hey Glenn, WTF?!?!? i just watched your video on how to make bass traps... i was highly disappointed that it had nothing to do with trapping the bass player at all
@thegreatgambeeno3 жыл бұрын
That's easy to do. Tell them to go into a closet where the door knob is on the left side, and that the door knob on the right side is the one that lets them out. Make sure to write L and R on their hands to make sure they don't get it wrong. Same with their shoes.
@gilbertspader79743 жыл бұрын
If you want trap a bass player bait it with beer and weed .
@Souchirouu3 жыл бұрын
Getting trapped in stupid situations is one of the few things your bass player doesn't need help with.
@tomekdudzic3 жыл бұрын
Did you use a laser pointer?
@anthonydallarosa83143 жыл бұрын
😂
@ruddwoodstudios30843 жыл бұрын
Spit out my drink at..."Playing for the other Bands and thier Girlfriends".... Holy Shit the truth stiiiiiiiiiiiings, lol.
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
@sqlb3rn3 жыл бұрын
Life of an original metal band... splitting 30 bucks between 5 people at the end of the night
@myopicautisticmetal90353 жыл бұрын
That is who I mainly played for, As well as the other bands mom's and dad's!
@RudalPL3 жыл бұрын
The reality of a rock band nowadays :D
@anthonydallarosa83143 жыл бұрын
@@RudalPL you’ve been there too, eh? 😜
@h1de3 жыл бұрын
I hope this helps people realize that skills and technique are more important than top of the line gear. Great vid Glenn 😃.
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! You're very welcome!
@AMRartmyrock3 жыл бұрын
No it doesn't 😅
@BluesManSteele3 жыл бұрын
You can still hear shitty tone no matter how well you play. Even if the shitty tones "fits" or sounds "right". It also helps when you have high end mics and amps amd computer programs. Not saying the tama was a shitty tone. But it was clearly inferior to the DW
@MatthewFant3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. But as always, to a point. The drumming in the video was top notch, as was the way the kit was tuned, miked and recorded. All that makes a difference.
@MatthewFant3 жыл бұрын
@@BluesManSteele dw makes the best overall drums in the industry. Worked my ass off when I was younger at a second job to pay for them. Worth it. He’s right on the pricing. Shells, plus the matching edge series snare drum (extra grand at the time) were in the neighborhood of ouch and holy crap. But wow. Just wow.
@sandz9b3 жыл бұрын
The DW kick drum sounds killer
@tyleraho24853 жыл бұрын
thats my only thought listening. the kick is so full and deep on the DW, and the lack of low low end on the tama is just not there. all else to me is just fine.
@TotalDESSSS3 жыл бұрын
The absolute biggest difference between the kits, and an important one at that
@tyleraho24853 жыл бұрын
@@TotalDESSSS after the follow up vid, ill acknowledge the tama has a more fuller sound, but I feel it still falls short, however id say the tama would be totaly fine in a practice jam setting, never gona be able to tell, but when it comes to studio, just use the kit already there.
@TotalDESSSS3 жыл бұрын
@@tyleraho2485 agreed
@tyleraho24853 жыл бұрын
@@TotalDESSSS whoa whoa whoa. This is the internet. You cant just rationally agree about with other people. Wheres the "you dont know anything", and the "do your research" comments? your doing the comment section wrong! Cool video though, cheers :D
@drakausdromgatti583 жыл бұрын
That punchy TAMA Rockstar bass drum...I grew up on that sound. Makes me smile
@matturner68903 жыл бұрын
POK POK POK *snare* POK POK POK *snare*
@linzmcgeorge3 жыл бұрын
Or Grandstar
@Npessoa3 жыл бұрын
True, but those toms... man, those sound bad.
@martinstraub_3 ай бұрын
Me too 😁 the Tama rockstar is an awesome kit !!!
@markboettcher94123 жыл бұрын
What I'm getting from this is good heads and taking the time to tune the damn things is really what you need.
@s4lroachclip3 жыл бұрын
then you got the wrong impression NO amount of tuning or quality of heads, can fix a rockstar or bring it close to competing with a dw.
@Eccentricjuices3 жыл бұрын
@@s4lroachclip DW sucks Tama is where to go
@hangtimedangjang3 жыл бұрын
@HRRoach You're right. As long as you have drums of reasonable quality to begin with, good heads and tuning will take you the rest of the way. Anyone who says $10,000 drums made of african bubinga with gold plated hardware "just sound better, man" can go and F themselves.
