Absolutely nailed the sound. My favorite thing about Bonham's sound is how different it was to what everyone else was doing that era. The 70s had a lot of very dampened short and fat sounding drums. Then Bonham comes in and does the exact opposite with explosive wide open drums.
Bonham didn't like close mic'ing of the drums. To really get Bonham's sound you just need a few room mics and properly tuned drums. It's really not that difficult.
Yes !!!!! ROCK N ROLL isn't deferential equations haha.....it's not difficult and john didn't spend all day in a ROOM TRYING TO GET A SOUND...jimmy did mostly due to his PRODUCTION skills..but zeppelin partied hard and jimmy probably didn't drive himself crazy in a room...shit they went to the PUB always foruuh pint or two!!!!!!
@@davidddrums Glyn didn't use distance miking as much as his brother Andy did. That's the key and why the drums sound different on 1 compared to 2 onward.
I was not expecting the When the Levee Breaks “bonus” at the end! Caught me off guard and made me grab my harmonica to play along! Great video, loved every second of it.
Sounds pretty familar 😅. "In my time of dying" is my absolute favourite drum sound and performance. How Bonham designed own patterns for each seperate part and grooves along while keeping the tension till the end after exploding in long and unexpected fills and finally gets back into the Intro groove! Goosebumps!
Excellent job overall. I think the snare should be tuned a little lower, but still everything else was right there especially the rack tom. Pascal never fails to impress. Is there anything he can't do? :)
glad someone else noticed the snare tuning coming in every so slightly high. Literally the only thing that was off at all - and thats pretty dang good IMO.
Was just about to post the same comment :) Snare maybe a little lower, and include the close mic for a bit of low end proximity effect. Great video though really well done.
Also it's interesting to note, Bonham used a smaller kit on LZ 1. He didn't get the large Ludwig kit until after LZ toured Vanilla Fudge and saw Carmine's kit.
I'm 66, wanted a ludwig kit as a kid. To my shock and surprise, mum and dad got me the super classic, I'm still playing them and they sound awesome. JHB was/is my hero. RIP great man
Fool in the rain. Hands down NO question. When levee breaks is 2nd. Dazed n confused 3rd. Achilles last stand 4th. Whole lots love would be my 5th. You guys are awesome with this video. SPECTACULAR, I mean really!
John Bonham, the man who put the sex into rock n roll drumming while dressed as a 1970s geography teacher. He's deffo one of those drummers who attract dedicated fans and I'm glad to see that the comments appear to be free from negative comments so far. For me he's the direct link between learning rudiments in school, discovering that jazz wasn't just for men in 1950s clothes and then hitting puberty and listening to music that made your bits tingle.
@ Martin von Bargen nice description! Personally, even with the beautiful Robert Plant out front, I still prefer watching the big manly guy at the back thrashing away on the skins, so I guess your theory about the sex into RnR drumming applies to me!
Absolutely brilliant. I'm watching this at work and I had to pause because I was getting a little emotional. Zeppelin is one of my favorite bands and seeing the time and effort you guys put into this video got me choked up a bit. When you put the bowler hat on to start the live drumming test, I smiled through some tears. Love this video so much. Thank you.
The Hendrix of drumming... Great video showcasing his sound! I love that you decided to also add the big gong cymbal in the back, really completes the look!
I disagree. Hendrix was more showey. I agree that they both obviously changed how their instruments would be played forever, but in terms of musicality Bonham was brilliant because he knew how to bring energy and sophistication while not overplaying. Many drummers nowadays play the most complex or the most simple thing, not what truly fits the music the best: that was the art of it.
@@iaincunningham7926 Bonham was pretty showy too I think tho. One of many examples are the times he switched his sticks out for, well, nothing. Ofc Hendrix was more "present" on stage on a whole, but I would argue most guitarists (esp when they also do vocals) are more present than most drummers anyway. Interesting perspective you've got there tho, I was mostly looking at influence and not actual playstyle, didn't even cross my mind first lol.
Great video ! The sound was great too. There's a pretty good chance John Bonham was playing a 4 piece Slingerland drum outfit on Led Zeppelin's first album. He used a Slingerland drum outfit on their tour of Scandanavia in Sept of 1968 - just before the studio and on their first English tour - just after the studio recordings for their 1st album. The first drum outfit he used in Denver was highly likely to be a rental outfit, but it was a Ludwig.
