Albino Monster Drumkit

[@Big_betty2]

It’s awesome how much he knows about his own gear. I know sometimes people don’t really know anything, they just play what’s given to them but Portmoy knows his gear

[@jacobodelriomolano4373]

I'm so happy to see these after recent events.

[@philtravers5552]

That's super cool that he switched from Pinstripes to clear emperors. I did the same thing. The clear emperors got a little bit more of a brighter more bloomier tone than the pinstripes. Plus thier double ply like the Pinstripes so thier pretty durable. Pinstripes are still great heads though and used to my go to head for my toms.

[@danielbrian3988]

my favorite drum kit.. my favorite DT days..

[@AussieBassplayer]

RIP the drum tech

[@DavidOakesMusic]

I mean if that's your only job is setting it up and taking it down every day - that's like a 4 hour shift a day. Not that bad when you think about it. When you consider some jobs are like 8-10 hours a day.

[@SPLavey7751]

Love that kit. Octavarium is my favorite DT album.

[@coreyw5981]

I never knew their was a tour of this kit!! This set always made the most sense out of his big kits. Its just two medium normal looking kits put together in the middle. The one purple one he had though i thought was just real messy looking

[@wendhawendha3197]

Genius drumer...

[@mediclimber]

Sweet kit. I still have my Tama Saturn 12 plus 1 from 1978-79(?). Way back in the day. I've had other drummer ask me how do you play something like this and the answer is you don't have to use every drum in every song.

[@777Jonathan777]

Interesting that the "floor tom" between both kits is a 14x5.5 Melody Master snare as a Tom. Love it

[@MaelstromMephistoPEM]

It's actually a 14x6, if the various diagrams around the Web are to be believed.

[@mattnormandrums]

Why do you think he used such a shallow drum for his 14” tom?

[@Swedish_Drummer]

@@mattnormandrums My guess is to avoid tripping on it. Might also be sonic reason; the relationship between the width and the length gives you different sounds depending.

[@mattnormandrums]

@@Swedish_Drummer he got such a low note out of a shallow floor tom. Very interesting drum.

[@hippiesaboteur2556]

I'm incredibly disappointed & frustrated that he didn't even mention or acknowledge this particular drum, especially as unique & important it is to him and his overall setup. So glad & appreciative that YOU brought the info & specs behind this really cool, interesting and different custom piece of percussion to light... Seriously it was driving me nuts lol

[@juni3r]

Great kit... But my favorite for several reasons is the purple/green/red monster! It was the first one that I saw live in a Portnoy workshop in Portugal 🇵🇹 ...Back in 1999... I think! 🤔

[@VacantSpirit]

next kit will be sick

[@miguelgoldberg]

Does anyone have this pdf file that Mike mentions at 2:26?

[@ivandkhar3271]

Mike you are genius

[@dandavidson1704]

Fun fact over half of octavarium was played on the small lot. 4 songs plus the first part of scarified sons

[@Nn0611]

🥰😎fantastic!

[@Somemusicguy1995]

Year 2 of rebuilding this set in my own way, the main set is done minus max stscks and Octobans I have the other Sabians and a white pearl tama superstar kit with his sizes, nkw to save 6k more for the small drumset part, which will be a bonham amber acrylic set

[@Somemusicguy1995]

Oh don't have the melody master yet either. That's expencive stuff

[@MaydupNem]

we're going to need videos whenever you finish this. . .

[@emilyhart579]

The Marlene signature drum stool. Dude. LOL.

[@leo_the_dorito1922]

*uznips pants* I present to you... My Albino Monster

[@bismaarioseno9420]

"Named after my daughter melody, hi kiddo" 🥺🥺🥺🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@danielhambrook3669]

Anyone know what the exact snare drum on the Bonham half of the kit is?

[@trainspotter360]

I know Portnoy likes Tamas a lot but was he signed with Mapex for a short period? His first dvd shows him with a giant Mapex kit.

[@MaelstromMephistoPEM]

Yup. He was with Mapex from 1994-96.

[@Kookiebiskit]

I know this is a really old comment and I'm sorry for necroing it, but here's Mike's explanation from his archived FAQ: In 1993, as Dream Theater was starting to “break,” I was getting many drum endorsement offers. Because I had been playing Tama for so many years, I felt the need to “play the field” a bit before “getting married.” Mapex was starting to establish themselves as an up and coming company, and I liked the idea of being “a big fish in a little pond” as opposed to vise versa. (unfortunately later on, I became a big fish dying in an empty swimming pool!!! ) Jump ahead...I decide to go with Mapex...they build me a beautiful U.S. Maple kit...I love it. Problem #1 - shortly after, they stopped offering the US Maple series to the public, which means I am playing and endorsing a type of drum set that the public can't even buy. Problem #2 - They changed U.S. distributors and the drums were very hard to find in stores...and I had started doing alot of clinics, which meant that I was playing clinics on Tama drums, Pearl drums, DW drums, Yamaha drums, etc. because the dealers weren't dealing Mapex. I then did a few very *high profile* drum festivals where I strongly suggested to Mapex that they might want to consider shipping my kit with me in order for Mapex to be properly represented at the shows. They asked for me and my management to arrange for the shipping and send them the bills. A few months later when we were waiting to be re-imbursed for the *10's of thousands* of dollars we laid out for them, they told me they wouldn't re-imburse us until I signed onto them for another 3 years!!! I flipped my lid, told them I will *definitely* not be re-signing to them unless they paid back my manager (which they immediately did) and then I split. As word got out, the drum companies came running back to me - and ultimately, I returned to my first love (Tama - who had just introduced the great new Starclassic line) and I've been back home ever since!