@s4lroachclip3 жыл бұрын
@@Eccentricjuices Nice try troll
@Eccentricjuices3 жыл бұрын
@@s4lroachclip DW
@mondragon92823 жыл бұрын
The DW kick had more body to it. Both snares and toms sounded great, though.
@JesterDyne3 жыл бұрын
Yep. I like the "Whoosh" on the DW Kick but I thing with a little fiddling you can get the Rockstar Kick close to it. On one session the Kick of the Drummer also was lacking the "whoosh" and it was more "wobble". So we stole a Concrete Stone on a Construction Site nearby and put it in there. "Big Bertha" is about 25kg heavy and mentioned in the Credits of that Record :D
@jackkramer15533 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. If I had an aging rockstar kit I'd probably spring for a dw kick drum and call it a day. Everything else sounded great though.
@SophiaAphrodite3 жыл бұрын
Yes. I liked the DW bass much more and the Tama snare a little more. But as we all know. None of us likely would be able to tell which was which in a blind test. It is just preference of sound not quality of sound.
@JesterDyne3 жыл бұрын
@@SophiaAphrodite Oh my God April 1st is coming... Glenn is fucking with us!
@JesterDyne3 жыл бұрын
So this discussion is for the bricks. Look for the follow up Video.... And with the right Phase the Tama rocks like Hell
@derthlaf58163 жыл бұрын
These Rockstars sounds unreal if we think about the price, awesome
3 жыл бұрын
I recently built my own studio in São Paulo, and found a used Japanese tama rockstar, killer sound, killer looks and dirty cheap... I couldn't be happier
@aleksanderdjuran80103 жыл бұрын
with a drummer who knows how to play and an engineer who knows what he's doing, even a cheap drum set can end up sounding great and bring some character to a song. I'd rather hear the Tama kick over slate kick 5 anyday. Great vid Glenn!
@sqlb3rn3 жыл бұрын
For sure, one band I was in I wanted to record the drums for a demo. I offered to buy all new heads, but the drummer insisted on midi programming his tracks with ezdrummer. Kinda blew my mind.
@nicholastotoro77213 жыл бұрын
I thought my drummer’s $700 snare was expensive... 🤣🤣🤣
@ryanwilson59363 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry, it is lol.
@nicholastotoro77213 жыл бұрын
@@ryanwilson5936 Ironically, he went out and found a full Rockstar kit and uses his Ludwig snare with the Rockstar kit LOL!!! He did cut down to one bass drum and a double-pedal, though.
@OlliLappalainen3 жыл бұрын
The stock snare for Pearl Reference kits cost 1100€ on its own..
@ramencurry66723 жыл бұрын
Drums can be expensive but if you shop smart, you can get a legitimate awesome quality drum set relatively affordable. Buy the cymbals used for more savings. It’s not cheap but at the same time, it doesn’t have to be too expensive.
@Hercules_Mavromatis3 жыл бұрын
The best snare AKA Ludwig Supraphonic costs about 700$ so yes that's the limit anything above that is just extra money.
@bfunkadelicmusic3 жыл бұрын
Good bearing edges, good heads and proper tuning go a really long way!
@jaypoirier42163 жыл бұрын
They both sound great to my ears. The snares on both sound killer
@paulhopkins19053 жыл бұрын
The Ludwig snare was the biggest difference in favor of the DW kit
@jasonbone51213 жыл бұрын
@@paulhopkins1905 Kick drum was night and day between the two kits. DW kick smoked the Tama set.
@paulhopkins19053 жыл бұрын
@@jasonbone5121 My TV speakers aren't good enough to tell a big difference there, but I'm sure you're right
@ryanwinterburn33943 жыл бұрын
There’s for sure a difference. But I think if you used the exact same sized drums this would be even closer
@MrRezRising3 жыл бұрын
Love Supraphonics. Had my 5" since '88. It was great to hear a 6.5" here. Deeeeeep!
@andreisidro65443 жыл бұрын
Is the kick on the Tama out of phase?
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
Dude, PM me via Spectremedia.ca
@Typical.Anomaly3 жыл бұрын
Haha I just scrolled for damn near five minutes just to give you props myself, Duck Tape Melodies! I learned something! (in a "sense" sense rather than a "rote" sense; hope that makes sense lol) Coincidental part is that just a few hours ago I was looking up how to use speakers as microphones for low frequency sources and phase shift, I found, is the reason "they say" to wire it in reverse polarity. Excellent catch though, and Fuck Glenn! 🤘😅✌
@dahlanmusikus45263 жыл бұрын
@@SpectreSoundStudios he deserves something awesome Glenn. Thanks for your honesty
3 жыл бұрын
That Carcass-like mix was really good to be honest
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
Ty!
