Benny Greb gives away a secret (the Floor Tom Air Trick)

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  • I often get asked about this effect i use to change the pitch of my Floor Tom during my Solo.
    In Canada at the Ralph Angelilo International DrumFestival, the camera caught my answer to it. I also explain other ways how to change the pitch of drums to create different sounds on the Drumset. Enjoy!
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  • @bc-518
    @bc-518 5 років тому +322

    I will pay to watch his stand-up comedy if there is one

    • @Tekkerue
      @Tekkerue 5 років тому +11

      😂😂 Absolutely! Comedy Central needs to hook him up.
      Hey did you hear the one about the drummer who locked his keys in his car?......
      It took him three hours to get the bass player out. *ba dum tss*

    • @leocomerford
      @leocomerford 5 років тому +2

      Two-man show with Beardyman.

    • @facepalmedgodzilla7999
      @facepalmedgodzilla7999 5 років тому +3

      It's gotta be better than Fred Armisen's

    • @mikemasiello5965
      @mikemasiello5965 5 років тому +1

      Me too

    • @JLozdrummin
      @JLozdrummin 3 роки тому +2

      He's got a great sense of humor.

  • @ELsplitterz
    @ELsplitterz 5 років тому +57

    All these people saying "He wasn't the first"
    Well I didn't hear him say he was the first anywhere in the video at all. Simply explains his thought process behind changing the pitch while playing.

  • @Hanssone
    @Hanssone 5 років тому +86

    Drum comedy standup? new category?

    • @tylerspatafore9315
      @tylerspatafore9315 5 років тому +4

      Michael H Fred Armisen tried it. It sucked

    • @Chillidog650
      @Chillidog650 5 років тому +7

      @@tylerspatafore9315 thats because Fred Armisen literally sucks

    • @brandoncollins4125
      @brandoncollins4125 3 роки тому

      @@tylerspatafore9315 I literally came here to make this comment. Way to beat me to it

  • @RA2Music
    @RA2Music 5 років тому +13

    This is a cool effect, but when you hear It live it is really incredible. I was at the clinic in Portsmouth NH (USA) where Benny did this and also explained the technique. Yet another innovative idea from a master musician.

    • @andysimmons311
      @andysimmons311 4 роки тому

      Yooo I heard about that and I totally should’ve gone!!

  • @domijust4816
    @domijust4816 5 років тому +52

    You legend! I'm sure everybody would like to see more of you on UA-cam! Keep it coming :-)

    • @bennygrebofficial
      @bennygrebofficial  5 років тому +32

      Thank you for saying that, I will definitely be more active in the future here.

    • @domijust4816
      @domijust4816 5 років тому +2

      @@bennygrebofficial Awesome!

  • @chess_is_a_vibe
    @chess_is_a_vibe 5 років тому +44

    Benny vs The Sound Guy again!!!

  • @colinbatera
    @colinbatera 5 років тому +55

    You are a legend!! And your humour is amazing! To do that is not easy...probably harder than playing drums!😁

  • @mattbridges8908
    @mattbridges8908 3 роки тому +3

    This comedian is a pretty good drummer. I hope he sticks with it.

  • @J0intV3nture
    @J0intV3nture 5 років тому +4

    Looking forward to see your next stand up show at Hafenbahnhof when you get back home. I'll be looking out for you....! ;)

  • @JuanderBoyMusic
    @JuanderBoyMusic 5 років тому +16

    I just hired a intern to blow on my floor tom when I need to change the pitch. She charges by the song, 5 songs minimum.

  • @mrt5342
    @mrt5342 9 місяців тому +1

    Magician.
    His "hand" drumming far exceeds my "stick" drumming. Makes me wonder if I should stop using sticks altogether, or take up a different hobby.

  • @dibber43
    @dibber43 3 роки тому +2

    Benny Greb...great drummer, great guy!!!😎👍

  • @MegaBell666x
    @MegaBell666x 5 років тому

    Excellent teacher!

  • @kevinberstler
    @kevinberstler 5 років тому

    Benny is a beast on la batería. Incredible work with Nick Johnston. His books are wonderful resources as well.

