Can You Make a Kids Drum Set Sound Good? rdavidr & Stephen Taylor

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  • Опубліковано 11 січ 2019
  • Check out Part 2 of this video where we make this kit EVEN BETTER!
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    Making a kids drum set sound good: • Can You Make a Kids Dr...
    Making a Drum Set out of BOXES: • We Made a Drum Set out...
    Making a Drum Set out of JUNK: • We Made a Drum Set out...
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  • @rdavidr
    @rdavidr  5 років тому +282

    See us make this kit even better: ua-cam.com/video/P3Yj8qWFu5E/v-deo.html
    Check out the baby kit battle on Stephens channel! ua-cam.com/video/HYCYZt-S6iA/v-deo.html
    Subscribe to Stephen! ua-cam.com/users/drummeretc

    • @Secure81
      @Secure81 5 років тому

      You should do a short video about how you made that camera mount at 3:49

    • @Mariusperian1
      @Mariusperian1 5 років тому

      Hi rdavidr

    • @weatherill430
      @weatherill430 5 років тому

      rdavidr hey Dave what state of the union do you live in if you don't mind me asking

    • @rottingemptiness
      @rottingemptiness 5 років тому

      Holy Damn !!!!

    • @peenut7807
      @peenut7807 5 років тому

      Wow thats a cool guitar

  • @Lukas-qx3ow
    @Lukas-qx3ow 4 роки тому +7453

    I can make a good Drum Set sound like a Kids Drum Set

  • @tymime
    @tymime 5 років тому +2104

    Honestly was more curious what it sounded like before you replaced the heads.

    • @thebeatclinic9000
      @thebeatclinic9000 5 років тому +60

      It sounded fucking terrible. Did you hear him hit the snare and Tom?

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому +45

      @@thebeatclinic9000 I feel like they could have tuned up the existing heads to compare to the new ones though... Not that this kit even resembled the one he bought in the end...

    • @theepworthepiscopalspike8260
      @theepworthepiscopalspike8260 4 роки тому +29

      @@ballsrgrossnugly the problem with that is those cheap stock children's drum set heads weren't meant to be tuned like an adult drum set is, they aren't REAL drum heads, they're essentially just really strong paper, strong enough to withstand a child's strokes but not an adults, the heads probably would have split in half

    • @dustinl2640
      @dustinl2640 4 роки тому +1

      You heard it already

    • @replicantpedals6085
      @replicantpedals6085 4 роки тому +13

      The literal translation is "it sounds like something you should never play" - and really, it puts off new players when EVERYTHING they do sounds ugly af

  • @MerchantMonk
    @MerchantMonk 5 років тому +5329

    So how do you make a 25 drum.set sound good? Add 500.00 worth of stuff!!!

    • @sonijam
      @sonijam 5 років тому +27

      Lol

    • @NotoriousFoxxx
      @NotoriousFoxxx 5 років тому +60

      Exactly.

    • @robertgarza2865
      @robertgarza2865 5 років тому +112

      It's not the drums that make the drumner. It's the drummer that makes the drums.

    • @k9opsgaming295
      @k9opsgaming295 5 років тому +164

      Robert Garza but some drums are just complete trash too

    • @thiccpufferfish3894
      @thiccpufferfish3894 5 років тому +45

      I feel like I've been scammed

  • @robertcaffrey6097
    @robertcaffrey6097 4 роки тому +476

    It would've been a good idea to demonstrate the sound of the kit before the upgrades.

    • @JustTooManyPuppies
      @JustTooManyPuppies Рік тому +4

      i mean they all sound the same

    • @chumdinger8320
      @chumdinger8320 Рік тому +11

      Set a few folds of toilet paper on various size coffee cans. Use aluminum baking pans for cymbals and any metallic thing of your choosing for a hi hat…oh and stomp the floor in a pair of worn construction boots. That’s what any kids kit sounds like. Trust me, I still play my kid’s kids’ kit cause I’m broke..

    • @Ton369
      @Ton369 4 місяці тому

      no crap

  • @mosesbastian2209
    @mosesbastian2209 5 років тому +4023

    I feel like they like they should of played it before they upgraded it

    • @JamesSmith-vk2ky
      @JamesSmith-vk2ky 5 років тому +174

      Agreed. A compare/contrast would've been nice. 🤔

    • @biggils8894
      @biggils8894 5 років тому +21

      Moses Bastian they did, and it sounded not much better with the upgrade. Obviously!

    • @RBRM3
      @RBRM3 5 років тому +82

      @@biggils8894 no, no they did not! Banging on it or BEATING on it and lack of tempo would have sounded like shit on anything!

    • @sonijam
      @sonijam 5 років тому +1

      Exactly!

    • @yeboidal8220
      @yeboidal8220 5 років тому

      Like yeah

  • @deanmoncaster
    @deanmoncaster 5 років тому +2528

    We wanted to see if we could make a childs kit sound good so we went out and bought a child's kit, then we replaced everything on it invoking the ship of Theseus, and now it sounds great!