@RudalPL3 жыл бұрын
HAHAH My first reaction was - Is that Carcass cover? :D
@d112cons3 жыл бұрын
Ahh yes, a very... Corporeal, inspiration? One might say? I get how the fine land of Copyright Strikes informs decisions. And completely approve of your solution. Album is Necroticism, for those of you interested.
@abeigor3 жыл бұрын
My favorite Corcoss song!
@dannyboystudios66043 жыл бұрын
I was kinda anti-Tama for years until I worked in a music store. The Tama kits sounded amazing out of the box and their hardware was rock solid. The StarClassics walnut/birch shells projected clear across the store and sounded better than the DW maple kit that was more than twice the price.
@erikkroll21543 жыл бұрын
I always liked Tama. My favorite back in the day was the superstars from the early 80's. But modern drums just blow away the old stuff. Even the dirt cheap sets. I have Yamaha stage customs.
@myopicautisticmetal90353 жыл бұрын
As a matter of fact! Finally someone with experience and not $'s in their eyes.
@galgogergo3 жыл бұрын
Why didn't you like Tama back then? What was the thinking behind that?
@dannyboystudios66043 жыл бұрын
@@galgogergo As a young lad in the mid 80’s, every time I went into a music store the Tama kits sounded like ass compared to the Pearls and Yamaha’s due to poor setups and skins. I didn’t know enough back then and I played mostly Jazz throughout high school. So I didn’t need a Metal kit.
@mikosoft3 жыл бұрын
If you never happened to, listen to Simon Philip's kit. His Starclassics just sing.
@dimitrisloufakis9163 жыл бұрын
As a non-expert, the kick of the Tama sounded much smaller to me and I didn't love it. The snares of both sounded amazing to me! Holy crap!
@firmans123 жыл бұрын
True the BD on DW is thousands times better. the toms basically almost sound the same. I mean in metal mix at the end you'll get dead sounding tom. So kick, snare, cymbals are the most matter.
@CameronFleury3 жыл бұрын
Great video Glenn! Thanks for having me 🤘
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
You rock, Cam!
@Bobby_Uterus3 жыл бұрын
For real! Beast!
@CameronFleury3 жыл бұрын
@@Bobby_Uterus 🤘
@djfglobal33773 жыл бұрын
You make it look effortless
@tripledeluxedday6 ай бұрын
Nice!
@DzoniMakaroni3 жыл бұрын
The bass drum on the more expensive one sounded much better to me.
@MrMockigton3 жыл бұрын
yeah the tama kick sounded like ass. the snare sounds just as good though!
@matturner68903 жыл бұрын
It's not better, just boomier. The Tama would fit really well on a not-so-metal track. Sounds almost exactly like the kick from Weezer's Blue Album actually, a friendly but present "pok" sound.
@@matturner6890 id have said the tama sounds more one-dimensional, if that makes sense. really flat and a tad too ... well how to put it.. papery? for my taste. then again, i always gravitate toward the sound of dw drums in superior drummer, so maybe im biased.
@matturner68903 жыл бұрын
@@DzoniMakaroni No prob man, I am a fuckin nerd about drums and love sharing info. I will also mention that the DW kick is also awesome, and on a slower heavy song would be absolutely monstrous. The big, long BOOM is great for slower stuff.
@chadwagner1743 жыл бұрын
That Supraphonic snare! Holy hell, it sounds like a cannon. Perfection.
@bergerdrum3 жыл бұрын
One has to keep in mind the context of the type of music. When you're constantly hitting hard, using 2-ply batter heads, tuning lower, and scooping the crap out of the midrange EQ, yes, both kits can be in the same ballpark. If you're talking a quieter type of music, though, and you have single ply heads, tuned higher, and played with some subtlety, the differences become more pronounced, and you'll get more tone/fullness/musicality out of the more expensive set. (Tom suspension mounts alone will make a difference.) I understand that this isn't the point of the video; this is geared toward project studio applications and getting the best bang for the buck (also, it's the fool, not the tool). It would just be a mistake to think that the results here translate for every style of music. Thank you for this video - it's very cool and a great lesson to be learned.
@skidvicious4113 жыл бұрын
Have to say the playing and mixing are sublime! That Tama sounds unreal, they really are an amazing series of drums! The DW is fantastic too but just have a soft spot for cheap old Tama kits!
@Doc_Holaday3 жыл бұрын
"Playing for the other bands and their girlfriends." Oof, I felt that one.
@ChristianIce3 жыл бұрын
I don't know about the reselling value of a DW, but I am sure you can find a 2nd hand Sonor for under 2k that has no fear of comparisons.