  • @bruthax-ray8366
    @bruthax-ray8366 Рік тому

    I did this in the 80's using plastic 1/4" tygon tubing. Kind of like a Roger Troutman thing, but on the drums... It was a pretty cool effect!

  • @timwaterson
    @timwaterson 5 років тому +3

    Benny is Amazing and Funny
    I saw a Drummer in the early 70’s do it with Tube and also pitch bend it with his foot this is where I got the Idea from!
    Benny’s is definitely the Funniest Version

  • @geralddrums
    @geralddrums 3 роки тому

    I love the creativity :-)

  • @Jetty-xd9yc
    @Jetty-xd9yc 5 років тому +6

    His creativity is far beyond 90% of most drummers. We see a 4pc kit, he see's God knows what 🥁

  • @gali_g4685
    @gali_g4685 4 роки тому +1

    Benny always made my day... :D

  • @TBore
    @TBore 5 років тому +2

    Genial, Benny :D Gern mehr davon!

  • @isaigonzalez8182
    @isaigonzalez8182 5 років тому

    Como amo a este sujeto 💙

  • @mairadiaz8836
    @mairadiaz8836 5 років тому +1

    Estoy enamorada de este hombre.

  • @tdrum21
    @tdrum21 5 років тому +3

    Awesome! Let’s see 🔥 trick too

  • @edwardbrown2142
    @edwardbrown2142 5 років тому +36

    well now we need to know about foot technique

  • @Zw1d
    @Zw1d 5 років тому +9

    im pretty sure gavin harrison has done it in the past, when he played on letterman's for example

  • @Fabcra
    @Fabcra 5 років тому

    omg, that drumkit !!!

  • @stefanobastianoni7719
    @stefanobastianoni7719 5 років тому +18

    He can also do stand up comedy...

  • @jamespacia8610
    @jamespacia8610 5 років тому +1

    Awesome 🔥 Saw Allison Miller do something similar using some kind of tube (like the one on a talkbox?) cool stuff!

    • @Merlincat007
      @Merlincat007 5 років тому +1

      Yeah I’ve done it before with rubber tubing from a hardware store. You just need to carefully measure the vent hole on your tom. The one thing is that the condensation from your breath can build up and drip into the drum which might not be great for it.

    • @jamespacia8610
      @jamespacia8610 5 років тому

      Gavan Borgias Fantastic! maybe I’ll give it a go sometime myself.

  • @RustyKnorr
    @RustyKnorr 5 років тому +6

    Now we see how loose the floor tom head is, barely any tension on it!

    • @handidrummed
      @handidrummed 5 років тому +1

      yeah he talks about tuning in his Art and Science of Groove DVD. The floor tom is just slightly above finger tight.

  • @dabush33
    @dabush33 5 років тому

    You're a true inventionist

  • @mikemasiello5965
    @mikemasiello5965 5 років тому +2

    Every drummer is a comedian

  • @trevormcmanis
    @trevormcmanis 5 років тому

    Such a cool dude....

  • @Thewiz666
    @Thewiz666 5 років тому +1

    Saw Stanton Moore do this at a Galactic show back in the late 90s or early 00s with a tube. My worry was of a massive humidity concern to bare wood inside over a long time doing it... moisture wouldn't necessarily be able to escape too well I figured.

    • @PenguinMcDuck
      @PenguinMcDuck 5 років тому

      Don't need to worry about that for guys like Stanton Moore. They change drum heads all the time... Not because of wear and tear, but because they're all sound geeks.

  • @Drumma75
    @Drumma75 5 років тому +5

    I saw Stanton Moore do this with a tube at a Galactic show in 1996. Pretty cool effect.

    • @fubar1217
      @fubar1217 5 років тому

      Wasn't Glenn Kotche doing this as well? I think he's the first person I saw do this with a tube.

    • @Drumma75
      @Drumma75 5 років тому

      @@fubar1217 Yeah I've seen him do it as well.

  • @recoveredaccountrecovereda7141
    @recoveredaccountrecovereda7141 5 років тому +3

    the first two maneuvers with the drums he got from Papa Joe Jones and Sam Woodyard.