The only thing that I found with this video, regarding critique, is that, although he faithfully listed all the specs, & kudos! for doing so btw, but in doing so (¿assuming he either, maybe forgot, or whether he meant to not include this particular spec, idk?) he has, alas, omitted the spec regarding the particular species of wood that the drum barrels are made from (both his & Bonzo's *non~acrylic, as per compare & contrast to achieve results of successfully matching the sound as closeas possible) with the exception of mentioning the brass/chrome/aluminum of the snare & the cymbal series(implying their material)... thusly... every spec except the barrel wood... *assuming MAPLE... although I prefer the BIRCH/BUBINGA variation)
Ha! You just sparked an old memory. Saved for ages back in the early 80s for a Speed King pedal but it did squeak like mad. Fine when in a live rock band but in quieter bands and venues I once had to borrow olive oil from the venue kitchen to sort it. Forty years later you’ve just reminded me of it.
I live this series, and this is the best one yet. That bell on the 24” ride was almost the exact same pitch as the one in the record. Danny Carey soon?
Las baquetas eras mucho más finas que las ahora y que manera de aporreaba parches y platillos ERA UNICO BONZO 🙏🏻 el mejor .....gracias por compartir tu trabajo🤘🏻🎶
The way you miked the kit is perfect. I learned a long time ago the Glen Johns method and have used it many times in both studio and live situations. Miking every drum is not necessary if the drums are tuned right and are wide open with little to no muffling. In fact, in live situations I only use 3 mics. Bass, snare/hi-hat, and one overhead aimed at the center of the toms. In studio it's 2 bass mics, 2 overheads, and a room mic like what you did. The snare mic isn't even necessary. Sound engineers always tend to make things harder than they need to be when it comes to drums. Simple is better. I've had too many arguments with sound guys over why I don't put mic holes in any of my bass drums. They always wonder how they're going to mic it if there's no hole until I show them. Drums need a solid reso head to resonate properly. You don't put mic holes in the bottoms of the toms so why would you put one in the bass drum? Anyway, great sound man 👍
Nice! Love the cymbal combination. I also use 2002 series.. 15" hihat, 18", 19" and 20" crash with 22" ride. Can't think of better sounding cymbals for classic rock sound
Impressive! I always liked the sound of Bonham's bass drum, which is why I bought a used Pearl Marching bass drum that was 26" X 14" , had spurs installed on it to convert it to a kit bass drum, installed a Remo Coated Emperor on the kick side, left the stock Pearl head on the reso side, & used felt strips to muffle the drum on both sides. It was just the sound i was looking for. with it are 1980s Pearl Export series toms including a 12" X 10" rack tom, a 14" X 14" floor tom, & a 16" X16" floor tom. I have 3 Pearl snares that I use with the kit as well as my Zildjian "A" Series cymbals. My favorite Zeppelin songs to play are " How Many More Times", " The Ocean", "Kahmir", " Stairway To Heaven", & " Nobody's Fault But Mine".
Bonzo playing since I've been loving you .from the first time I heard it to every time I play it I just gotta follow it through the whole track .John Henry Bonham was an amazing player .RIP bonzo thanks for the music .
Trick to Bonzo's drum sound wasn't just the tuning, sizes, and the Ludwig drums he used. It was, as you guys mentioned, the way he played it. I think this was all in his wrists and forearms. The energy released from this short distance was what made him so special. Also, the fact that he didn't need to raise his arms far up in the air to get the power he needed, is due to his working in construction as a young man in his early 20s before Zeppelin made it. Couple that with gigging almost 5 nights a week, and you have the makings of a powerhouse set of forearms and wrists that could probably fracture your face badly if anyone was ever on the receiving end of a Bonham smack. His forearm and wrist strength and technique was the drumming version of Bruce Lee's 1 inch punch.. You guys definitely did a superb job on the tuning, playing, and audio. Excellence !
There was no delay effect on the drum sound for When the Levee Breaks. Zeppelin were recording that album in a mansion, for that song Bonham moved the drum set into the staircase of the mansion so what you hear on that song is the echo.
You guys sure get access to some great goodies. Those drums favored by Bonham were probably quite tricky to find. Beyond fascinating watching the recording process as well. The room effect at the end was especially awesome. Great work.
This is pretty close. You could get a bit closer by using the correct vintage kit as the wood construction was very different. They used a 3 ply spiral wrap, maple and poplar, with overlapping seems and heavy reinforcing hoops. Also the rims were lighter. By using the more modern kit shells with the kick batter microphone and heavier hoops, you are getting more attack and less resonance than he had. To get more attack from the kick when he needed it, he mashed the beater. One thing I really liked is you got the snare part for the Rock and Roll intro right. Many drummers, including Jason Bonham, play it wrong.