@whiskeymike73643 жыл бұрын
I picked up a nice set of older Sonor's for $400, installed new heads and good to go.
@EPIzen243 жыл бұрын
@@whiskeymike7364 I feel like Sonors are so underappreciated nowadays. Ludwigs too.
@nathanielnicholson5593 жыл бұрын
Been on my Sonors since '07 and no plans of letting them go, ever!
@ChurchOfTheHolyMho3 жыл бұрын
I played with a drummer who'd purchased a $7000 Sonor set sometime in the 80s. They sounded perfect. No overtones. So simple to mic either live or studio. I can attest they made some amazing kit back in the day.
@66fitton3 жыл бұрын
Force 3007 series! 9 ply Canadian maple! Can still find them for 1000 Canadian used. Killer drums that definitely fear no comparison!!!
@gilbertspader79743 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I played with a drummer who’s kit was built around lumber . Actual 2 by 4s and plywood. We even played a couple of Gigs with it . It’s the only time I got chased by dogs at a lumber yard stealing wood for a crash stand .
@aaronsmusicworld9377 ай бұрын
cool story
@dariovargas88433 жыл бұрын
In the 90s those Tama Kits was sold like a begginer instrument ! I love them ! The swingstar series too they have their own character
@DemonDog4442 жыл бұрын
Yep. I've got 3 MIJ rockstar kits, and all are great.
@aboutthemetal8783 Жыл бұрын
I had an art star double bass set up , it was immense , still one of my favourites , for me you can't beat the sound of a good power tom .
@1thess523 Жыл бұрын
I have my brothers 1995 Japanese Rockstar, I also had a 90's swingstar and then I have an 80's Swingstar 12x8 rack tom in cream with that speckled interior.. If you are good at tuning these are all winner's. I've always had different snare's but I remember when ky brother got the kit brand new that Tama snare sounded pretty good.
@rudobuquadrant3 жыл бұрын
I really liked the kick on the DW kit.
@Mariusss100.6 ай бұрын
Just a week ago I bought the exact same TAMA ROCKSTAR model for less than $300. It took me about 4-5 hours to clean it, I put new heads and, damn, it sounds so full! I am absolutely amazed!
@ippotsk3 жыл бұрын
The one major plus I really liked about the DWs is the much beefier kick sound, but other than that, the Tama really does the job well. Rock on.
@tomkelsey2303 Жыл бұрын
I had a Rockstar Fusion kit. Decent drums. Rewrapped them from black, to Red Marble.
@BLAZINGwaffle563 жыл бұрын
Honestly only sound difference I can hear on several different listening methods is a different kick drum impact. Other than that, both are a righteously good sound.
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! Glad you liked!
@stupiddrama Жыл бұрын
Rockstar Kick blows away the DW.
@BroadwayJoe993 жыл бұрын
FULL DISCLOSURE: I flogged a Tama Rockstar kit for most of a twenty-year career in cover bands in cabarets and bars in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Nevada, though not identical to the kit Glenn used, mine came with StarCast mounts, so mine (purchased in 1999) might be a bit newer, and the kit didn't come with a snare. I purchased a wood Tama Rockstar snare about five or six years ago after using a vintage Ludwig Pioneer and an generic steel piccolo snare. That said, after listening to the tracks in the video I can say that the Tamas sounded just fine in comparison to the DWs, to the point where it's just a matter of personal taste and budget. Did the more expensive drums sound better? Yeah, sure. Enough to justify the expense? That depends on how much money you make/have made as a working drummer. The difference between the snares was a bit more pronounced to me, but again, whether or not the better quality justifies the expense is up to you. I'd have loved to see him use snares from boutique brands like Brady, or makers like Gregg Keplinger or Jeff Ocheltree.
@musicshuttle3 жыл бұрын
I've owned & played several DW collectors sets, convincing myself that I was "going pro" by playing DW. I have also owned / played most styles of Tama sets. Tama has more character, the bass drums are better, and the hardware is as good as it gets. I currently play Tama Starclassic and I am done with DW. Keep up the great work and thanks for throwing us Drummers the love 💘
@stanfordkoch12713 жыл бұрын
Shows that you dont need a 6000 dollar kit to sound great in the studio or live onstage as long as the drums are in good condition, well tuned and played good
@rpocc3 жыл бұрын
First. Even through my iPhone speakers I hear that DW, kick sounds like kick, and Tama sounds like a cardboard. Toms are surprisingly similar, so you’ve managed to tune both drumsets to sound like a cardboard, good job! Second. play some jazz-rock with properly placed room, snare bottom, front kick and overhead mikes and difference will be there. Metal groove with its short, compressed, isolated clicky sounds anyway averages any drums. Third. Why on earth would we buy a 6K worth drumset to substitute it by samples or even mix it with samples? You guys play too much metal. The result of search for ideal streamlined metal production ended up with identical sound of hundreds of bands with no dynamics, no much difference in mood, no even much difference in keys and tempo. So I can’t see any reason in comparing instruments for the style that unifies everything into industry standard, Big Mac shaped uniform stream of riffs, blasts and screaming. Great, you’ve found a way of mixing killing individual properties of instruments. Thank you for happy childhood of my children easily dividing music into categories.
