I have a very similar kit. Same sizes, but I have a 7x13 snare, and all my drums have ash wood hoops. I recognize that sound (and the reviewer's comments). That is what the drums sound like with minimal micing. The player perspective is glorious. On the snare... the ash hoops help control ringing. I don't need anything as heavy as a wallet. One Moongel is all it takes. The rest is done by playing accurately. At the center of the drum, the overtones are perfectly integrated and there is no distinct ring. As you move radially outward, you can pick how much "ping" you want. The low dynamic tone comment is spot on. They are ALWAYS musical. Everyone notices. Last drummer I had over said, "that upends everything I thought I knew about drum construction".
"At the center of the drum, the overtones are perfectly integrated and there is no distinct ring. As you move radially outward, you can pick how much "ping" you want." Ummm... where is this any different from other quality drums?
wow, theres a lot of jealous haters on this post who cant get their head around tuning, room ambience and micing. keep up the AMAZING work guru drums!!
Nice kit but lacking in many areas imo. No attack or punch. Lots of tone, Tons of bass but sound a bit choked. I had one of these snares myself, sent it back as I couldn't find a situation where it worked for me.
I think the lack of punch and cut is due to the extremely low mass... I had a snare in this series as well. I absolutely loved it for brush work, and it had tone and sustain for days. Could not stand the horrifically over-engineered Dunnett 3 position strainer on it though, I would loathe everytime I had to take the snares off. Ended up really lucking out and finding a used solid shell maple drum for super cheap. It ended up pretty much taking the role of the Guru, so I sold it in the end.
great vid but this actually re-inforces my opinion. It's all room sound that you can hear, the guitar actually drowns them out as they have very little attack. Doesn't look like a Guru snare he is using either, just imagine if you add a bass into the mix, all that lovely tone in the toms and kick will vanish, so again, pointless for rock.
Snare played by Jay Postones in this clip is a 13" x 7" Guru In-Tense series ash / ovangkol - our lightest + most open & expressive snare construction.
So I’m confused by this post. They make these things called microphones. If you’re playing loud rock, most kits are drowned out by let’s say a Marshall stack anyway. That’s why you mic the drums up! My padauk segmented kit excels playing rock so we just see things differently.
This is supposed to be an honest review? Really? You draw conclusions without testing thoroughly. "You can probably use the same size to achieve anything from a high pitched jazz sound to a really low rock sound". That is pure assumption. Tune then up, then test them, THEN draw conclusions. What you are doing here is repeating marketing-propaganda blindly. And honestly, I don't think that those drums sound great, nor that they are worth the money. Plus: Those drums are REALLY ugly. But to each his own.
The review team test multiple elements during the process to come to their conclusions. The video / appraisal is a summary of that process, not a detailed documentation of every element of examination. Additionally, please provide a link to the "marketing propaganda" that includes the quoted statement - I'm not aware of it's existence.
"Origin shells also relish a huge range of dynamics and tuning range, taking both high dynamic playing and high tuning without choking. The unvented shells also respond musically to low dynamic playing too, affording rich tones with minimal input." Sounds pretty much in essence to what they said in their conclusion, albeith with different wording. Doesn't it? "The video / appraisal is a summary of that process, not a detailed documentation of every element of examination. " HOW is the viewer of this "review" supposed to know this? I don't see where and when they ran through different tuning ranges. And...did you take part in the review or how do you know? If yes.... there goes the objective part. Sorry for being uncomfortable but the reviewers are not credible for me as long as their do it THIS way, no matter what gear they review.
FM S Before you vent any more spleen, can you be bothered to go over to the Guru website? Using honest capture methods, they demonstrate each snare in low, mid, and high tuning. If you have even half an ear, you will hear proof of what the guy was alluding to.
What an extraordinary drum kit! They make the finest drums on earth. Props to the gentleman playing the kit. That is how to demo a drum kit.
Thank you Rich - Nick doing a fine job indeed.
Love the sound and detail of this Kit!