    • @dumpygoodness4086
      @dumpygoodness4086 4 роки тому +56

      EXACTLY. I got a Ludwig Jr kit for $200, and didn't REPLACE jack. I just
      TWEAKED what it already had. (I reduced, mostly: ditched the adorablefloor tom, the cymbal stands, the reso heads and rims [my goal was to make it
      as minimal and light and quiet and tight as possible, to play outdoors]. I cable-tied two DRUMSTICKS to the mounted toms, as Cymbal Stands (!) and did add a Dollar Tree Plastic Vase ("cowbell") via cable-ties. It was ugly black so I took GOLD holographic ductape ($1!) and cut it into diamonds and afixed on all the shells. I taped the heads a bit too with this cool trippy tape to mute stuff, and my kit sounds INCREDIBLE. I added a couple small cymbals too.
      I really dislike waste, as well. I never ever break guitar strings, and I never break drumsticks or drumheads! I may be the lightest-touch drummer on earth, b/c i practice outdoors using rods.

    • @blackmamba015
      @blackmamba015 4 роки тому +31

      That’s like saying it’s the ship of Theseus if you replace the strings on a guitar. They just added their own cymbals and tom, replaced the heads and that’s it, kit was still used just different heads. Which is the same as changing the strings on a guitar. Maybe you didn’t really understand the Ship of Theseus cause this is not that at all

    • @deanmoncaster
      @deanmoncaster 4 роки тому +30

      @@blackmamba015 you know what Jokes are right?

    • @henryrankin7334
      @henryrankin7334 3 роки тому +5

      Our profile pics are the same color.

    • @jic1
      @jic1 2 роки тому +14

      @@deanmoncaster Yes, but the joke doesn't really work, because it's *normal* to change heads and snares, and swap out the stock cymbals. It's like if they replaced nothing on Theseus' ship but the ropes and the sails.

  • @casperdewith
    @casperdewith 3 роки тому +126

    5:59 Very satisfying to see the ride’s swinging frequency match up with the frequency at which it’s hit.

    • @SpartanFunnyProyect
      @SpartanFunnyProyect Рік тому +4

      I guess it's sort of like... forced resonance? xD

    • @casperdewith
      @casperdewith Рік тому +1

      @@SpartanFunnyProyect So the drummer chose the tempo based on the swinging speed of the ride? Seems unlikely. Nice coincidence for sure, though.

    • @SpartanFunnyProyect
      @SpartanFunnyProyect Рік тому +1

      @@casperdewith Nonono, his hits force the period of the oscillation and his hits to synchronize. Causing resonance and an increasingly larger movement (higher amplitude, but same frequency).

    • @casperdewith
      @casperdewith Рік тому +1

      @@SpartanFunnyProyect I don’t think this is how resonance works. Swings don’t work like this either. There is one natural frequency.

    • @SpartanFunnyProyect
      @SpartanFunnyProyect Рік тому +1

      @@casperdewith Resonance is any phenomenon which has an oscillation with an increasing amplitude due to an interaction in a precise moment. A swing an a toddler is a good example of resonance, but I don't know how a kid would react if you started pushing him at a precise tempo no matter where he is in his swing journey (well, he'd be annoyed, to start). Would his swings synchronize to (a reciprocal of a power of two of) your pushes eventually? Or is it just a coincidence what happens in the video?
      Check this video to see where I got this idea from: ua-cam.com/video/T58lGKREubo/v-deo.html
      (Dunnow if I'm just wrong thoxD)

  • @PaulPassarelli
    @PaulPassarelli 2 роки тому +61

    As my father used to say: "It's not the tool, it's the operator." After a few 'adjustments' he made the new thing he built sound good. It would have been interesting to have heard him play the thing as it was delivered.

  • @StephenTaylorDrums
    @StephenTaylorDrums 5 років тому +3425

    I just feel like the pink really brought out my eyes.

    • @frankspikes4867
      @frankspikes4867 5 років тому +7

      Hey bro, love both channels!! You guys are hams. Lol. The kit in the video ain't too bad. It is cheesy though.

    • @mariadalmasetto9642
      @mariadalmasetto9642 5 років тому +2

      But what's the fun of it if you put (semi) expensive first-brand drumheads and symbals? Even I (a noob) can make it sound good with all those good heads and cymbals :/

    • @moshchenskij
      @moshchenskij 5 років тому +1

      ​@@mariadalmasetto9642​, well, putting cheap or worn out heads on drums, either baby kit or studio kit, will not make them sound better or make this comparison more fair. The thing is that when you have equal drumheads and cymbals on both drumkits - you can hear the difference between shell size, woods and furniture on those two drumkits. Quality of all this stuff makes great influence on drum sound also.

    • @drumyogi9281
      @drumyogi9281 5 років тому +1

      Does purdy eyes, huyuk

    • @angelgringostarrgrajeda2381
      @angelgringostarrgrajeda2381 5 років тому

      I did. Lmfao.

  • @mattmozey113
    @mattmozey113 5 років тому +3052

    *im a guitarist what am I doing here*

    • @geetarislife2843
      @geetarislife2843 5 років тому +28

      same

    • @pokerface456
      @pokerface456 5 років тому +16

      Same

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 років тому +128

      Come to the dark side...
      we have cookies...
      and you get to beat your instrument with sticks.

    • @geetarislife2843
      @geetarislife2843 5 років тому +26

      @@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 I already beat my instrument with sticks... but I do like cookies

    • @fuscox1379
      @fuscox1379 5 років тому +44

      @@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 oh ya, well us guitarists get to finger ours 🤣

  • @oksanaraby5403
    @oksanaraby5403 4 роки тому +72

    Me sitting here at 3 am pretending I know what they’re talking about.

  • @EntireShadow
    @EntireShadow 5 років тому +1152

    But you changed so much, it's it just a normal drum kit then?