Really fantastic job guys. As a fellow drummer and huge Led Zep fan, I reckon you nailed it. Especially liked the When The Levee Breaks sound and playing, great work! 🤘
You nailed it. You can also achieve the sound with smaller sizes setup the same way. For instance, i've been able to get that bass drum sound with a 22x16, 22x14 and 26x10. The key is the head selection, tuning and no dampening except for the felt strips.
Misty Mountain Hop has a pretty killer drum sound, not talked about much. One detail I would mention is that it doesn't sound to me that Bonham hit dead center on the snare. With the Supro, hitting just off center is a more dynamic sound (I own one).
This is easily the best re-creation of the Bonham setup and sound production on UA-cam. A note about The Levee Breaks drum sound, your version is almost identical to the original. The only other thing that LZ did apart from the echo effect was slow down the tape so the sound is pitched down slightly.
The acrylic pucture is from Jason... Also, a lot of the sound on record comes from the room it was recorded in. That being said, great drumming on Black Dog.
The very first video I’ve seen/heard that got the Rock & Roll snare drum & hi-hat intro down perfectly. The rest of the sound recreation was 98% of perfection. The minute differences I heard was in the stroke impact. Bonham’s hits sound a little deeper… could be stick diameter and weight related. I thoroughly enjoyed this. 👍👍👍
I love this series of videos. I feel it is still missing a Jimmy Chamberlin/Smashing Pumpkins drum sound recreation - preferably Geek USA from Siamese Dream. Jimmy's drum sound on those early albums was incredible.
THANK YOU!!! I looked around on UA-cam for a Bonham drum gear video and I didn't find a single one. Aaaaaaaalways pushing the envelope, you guys at AoD.
I really liked this video. Great work! FYI: The delay-like sound in Levee Breaks was not an effect. It was a result of playing the drums in a stairwell at Headley Grange where the record was recorded. Jimmy Page demonstrates this in "It Might Get Loud".
I just discovered your channel, and have been enjoying your videos immensely! I'd love to see a video on recreating Alex Van Halen's snare drum sound. Rick Beato did one, but it wasn't quite there. Of course, a lot of drum sounds will be missing a key feature--the drummers themselves!
Good video. I've heard Zeppelin's album sales worldwide actually being over 300 Million. When it comes to rock music basically it's Zeppelin and then there's everyone else.
awesome- one trick to consider for a Bonham sound is to lightly pump eighths with the hi hat foot while playing eighths ( shoulder of stick ) on top for the "closed" hi hat verses. he had a very r&b influence - it gives it a shaker - esque feel - same for levee- very lightly ,almost choked-
Very well done, thank you. Have you ever tried to recreate Tony Thompson's powerful sound on The Powerstation first album? He also worked with Chic, Bowie, Deborah Harry, Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Duran Duran, Jagger and Madonna.
Great and highly informative. I know it's not a tuning video per se, but what the relationship was between batter and resos might also be helpful. Thanks for all this content. . .great!
I started playing after seeing Led Zep at the Cow Palace, in S.F. I was in the 3rd grade. Back then, you had to sit outside the backstage gate, and bribe every obstacle with joints to finally get to the Roadie. On a good day, the actual drummer to find out what you can so easily Google now. If you weren't lucky enough to see the drummer live, and up close enough to see the kit, you had to play their albums over and over for 6 years, to try to acoustically mimic a sound, a feel, or a riff. You had to learn every trick in the book to get 9 different sounds, tones, and pitch, from 1 drum on your kit, or you couldn't book a gig. Now we know dynamics, back then you just needed rent money. I'm 54 now. I played these albums for years, not CDs, or MP3s, but you had to get up, go to the record player, and start the song over, playing 8 an 10 hours a day, sometimes 2 or 3 years to get it down. So props on the video, but Bonham set his kit to slop. His roadie spent hours trying to get it to sound exactly like the albums. If you can find some vinyl, you will hear the resonance from the snare springs, it crates a sloppiness in that snare sound. The recording equipment made the sound deeper. Today you need a 10 or 12 inch snare to mimic that sound. Also, that "Sound" your looking for, comes from 18 years of blisters, don't hit the drums, beat the drums. There's no desperation, or passion to conquer the world with your song. Remember, they got robbed on tour, if the next album flopped, they would have to go back to a regular job. If you heard him or his son play live, your chest vibrates from his playing. It was like a Dragster, or a Locomotive. It took me 18 years to figure it out. But massive respect on figuring this out. But like the guys that broke into Jimmy Pages house and stole his guitars because they thought they could play exactly like him if they had his gear,...... SMH, ......lol. Thanx.