@AgentMeat3 жыл бұрын
Minor tonal variances in the kick and snare but WOW. . .the Tama is very useable.
@LoreAccurateHusky3 жыл бұрын
At the last second, I decided to listen to the full mix shootout with my eyes closed just to see if I could hear a difference and not be influenced by the brand or price. I was blown away when I opened my eyes to see the kit I thought sounded better was the Tama. The Tama was just sort of clear and snappy with this great attack while the DW was a bit too soft in the highs which didn't cut through the mix as well. That DW is a bit sweeter or richer, for lack of a better word, but that Tama just so clear and cuts through the mix so well.
@sarcophagist40973 жыл бұрын
Assuming the tracks were processed identically, the DW set may sound a bit better, but I'd be hilariously happy to have the level of quality you got with the Rockstar kit. Maybe not too thrilled about the kick drum sound (compared to the DW), but still perfectly usable.
@pedrogiavani23303 жыл бұрын
I watched this with my eyes closed. I couldn't tell the difference between the two. I was playing it on a high end 5.1 stereo with an expensive sound card. They both sounded great to my ears.
@aaronwolf43003 жыл бұрын
Both kits sound phenomenal. A/B’ing them in this manner tells a lot but an album done with one or the other would be just fine in my book.
@myopicautisticmetal90353 жыл бұрын
I still use my Tama Rockstar DX set, an 1980's kit made in Japan of Mahogany and Maple hybrid shells. I am probably biased but that (Birch?!) Rockstar Kick drum kicks your DW's ass, Glenn. Loads of you guys are listening with your eyes and wallets, Go defend an Axe 3 or a line 6 spider, Glenn has gotten his $6k out of his drums.
@thomasberdal30493 жыл бұрын
The DW kick sounds much better than the Tama kick!
@matturner68903 жыл бұрын
It might be boomier, but I guarantee the Tama fits into way more mixes.
@haveguitar3 жыл бұрын
The Rockstar set sounded really impressive but having highend mic's surely helps a lot too! Great video...
3 жыл бұрын
Tama Rockstar 4 me! It held well and provided a good sound! I'm a guitarist and it just floated my boat! $$$$ on the Tama!
@peterjonas15453 жыл бұрын
The notable difference in price is also to do with the manufacturing. Tama is Taiwanese and DW is manufactured in the USA, needless to say, much more expensive labor and certain people will be partial to the American option if they have the coin for it.
@shooteroffuture3 жыл бұрын
All I’m gonna say is... should’ve bought Sonor
@LocnavLivoc3 жыл бұрын
hey glenn, could you try "good heads on cheap drums vs bad heads on expensive" . what i'm trying to get at is: how much of the sound is in the head and how much is in the drum itself. thanks!
@Twannnng3 жыл бұрын
Bad heads (old and worn out, or new but so cheap they're practially made out of paper) will sound bad no matter what you put them on.
@estebantevenal53063 жыл бұрын
30 years from now gear nerds are gonna be like,“bro what if the tone was better in 2020 because they had to wear mask.”
@theonecalledvino81658 ай бұрын
I've been playing TAMA since the 80's. They call them Rockstars for a reason. I have a white marine Japan version of that rockstar with the suspension mounts. Fresh well tuned Aquarian heads on those kits sound amazing, (Especially mic'd up). That was my good luck gigging kit for 5 years.
@Peter-by3ox3 жыл бұрын
Love that BoltThrower/Caracas style riffing magnificent 🤘🤘
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@SophiaAphrodite3 жыл бұрын
I am glad someone else noticed that signature tone. A bit of a Pepper Keenan tone in that as well.
@matthewgarcia73763 жыл бұрын
GLENN AND SAMPLES??! IS HELL FREEZING OVER? HAHAHAHA. I would love to hear more information on mixing with samples (and if possible only samples, since the pandemic got me stuck at home, it's been a year long quarantine here in the Philippines). Been following since the try not to suck series and would hopefully see something on this topic. PS. tangina mo Glenn
@1955DavidH3 жыл бұрын
I liked the DW drums & really liked the Ludwig snare. I think the Tama snare would sound much better tuned up a bit.
