Benny Greb´s Signature Cymbals from Meinl

[@Heylee1219]

Anytime I feel cocky about my playing, I just watch Benny Greb play and then I am humbly reminded that I need to practice..lol

[@manysnakes]

I'm reminded that I could practice for the next 100 years and never get Benny's groove

[@tylerblake3596]

He incorporates every possible sound of every piece of the kit. It's amazing.

[@lukebennett8773]

Even his voice is musical!

[@graysonherbert4604]

I could listen to Benny and Frank jam all day. They groove with each other so well.

[@Lukas-kh5gu]

2:52 holy fuck. bending it like that is incredible.

[@0oTHEJACKo0]

+Lukas T I wouldn't recommend doing this in case you're not sponsored in particular ;D

[@TheProfessorWilliam]

Thanks Benny, for all you do to teach us the art of drumming. I look forward to practice every time I see Benny.

[@MustangGaming429]

Benny, u r one of my favorite drummers, alongside Johnny Rabb

[@ronjon5386]

Incredible sound. Great drummer. Benny is at the top of his game.

[@Zoltan223]

Love it how you get into complete detail with your explanation on the cymbals. You are inspiring for me and every other drummer no doubt. Keep up the good work. Hope to see more videos like this 👍

[@raymondhmchew]

This is really fantastic music . Good sound recording, I could hear yr vocal, drum , symbals just like live performance. Thank you so much , I really enjoy yr play very much!

[@preciouslouse]

6:12 - 6:15 - the best intro fill I've ever heard and I've never seen any drummer do something like this. You can get superman on drums (e.g. Thomas Lang) with years of hard practice but it must be in your blood to be one Benny Greb on drums!

[@Kupyank]

When I start playing drums one of my first lessons was The Language of Drumming by Benny Greb .. Chapter 1: Letter Drumset: Bass drum Letters - that was amazing Thank you Benny !

[@j.d.7208]

Congratulations Benny on all of your success for all of your hard work

[@keithgreene79]

The engineering on that whole kit was just ridiculous. OMG that sounded so beautiful.

[@j.b.2769]

These are not entry level cymbals. They are very sophisticated and almost high-maintenance in that they require complete control and command of your playing. Everywhere you hit these they sound different. Every crash can be a rude and every ride a crash and both can be pulled off wonderfully. I have the 20" ride and the bell is unreal. I hit the bell when I hit a crash and on recordings this sounds amazing. Great job Meinl.

[@dudewuttheheck]

Those cymbals are amazing, but seriously, I'd take Benny over them any day. How can someone be so technical while having so much groove and musicality at the same time?

[@tmaddrummer]

So very, very good! Now the trick is getting each cymbal matched as these are..... not easy! Thanks and Blessings!!!

[@xNecropolisx100]

Finally got to try out the sand hats at my local guitar center & they are without a doubt the best sounding hats I've ever played. As soon as I have the dough those beauties are mine!

[@Drummermarcel]

Benny, it's not only the cymbals sounding so great but the grooving with Frank Itt impresses me!!! I really like the special character of your custom cymbals and I wanna check them out in a store!

[@thomasmoje5926]

Meinl cymbals have come a long way. I have a 22" Byzance Vintage Pure Light Ride cymbal and absolutely love it. And they have many more in their current lineup that are equally intriguing.

[@MattTonn]

These cymbals are unreal. Hoping to get my hands on all of them as soon as I can. Recently picked up the 22inch Crash-Ride, what a beaut!

[@calebneff5777]

I’ve never heard of you before, but man, I’m a fan now. Sure your technical abilities are extremely high, but your FEEl! Wow, perfect sense of rhythm within the rhythms, and amazing self mixing.

[@paulvenkman]

Thanks Benny for sharing this. I've got the 20" Ride and I intend to buy the hats with the crashes. Incredible cymbals!