Great job. He did use mostly Paiste Giant Beats for Zeppelin IV (and possibly 602s). He really didn’t use all 2002s until the last record “In Through the Outdoor”.
We created a full video on how Pascal mixed this video. You can watch it for free here: artofdrumming.com/courses/mixing-iconic-drum-sounds
Damned good.. I love his kick sound.. all you need are muscles the size of Jon's and you're a stand-in! (he was sooo powerful) Cheers. Good vid.
Y el solo que, eres un farsante perdedor ni sabes tocar
There was no delay at Hanley Grange. It was natural reverb on the stairs.
Absolutely nailed the sound. My favorite thing about Bonham's sound is how different it was to what everyone else was doing that era. The 70s had a lot of very dampened short and fat sounding drums. Then Bonham comes in and does the exact opposite with explosive wide open drums.
Bonham had a little bit of jazzy sound drums and i really like that aspect.
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Agreed!
Also, long live SYL!
@@giullianomartini Sonny Payne ( Count Basie)was likely one of Bonzo's biggest influences.
It's also how Bonham, hit them, even though this drum sound is wicked close, the feel isn't close at all.
One of the most iconic drumming is the shuffle on “fool in the rain”
The Bernard “Purdie Shuffle”
@@jimmyhartmanbass Certainly that was where Bonham started, but I think he took it a little further. His work on that song is metronomic.
That was my first choice too!
@@jimmyhartmanbass To me there are three on that mountain. Bernard Bonham and Porcaro
I am very impressed by the ability of this young drummer! I'm 71 years old and I'm still learning. This is so awesome! Thanks!
Bonham didn't like close mic'ing of the drums. To really get Bonham's sound you just need a few room mics and properly tuned drums. It's really not that difficult.
Yes !!!!! ROCK N ROLL isn't deferential equations haha.....it's not difficult and john didn't spend all day in a ROOM TRYING TO GET A SOUND...jimmy did mostly due to his PRODUCTION skills..but zeppelin partied hard and jimmy probably didn't drive himself crazy in a room...shit they went to the PUB always foruuh pint or two!!!!!!
You have to be Bonham to sound like Bonham 🤷♂️
The Glyn Johns mic setup will get you that sound.
@@davidddrums Glyn didn't use distance miking as much as his brother Andy did. That's the key and why the drums sound different on 1 compared to 2 onward.
This was a Jimmy Page method.
It is amazing how that young man creates a sound which emulates John Bonham. I love it 😀
Triplets and overall sound of Bonham's drumming on Good Times Bad Times is definitely my favorite Led Zeppelin.
I was not expecting the When the Levee Breaks “bonus” at the end! Caught me off guard and made me grab my harmonica to play along!
Great video, loved every second of it.
Ya that sounded amazing ! The Levee drum sound bang-on !
This is what you call “dedication”. Well done, as usual !
Thanks
Sounds pretty familar 😅.
"In my time of dying" is my absolute favourite drum sound and performance. How Bonham designed own patterns for each seperate part and grooves along while keeping the tension till the end after exploding in long and unexpected fills and finally gets back into the Intro groove! Goosebumps!
That song is what made me look this video up lol
Excellent job overall. I think the snare should be tuned a little lower, but still everything else was right there especially the rack tom. Pascal never fails to impress. Is there anything he can't do? :)
Yup sounds great but I would just EQ down all the highs. Bonham had a more "muffled" sound probably due to old technology.
glad someone else noticed the snare tuning coming in every so slightly high. Literally the only thing that was off at all - and thats pretty dang good IMO.
Was just about to post the same comment :) Snare maybe a little lower, and include the close mic for a bit of low end proximity effect. Great video though really well done.
@@Comprezzed agreed. bring the bottom head down a bit, and rim shot rim shot rim shot
It’s crazy how the second you hear this it’s obvious. Bonham’s snare sounds like a heavyweight boxers left jab.
My favorite drum solo of all time is Moby Dick. Bonham managed to create harmonics using his kit. Absolutely incredible!