    • @vitorgas1
      @vitorgas1 5 років тому +40

      drum kit of theseus

    • @JonnyJayJonson
      @JonnyJayJonson 5 років тому +72

      The point is that you can make the shittiest kit actually useable with quality heads and good tuning. Plus triggering the drums could add to the fun.
      Yeah, you're not gonna use it for a 120 date tour with Sting but busking/open-mic/pub gig, maybe you could.
      I'm not including cymbals in this because, come on, those brass disc things aren't cymbals.

    • @YeOldeKamikaze
      @YeOldeKamikaze 5 років тому +7

      @@JonnyJayJonson
      >brass disc things
      chuckled right there

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому +3

      @@JonnyJayJonson Considering I got a 5 piece with (shitty) cymbals and some spare brushes etc for AU$50 a few weeks back, I don't see any reason to get a kid's set in the first place! Put those good heads and cymbals on an already adult sized kit!

    • @Anvilshock
      @Anvilshock 4 роки тому +8

      Heads are consumables. Nowhere does it say that you can't use better consumables.

  • @andrewfaraday8918
    @andrewfaraday8918 5 років тому +4301

    "How to make this drum kit sound good?"
    Step 1, replace all the parts.
    Really?

    • @user-bd5vt7mz4d
      @user-bd5vt7mz4d 5 років тому +49

      Yes really

    • @YeOldeKamikaze
      @YeOldeKamikaze 5 років тому +172

      They were about to replace the shells, hoops and hardware but then they realized it wouldn't be the same kit anymore haha.

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому +73

      @@YeOldeKamikaze It's not the same kit as it is! This video is a complete joke! The answer is "no, but you can get a better kit and add the good parts of the kid's kit to it"

    • @Anvilshock
      @Anvilshock 4 роки тому +72

      Heads are consumables. Nowhere does it say that you can't use better consumables.

    • @SlyHikari03
      @SlyHikari03 4 роки тому +21

      Also tuning.
      It’s that simple.

  • @witzerdog
    @witzerdog 5 років тому +418

    This should be labeled "When your heads cost more that your kit."

    • @alvallac2171
      @alvallac2171 5 років тому +2

      *than

    • @EightiesTV
      @EightiesTV 4 роки тому +15

      When *one head* costs more than your kit...

  • @NaturalSelection-gn3nn
    @NaturalSelection-gn3nn 5 років тому +19

    5:57 idk why, but that cymbal moving is just so satisfying

  • @thebasketballhistorian3291
    @thebasketballhistorian3291 5 років тому +264

    Ship of Theseus:
    "If all the parts of a ship are replaced one-by-one, is it still the same ship?"

    • @crkopacz
      @crkopacz 4 роки тому +2

      Came here to say this

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому +8

      @@crkopacz about 50 people beat THIS guy to it tho...

    • @bobbirdsong6825
      @bobbirdsong6825 4 роки тому +8

      Drumheads are meant to be replaced, the shells are what actually constitute the kit.

    • @sp0inkzter
      @sp0inkzter 4 роки тому +2

      he just replaced the heads

    • @acriddd2875
      @acriddd2875 4 роки тому

      TheGreatestTeamOfAll lmaooo

  • @senoreverything6366
    @senoreverything6366 5 років тому +2610

    My question is: can you make a super amazing and expensive kit sound BAD????

    • @StephenTaylorDrums
      @StephenTaylorDrums 5 років тому +386

      Señor Everything oh, this is a great idea

    • @ErickC
      @ErickC 5 років тому +244

      I think the 1980s answered that question pretty decisively.

    • @koolBOY8323
      @koolBOY8323 5 років тому +100

      lars ulrich on st anger....roflmao

    • @TheMusicrunner
      @TheMusicrunner 5 років тому +78

      Way too easy. Detune everything and you’re done.

    • @senoreverything6366
      @senoreverything6366 5 років тому +16

      @@TheMusicrunner but they could get creative with it

  • @GroundBeef1
    @GroundBeef1 5 років тому +214

    I was laughing my ass off when Stephen was on the kit. Very comical to see such a beast of a man play on that tiny drumset.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 років тому +2

      I know a guy, Tony Dale, he plays on a little Pac-D (Sakae) and gigs with a 644.00 kit (shells, pedals, AND hardware)...I have one identical to his. If you see one grab it, they're going out of business. Which is too bad, they make a nice lil kit. They made the cocktails for Yamaha.

    • @doca9357
      @doca9357 4 роки тому

      check out benny greb sponge bob kit

    • @rebelxapologist4505
      @rebelxapologist4505 4 роки тому

      A PINK one at that! LOL

  • @GearsandStories
    @GearsandStories 4 роки тому +66

    *FIRST OF ALL*
    We need to make a child

  • @TechBaffle
    @TechBaffle 4 роки тому +26

    Add the $899 28" ride cymbal to the $20 Kids Drum Set 😂

  • @benmccully4756
    @benmccully4756 5 років тому +208

    2:57 “ if you have problems with your snare drum sounding bad”
    Lars *heavy breathing*

    • @quag1481
      @quag1481 5 років тому +3

      Siren 331269 lmao i’ve never laughed so hard in my life

    • @rebelguy9487
      @rebelguy9487 5 років тому

      And the Academy Award for most savage comment goes to......
      Siren 331269!

    • @CosmicConical
      @CosmicConical 5 років тому +1

      Actually he said good

  • @prestonlhouse
    @prestonlhouse 5 років тому +247

    No joke, it sounds pretty damn cool!

