"a well mixed mic is a well mixed mic".... who knew?? tic

hey al brotha drummer there , i am a new sub for ya here and i am a oldschool 80's drummer here and i only have email here and i def. would like to talk more , i love talking drums/gear/music n bands , etc , thanks n we'll talk soon > tom !

This is a great sounding set of drums! I've been looking at the Tama Superstar Classic vs the Yamaha Tour Customs and will likely pull the trigger on one of them. I don't have any stores in my area that have any available for play, however, so I'm trying to narrow it down via KZbin. I've always wanted to see the Sweetwater store in person.....maybe I'll make the 600 mile roadtrip to look around and test them out in person. :) Does anyone in the comments have a recommendation to share? Pros and Cons sincerely appreciated.

The best yet that ive seen and ive seen many. 😊 Awesome job.😊

I am very impressed with their durability and comfort.

i have same one but blue color its awsome love the sound too

More good advice! I am not good about that AT ALL. 😢

I put mesh heads as rest head, with Remo Pinstripe batters.

it makes me chuckle when people purchase a new kit and complain about the heads not being great. Pros will immediately change out all of the batter heads to their liking and playing style. It's a given. Most of us change out the snare wires immediately as well. Sometimes the hoops on the snare----maybe die cast batter hoop triple flange on resonant side. All of the excellent kick drum head combos, again for your style of music and/or mic'ing. Make the kit work exactly for you. If you don't have the extra money, then you have to make the best of it.

Beautiful work and feel on the ride But.... can you play with your dong??? No one wants soft stuff...WE WANT ALL DONG BABY!

I got this kit in a different color and love it. Only other difference with mine is I also have the 13" rack tom. On the snare I have the Evans RC reverse dot and it eliminated most of the ringing. You only hear it now if you're really laying a stick hard into it.

Nice video. I picked up the same kit with upgraded batter heads, rock and sock throne, required hardware for all cymbals and drum rug for $250 yesterday. Prior to all rhis, i had purchased a new 7 piece tama walnut birch kit for $3k. I want to tell you, as of now, i like the maple kit right off the bat more than the expensive kit. I find the walnut birch kit harder to get the sound out of them to my liking. Ill keep working at it, but im not a happy camper Consider yourself lucky doging a bullet bu getting that nice maple kit.

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It's an honor to be part of this list - thank you, THANK YOU! 🙏🏼 🥁

Great video! I am currently looking at a new kit, and the market is abundant with the 6 & 7 piece "intermediate/pro value kits". As best I can figure, they are great quality & sound for the price without jumping into the Profe$$ional lines. How do like the Tama Superstar vs the PDP? In my research so far, I have been leaning towards the Superstars or the Yamaha Stage (would love the Tours), and I always keep PDP and Gretch in the mix at the right deal. Thoughts? I lean to Yamaha Stage because they come with hardware, and my thought is to spend heavy on hardware and cymbals, but I do want the 7 piece to develop my skills all around the kit to promote movement and quickness etc., and I like more toms musically. Let me know your thoughts.

What was the position of the overhead mics?

Hi Al, I like your content. You really naied it with that video. Speaking for myself as a drummer i find me doing the most of it.

Neil Peart took lessons. Well after many albums! He said it changed his drumming completely.

Quality on venom custom signature is great!

What? Can you turn up??

Get a grip, Al. 😂

The snare is it! Just got a few new ones, including my first COB. Picked up new heads and wires for all 3 snares yesterday.

I've spent more on my hardware than my drums. Pedals=$

Those cheap ones sound best when you make clap stacks, though! 😂

I don't understand why mid level kits don't even include good heads. PDP top of the line kits, I believe, usually include DW branded heads, which I actually like very much. But seems like most of them have those Remo UT or similar. I guess they figure people are going to change them anyway for what they prefer?

I love this video!

Great points! Ive seen some amazing and famous bands with great musicians make mistakes in concert! Everyone does it.

Great advice. The only time I played with a band so far the bass player told me "what's going to make you a good drummer is that you actually listen to the band".

Buy a micro kit problem solved at least it did for me

Tell that to the guitar player! 😂😅

Great advice on getting the song in your head first. But obviously, Metronome is king.

Well, hey, I got step 1 down pat!! That's about it 😂

I have a shed... lol It's finished/insulated and climate controlled, but it's an inconvenience. No urinal. 😂

Knocking Lars 😂 . You ever fill in for Metallica? I think Bernard Purdy hid under the stage for them haha . What's better for drumming your KZbin video or the countless drummers he got behind a kit .

Preach brother!

Wait.... I'm not supposed to destroy my drums at the end??? Wow. I'm going to save $$$ now!

Thanks al I’m thinking about getting a tama

Boom boom tss tss bop boom chi!

Great. This is a perfect example of using long form content to break down into so many shorts. Smart work, Al.🎉

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I play several instruments and idk if I would describe drums as approachable. It will always be my favorite to play tho.

Great points about driving. I always wanted to play but never really tried. Then I sat down with a kit I kind of fell into. I pulled up a video in basic drum playing and tried playing the moneey beat. At first of course, awkward as hell. But even with a hand with only two usable fingers, in am hour or so I was playing the beat. I was hooked! "I could do this!". Bought a decent kit after that (the one I had was a horrible Frankenstein) for $300 with everything. So many purchases followed 😂😂😂 An hour was all it took.

Boom! Let's get to 500!! Great vid Al.

Top drummers make videos about what top drummers do

Love that too!!

I think you may have forgotten about bluegrass bands. I would be appalled if I saw a bluegrass band with a drummer! LOL

All great points, Al! After playing my electronic kit for a few months (and it's a really high quality kit) I agree mostly with what you say. The touch is tough. Even with what is considered to be the best electronic snare made, and ride (both Roland digital) it's hard to get the delicate hits right. Snare more than the ride.. it may well be settings I can adjust, but it's tough. However, I absolutely LOVE things like: No tuning issues, ever! Change the kit in a second! I can go from a kit that's perfect for playing Best Friends Girl Friend (including perfect clap sounds) to playing a kit that sounds just like Bonzo, to a jazz bop kit, to hip hop. So much fun! Bit it's absolutely not as satisfying as playing an acoustic kit with real cymbals. In a smaller bar or restaurant if you are playing lower volume, the people that are close, and the band will hear those annoying sounds of an e kit. But....to play devils advocate. outside or playing loud, 2 lines out of your module to the mixer and you have a kit that sounds like a professionally mic'ed kit that will sound awesome. Recording an e kit for drum covers or social is soooo much easier. But you don't look as cool!!! I guess I made this into E vs A. You covered much more than that, so sorry lol.