@Npessoa3 жыл бұрын
I played 2200€ Pearl Masters for years, but when I moved to another country I couldn't bring them along so I decided to get a cheaper set. So, I got a new 600€ Tama Silverstar 6 piece kit and was just blown away by how well built it is and how good it sounds. Nowadays I prefer the tama kit over the masters kits...
@michaelsokolow93723 жыл бұрын
Both sound very good. Feel like the DW sounds more “alive”, more punch and presence so def can tell a difference. But the Tamas for sure hold their own and work for those on more of a budget. That said, feel like the biggest barrier for recording drums are modest quality mics, pres, and a treated room to record. Video idea: Tamas on studio quality mics vs 7 mic starter pack? They hold up with other budget gear?
@BradsGonnaPlay3 жыл бұрын
I would seriously question anyone’s judgement who says it is worth 25x as much. No... maybe 1.5x as much MAX. You’re not setting back my studio over a set of slightly better toms and a thinner sounding snare.
@UnintendedStudios3 жыл бұрын
That 50% blend made me love that tama snare way more than the ludwig
@nibbscbr3 жыл бұрын
My Rockstar DX kit is 30 years old and still sounds great. HW has taking a packing and replaced some but all in all nothing bad to say about them.
@yellowjackboots26243 жыл бұрын
Next time you're doing a kit comparison, get the guy to hit the drums rather than the cymbals
@mongoosemotive2 жыл бұрын
I have a tama rockstar from the 90’s don’t think I’ll ever get rid of it, for its price it sounds like a fairly high end kit with the tuning
@rockboy3603 жыл бұрын
Next episodes: Glenn editing and quantizing drums, Glenn programming drums. Maybe even Glenn tuning vocals, who knows? 🤣
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
Nah, let’s not go crazy!
@pointTv-fs1ow3 жыл бұрын
Fuck that never sell out Glenn lol
@icenic_wolf3 жыл бұрын
The DW kit was definitely more resonant, but not 25x more resonant. Wow.
@plumbummusic20513 жыл бұрын
Just buy the TAMA's snare and toms, then a DW kick and you have a live and studio drum kit that sounds killer. :D EDIT: Just buy the TAMA kit instead, both kicks were out of phase in this video.
@jeffkerr8073 жыл бұрын
What does that mean, out of phase? Tks
@plumbummusic20513 жыл бұрын
@@jeffkerr807 It means the microphones are negatively interfering on each other's sound when mixed in a song. If both were in phase, they would positively interfere on the drum sound, yielding the desired result.
@jeffkerr8073 жыл бұрын
@@plumbummusic2051 tks
@DavidOakesMusic2 жыл бұрын
Tama Rockstarare "cheap" ? I had a Rockstar set and it sounded so fat and was built like a TANK.
@chrisbrumbaugh99363 жыл бұрын
I had an original set of pearl exports that I actually liked the sound of better than aspects of my pearl masters birch kit.
@cory-o-cookies953 жыл бұрын
99% of the listeners can’t tell a difference , if it were never pointed out. That same 99% pay the bills for musicians. So.... one should primarily focus on theatrics , stick flips and stuff. 😬
@np4663 жыл бұрын
A mask while alone in the drum room...🤦🏻♂️
@PRATERVXEX3 жыл бұрын
The sample part was cool besides the snares. They sounded like they were coming from Alesis Strike. I still use a Tama Rockstar kit. Haha
@MUSKAO953 жыл бұрын
Always have been a fan of Tama Rockstars so much so, i own 3!
@luniahfontana3 жыл бұрын
saw the drummer playing with a mask on.... stopped the video, moved on. Stop with the California, liberal, virtue signaling, "dO aS yOuR ToLd" bullshit. You're in closed room, by yourself, WTF is your problem? Sneaking in the proverbial "Everyone's doing it., see? So wear your mask" crap. ....Im out.
@monkeyjunkyard99473 жыл бұрын
I think that's Rachel Levine.....and it didn't want us to know. I'm certainly with you!
@andrewkalipetis7128 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Ive been a Tama player for 30 years. I recently restored a 1989 Japanese made Rockstar, not Taiwanese made, like many in that era. As you so wisely stated in your video, as long as you have good heads and proper tuning, the differences are small for sure.
@trieck3 жыл бұрын
The DW is the winner, but not by 25x. That's the rub.