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому +1

      That's because it was no longer the same kit tho...

  • @woahsarah
    @woahsarah 4 роки тому +48

    i honestly have so much respect for drummers... keeping rhythm and tempo seems so challenging to do😳

    • @ricardoconqueso
      @ricardoconqueso 2 роки тому +18

      It’s really easy if you just simply disregard everyone else in the band….or in the audience

    • @DinosaurDrummer
      @DinosaurDrummer 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah it takes a bit of practice but it’s not that hard as it’s seem when you do it enough

    • @GoPackGoBaby
      @GoPackGoBaby 2 роки тому +8

      Ignore everyone else because they’re supposed to align to you not the other way around and when people in bands try to turn it around there’s usually issues

  • @yogi902
    @yogi902 4 роки тому +156

    Next Upload: How To Turn Your Old Beat Up Car, Into A New Car!
    Step 1: Replace ALL old parts with new parts!
    Step 2: Enjoy your new car!

    • @kekag
      @kekag 4 роки тому +8

      How does changing the heads compare to replacing the drums? That's tantamount to saying replacing the strings on a guitar is the same as replacing the whole guitar. Have you ever touched a drum set in your life?

    • @divzav9735
      @divzav9735 4 роки тому

      Better yet, throw your car away and buy a new one!
      👍

    • @tomj2064
      @tomj2064 4 роки тому +1

      kekag I mean but if u used a like cotton drum head or someshit and replaced it with a mesh one it will make a difference. It’s really makes the difference so its essentially the same thing. Changing guitar strings is like changing the drum sticks

    • @kekag
      @kekag 4 роки тому

      @@tomj2064 First of all, pretty sure cotton drumheads don't exist unless you're referring to animal hides. Secondly, obviously changing styles of drumheads like going from mylar to mesh is going to make a difference, but so is changing from 14 guage metal strings to nylon strings on a guitar. Also, drumsticks hardly make a difference sound-wise in the context of the whole kit. Unless you're playing on a practice pad, it's very hard to hear the different unless it's drastic like going from a 7a birch to 3s oak stick. Drumsticks are way closer to guitar picks in that sense.

    • @tomj2064
      @tomj2064 4 роки тому

      kekag i know cotton drum heads don’t exist, just decided to use it since I couldn’t think of anything else. That’s y I said “or someshit”. And guitar picks is just for personal preference, that’s y some ppl don’t even use them. Drumstick tips made of wood gives a warmer sound, and nylon tips a more harder brighter sound. Just like guitar strings, where different materials make a difference.

  • @Skult1
    @Skult1 5 років тому +441

    Better than most kits I’ve heard lol

    • @KINGKAI41
      @KINGKAI41 5 років тому +6

      Also, keep in mind that the audio is coming from mics around the set.

    • @MrTonypetrucci
      @MrTonypetrucci 5 років тому

      You mean Lars?

    • @577buttfan
      @577buttfan 5 років тому +6

      It all has to do with tuning and experience man..pricey drums are over rated lol.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 років тому +1

      @@KINGKAI41 I only see a Shure 57 and something in.the kick...

    • @pamelabeltran67
      @pamelabeltran67 5 років тому

      King KAI Better than Ludwig?

  • @TimTkachyk
    @TimTkachyk 5 років тому +211

    The first hit on that big apple ride was hilarious.

    • @rdavidr
      @rdavidr  5 років тому +22

      I think we should have got it for the kit...

    • @TimTkachyk
      @TimTkachyk 5 років тому +26

      You could use it as a tray to carry around the rest of the kit.

    • @_rlb
      @_rlb 5 років тому +1

      Anika Nilles uses huge Meinl rides :)

    • @imp4198
      @imp4198 5 років тому +1

      But how can this cymbal be so expensive, it sounds so bad

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 років тому

      @@TimTkachyk LOL!!!
      You win the internet for today. Great. lol

  • @benmasten5924
    @benmasten5924 Рік тому +1

    I like going back to watch these vids as I learn more and more about drums

  • @radvincula2003
    @radvincula2003 10 місяців тому +1

    Hi Rdavidr, my nephew just gave me away his junior kit, and what I can say is Less Is More, this kit become my portable kit. Your videos are very inspiring and very informative. Love your channel. 😀

  • @samward1038
    @samward1038 5 років тому +76

    Stephen doing Bonham triplets on that thing was nuts to see

    • @ErickC
      @ErickC 5 років тому

      It reminded me of this: ua-cam.com/video/DyO7lvzfw5Q/v-deo.html

  • @JeffRandallDrumming
    @JeffRandallDrumming 5 років тому +1290

    Enjoyed the video guys! Maybe you should give the kit away to a young subscriber?

    • @noah.mp4781
      @noah.mp4781 5 років тому +23

      Jeff Randall I agree!

    • @jonnymac86
      @jonnymac86 5 років тому +27

      Was going to say this. Sounds great for a youngster to play on.

    • @stinkbud2
      @stinkbud2 5 років тому +20

      Brilliant.
      Really made me smile, my little lad would love that, have to sit him on my knee at the moment.
      Let some youngster have it they’ll love it 👍👍👍👍

    • @ekowtaylor9449
      @ekowtaylor9449 5 років тому +3

      Ya I want to if you look at what I commented youll know why

    • @ekowtaylor9449
      @ekowtaylor9449 5 років тому +2

      I just have a passion for drumming

  • @nevej9556
    @nevej9556 3 роки тому +4

    4:06 “That can live there.”😅😂🤣

  • @wilfredomendez3450
    @wilfredomendez3450 4 роки тому

    That was awesome, dude total transformation.