  • @ronagoodwell2709
    @ronagoodwell2709 Рік тому

    Surgical tubing fits into the air vent. Just blow into it. A foot pump can also be attached to the tubing.

  • @idkitall6804
    @idkitall6804 3 роки тому

    Benny’s the coolest drummer on the planet..!!!!!

  • @drewconlin9452
    @drewconlin9452 5 років тому

    Roy Brooks did similar things with a self fashioned hose decades ago

  • @handidrummed
    @handidrummed 5 років тому +2

    Glen Koche uses a tube as well to achieve this. Though I gotta say that Benny's way of doing it is much more entertaining. It's like floor tom CPR lol

  • @tm4333
    @tm4333 26 днів тому

    My drum teacher in the 80’s had tubing stuck in vent hole of aux floor Tom and would do this.

  • @miker5233
    @miker5233 4 роки тому

    Would be the perfect kind of drummer I'd want to be very relaxed and that's when you have your best ramen in articulation is when you really relaxed

  • @edwardbrown2142
    @edwardbrown2142 5 років тому +11

    I've seen other people hook up a tube to the floor tom vent to blow into from the seated position. Have you tried this?

    • @CliffGraham
      @CliffGraham 5 років тому +2

      Edward Brown could even attach it to a foot pump and not have to use the mouth or hands

  • @clapforboobies5892
    @clapforboobies5892 5 років тому

    So while you're playing you move your foot up against the bottom of the floor tom?

  • @BarileDiCacca
    @BarileDiCacca 4 роки тому

    Is it possible to know exactly which bass drumheads thoose are?
    Batter powerstroke 3 renaissance?
    Reso single ply?

  • @FacsTwo
    @FacsTwo 5 років тому +47

    He's a god, but I've seen the air trick made by Gavin Harrison in a slightly more confortable way

    • @XiyuYang
      @XiyuYang 4 роки тому +2

      Slightly? You mean a lot more?

  • @edthedrummer
    @edthedrummer Рік тому

    Alan White of Yes did that with air lines

  • @ashleymukwevho6078
    @ashleymukwevho6078 3 роки тому

    where can I watch the full video of this????

  • @Steffentrommelt
    @Steffentrommelt 5 років тому

    great and funny

  • @conradmason87
    @conradmason87 5 років тому +5

    I now need an assistant to blow into my floor tom to change pitch whilst gigging...and I thought I was all set up...🥁🤪 Hang on though....what if I placed a tube into the aperture in the side of the floor tom attached to a foot pump....🤔

  • @TimoWeberDrummer
    @TimoWeberDrummer 5 років тому

    Yes man! :-D

  • @scotturban54
    @scotturban54 4 роки тому

    Interesting

  • @joshuaguzman4990
    @joshuaguzman4990 5 років тому

    the best drummer world

  • @glengamble526
    @glengamble526 3 роки тому

    David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen used to use a ‘tube into the tom’ trick in their early club shows.

  • @funkdrummer
    @funkdrummer 5 років тому +4

    Easier way is to buy a 4-5 foot length of tube from the hardware store, insert into floor tom vent hole, place other end in mouth. Then you can use two hands to play and add air into drum, thus raising the pitch. Maybe I'll make a video on it sometime.

    • @latemnf
      @latemnf 5 років тому

      What about a bellows controlled by your foot so you can get even more pressure?

    • @funkdrummer
      @funkdrummer 5 років тому

      latemnf another great idea! I find that there’s only so much higher in pitch it will go with blowing air into it before the head can’t stretch anymore. Plus, the plastic tube fits easily in my stick bag and I already have enough to load in/out as it is.

    • @conradmason87
      @conradmason87 5 років тому

      @@funkdrummer Ahha... then your feet are free for bass drum and hat playing...this could work...

    • @funkdrummer
      @funkdrummer 5 років тому

      @@conradmason87 It not only can work, but has worked. I've used the tube technique in live settings before.

  • @Drumaier
    @Drumaier 5 років тому

    Benny FTW

  • @p_s_hoffman8772
    @p_s_hoffman8772 5 років тому

    He's hilarious.