[@HydraSperati]

I just fuckin love everything about Benny Greb

[@XxStrongDrums1996xX]

It's too often that you see cymbal companies putting an artist's name on a certain model to make it sell better. When the artist describes the cymbal(s), the description is often very brief and it lacks passion. What I love about the Vintage Sand Series from Meinl is that Benny truly did put his heart and soul into their design. This video proves it. He is almost giddy just thinking about them.

[@scratchin4bigbucks266]

This is the ride I have been looking for it is completely amazing , I'm gonna add this ride to my kit thanks Benny/Meinl

[@iequalztehgod]

That crash ride sounds absolutely stunning

[@r.folkefiende]

These would be perfect for my Mars Volta coversongs & freeform playing sessions :) amazing tonality all around and that Ride sound is perfect, powerful yet subdued, love it!

[@Junix08]

Great sound and truly a beautiful set! 👍

[@johannesfeederle]

such damn good grooving, drumming, nice cymbals, drums and that snare!!. Best drum sound i´ve ever heard!!!

[@Henryn94]

I could watch this man just groove for hours and still be excited!

[@XxStrongDrums1996xX]

Hmm, I've never thought of that. A thin 16" pang cymbal (possibly with some rivets) for a different type of accent and as a secondary jazz ride. Put that alongside a thicker 20" model for extremely powerful accents and you've got a dream cymbal set!

[@Ironsvillage]

What a boss.

[@camdenbarnes1552]

I think benny greb could sell just about anything

[@spacejazz6272]

he could sell pork to a Muslim

[@chun-weikang471]

this particular cut has that buttery feel. It covers the whole frequency spectrum of the palate and that's why us people are so keen on getting a good pork taste. *shows video of pork being eaten while playing groove

[@spacejazz6272]

chun-wei kang "just follow these breathing exercises as you eat it and your fills will be smooth in no time, buy my DVD for more detail"

[@chun-weikang471]

haha

[@jonathanziegler5695]

@meinl cymbal tuners

[@Drumminsince89]

Man...Benny Greb could sell dirt to an earthworm. Great Drummer and equally great spokesperson.

[@creeksbob]

Awesome, of course these cymbals sound really great but this drummer is absolutely amazing

[@taabrams67]

Some day, I hope to love something as much as Benny loves his cymbals. He talks about them like they're his children...which they basically are.

[@wheezy89]

They sound good but I prefer the meinl soundcaster's, but on the other hand!!!!!! Benny greb is probably the best I've seen, he's so out of the box that he's carrying it :p this guy is reason I play drums and if u see this and are coming to the uk this year let me know :D

[@OrmenoCris]

Benny is great, and I love those cymbals Great job!

[@lastcall9998]

Omg this guy is awesome, let alone his drumming :P

[@Soda_F1]

he is in my top five, amazing drumming!!

[@Coheedfan1988]

7:01-7:18 needs to stay on loop my entire life!!

[@u311224]

I could watch him all day

[@ImTheDrummer115]

If one has not heard Benny Greb one has not yet heard drumming.

[@powerserge4579]

Haven’t cussed in about 7 years due to personal reasons. As soon as I saw 2:57 I yelled out “wHAt ThE F***” LOL, great cymbals.

[@nikky_styx]

I might get some of these cymbals, but I am DEFINITELY getting that shirt.

[@iota1122]

I love how this cat exemplifies, how much MORE I need to practice !

[@Wespups]

Grebbles, you are an Inspiration!! Thankyou!! From Aussie Wes:)

[@JYB-Guitar]

Great Sound & Great playing man!! Awsome groove!

[@XxStrongDrums1996xX]

Such a great drummer and such a great set of cymbals. But honestly, I'd live to see a sand china and a set of 15" sand hats!

[@niklasvonwerne5837]

I gotta admit, that Bell sounds surprisingly good

[@pawelmorrison]

That bass player is bananas

[@michaelyeedrumming]

He is either the worlds smallest giant, or the worlds largest man....

[@rio_mn]

Frank Itt. Germany's busiest bassist.

[@benjaminpedersen6132]

HUGE FAN! love the cymbals!