  • @the6ig6adwolf
    @the6ig6adwolf 5 років тому +51

    "You would have one of those cheap crappy things laying around "
    SHOTS FIRED!

  • @oRBTo
    @oRBTo 5 років тому +88

    bass drum riser, more effects cymbals, record and/or gig it.

  • @nicolasenne
    @nicolasenne 4 роки тому

    I mostly come back to this video to listen to the grooves in the end, they're pretty chill

  • @sethvillarreal1316
    @sethvillarreal1316 Рік тому +1

    Love your Videos Bro, keep up the great work ! 👌👍

  • @CameronFleury
    @CameronFleury 5 років тому +192

    This is great! Reminds me of the time Mike Portnoy played on that Hello Kitty drum set.

  • @Zezezeze69
    @Zezezeze69 5 років тому +39

    Skip to 5:50 if you just wanna hear them play.

    • @Ivolth
      @Ivolth 3 роки тому +1

      thanks, bro ❤️

  • @lgmnowkondo938
    @lgmnowkondo938 3 роки тому

    I love that snare sound...seems like a good option for a practice kit for sure.

  • @joelisaac2242
    @joelisaac2242 2 роки тому +5

    This dude is taking stuff to the new level haha cheers!!!

    • @UltraCasualPenguin
      @UltraCasualPenguin 2 роки тому

      He still has a long way to go:
      ua-cam.com/video/RK_Q8xNpv-Y/v-deo.html

  • @maprow
    @maprow 5 років тому +221

    Goes to show that heads + proper tuning are responsible for 90% or more of the sound you will hear from your drums. Growing up I always played entry level kits, but would immediately swap out the stock heads for quality Evans, Remo or Aquarian. A few years ago I had enough saved to buy any kit I wanted. I looked at DW Collector's Series, but ultimately decided they were not worth the price and went with PDP Concept Maple for a fraction of the cost. Despite what John Good says about lining up the grain patterns and everything else to get you to spend $4000 or more on a shell pack, it's not worth it. My PDP Concept Maple set has Evans G2 batter and Evans G2 reso on the toms with Evans emad 2 on the kick. I've compared the sound of my kit to a friends's Collector's Series and in a live setting, there is no difference. Sure, in a studio with $7,000 Neumann mics you may be able to hear a slight difference, but rehearsing with your band or playing live, you will not hear it. I have recently setup a home studio with Shure, AKG and MXL mics and the drums sound great on my recordings. Save your money for quality heads and learn how to tune and you can make any kit, even a kid's set or the cheapest used kit sound good.

    • @JeserNoob
      @JeserNoob 5 років тому +6

      maprow at that point you’re buying something (DW Collectors) as a reward perhaps for reaching a milestone or for the recording situation like you mentioned. Also the quality of build in terms or craftsmanship, parts, longevity and stability tend to be greater on premium kits because although they might sound similar you’re paying for more durable and robust parts.

    • @MetalxMasters
      @MetalxMasters 5 років тому +2

      The price I would personally stop at is about $2,800 for something like a Tama B/B kit, and then order the additional drums I want later. If you start on a good kit with great heads, hardware and awesome cymbals you can never go wrong.
      DW, to me, is like the Gibson of drums. Overpriced for what you get. But I understand why people like them.

    • @JeserNoob
      @JeserNoob 5 років тому

      DIY Musician haha that’s actually what I ordered! I got a 24, 14, 16,18 config. P sure it was a b/b in vintage marine pearl.

    • @TacoCrisma
      @TacoCrisma 5 років тому

      I play an X7 maple and they sound excellent

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 років тому +1

      @@MetalxMasters Tama makes some stunningly nice sounding drums for not much $$$.
      I was given a 71 Imperialstar for free. Suck the filth out w ShopVac and clean it. Hydraulic head hides cheaper drum oddities and I actually like it as much as my 26 Ludwig Vistalite. Maybe more. Sound is more "focused." jmo.
      With the Martini kit and nice cymbals, well, why move $4,500 and 500lbs of drums if you don't have to? Make their doofy kick.a low tom.

  • @purnellknight5368
    @purnellknight5368 5 років тому +4

    Omg I love these Colabs man and the the Kit sounds really good

  • @thomasmoje5926
    @thomasmoje5926 2 роки тому +1

    My very first drum set was a 'kid's set': a Remco 'Liverpool Compact' three-piece kit with a 12" snare drum, a 10" rack tom, and 16" bass drum. And it had a 10" gold-colored sheet metal cymbal. It was in blue color paper wrap around the drums with plastic hoops. I believe the shells were pressed paperboard of some kind. The thing is; the batter heads were Remo coated plastic heads and were fully tunable. The snare drum had snare wires on the resonant head. The bass drum batter head was a tunable plastic head and the reso side 'head' was some kind of paperboard. That was the kit that got me started and as I recall they actually sounded pretty good for a cheap 'kids set'. I received it for a Christmas present when I was 12 years old and I was thrilled to get it after begging for a drum set after I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. I have fond memories of jamming in the basement with neighborhood kids..learned to play 'Wipe Out' on that kit started me on the road to a lifetime of fascination with drumming. The Remco 'Liverpool Compact' kit was a step up from the usual 'kids sets' of the time as it had actual tunable batter heads it was quite fun to play.