Love it. This kit sounds awesome. Impressive how the tone comes out clean and perfect
This kit is insane sounding
That has got to be the best kit I have ever heard
I have a very similar kit. Same sizes, but I have a 7x13 snare, and all my drums have ash wood hoops. I recognize that sound (and the reviewer's comments). That is what the drums sound like with minimal micing. The player perspective is glorious. On the snare... the ash hoops help control ringing. I don't need anything as heavy as a wallet. One Moongel is all it takes. The rest is done by playing accurately. At the center of the drum, the overtones are perfectly integrated and there is no distinct ring. As you move radially outward, you can pick how much "ping" you want. The low dynamic tone comment is spot on. They are ALWAYS musical. Everyone notices. Last drummer I had over said, "that upends everything I thought I knew about drum construction".
Thank you Nathanael.
"At the center of the drum, the overtones are perfectly integrated and there is no distinct ring. As you move radially outward, you can pick how much "ping" you want."
Ummm... where is this any different from other quality drums?
Love that low-end oomph!
So do we ;)
Totally stunning finish! Amazing kit!
Really nice kit
wow, theres a lot of jealous haters on this post who cant get their head around tuning, room ambience and micing.
keep up the AMAZING work guru drums!!
Besides the drum set, I like the cymbals too
🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
Agree the kit sounds great but extremely expensive. I don’t like the look of the mounting system for the 12” tom. Very big and bulky and unappealing.
Nice kit but lacking in many areas imo. No attack or punch. Lots of tone, Tons of bass but sound a bit choked. I had one of these snares myself, sent it back as I couldn't find a situation where it worked for me.
I think the lack of punch and cut is due to the extremely low mass... I had a snare in this series as well. I absolutely loved it for brush work, and it had tone and sustain for days. Could not stand the horrifically over-engineered Dunnett 3 position strainer on it though, I would loathe everytime I had to take the snares off. Ended up really lucking out and finding a used solid shell maple drum for super cheap. It ended up pretty much taking the role of the Guru, so I sold it in the end.
Oh shit it's nolly
Way over priced!! It’s great but not worth the money.
I can get a much better sounding kit than this one for this kind of money...
Haha, no you can't unless you source steam bent shells and hardware. You're an idiot.
No Nolly, these drums do not work for rock, please stop saying that. Jazz, fusion etc fine
great vid but this actually re-inforces my opinion. It's all room sound that you can hear, the guitar actually drowns them out as they have very little attack. Doesn't look like a Guru snare he is using either, just imagine if you add a bass into the mix, all that lovely tone in the toms and kick will vanish, so again, pointless for rock.
Snare played by Jay Postones in this clip is a 13" x 7" Guru In-Tense series ash / ovangkol - our lightest + most open & expressive snare construction.
Grats for this beautiful drums... It sounds so fucking good :)
So I’m confused by this post. They make these things called microphones. If you’re playing loud rock, most kits are drowned out by let’s say a Marshall stack anyway. That’s why you mic the drums up! My padauk segmented kit excels playing rock so we just see things differently.
Idk what video you're watching, but the kit sounds fantastic for that music.
This is supposed to be an honest review? Really? You draw conclusions without testing thoroughly. "You can probably use the same size to achieve anything from a high pitched jazz sound to a really low rock sound". That is pure assumption. Tune then up, then test them, THEN draw conclusions. What you are doing here is repeating marketing-propaganda blindly.
And honestly, I don't think that those drums sound great, nor that they are worth the money. Plus: Those drums are REALLY ugly. But to each his own.
The review team test multiple elements during the process to come to their conclusions. The video / appraisal is a summary of that process, not a detailed documentation of every element of examination. Additionally, please provide a link to the "marketing propaganda" that includes the quoted statement - I'm not aware of it's existence.
"Origin shells also relish a huge range of dynamics and tuning range, taking both high dynamic playing and high tuning without choking. The unvented shells also respond musically to low dynamic playing too, affording rich tones with minimal input."
Sounds pretty much in essence to what they said in their conclusion, albeith with different wording. Doesn't it?
"The video / appraisal is a summary of that process, not a detailed documentation of every element of examination. "
HOW is the viewer of this "review" supposed to know this? I don't see where and when they ran through different tuning ranges. And...did you take part in the review or how do you know? If yes.... there goes the objective part. Sorry for being uncomfortable but the reviewers are not credible for me as long as their do it THIS way, no matter what gear they review.
FM S Before you vent any more spleen, can you be bothered to go over to the Guru website? Using honest capture methods, they demonstrate each snare in low, mid, and high tuning. If you have even half an ear, you will hear proof of what the guy was alluding to.