  • @crashsmash1461
    @crashsmash1461 4 роки тому

    Benny Greb is Really Funny✌️.

  • @skullkid112
    @skullkid112 5 років тому

    Benny's funny man

  • @user-qp5xr4px7e
    @user-qp5xr4px7e 5 років тому

    I love you

  • @tema4282
    @tema4282 4 роки тому +3

    крутой чувак: шутеечки, техника, просто речь - все охуенно)

  • @famitory
    @famitory 5 років тому +7

    do you risk rupturing your lungs if you hit it too hard while blowing? I've heard of people bursting a lung while inhaling directly from helium tanks and it seems like the shockwave from hitting the head hard might do similar damage

    • @bennygrebofficial
      @bennygrebofficial  5 років тому +35

      wow .....it seems i do live more dangerously than i thought

    • @cobra1995xx
      @cobra1995xx 5 років тому

      @@bennygrebofficial lol you have one of the best sounding "death machines" I've heard

  • @iamminmalik
    @iamminmalik Рік тому

    Benny kills me

  • @parkershippen5513
    @parkershippen5513 Рік тому

    Not sure who did it first but I think I’ve seen Gavin Harrison do this many years ago

  • @johaballves8084
    @johaballves8084 5 років тому

    Referência total

  • @yes_its_THE_Dave_Alleckna
    @yes_its_THE_Dave_Alleckna 5 років тому

    Benny, Du verrückter Hund! Jetzt will ich wissen, ob ich das auf den Bass übertragen kann! Wenigstens beim Kontra muss das doch gehen! Moment... Cheerio aus Eimsbusch!

  • @sidejacker
    @sidejacker 5 років тому +4

    So that one time, at band camp...

  • @mdrums1428
    @mdrums1428 5 років тому +6

    Benny blew it at the festival loll

  • @henz8303
    @henz8303 Рік тому

    His groove is tasty even when he demonstrates.... crazy

  • @carlkolthoff5402
    @carlkolthoff5402 4 роки тому

    Hmmm... This gives me new ideas! Anyone ever tried attaching a bicycle pump to a drum pedal?

  • @joedoyle4594
    @joedoyle4594 5 років тому +1

    Oooh what's the foot technique?!!

    • @SAHBfan
      @SAHBfan 5 років тому

      Joe Doyle - Maybe this? ua-cam.com/video/Y_ZmFFjRCWY/v-deo.html

  • @fickaful123
    @fickaful123 5 років тому +5

    benny can you make a tutorial video of your floor Tom?🙈

    • @Tekkerue
      @Tekkerue 5 років тому +1

      He covers how he tunes his drums (including the coveted Benny Greb floor tom) in his DVD The Art and Science of Groove. Absolutely a MUST have!

  • @joeldelavega768
    @joeldelavega768 5 років тому +3

    I love Benny but he wasn't the first. I did it in the 90's after seeing someone else do it with surgical or fish tank tubing.

    • @XiyuYang
      @XiyuYang 3 роки тому

      Oh my, it's almost as if playing music is some type of competition.

  • @scotthammond-drummer
    @scotthammond-drummer 2 роки тому

    He didn't set them on fire - only because there wasn't enough time.

  • @TrombaSolo
    @TrombaSolo 9 місяців тому

    Toll !

  • @mightymrmousempls
    @mightymrmousempls 5 років тому

    You'd think he has thee kids with those dad jokes.

  • @sezyum
    @sezyum 5 років тому

    Nice haircut Benny.

    • @bennygrebofficial
      @bennygrebofficial  5 років тому +1

      yeah , me and the soundguy go to the same barber

    • @jamespacia8610
      @jamespacia8610 5 років тому

      Benny Greb you’re hilarious 😂🤣

    • @sezyum
      @sezyum 5 років тому

      @@bennygrebofficial If you come to Istanbul (again), i got great places for you to go. (for haircut). See you then.
      You have a 'bright' future, i can see.

  • @geengekken
    @geengekken 5 років тому

    Gavin Harrison has been doing that for a long time...