@308media743 жыл бұрын
Insane !!!! I found a set for $300 just now, on FB marketplace I'm gonna go get it !!
@GoDamnWeird3 жыл бұрын
\m/
@sqlb3rn3 жыл бұрын
Hell yea, I bought two identical used Pearl Export kits from guitar center, cuz they cheap and I wanted double bass drums. The cymbals hardware and new skins for all those drums was expensive as fuck tho. I also have a Roland electric kit for triggering superior drummer.
@myopicautisticmetal90353 жыл бұрын
I'd rather play your drums than that over priced heap of shit DW Glenn is always bandying on about.
@morbidmanmusic3 жыл бұрын
Pearl Exports are roughly the same as the Rockstars.
@cederickforsberg58403 жыл бұрын
You have several times cited Judas Priest "Painkiller" as one of the favorite productions of yours: there's a quite brutal snare sample going on that record :)
@GeoZero3 жыл бұрын
On this test it's DW hands down. Overall best tone, fuller sound, attack, etc.
@kmatthe43 жыл бұрын
Sponsored by Lewitt?! YOU GO GLENN! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@Mrvegas66663 жыл бұрын
I think the DW's sound better but the kick drum on the Tama I feel sounds meaner, maybe its just me.
@myopicautisticmetal90353 жыл бұрын
it's not just you.
@larzblast3 жыл бұрын
I'm more keen to know which AKG headphones the dude was using. I'm not impressed by the build quality of my recently purchased Extreme Isolation EX29 headphones.
@larzblast3 жыл бұрын
@Alex Juarez Which model? The key feature here is good isolation.
@kashmjed87212 жыл бұрын
I love that this will make that kid with the cheaper kit feel better ☺️
@DestroMelt3 жыл бұрын
The drummer I'm working with (and have for most of my music projects over the last 25 years) has had a Tama Rockstar set since '92. And like Glen said, it's a beast of a set. I'm sure he'll be excited to watch this episode when I send him a link. ⚡🤘⚡
@lorenzkachelrie17993 жыл бұрын
the Supraphonic rules!
@Jeffertoya3 жыл бұрын
Who would honestly say that those Tama sounded "bad"? Perfection being the enemy of good and all that. . .
@andrewawakened6283 жыл бұрын
That's just it - the Rockstar sounded pretty good. The only thing that I'd change is the snare as it sounded a little too dull to my ears, but thats just nitpicking
@carrterdinkins79773 жыл бұрын
Not a drummer so all I can say is It sounds better than st anger
@TheNoiseFloorav3 жыл бұрын
The Tama Rockstar has that clicky top end that you hear on Metallica records in the context of the mix. In solo, not so much.
@RandyHanley3 жыл бұрын
"playing at the bars for the other bands and their girlfriends" SO TRUE. Love the videos! But I also like how you got so much attack on the Tama beater side - Almost sounds like an old mic trick where you put a credit card where the beater hits :)
@Lolaandcassidyadventures3 жыл бұрын
I had a Tama rockstar loved it!
@Idc.3503 жыл бұрын
Damn both the kits sounded top notch! I was honestly surprised how high quality that tama sounded!
@djevisceration27333 жыл бұрын
Hi Glen! I have a set of birch Tama Silverstars I got for around $500. They sound well and full outside their price range for certain! Ive never lugged the full kit into a studio but I have taken the 14x5 snare it comes with, and everyone is blown away by it. We even did a side by side with a pearl masters maple 14x6 and pearl free floating brass 14x6.5 and most felt the little birch silverstar snare was better. The hardware isn't as robust anymore but there's something about Tama shell construction.
@myopicautisticmetal90353 жыл бұрын
I think the Tama was better, I hate DW drums, I think they sound like thin shit, oddly enough, the opposite of what most of these Yes-men are telling Glenn. I Own a Superstar Birch and a Vintage Rockstar DX Maple and Mahogany, they in my opinion, blow DW drums out of a studio, but then, I got my drums for Live Performances, not Studio only as Glenn has with his $6,000.00 DW Maple shits er shells.
@djevisceration27333 жыл бұрын
@@myopicautisticmetal9035 I once stumbled into a guitar center while the drum guy was tuning the display kits. He was so blown away by a Tama Starclassic b/b's ability to hold a lower and richer fundamental than every display kit they had out that I joined him in trying to get a DW collectors maple, an all maple ludwig kit whos name I cant recall (pro price tag tho), and a pearl masters maple to hold as rich and low a sound. The DW and Ludwig even had noticeably bigger shell sizes too. The tama starclassic stomped all.