[@alwaysthatguy472]

Benny Greb is a bonafide badass IMO.

[@alwaysthatguy472]

Actually, no I didn't delete my comment. You must really enjoy wasting time to continue your calculated stupidity on other things I've left comments on. And... no, a waste of energy such as yourself doing such childish shit isn't going to aggravate me. Have fun trolling!

[@willymey12]

Can't concentrate on those cymbals' over the sound of that beautiful snare.

[@hoanggiacasino6320]

This man is so good! I love this cymbals

[@Drumminsince89]

I support the confidence.

[@cyberbandleipzigjams4493]

Bei 2:47, liegt da ein altes Sennheiser MD 21 in Richtung Rim der Bassdrum? Fantastische Aufnahme!

[@lexestrada9556]

I bought sonor because of this Vid.

[@antonribkin5319]

I decided to become a bass player because of this vid

[@ADRNGZA]

Lex Estrada I named my son Benny because of this vid

[@mogglie]

I had myself some grebfruit because of this video

[@tobytoxd]

i greb a stick

[@AldiRide]

sounds amazing

[@DavidLuchaMusic]

I think I speak for everyone when I say please show us how to tune a floor tom like yours! :)

[@MrJasiu42]

just take my soul already

[@STIXAHOY]

Benny could sound great on any garage sale cymbal. But nonetheless...........these are amazingly musical cymbals.

[@shazampanda]

I have a sand ride. I've had it since it was released in 2009. Now you release these. I am sold on this line. Quite literally, the 22" Sand Crash Ride was EXACTLY what I wanted. Exactly. I've been looking for a new right side ride, and I've been debating rivets. I had looked at the 22" Sand ride and decided that it was going to be too heavy for my purposes. But then you made it thinner. And then you added rivets. HOW DO YOU KNOW ME SO WELL?

[@omly85]

That snare drum!

[@DustyCowdog]

Amazing.

[@adamvujasanin928]

here's an idea: 15" sand hats

[@austinchoatedrums]

16s are in a prototype stage right now

[@nram3930]

@@austinchoatedrums and it's the only sand hats type I see Meinl artists using.

[@Dilges88]

Absolute monster.

[@xFaNtaStiCc]

this is what I call "A Perfect Kit"

[@hassanbenhammou695]

that part at 7:02 is awsome

[@HarryRosnell]

That snare!

[@realdoyledrums]

Why is the 22" sand ride not included with the Benny Greb Signature set? That and the sand hats are my favorites.

[@iDrumLikeCrazy]

realdoyledrums seriously though!! Thought the same thing. I rock the sand hats and love them.

[@leeschmitz993]

realdoyledrums because the 22" sand ride is an upgrade, and most packs only include basics.

[@andyham6094]

Cause he prefers and always uses the 20 inch. They only made the 22 cause a lot of people were asking for it and it has sold like hot cakes so it was a great decision. I don’t like 20 inch rides so I got thee 22 and it’s def one of my favorite rides ever. The bell is prolly the best bell on any ride for my liking. The crashability is great too although it doesn’t cut through louder music but in the practice room and anything outside of rock or metal I use the sand ride. Just an amazing musical ride. The 22 inch sand ride, 21 inch transition ride, 22 inch extra dry medium ride, 22 inch traditional medium ride, and 21 inch serpents ride are all my rides and they are all amazing. Absolutely love meinl and their rides.

[@ChrisJTrull]

15" sand hats would be rad, maybe (im now cymbal smith) a slightly thinner bottom hat. moving the trash hat from gen x into the vintage series would be rad as well.

[@SeyKoss]

snare is awsome

[@DarrellHeathmydogspike]

is that a sabian logo at the bottom of the bass?? lol

[@cantexplain13]

It's a Sonor logo, but it's only on the SQ2 heads, different to their normal heads.

[@tdrum21]

Sound great! 5:09 Oakland Stroke quote?

[@PROTEUS_SEER-OF-EONS]

FRANK ITT IN THE HOUSE!!!