  • @TeamVenture88
    @TeamVenture88 4 роки тому +4

    The snare and toms came out totally decent!

  • @khamlisenaga4859
    @khamlisenaga4859 5 років тому +6

    These two guys Rock...
    Seriously..😊😊😊Rock big time👍👍👍
    God bless you both🙏

  • @doozle5132
    @doozle5132 2 роки тому +1

    Sounds cool. Got a distinctive sound. Cute but not tacky. Good job.

  • @nickvincentPianoCovers
    @nickvincentPianoCovers 4 роки тому +90

    You should donate the kit to a children's hospital or something similar.

    • @deakynpriddy7508
      @deakynpriddy7508 4 роки тому +39

      Ehh id say maybe the adoption center or something similar, i personally wouldn't want to hear red hot chili peppers while hearing my child get diagnosed😂

    • @jic1
      @jic1 2 роки тому +2

      It would make more sense to use whatever money these videos made to buy *new* kids' kits for children's hospitals. The kids aren't going to appreciate some beat-up old kit with mismatched cymbals and expensive heads, even if they sound much better.

  • @Gage20111
    @Gage20111 5 років тому +7

    Wow that's amazing those little drums sound really good man .

  • @eddyfree33
    @eddyfree33 5 років тому +13

    Amazing what a difference the heads and a better snare make. And I love the sound of that hat! It would have been interesting to hear you play the kit as it came for comparison

  • @corychatman2734
    @corychatman2734 Рік тому +1

    I could watch you two play for hours!!!

  • @drummermomcjs
    @drummermomcjs 2 роки тому

    Lots of fun, kit sounds really good after the new heads!

  • @benf340
    @benf340 5 років тому +265

    How does that snare sound so good???

    • @jooplin
      @jooplin 5 років тому +19

      I dont like it but its not toooo bad

    • @cooliofoolio
      @cooliofoolio 5 років тому +3

      @@jooplin I think it's the gel. Without it I think it would sound better. Sounds too digital here, even though it's analog.

    • @torontoantonio1842
      @torontoantonio1842 5 років тому +5

      @@cooliofoolio analog snare? please explain.

    • @cooliofoolio
      @cooliofoolio 5 років тому +5

      @@torontoantonio1842 analog is a real snare, while digital is like an electric or midi snare

    • @caladam2221
      @caladam2221 5 років тому +8

      @@cooliofoolio Without the gel it would probably have tons of ring.

  • @kol0ss384
    @kol0ss384 5 років тому +9

    2:02
    Guy at the store: Are you sponsored by Remo? Does it have to be Remo?
    Stephen: aS a mAtTeR oF fAcT

  • @Imru_gamer
    @Imru_gamer Рік тому

    That snare and the whole kit sound beautiful!! 💜💜💜💜🥰😍😘

  • @jroar123
    @jroar123 3 роки тому +1

    You guys are sick! Great job.

  • @AlpcanAras
    @AlpcanAras 5 років тому +95

    A small band could invest in one of these and go straight to recording

    • @TheRocketRaider
      @TheRocketRaider 5 років тому +1

      Not really

    • @AlpcanAras
      @AlpcanAras 5 років тому

      @@TheRocketRaider why not

    • @notmichaelcalabrese2518
      @notmichaelcalabrese2518 5 років тому +8

      Alpcan Aras the replacement parts are probably more expensive then just getting a new drum.

    • @AlpcanAras
      @AlpcanAras 5 років тому

      @@notmichaelcalabrese2518 Well it should be a strategical economical planning then.

  • @DM-lp2ie
    @DM-lp2ie 5 років тому +5

    I love listening to stephen play

  • @thomasgale96
    @thomasgale96 4 роки тому

    great vid, edited perfectly and entertaining, ty

  • @eniosadflower
    @eniosadflower 5 років тому

    Daaamn that jam at the end, so goooood

  • @alexanderandersen144
    @alexanderandersen144 5 років тому +31

    Hey! Have you made a all same size drum kit? Ex. 16" bd, 16" snare, 16" tom - and only 16" cymbals? 😀

  • @pacificdrumma
    @pacificdrumma 5 років тому +12

    As a die hard Remo fan, I’d like to see the mini EMAD Evans offers on the kick, and a harder beater. Bet you can get it pretty beefy.

    • @houseofpills
      @houseofpills 5 років тому

      Thats exactly what I was thinking, Way more life to be squeezed out of that shitty little drum.

  • @mitchellabdul-lahwaliel-sh209
    @mitchellabdul-lahwaliel-sh209 4 роки тому

    The info was great!!!🤩🤩🤩 My way would've been waaaaay too complex and now I see it's more in the heads of the drums; not soo much as the size

  • @johariclark
    @johariclark 3 роки тому

    I love it!! Start to finish! Thanks!

  • @CarlosGlatzos976
    @CarlosGlatzos976 5 років тому +3

    Would have liked to see how much it did cost to tune up the kit. And the before after comparison. But sounds really good now!

  • @parkermurray7435
    @parkermurray7435 5 років тому +37

    Happy Birthday big Dave

  • @TragedysHalo
    @TragedysHalo 4 роки тому +1

    'I'm ab to patent this snare system here..'
    Caught my ass of guard 🤣😂

  • @mauricenitro
    @mauricenitro 2 роки тому +1

    That hip hop groove David was playing was so fire 🔥

  • @jezusmylord
    @jezusmylord 5 років тому +408

    28 inch ride? meh not big enough.

