how much I LOVE this video. This took so much more talent and diligence than what meets the eye. I commend you, sir.
Impressive! Also, my Barbie wants to know if she can hit that?! You know, the dude that looks like Willy Nelson!
OUTSTANDING! You are amazing Ricky!
Man out of the billions of videos posted to UA-cam and the thousands I have seen, THIS has to top them all. Awesome awesome video. Kudos to you sir.
James Dugan Day maker! Thank you!
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rickysyers Agreed...watched it twice so far...badass man!
James Dugan I wholeheartedly agree. What an artist, in so many different ways.
Thank you all from the core of my insides!
Everything about this is just so great and hilarious.
Hey Ricky! It's Casey from Barnyard Stompers. Thanks for the tour through your general store and home. We tell folks about you all the time. This is another awesome creation, brother.
Rush is badass their music is addicting I love love love this group! and the puppet idea was so cute!!!
OMG... Pure kickass covered in awesomesauce... with sprinkles!
Outstanding..I'm as impressed by the operational bass and high hat as the stick work! Givin' Jim Henson and Ronnie Verrell some serious competition ~
Always amazing Ricky. Beautiful craftsmanship like always.
Would be great to see your puppet do Master of Puppets!!
This is one of the f**king sweetest things I've ever seen.
Incredible. I smiled all the way through it.
Epic cover!!! Puppet "Chops" drumming Rush - Tom Sawyer!
haha
Bizarre how a puppet drumming Tom Sawyer can keep perfect time and make it look even more impossibly difficult to do. The Professor smiles upon this.
Oh no! Here comes Chops JK Simmons!!!
That was awesome! Great Job!
Knocked it outta the park with this, Ricky!
I think I can officially say I am now a puppet's groupie. Good lord this is awesome.
man the world need more of this
I wish he'd smile. Its apparent he loves what he does!
That breakdown at the end of the guitar solo was vicious.Bravo!!
This brought me joy
Brilliant and inspiring. I'm working on a claymation band myself, so I know what it took to build Chops, let alone play Tom Sawyer. I am really impressed, especially by the mechanics of the wrist and stick. The wrist flick of the stick is perfect.
This is hands down the greatest video on the internet
THIS is why the Internet was invented !!!
freakin' hilarious.
Love it.
I love this so much. I especially like that you kept the audio with Chops' performance included... he really played it. Also love the hi-hat. Hats off, dude.
58 people jealous with chop sawyer!! amazing drumming chop keep it up
Effin Fantastic !!!!! Rush has always kicked my ass, I love it !!!!!!
his is friggin awesome and one of the coolest things I have ever seen! id love to see more
YES YES YES!!! I'm a drummer and love puppeteering and I wish there was a kit of this to buy so I could jam!!
This may be the greatest thing I've ever seen.
Damn, even has a working hi-hat choke. I want one of these! Good work.
That is just AWESOME brother!!! Awesome!! That's a cool talent ya got there.
This is the coolest thing that has ever existed.
Dude, such a great video. He looks awesome and you melted my face...
Dude, that is greatness! Just freaking great!
I'm always amazed at 2:37! great job and we need more of these! at least I do
Excellent! The drum fill at c2:40 is bang on the money. And the bass pedal is spot on. Nice one.
I friggin' LOVE this! Please, more Chopsy...you have a new subscriber!
I would give anything to have that badass "puppet!!
Probably one of the better clips on youtube!
Fantastic. Love it. Thanks for being awesome!
BRAVO!! That was not only incredibly creative, but dead nuts and one hundred percent bad ass!!!
What the hell is this?!?!?! I need to stop using the internet for today, this was the best thing ever.
all 104 members of the fun police showed up to thumbs down this video. boo......
this is beyond amazing!
The absolute best thing I have seen on UA-cam in a long while. Awesome job my friend.
this was better than i ever expected made my day
Simply awesome. Alot of talent.
That is awesome and surely put a smile on my face
Isn't it great when things just work out perfectly, love those moments. Way to go, have fun with it mate! :D
Like the ending! Noticed he never looses a stick!
I like how focused he is!