Sadly, I haven’t (yet) but it’s one of the next things on my list to finish. I just need to sit with all of the footage and make the episode. That said, It’s a great drum and I recommend it highly.

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! (I’ll make sure to show it to him next week when I see him again). If you go to FaderJocks.com (or find Fader Jocks in your favorite podcast app), I’ve got two different interviews with him. Both are a fabulous listen!

Learning the music and playing properly for the situation are the “table stakes” of being a working pro. In the 30 years of doing this as my full-time job, exactly ZERO people have hired me for my chops / ability to solo.

Hey Ed!! Thanks so much for stopping by, watching this video, and leaving us a wonderful comment. So glad you liked it! (Try some of the other videos here on the channel) 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Thanks so much for watching & for leaving such an awesome comment! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Thanks for watching and for leaving such a fabulous comment! 🤜🏻🤛🏻 (There’s tons more here on the channel for you.)

What are you listening on? Phone? (Hopefully not)

You’re welcome! Plenty more coming soon!

Thanks, Mark!! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Thank you! (And thanks for watching and leaving such a nice comment! 🤜🏻🤛🏻)

Paistes have that effect on people. 🤫😉 I LOVE mine!

You’re very correct in your observations. I didn’t think about the parallel to dirty guitar strings but it’s a very similar thing. 👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for watching & for leaving a couple of comments. 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Oh yeah. It really came into its own once I put a nice set of D’Addario’s on there. I’ve really grown to love this guitar. It sounds fabulous under the mics here in the studio. Might be time for an update video?

@@BrianStephensOfficialYes, un update could be cool (and thk for the answer), but personnaly, I'm already convinced .... :-)

Awesome!! Great choices!! 👍🏻👍🏻🍻

If you really want to sound great when playing with other musicians, this is the sort of stuff to practice. Feel free to continue working on that other stuff as well because you’ll see improvements there too. Thanks for watching and leaving some comments!

Put in the practice time on this stuff and you’ll fix all of that, my friend! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Hey Man! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. My studio’s in the North Metro ATL area, about 29 miles outside of downtown & about 7 minutes from Mall of GA. Feel free to shoot me a DM or email me at [email protected] anytime you’d like to set up a lesson.

In this case, what I mean is that the drum chokes if you hit it too hard (think outdoor stage / ‘Tommy Aldridge in his prime’ hard). All of the sonic characteristics that we usually dig about the Acrolite turn into a thin ‘whap’ for me when I *really* lay into that drum. So, I only use it on gigs and recordings that are more of a medium to lower volume dynamic range. But it’s not the drum’s depth that’s the problem. That 5x14 Bucks County bell brass snare you see on the middle shelf, to the right, actually sounds *better* that louder I hit it. The Acrolite was just never built to be pummeled. Why should I or anybody own one? Because, in the right situations and in the right dynamic ranges, they sound fabulous. But like I said in the video, there’s no snare drum that can do everything, all the time, in every musical situation. All that said, even at today’s prices, a used Acrolite is still an incredible value.

Veterans of Foreign Wars. It’s an organization that has posts in many different towns and cities. Most of them are equipped with a bar that hires bands to come in and play for the members on weekends.

Thanks so much!!! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Thanks so much! New one coming soon! Check the Dial A Drummer playlist here on my channel for a bunch of older episodes.

Thanks! It’s been a great one to play.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment. If you really dig that, there’s a bunch more stuff here on the channel for you!

Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment. I’m gonna try the hihat cymbal swap and see if that does the trick!

🤣😂🤣😂 Thank you, buddy! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Thanks, buddy!

Thanks for hanging out & watching! (And for the comment!)

Thanks Roger!! 🤜🏻🤛🏻 I appreciate ya!!

Feel free to watch this version with your eyes closed (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXjVY2imas-rqtEsi=r-ZfqnZlOT4-Yrwg). It’s only the performances and none of the talking. I’ll guarantee that, if you’re listening with a set of studio monitors or some really good home stereo speakers, you will hear the difference. That’s the reason for the video. Your opinion may differ about which one you like better, but there’s definitely a difference.

Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment!

Then what you’re looking for is this version of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXjVY2imas-rqtE

Thanks! Me too! Just used it on another batch of recordings today.

You hear more attack because the sustain on the dirty cymbal is muted. A little waffle of gaff tape would essentially bring that sound back on the cleaner cymbal. Not sure about that spot in your cymbal but usually that sort of thing is trouble just waiting to happen, especially if you hit pretty hard.

@@BrianStephensOfficial Thanks :) I'm in a windband as AUX percussionist, so no need to hit the cymbal like a metal drummer does... Just some rolls with soft mallets (sometimes I have to go loud though), and the occasional hit (in music where I don't have time to grab the cyms à 2, because having to play another instrument right before. That's often with wooden stick, but again, not really hitting hard)

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment. There’s tons of other great drum vids on my channel for ya!

I’m guessing that they’re really thick. What cymbals are you using?

@@BrianStephensOfficial im new to drums so im gonna try my best to give you good descriptions but, all sabian 20/51 16/41 and 14/36

@@jacksondernar1984 Are they from the B8 line of Sabians?

@@BrianStephensOfficial yes they are why? Are they bad?

@@jacksondernar1984 Not bad. They’re entry level cymbals and, like most, have that sonic quality that you’re talking about. (More gong than crash) Lots of people thinks it’s the B8 alloy that’s the problem, but Paiste makes some awesome sounding B8 alloy cymbals. With a little more lathing & hammering, those Sabian B8’s could sound like a much more expensive cymbal. But that said, part of a higher priced cymbal’s price tag is the amount of work that goes into making it, especially during the hammering & lathing phases.

You’re making me feel even *better* about this purchase!! (I loved this guitar so much that I ordered an A4 Grand Auditorium last month as well. It sounds a little different than this one but is equally good)

No sonic difference at all. Only cosmetic. Go get ‘em!! 👍🏻👍🏻

@@BrianStephensOfficial Gonna correct you there. The differences between the colors are the thickness. Glass is 6.5 on 6.5, red and blue are 7 on 7 and black are 6.5 on 7. Sound wise, the hydraulic glass is thinner and better at higher pitch and the blacks are fatter. Red and blue sit right in between

@@eggyvonn From their website: “Made with a thin layer of oil between two plies of 7 mil film (6.5mil & 7.5mil for Hydraulic Black), these heads not only suppress unwanted overtones, but are also famously easy to tune.” The Black model has two different thickness of plies but the sum total thickness is still 14 mil. Next time I talk to my Evans Artist Rep, I’ll ask him why they do that on the Black heads.

Thanks, buddy!! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Thanks, buddy!! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

@@BrianStephensOfficial np man your channel is a gem loved the squirt jazz master video

Cotton gloves can work too! 😉

@@BrianStephensOfficial yup I remember some famous drummer I didn’t remember who but that’s what he was saying.

Awesome! Mission accomplished. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment!

This one doesn’t seem to feel or sound like they cut any corners at all… unless maybe they paid the folks who made it a only dollar an hour to do it?! 😉🤫🤭

This particular Squire feels and sounds a whole lot more expensive than it is. If it didn’t say “Squire” on the headstock, I’d think it was a regular Fender. Having tried a couple of other options last week at a local store (that did not have this model sadly), this one feels & sounds remarkably better than anything else in its price range.

Thanks for stopping by! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

It’s been a great guitar. So much so that I picked up the S4 Grand Auditorium model as well! (Didn’t do an unboxing video for that one though)

I agree. It’s that extra little bit of *zing* that immediately helps that cymbal stand out in the mix without additional EQ or volume ramping. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!!

I’ve never seen “baked in prints” on cymbals, but you might want to try the Session Ace SHIMMER product. That stuff’s strong enough to clean boat hulls.

What are your go-to cleaning solutions for this purpose?

They’ll do that to ya!! 😉

@@BrianStephensOfficial I play mostly punk and dive in to a bit of metal, and play K Sweets, but man, I don't know how these sound so good compared to 2002 reds. I absolutely hate the zing those have