    • @mrhairyhippo6504
      @mrhairyhippo6504 5 років тому +38

      Thomas Pridgen would use two of them as a pair of hats.

    • @jezusmylord
      @jezusmylord 5 років тому +14

      Well you would look silly wearing ride cymbal as a hat, dont you think?@@mrhairyhippo6504

    • @russ6541
      @russ6541 5 років тому +5

      jezusmylord no

    • @nitigrover8504
      @nitigrover8504 5 років тому +1

      Smaller than a splash

    • @mosquitodied
      @mosquitodied 5 років тому +2

      It’s ok..... do you have any 54” in stock?

  • @kyle8336
    @kyle8336 5 років тому +175

    Yes a 20 dollar drum set, but all the money to repair cost much more

    • @JonnyJayJonson
      @JonnyJayJonson 5 років тому +2

      All he bought was heads and did some DIY, what's the big deal?

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому +2

      @@JonnyJayJonson New heads I can give them, but they also added an extra tom and completely replaced all of the cymbals! Those alone would have been upwards of 5 or 600 bucks for zildjan!
      So, no, "some diy" doesn't cut it, buddy.
      That's the big deal!

    • @JonnyJayJonson
      @JonnyJayJonson 4 роки тому

      @@ballsrgrossnugly you can't take those brass things that a music shop has the nerve to call 'cymbals' seriously. Anyway, that's separate to making the actual drums sound good. And if they added a tom, so what? Doesn't mean you have to in the same situation.

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому +1

      @@JonnyJayJonson Just saying, defeats the purpose of getting a kids kit in the first place. The fix should have been to tune it up and put as much DIY chains etc on the cymbals to make them sound as better as they could be. This isn't making a kid's kit sound good, it's putting the wooden parts FROM a kid's kit into a more expensive one.

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому +1

      @@JonnyJayJonson And I believe the cymbals were part of a drum kit last I checked? I don't see the title saying "make the snare tom and kick sound better by spending money on them" or anything like that. This video is useless clickbait shit.

  • @levibrousseau7608
    @levibrousseau7608 5 років тому

    I hope there is more of those kits so my friend can learn on something to start with.

  • @TommyDoesMusic
    @TommyDoesMusic 5 років тому +2

    That GP set was actually my first drum set! I didn't know they made heads in that size. Might pick some up

  • @csheets40
    @csheets40 5 років тому +3

    We need more cowbell.
    I kid, I kid!! Sounds great guys, nice job!

  • @frank0563
    @frank0563 5 років тому +28

    The only logical conclusion to this kit...Is shredding death metal played in a hello kitty costume....Marketing gold here man! Don't pass that up!!!

  • @jimbradley727
    @jimbradley727 4 роки тому

    That was an awesome video
    I want to buy a pearl roadshow junior for my grandson so he could take up drum and see if he likes it and course I'd like to fool around with it a little bit
    Your video proved to me that I could sit down and have a lot of fun for that kit when he's not on it
    After all I'm a guitar player and I'd love to have some homegrown percussion

  • @Ramshackled17
    @Ramshackled17 4 роки тому

    I have one. Thanks for the tips for the snare!!!

  • @kristinrichardson2223
    @kristinrichardson2223 4 роки тому +3

    0:38 buy 2 and use them as hihats!

  • @horowizard
    @horowizard 5 років тому +4

    Sounds great but how much did you spend on New Heads, Hardware and Cymbals?

  • @steff-annedark3166
    @steff-annedark3166 5 років тому

    Just want to say, your guys' laughter is contagious

  • @BarbellThor
    @BarbellThor 4 роки тому +1

    Sounds like a really tight smooth jazz set.

  • @eddieesparza1865
    @eddieesparza1865 4 роки тому +3

    That snare and tom actually pretty amazing! lmao

  • @amaftershock
    @amaftershock 5 років тому +169

    This sounds better then my 2k drumset.....

    • @lebowski1973
      @lebowski1973 5 років тому +41

      Alex Mojica i sure hope it doesnt

    • @brendenroumaya8376
      @brendenroumaya8376 5 років тому +8

      Mics

    • @allenmitchell09
      @allenmitchell09 5 років тому +4

      It’s than not then. I hate to correct you like that, but I see this mistake so much I couldn’t help myself this time. Not trying to be a duche, but I’m just educating a bit. No, hate just love my man!

    • @basementgardens4208
      @basementgardens4208 5 років тому +41

      Allen Mitchell it’s douche , you fucktard

    • @SonorGeek05
      @SonorGeek05 5 років тому +1

      To: Alex Mojica. Is your set a DW?

  • @carterman1025
    @carterman1025 4 роки тому

    I love that snare so much idk why

  • @tate7908
    @tate7908 7 місяців тому

    dude the snare actually sounds fabulous

  • @knotish
    @knotish 5 років тому +8

    The sound of that kit reminds me of the sound of the drums from Brick House by Commodores

  • @peterfreak71
    @peterfreak71 5 років тому +14

    Should turn all the drums on the kids kit into toms

  • @BopsStudios
    @BopsStudios 3 роки тому

    I had found a really cheap snare drum in the dumpster, re headed it, lined the inside wood hoop with some sure microphone padding, Voila, the 'Dumpster Sonic". Really was neat for 80's sound stuff....