@kklau47153 жыл бұрын
My brother bought me a set of TAMA Rockstar which is similar to yours back in year 2001, costing around USD$750 brand new. with good maintenance and care to the drums, the shell the lugs and the hoops, actually it sounds amazing throughout all these years. I did try some more premium drumsets throughout these years, the Rockstar kit still has its particular killer sound and punch to it and the build quality is absolutely solid and great. Taiwan has been making very good quality musical instruments!!! Cheers Glenn!!!
@erikkroll21543 жыл бұрын
Tell you the truth I like the Tama better. It has less midrange and more lowend. That is why I don't like maple shells for recording. After reading some of the comments, I see everybody saying the DW has more lowend. Strange.
@myopicautisticmetal90353 жыл бұрын
100% Agree, at the least, better sounding kit for METAL! Go play with Dave Matthews if you wanna use DW.
@erikkroll21543 жыл бұрын
@@myopicautisticmetal9035 yes!
@jasperjenkins77293 жыл бұрын
Why is there more playing of Cymbals than Drums?? I'm puzzled.
@stephenanthonythomas35333 жыл бұрын
Aha! The elephant in the room. The cymbal set-up is excellent and pro level stuff. People cheap out on the cymbals because they are expensive. But good cymbals and a decent snare are more important than the rest of the kit overall. I use a supraphonic with paiste sigs and 2002, my kit is a midlevel Sonor 3007 I bought for $500. The only comment i ever got was from an artist manager once. "can you put a pillow in that bass drum?"
@jasperjenkins77293 жыл бұрын
@@stephenanthonythomas3533 100% Agree. MOST of my kits are midrange. Sonor Mapex Premeir Taye, pdp.But do own a bunch of Tama Starclassics and Yamaha custom absolute.yet the Snares are matching for each kit or Sweet Pork Pie, Pearl Free Floater and a Carl Palmer venus. ALL my cymbals pAisTe. Full sets of 2oo2, Signature, Masters, SouNd ForMuLa and getting a couple Dark Energy next week as well. Great Cymbals & Snare SAVE an Average kit. But I'm PUZZLED by so many "Drum Demo" vids show a guy Bashing out beats on cymbals instead of showcasing? The drums in which they talk about. Sorry to be long winded, we drummers LOVE talking about Gear🤘
@denverrandy71433 жыл бұрын
I Love that song!!!Sounds great, dudes a beast on the drums
@IntoTheForest3 жыл бұрын
I’m the proud owner of a second hand Tama superstar. It’s what I’m planning on using to record my upcoming album actually! And hell, we recorded my former bands Ep using a borrowed tama imperial star, which is an even cheaper kit, and I’m still proud of those drum sounds several years later!
@xcvd25343 жыл бұрын
I actually prefer the snare sound on the Tama, but I wonder if it's just the slightly lower tuning
@myopicautisticmetal90353 жыл бұрын
nope, Glenn tunes with the drum dial. so all of his drums are tuned the same, the Tama's just sound better!
@xcvd25343 жыл бұрын
@@myopicautisticmetal9035 that snare is definitely lower in pitch. Even if the tension is the same, doesn't mean it's tuned to the same note
@Fitzleking3 жыл бұрын
You can make any kit sound decent with fresh heads and by tuning them accordingly but nothing beats a DW Collector's Series kit :)
@honuman393 жыл бұрын
Agree with you completely about drum heads and tuning making a huge difference. It's probably the difference in making 90% of all drum sets sounding good. Another secret imo is the hardware. I heard taking old stock hardware and putting it on decent mid grade shells will create the sound of that brand. Fer instance taking classic Gretsch hardware and putting it on Ludwig shells will get you that Gretsch sound some old school drummers talk about. I think the shells have a lot less to do with the sound than the hardware but I haven't seen a lot of evidence for that. It's just a hunch.
@ATotalDork3 жыл бұрын
The expensive kit without samples sounds far better without a doubt. Definitely preferable in the studio, but the Tamas sound perfectly fine for local, live band gigs. If you're a smaller studio and are willing to blend with samples (let's face it, it's what most of us are doing anyway), it can totally work on an album. For the price it's a steal. If I ever feel the need to learn how to play drums, those will definitely be on my radar
I bought a second kit on a whim for my home studio about a week ago, mostly because I needed the extra hardware. An old Pearl export with all the trimmings for about $200. It had been stowed away in a freezing basement for years. Gave it a little TLC and hit record, and then my jaw dropped. It’ll probably be my go-to from now on. Don’t you just love it when you take something that’s overlooked/neglected and give it a new chance, and it actually ends up working 🙂 Great video, Glenn!