Also it's interesting to note, Bonham used a smaller kit on LZ 1. He didn't get the large Ludwig kit until after LZ toured Vanilla Fudge and saw Carmine's kit.
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Exactly, You hit the nail on the head.🥁
I actually played Black Dog at a recital and this video and the drum cover helped me a ton. thanks guys
Yes!!! The chugging ghost note 8ths on the snare for Rock'n'Roll!
Also: Incredible playing and engineering! As per usual. (;
Best drummer of rock all of time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! King John Henry Bonham
Thanks for this video guys!
I made a searching for your John Bonham series long before this video uploaded and, God, it sounds good.
That was an exact match! I've heard those tunes a million times and I couldn't tell any difference. Masterfully done!
I'm 66, wanted a ludwig kit as a kid. To my shock and surprise, mum and dad got me the super classic, I'm still playing them and they sound awesome. JHB was/is my hero. RIP great man
Great job! Pascal's take on When the Levee Breaks is amazing!
Thanks!
Agreed. It's sooooo good!
Yes it is!
That was awsome, by far my favorite drummer ever. RIP sir Bonham...
Brilliant! Led Zeppelin, LEGENDS! R.I.P John Henry Bonham.
Fool in the rain. Hands down NO question. When levee breaks is 2nd. Dazed n confused 3rd. Achilles last stand 4th. Whole lots love would be my 5th. You guys are awesome with this video. SPECTACULAR, I mean really!
the amount of effort that goes into these videos... thank you for this!
Nailed it all the way. Really interesting in depth recreation. Thanks for sharing this information
Amazing to watch the set-up tricks and tips. Brilliant drumming as always...pure perfection. Thank you for sharing guys! Have an awesome day!🌹
Listen to Yoyoka's Bonham drumming.....you ain't heard nothing yet....
Wow !!! This is my suggest before !! Thank you Brother ArtOfDrumming wish all of the best for this channel✌️
Gave me goose bumps!! Growing up a jazz drummer in the 70's, it was always fun to play Zep songs with my buds, and let go!@!@ Johnne in Clallam Bay WA
The tone in When the Levee Breaks!!! PERFECT !!!!!
The Song Remains The Same live on The Song Remains The Same album is my fav drum sound.
that one-mic recording sound at the end of the video was just gorgeous!
John Bonham, the man who put the sex into rock n roll drumming while dressed as a 1970s geography teacher.
He's deffo one of those drummers who attract dedicated fans and I'm glad to see that the comments appear to be free from negative comments so far.
For me he's the direct link between learning rudiments in school, discovering that jazz wasn't just for men in 1950s clothes and then hitting puberty and listening to music that made your bits tingle.
Ual...good coment...
@ Martin von Bargen nice description! Personally, even with the beautiful Robert Plant out front, I still prefer watching the big manly guy at the back thrashing away on the skins, so I guess your theory about the sex into RnR drumming applies to me!
Very good reproduction, you killed it. It’s really hard to replicate Bonham and his iconic sound, you did him a solid!
Absolutely brilliant. I'm watching this at work and I had to pause because I was getting a little emotional. Zeppelin is one of my favorite bands and seeing the time and effort you guys put into this video got me choked up a bit. When you put the bowler hat on to start the live drumming test, I smiled through some tears. Love this video so much. Thank you.
I love music ... And especially appreciate it when a great artist is memorialized the way you did.
The Hendrix of drumming... Great video showcasing his sound! I love that you decided to also add the big gong cymbal in the back, really completes the look!
I disagree. Hendrix was more showey. I agree that they both obviously changed how their instruments would be played forever, but in terms of musicality Bonham was brilliant because he knew how to bring energy and sophistication while not overplaying. Many drummers nowadays play the most complex or the most simple thing, not what truly fits the music the best: that was the art of it.
@@iaincunningham7926 Bonham was pretty showy too I think tho. One of many examples are the times he switched his sticks out for, well, nothing. Ofc Hendrix was more "present" on stage on a whole, but I would argue most guitarists (esp when they also do vocals) are more present than most drummers anyway. Interesting perspective you've got there tho, I was mostly looking at influence and not actual playstyle, didn't even cross my mind first lol.