[@trainspotter360]

@@Kookiebiskit Thanks much dude. Appreciate the very detailed answer!

[@drummerdan95]

​@@Kookiebiskitthat's really interesting, I'd never heard that explanation before

[@heraldman1]

does anybody know what are that kind of shims which hold up the stands? There's no simpy rack clamps look at 2:57 on the right side

[@amirmpr]

Really I like so much just DW

[@drummeralbertrivera9577]

Dude, I have a DW drum kit, but please, SHUT UP AND STOP SPAMMING.

[@irawanferry4452]

My thacher is my idol Im suhu engkau adalah inpiransiku

[@japanegao6818]

Mike você gosta de bateria? Apenas um pouco! Vem aqui meu cachorro BUMBO, meu papagaio SPLASH, meu gato CRASH, meu filho Max smacks...hehehe ...Isso é muito bom.

[@JG93B]

Why do I want Blue Gatorade now...

[@amirmpr]

Really DW is the best drums on the world infact

[@MrGuitarandvocals]

Sonor shits all over DW

[@Sixdramaticsystemsfromamemory]

Dw is so overrated

[@drummeralbertrivera9577]

Then why are you here, @amirmpr?

[@MarcusFenix50]

DW and Sonor make great drums no doubt, but the only thing they do best is take tons of money from gullible idiots. The best drums are the ones that speak to you personally. Just about every company has had their drums on monumental recordings and been played by the best of the best. Blind brand loyalty is stupid, especially if they're not endorsing you.

[@fortnoy80]

What hihat use? Hhx 14?

[@JUNpower]

AAX stage hats

[@amirmpr]

Dear mike,, portnoy, why don't you use DW???

[@henry4237]

Thanks.

[@sammullin9667]

Which cd is this off?

[@sammullin9667]

@Aaron P. Chur mate

[@mariothedevil1537]

3:25 + 9:21 how is it not possible to love Mike?

[@ricardosalluca4171]

I think it's imposible not to admire him, he's the reason why I'm still playing drums, but, we're still waiting for the "Marlene" cymbal or pedal

[@paradigmshiftz7]

@@ricardosalluca4171I wanna see the Marlene Tambourine. Would arguably be the catchiest name of the three MP signature stuff.

[@AlexanderStubai]

Basically 😂

[@amirmpr]

I live in Iran and here is not DW even 1 kit 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 even 1 kit 😢😢

[@guss-wb5pz]

should have portnoy and mangini on it for a song

[@drummerdan95]

They did a drum battle/duet on stage at a DT show years before Mangini was in the band, you can find it on YT

[@guss-wb5pz]

ill have to try to find it thanks

[@amirmpr]

Please send me DW dear lovely likey

[@thomaszurcher9958]

🇨🇭🙏♥️

[@FedericoLynch]

I know this one is old and probably someone already pointed this out, but here goes nothing.... so, he's basically beating up his kids on stage, hahaha

[@unaldurmaz250]

Lol DVD

[@Beans_978]

Bet that pdf file he mentioned is now a virus LOL

[@nielswil]

Nothing beats beating drums and cymbals named after your kids instead of beating your kids, right?

[@hippiesaboteur2556]

Yes, quite brilliant thinking right there honestly ;) lol

[@nielswil]

@@hippiesaboteur2556 😎

[@jamieseiple]

It's overkill. Be honest.

[@Sixdramaticsystemsfromamemory]

That's the point though, it's supposed to be fun.

[@chaneppchannel_365]

Only talk no hit

[@grahambrown5013]

John Bonham did all of this with one bass drum, a snare and three tom toms.

[@methyod]

three???? hah, what a poser. elvin jones did all of this with two. kids these days are so spoiled......

[@TaxinGigs]

😅

[@Sixdramaticsystemsfromamemory]

Bonham did not play this complex of music💀 what are you talking about about

[@grahambrown5013]

@@Sixdramaticsystemsfromamemory yet he was one of the greatest rock drummers of all time....

[@MadWinter889]

Good old big kit hate. I've never ever seen a big kit drummer dunking on someone for playing a small kit. The opposite though, constantly...

[@robbyramone6920]

Somebody is full of themself

[@bvq330]

How does this video make him seem full of himself?

[@Sixdramaticsystemsfromamemory]

What you talking about? 🤔