  • @SydneyDrums
    @SydneyDrums 5 років тому

    Idea.. a simple foot pump from air mattress & tube into air hole 👌🏼 Oh & gaff

    • @conradmason87
      @conradmason87 5 років тому

      Sydney Drums.. thought of that but hit a snag when trying to feed air into floor tom and play bass drum and hi-hats at the same time... it's back to the drawing board for me.

  • @abmusician5970
    @abmusician5970 5 років тому +1

    I bet the sound check guy plays the bass. Hahahahaha I love that joke. Always works no matter what situation.

  • @gusbandicoot
    @gusbandicoot 5 років тому

    This isn't new...but I still LOVE BG.

  • @tmaddrummer
    @tmaddrummer 5 років тому +1

    Helium would be more fun!

  • @BionicleSaurus
    @BionicleSaurus 5 років тому +1

    Now if only he would reveal how he *tunes* the floor tom...

    • @bennygrebofficial
      @bennygrebofficial  5 років тому +2

      fyi on my DVD the Art and Science of Groove - there is a 20min segment on this. :-) go to bennygreb.com

    • @BionicleSaurus
      @BionicleSaurus 5 років тому

      Oh good gravy I need that DVD.

    • @Tekkerue
      @Tekkerue 5 років тому

      @@BionicleSaurus yes, you do need it! Benny also did a free lesson on Drumeo covering a some of the topics from his DVD, so you can check this out while you wait for the DVD to arrive. 😉
      ua-cam.com/video/OP3o84bMduE/v-deo.html

  • @skrawn1342
    @skrawn1342 5 років тому +1

    I have no idea wtf just happend...

  • @jackorourke1684
    @jackorourke1684 5 років тому +2

    Nothing really new, look up "Gaven Harrison - The Chicken" he does this exact thing in a much more comfortable way.

    • @lilymuu
      @lilymuu 5 років тому

      He explains the set up in his King Crimson tour kit video. It's still cool to see other drummers doing it too, though.

  • @Thomlistentoslayer
    @Thomlistentoslayer 5 років тому

    He's fucking tall

  • @alexyoung5798
    @alexyoung5798 5 років тому

    Why were you in such a hurry?? 😂

    • @josemoralesmusic1003
      @josemoralesmusic1003 5 років тому

      I believe he only had 15 minutes left of the drum clinic. He wanted to show this to the crowd and had to hurry. Besides we only saw 4 out of the 15 minutes, who knows what else he wanted to show.

  • @weareallbeingwatched4602
    @weareallbeingwatched4602 10 місяців тому

    YES.
    SET THE BASS DRUM MIC ON FIRE.
    I WILL TURN MY BROKEN D112 INTO A PYROTECHNIC DEVICE WHICH EMITS COLOURED SMOKE AND FIRE IF YOU SEND IT PHANTOM POWER.
    YES.
    I wil also put a samsung logo on it.
    Because YES.
    And Grenfell.

  • @wytzemusic
    @wytzemusic 4 роки тому

    he sure is fun and good, but did you know that the dutch drummer Pierre Courbois already used this tom trick by blowing air through a tube, while playing, in 1977; check his interview video at 20.15 minutes: ua-cam.com/video/AKncrXXfbc0/v-deo.html

  • @richone2540
    @richone2540 5 років тому

    Pep Guardiola play drums ?

  • @BobbyJamescomposer
    @BobbyJamescomposer 5 років тому

    Not the first to do this.

  • @TH-gu4wj
    @TH-gu4wj 3 роки тому

    I don't think I want to do that. lol

  • @Bruttomabravo
    @Bruttomabravo 5 років тому

    666

  • @tumiantumi4726
    @tumiantumi4726 2 роки тому

    I wonder what the 47 morons that gave him a "Thumb down" had for breakfast, over the last 10 years.....Benny Greb is a genius...Ende aus, Mickey Mouse.....it´s probable just envy....in wich case, have something else for breakfast....Maybe Eggs, Beans and Bacon.......

  • @Justentime77
    @Justentime77 3 роки тому

    Well, that was a big waste of time..

  • @RH3D
    @RH3D 3 роки тому

    less funny more drum please...

  • @SpiffaJ
    @SpiffaJ 5 років тому

    Totally pointless