@@PixelFastFood yeah it was a real nitpicky thing I am just a music snob and I like to think about things like that sorry bro lmao
Great video ! The sound was great too. There's a pretty good chance John Bonham was playing a 4 piece Slingerland drum outfit on Led Zeppelin's first album. He used a Slingerland drum outfit on their tour of Scandanavia in Sept of 1968 - just before the studio and on their first English tour - just after the studio recordings for their 1st album. The first drum outfit he used in Denver was highly likely to be a rental outfit, but it was a Ludwig.
sounded great! Those 24" 2002 rides sound so good too!
Wow, that snare drum sound. This was a quality sound and tuning job in all areas.
Thanks so much Frank!
Phenomenal video, just and amazing recreation.
As far as nuances in how the drums were mixed, "In the light" has beautiful sounding drums.
The only thing that I found with this video, regarding critique, is that, although he faithfully listed all the specs, & kudos! for doing so btw, but in doing so (¿assuming he either, maybe forgot, or whether he meant to not include this particular spec, idk?) he has, alas, omitted the spec regarding the particular species of wood that the drum barrels are made from (both his & Bonzo's *non~acrylic, as per compare & contrast to achieve results of successfully matching the sound as closeas possible) with the exception of mentioning the brass/chrome/aluminum of the snare & the cymbal series(implying their material)... thusly... every spec except the barrel wood...
*assuming MAPLE... although I prefer the BIRCH/BUBINGA variation)
Really missing the squeak king pedal on this one. As always, fantastic work guys!
Ha! You just sparked an old memory. Saved for ages back in the early 80s for a Speed King pedal but it did squeak like mad. Fine when in a live rock band but in quieter bands and venues I once had to borrow olive oil from the venue kitchen to sort it. Forty years later you’ve just reminded me of it.
@@southsidejohnny5624 that's awesome! Drummer stories are always great!
I’ve been waiting for this so so long u guys did a great job thank you
Great job! Best video I've seen on this, with a lot of necessary information from some of the older videos.
Hell yeah! I’ve been anticipating this video for a while!
Great job! The combo of tuning and playing techniques was really close!
The thing that always amazed me about Bonham was the rhythms he used... No other drummer, imo, has ever recreated those same rhythms....... Great vid!
Check out Mario Duplantier. Heavy metal drummer but check out some of his solos. I think he is a blend of Bonham and Peart.
I live this series, and this is the best one yet. That bell on the 24” ride was almost the exact same pitch as the one in the record. Danny Carey soon?
Las baquetas eras mucho más finas que las ahora y que manera de aporreaba parches y platillos ERA UNICO BONZO 🙏🏻 el mejor .....gracias por compartir tu trabajo🤘🏻🎶
The way you miked the kit is perfect. I learned a long time ago the Glen Johns method and have used it many times in both studio and live situations. Miking every drum is not necessary if the drums are tuned right and are wide open with little to no muffling. In fact, in live situations I only use 3 mics. Bass, snare/hi-hat, and one overhead aimed at the center of the toms. In studio it's 2 bass mics, 2 overheads, and a room mic like what you did. The snare mic isn't even necessary. Sound engineers always tend to make things harder than they need to be when it comes to drums. Simple is better. I've had too many arguments with sound guys over why I don't put mic holes in any of my bass drums. They always wonder how they're going to mic it if there's no hole until I show them. Drums need a solid reso head to resonate properly. You don't put mic holes in the bottoms of the toms so why would you put one in the bass drum? Anyway, great sound man 👍
Appreciate your attention to detail in recreating the sounds of such a trailblazing figure. Zep is hands down the greatest rock band ever.
Finaly!!!! Someone playing Rock and Roll the way Bonham did on record!!! Thank you!!! OMG Finalllyyy!!!!
Brilliant stuff. Well done and thanks for taking the trouble to put it all together and it online.
Nice! Love the cymbal combination. I also use 2002 series.. 15" hihat, 18", 19" and 20" crash with 22" ride. Can't think of better sounding cymbals for classic rock sound
Impressive! I always liked the sound of Bonham's bass drum, which is why I bought a used Pearl Marching bass drum that was 26" X 14" , had spurs installed on it to convert it to a kit bass drum, installed a Remo Coated Emperor on the kick side, left the stock Pearl head on the reso side, & used felt strips to muffle the drum on both sides. It was just the sound i was looking for. with it are 1980s Pearl Export series toms including a 12" X 10" rack tom, a 14" X 14" floor tom, & a 16" X16" floor tom. I have 3 Pearl snares that I use with the kit as well as my Zildjian "A" Series cymbals. My favorite Zeppelin songs to play are " How Many More Times", " The Ocean", "Kahmir", " Stairway To Heaven", & " Nobody's Fault But Mine".