[@ivannio4783]

very convincing :) thanks

[@kindnick58]

niceness!

[@dwiatmaputra]

0:35 I don't know if it's just me or not, but the bassist seems like a giant lol

[@brandonlincolnsnyder]

is there a specific foot technique he is using at 2:03 with his hi hat?

[@timpowell4178]

Something ive noticed is how when people advertised cymbals they always use these words like buttery to make us paint a picture of the perfect cymbal in our head and then think that this cymbal will sound just like that. Just saying :) I bet these do sound pretty magical though

[@magohipnosis]

you have to try them out yourself

[@mr.benlaw]

A Byzance Vintage Sand China could possibly be the best thing ever.

[@paua.m.1171]

What toms heads where you using in that performance , they sounded amazing!!

[@JayBsanjaybhatti]

Whats the name of the bass player Benny is jamming with? He's such a sick bass player!

[@raymondsalazar7090]

I'm sold I'm want that 22inch crash/ride I'm going to order one.

[@FewMinutesToPsycho]

7:02 what a grooooooooooooooove!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@macaranas]

Its a good complaint to have, but, I just wanted to say that my 21" Dark ride (used to be my go to for most if not all gigs) is now gathering dust thanks to my 22" Sand Ride. Bell, stick definition, crashy/wash......did I mention the bell. Golly.

[@butuh13]

+Bryan Macaranas thanks for your comment. I'm glad to see someone mentioned 22. I just purchased one myself, I'm actually waiting for it to arrive. I played one at a very large drum store in Chicago and preferred it to the 20. But I got a better price ordering it. I spoke to a couple of guys about this particular product, and they felt the Meinl quality control was very consistent, which gave me the confidence to go ahead and order one. In your experience, is there much variation from one to another? Did you play several before selecting the one you use? Did you see much variation in the weight from cymbal to cymbal?

[@macaranas]

+googlefuckedupyoutube I acquired my 22' through swapping. However when I did try it in the shop vs a 20' it was an immediate preference due to versatility, lower pitch, and basically its a nice washy ride. Im a bit of a Meinl fanatic, and if there is anything I've known since playing the brand since the 90's and that is consistency. But, remember these are Turkish made (Murat Diril) then final processing in Germany. Its safe to assume that there will be slight differences between cymbals (tone/pitch), but ultimately Meinl will not stamp it unless it 'falls under' some sort of character/pitch/weight/tone that gives the sand series its distinct sound. Have no fear, the cymbal you fell in love with at the shop, will not disappoint.

[@butuh13]

+Bryan Macaranas Thanks. I'm looking forward to playing it. Should get it tomorrow, which means I'll have it for a gig Friday. Cheers!

[@christophsuttner5796]

this bass line is also on Soulfood :)

[@redguy1993]

the drum sounds TOO good

[@plummetplum]

Brilliant drummer, but most wouldn't hear the difference on a record, but if it inspires the drummer then the record will naturally sound better.

[@davidkey6623]

did someone polish his ride? if so what did they use?

[@kevinsiegel]

David Key It's the out of the factory finish. The top of the cymbal is sandblasted, and the underside is half finished and half natural.

[@be9nz]

How can I get my bass to sound like that?! It's beautiful!

[@hynekcejka3381]

***** Not really... You can have this bass drum sound, it's really all about the tuning and sometimes muffling :)

[@chun-weikang471]

+Hynek Čejka no u need bennys fairy dust

[@d.i.reynolds]

Is that a 14" or 16" floor tom?

[@Fingerboarder5579]

Frank Itt

[@CHARIOTofTHEpeople]

I can hear a mars volta inspired solo in the background at 4:34

[@lucasallera]

Benny the bd is an 20"?

[@Mattsvids101]

What microphones are those?

[@IDdrummer39]

8:15... people needed great cymbals in order for them to recognize this mans drumming capabilities?

[@badhabits25]

The name sand describes them perfectly.

[@Samsgarden]

Is Greb currently active?