  • @rtanidean4931
    @rtanidean4931 4 роки тому

    Dang guys. That kit sounds great. Kudos! 😜👌🏻🎶

  • @tjlong4586
    @tjlong4586 5 років тому +372

    Bummer, it is like you cheated.
    I was hoping to see if you could take what came in the shipment and make that sound good, spending zero extra dollars.
    What could you have done with the original kid-kit to maximize its sound quality?
    It would have been a cool lesson on making the best of what you got, something most starting drummers could stand to see/hear.
    😕

    • @itsthemightyd2339
      @itsthemightyd2339 5 років тому +3

      Drumeo does a video where they do that. You should give that a search.

    • @JonnyJayJonson
      @JonnyJayJonson 5 років тому +20

      But that's not really possible, is it? A kiddie kit will never sound great unless you upgrade the heads/cymbals at the very least.

    • @melting_grrl
      @melting_grrl 4 роки тому +15

      You can tune crappy stock heads til the cows come home and they're gonna sound crappy. Flipping out heads, which is routine maintenance like changing guitar strings, and making good, complementary choices can make even a cheapo kit sound passable.

    • @SEXC300oh4ch
      @SEXC300oh4ch 4 роки тому +4

      Shut the fuck up

    • @VICIOUSD3M0N
      @VICIOUSD3M0N 4 роки тому +3

      @@SEXC300oh4ch You don't have to be such an ass.

  • @enricop.8386
    @enricop.8386 5 років тому +463

    you basically replaced the drum set

    • @witchblades6979
      @witchblades6979 4 роки тому +12

      Enrico P. But every kit even the not crap ones you need to replace all the heads with good ones

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому +14

      @@witchblades6979 What about the $500 worth of cymbals or the $200 extra floor tom? I feel like everyone defending this one is just glossing over the fact that it's not the same kit by the end, and us plebs that don't have $500 of zildjan cymbals and extra toms lying around can just suck it!

    • @BLTspace
      @BLTspace 4 роки тому +16

      @@ballsrgrossnugly No new drummer should be shopping childrens drum sets. That should go without saying. This isn't a video to show you how to make a childs kit work. It was a fun challenge for them. There is no magic $50 drum kit for new drummers that will also sound amazing, it doesn't exist. You get a cheap used set inside your budget and you rebuild it over time, new heads, pick up a cymbal here and there, replace hardware and eventually you have a nice kit. Heads are the cheapest and best way to give a kit a makeover though. Shop used, kits, cymbals, and hardware are all fine used when in decent shape. Don't even bother looking at new if you want the best bang for your buck.

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 роки тому

      @@BLTspace Since when did I imply that kids drum sets are a good idea for a starting drummer? I'm sorry, if you want to make shit up and imply that it was my idea, you should join the Catholics, they seem to be good at projection. As I stated in reply to your previous incoherent rant, and I will put it another way for you, just to make sure your 10 year old brain gets it. I could title a video "can you make a guitar sound like a drum kit" and then replace the strings with a snare, the pots with a kicker, the tuning pegs with cymbals, and the bridge with a cowbell, and by your logic, that would be just fine. No clickbait here, move along. You, fucking, moron.

    • @BLTspace
      @BLTspace 4 роки тому +9

      @@ballsrgrossnugly When you complain that the video wasn't serious enough and that they cheated with an extra drum... the only thing i can take from that is that you're looking to seriously use a kids drum set. Other than that you're just mad and complaining for the sake of complaining. Just look at your replies. This was a fun challenge co op video and you're raging in comments lol. The drums sounded way better with new heads. WTF did you expect. Just leave your dislike and move on to the next video, nobody cares.

  • @lullqby
    @lullqby 3 роки тому +2

    I’m a aspiring guitarist, so all of this is gibberish but it’s still SO COOL AND YALL ARE SO TALENTED!!

  • @AndresGonzalez-vt1fm
    @AndresGonzalez-vt1fm 5 років тому +1

    You guys made a really good job. It sounds way much better than my kit

  • @farturas81
    @farturas81 4 роки тому +22

    2:23 better than St Anger 😅

  • @supermanluke66
    @supermanluke66 4 роки тому +12

    When you upgrade the beginning weapon to full max

  • @gabepalumbo6733
    @gabepalumbo6733 4 роки тому +2

    Nobody can just appreciate an entertaining video on UA-cam :)

  • @petersonkid2
    @petersonkid2 5 років тому

    That 28” ride sounded gorgeous.

  • @orti1283
    @orti1283 4 роки тому +3

    10" tom sounds beautiful

  • @callummoodley6311
    @callummoodley6311 5 років тому +7

    That snare is actually amazing

  • @brianl3659
    @brianl3659 3 роки тому

    Excellent Video at 1st I was like No Way You can do Anything with that!.. But Oh Boy You made it Sound Amazing! Wow

  • @peternorthe1912
    @peternorthe1912 2 роки тому +1

    I just had this kit delivered to my house today! The only difference is that I got the 5 pc. with one more tom. It's mainly going to be for my kids but I want it to actually make proper drum sounds - like with the mods that you did. I'm hoping that I won't have to dump a bunch of time and money into replacing heads. I suppose if I'm going to introduce them into the world of drums I have to show them the other parts of it too, like the tinkering and experimenting. If it doesn't even have a chance of sounding good or musical then it reduces the chance that they will stay interested in it. I'm hoping that I'll need to spend more money on a good set in the future, (un)fortunately! Looks like I'll be shopping for some Remo heads on Amazon. Any other suggestions for a shopper on the Canadian side of the border?