Bonzo playing since I've been loving you .from the first time I heard it to every time I play it I just gotta follow it through the whole track .John Henry Bonham was an amazing player .RIP bonzo thanks for the music .
YOU DID IT!! YOU SAW MU SUGGESTION YAAAY, YOU GUYS ARE TRULY TRULY AMAZING!!
Trick to Bonzo's drum sound wasn't just the tuning, sizes, and the Ludwig drums he used. It was, as you guys mentioned, the way he played it. I think this was all in his wrists and forearms. The energy released from this short distance was what made him so special. Also, the fact that he didn't need to raise his arms far up in the air to get the power he needed, is due to his working in construction as a young man in his early 20s before Zeppelin made it. Couple that with gigging almost 5 nights a week, and you have the makings of a powerhouse set of forearms and wrists that could probably fracture your face badly if anyone was ever on the receiving end of a Bonham smack. His forearm and wrist strength and technique was the drumming version of Bruce Lee's 1 inch punch.. You guys definitely did a superb job on the tuning, playing, and audio. Excellence !
Yeah okay
Good job! Start to finish. Covered everything very well .
Thanks 🙏
There was no delay effect on the drum sound for When the Levee Breaks. Zeppelin were recording that album in a mansion, for that song Bonham moved the drum set into the staircase of the mansion so what you hear on that song is the echo.
You guys sure get access to some great goodies. Those drums favored by Bonham were probably quite tricky to find. Beyond fascinating watching the recording process as well. The room effect at the end was especially awesome. Great work.
This is pretty close. You could get a bit closer by using the correct vintage kit as the wood construction was very different. They used a 3 ply spiral wrap, maple and poplar, with overlapping seems and heavy reinforcing hoops. Also the rims were lighter. By using the more modern kit shells with the kick batter microphone and heavier hoops, you are getting more attack and less resonance than he had. To get more attack from the kick when he needed it, he mashed the beater.
One thing I really liked is you got the snare part for the Rock and Roll intro right. Many drummers, including Jason Bonham, play it wrong.
Really fantastic job guys. As a fellow drummer and huge Led Zep fan, I reckon you nailed it. Especially liked the When The Levee Breaks sound and playing, great work! 🤘
Thanks man 🤟
You nailed it. You can also achieve the sound with smaller sizes setup the same way. For instance, i've been able to get that bass drum sound with a 22x16, 22x14 and 26x10. The key is the head selection, tuning and no dampening except for the felt strips.
Cool feedback, thanks 🙏
Another great video I subscribed to your channel because of the content and breaking down iconic drum performance.
Hell yeah, I'm not really the biggest Zep aficionado but will always love Bonham's playing and sound. Nice work.
Awesomeness would be taking these and create drum samples for each kit and share those with us! 🤘
That 26" Ludwig kick and Superphonic snare sound never gets old 🥁🥰
These videos are insanely good/accurate! Thanks so much.
Fantastic video. You can make big drums sound small, but you’ll never get a big sound with small drums!
Misty Mountain Hop has a pretty killer drum sound, not talked about much. One detail I would mention is that it doesn't sound to me that Bonham hit dead center on the snare. With the Supro, hitting just off center is a more dynamic sound (I own one).
Outstanding work! Good times bad times is quite amazing aswell
This is easily the best re-creation of the Bonham setup and sound production on UA-cam. A note about The Levee Breaks drum sound, your version is almost identical to the original. The only other thing that LZ did apart from the echo effect was slow down the tape so the sound is pitched down slightly.
The acrylic pucture is from Jason... Also, a lot of the sound on record comes from the room it was recorded in. That being said, great drumming on Black Dog.
The shuffle in 'Fool in the rain' is one of my favorites
The very first video I’ve seen/heard that got the Rock & Roll snare drum & hi-hat intro down perfectly. The rest of the sound recreation was 98% of perfection. The minute differences I heard was in the stroke impact. Bonham’s hits sound a little deeper… could be stick diameter and weight related. I thoroughly enjoyed this. 👍👍👍
I love this series of videos. I feel it is still missing a Jimmy Chamberlin/Smashing Pumpkins drum sound recreation - preferably Geek USA from Siamese Dream. Jimmy's drum sound on those early albums was incredible.
Jimmy was and is an incredible drummer. Was fortunate enough to see him live in his prime, truly amazing
I totally agree with you, the play style of the drummer plays the biggest part in the sound.
You guys FINALLY found some Paistes! Congratulations. Now you can redo the Stewart Copeland, Phill Rudd and Jeff Pocaro videos 😊
What a video!!! Well done man. Really amazing job, congrats!
That was awesome. Absolutely perfect. Keep up the great work, guys.
THANK YOU!!! I looked around on UA-cam for a Bonham drum gear video and I didn't find a single one. Aaaaaaaalways pushing the envelope, you guys at AoD.
I love how Pascal always dresses up as the drummers.
We too 😁
Really enjoyed it. Well done Pascal. You're amazing..
That was a beatiful and moving video. Thank you.
Wow…what a fantastic job you have done there to recreate that sound, absolute magic guys and well done 👍
Good video. The base drum can crack walls...love it..good job.
I really liked this video. Great work! FYI: The delay-like sound in Levee Breaks was not an effect. It was a result of playing the drums in a stairwell at Headley Grange where the record was recorded. Jimmy Page demonstrates this in "It Might Get Loud".
it was definitely a Binson Echo
Damn, my new favorite drum channel! Thanks for putting in the time and effort. Well done.
A very faithful reproduction! Well done!!! Great series, I appreciate the effort you guys put in to bring us these videos!
Thanks 🙏
I just discovered your channel, and have been enjoying your videos immensely! I'd love to see a video on recreating Alex Van Halen's snare drum sound. Rick Beato did one, but it wasn't quite there. Of course, a lot of drum sounds will be missing a key feature--the drummers themselves!
Good video. I've heard Zeppelin's album sales worldwide actually being over 300 Million. When it comes to rock music basically it's Zeppelin and then there's everyone else.
awesome- one trick to consider for a Bonham sound is to lightly pump
eighths with the hi hat foot while playing eighths ( shoulder of stick ) on top for the "closed" hi hat verses.
he had a very r&b influence - it gives it a shaker - esque feel - same for levee- very lightly ,almost choked-
Very well done, thank you. Have you ever tried to recreate Tony Thompson's powerful sound on The Powerstation first album? He also worked with Chic, Bowie, Deborah Harry, Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Duran Duran, Jagger and Madonna.
Great and highly informative. I know it's not a tuning video per se, but what the relationship was between batter and resos might also be helpful. Thanks for all this content. . .great!
Beautiful looking and sounding kit! Nice playing too!
Nice work, one of the best Levee sounds in recent memory. Looking forward to seeing Neil Peart and Carmine Appice covered on this channel.
I started playing after seeing Led Zep at the Cow Palace, in S.F. I was in the 3rd grade. Back then, you had to sit outside the backstage gate, and bribe every obstacle with joints to finally get to the Roadie. On a good day, the actual drummer to find out what you can so easily Google now. If you weren't lucky enough to see the drummer live, and up close enough to see the kit, you had to play their albums over and over for 6 years, to try to acoustically mimic a sound, a feel, or a riff. You had to learn every trick in the book to get 9 different sounds, tones, and pitch, from 1 drum on your kit, or you couldn't book a gig. Now we know dynamics, back then you just needed rent money. I'm 54 now.
I played these albums for years, not CDs, or MP3s, but you had to get up, go to the record player, and start the song over, playing 8 an 10 hours a day, sometimes 2 or 3 years to get it down.
So props on the video, but Bonham set his kit to slop. His roadie spent hours trying to get it to sound exactly like the albums. If you can find some vinyl, you will hear the resonance from the snare springs, it crates a sloppiness in that snare sound. The recording equipment made the sound deeper. Today you need a 10 or 12 inch snare to mimic that sound.
Also, that "Sound" your looking for, comes from 18 years of blisters, don't hit the drums, beat the drums. There's no desperation, or passion to conquer the world with your song. Remember, they got robbed on tour, if the next album flopped, they would have to go back to a regular job. If you heard him or his son play live, your chest vibrates from his playing. It was like a Dragster, or a Locomotive. It took me 18 years to figure it out.
But massive respect on figuring this out. But like the guys that broke into Jimmy Pages house and stole his guitars because they thought they could play exactly like him if they had his gear,......
SMH, ......lol.
Thanx.
Man, you guys NAILED it! I’d say that was spot on. Fantastic sound boys. Well done 👍🏻.
Great job. He did use mostly Paiste Giant Beats for Zeppelin IV (and possibly 602s). He really didn’t use all 2002s until the last record “In Through the Outdoor”.