DW Pancake Gong Drum.

[@buzzc5219]

I've listened to thousands and thousands of drummers online. You are a rare find. You sound original, (that's rare and hard to find these days), your skilled, I love your phrasing, I like the way you tune your drums, you have nice fluid motion, and I will be stealing all your licks

[@IAMDRUMMER]

If you’re like me you watch more KZbin than TV besides all the usual services lite Netflix etc. I have to say that’s one of the most amazing comments I’ve ever received, not sure I have any licks though 🤣🤣😂😂

[@jZildjianZj]

Fully agree! He is an outstanding drummer! Fun to listen to!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Thank you so much, all I can do is try.

[@alexiben21]

Not sure why there is so much reverb, maybe it's just the room. Would like to hear it clean.

[@rosejuliette9180]

One of these popped up in an ad so thanks for giving an example of how it sounds. Interesting and cool.

[@IAMDRUMMER]

I still use mine even on bigger cover gigs.....big PA means massive bottom end.

[@HarryJoiner]

one of my favorite youtube channels. THANKS for all you do!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Thanks brother I really appreciate....did you subscribe?

[@HarryJoiner]

@@IAMDRUMMER sure! been a subscriber for years -- and I clicked the bell!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

You my friend are awesome, hope you are doing ok in all of this madness.

[@MatthewParsonsDrumsAndAudio]

This thing has some punch to it. Seems like that drum you bring in on certain fills to just make the house shake and go wild.

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Matthew Parsons It really does, for its size it has so much bottom end it's incredible.

[@thewhitepipe9877]

Just bought one a couple months.This thing rocks!!

[@duckdrummer7584]

the white pipe does a single ply head can bring up a little more sustain ?

[@af7119]

Love your videos. Great accent and punctuation drum. Gives me a strong Rush vibe.

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Thanks brother.

[@PackdHouse]

Holy cow that thing sounds incredible!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Did you get one?

[@JohnKeyser]

I'd like one of these for use as a bass drum where there's no room for a regular drumset. Then I could get more work!

[@rattlingsnakesmusic2716]

I m In dilema. Room size is constraint. Do u think it good ad bass drum with pedal?

[@IAMDRUMMER]

They make a conversion kit for these for that exact reason.

[@thomasreid934]

Man I have a pancake gong drum as well, and I love it...👌👌👌

[@IAMDRUMMER]

They are beastly.

[@1shannonleggette]

Very nice.

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Thank you

[@apieceofdirt4681]

I played this through my headphones at first and couldn’t pick out the really low end. However when I ran it through my home theater it shook the house!!! I’ve got a 22" Tama Gong Bass and I love that drum!! But to get the full benefits, like yours, proper miking is paramount. The DW Gong Drum doesn’t have the acoustical sustain like the Tama but it just has a great ballsy low end.

[@apieceofdirt4681]

I played this particular video through my home theater so I could get a really good idea of the resonance and attack from these DW pancake drums I’ve been seeing lately. So I went to a local DW dealer in Raleigh NC to check them out in person because I wanted something to replace my Tama GBD. Getting that one drum refinished every time I get a new kit has become extremely costly. I really wanted to be blow away by it but after my stick made contact with the drum head I was sorely disappointed. I tried different heads and different tuning and I just wasn’t able to achieve the results that I wanted. It was a great drum. DW craftsmanship is off the scale no doubt. For me the pancake drums simply don’t have the tonality or attack that my 80’s era 22" Tama Gong Bass Drum has. The sound from that 24" oversized head on a 20" shell with tympani style lugs creates an unmatched tonal expression. I don’t know what DW was or is trying to do with this particular drum but it’s basically all attack and no tonality but that’s just my personal opinion. That said, thanks again for posting yet another informative video. Your charm and whit are definitely the best 😊

[@IAMDRUMMER]

It sounds brilliant mic'd up, last gig I used it on had 10 18" subs and it shook the stage whenever I hit it.....so I hit it A LOT!

[@BTS-zl8le]

Sometimes you just need a big drum to go thud…

[@sventek97]

A typical gong drum is 20x16. Wonderful video!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

sventek97 Yeah most companies do the 20x16 which is sort of the universal size, DW offer the 21 and 23 sizes....always nice to have those extra inches 😂

[@gzarrukd]

It sounds huge!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

I am going to redo this video, deserves better audio.

[@stubowl1]

nice!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Thanks man.

[@MarcoPlaysDrums]

Using it as a second floor tom!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

A lot of drummers are, Pete Drummond has it on his left.

[@loucontino4804]

Nice.

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Thanks man, I might actually re visit this one.

[@jna3341]

Welcome to 2019.... Whatcha gonna hit?

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Going to hit as much as possible, DW Tasmanian kit is one of them.

[@domijust4816]

I just found it in an online shop here in Brisbane, for 5739 AUD??? I mean DW is good and stuff but it seems a little overpriced or am I wrong?

[@domijust4816]

ah and subscribed! Nice video man good on you

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Wow that’s not write, has to be for an entire kit I would assume or at least hope. And thank you for the sub crisp high five your way.

[@PSUFAN]

How heavy is it? Thinking of mounting it onto my marching snare rig.

[@andrewmayer2443]

David Passmore your marching snare probably weighs twice that of this

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Not overly heavy at all, very manageable.

[@TessaAnderson]

I want one

[@IAMDRUMMER]

I think you should get one.

[@vandavis911]

sounds better than my 20 by 14 yamaha gong drum.

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Yamaha made you a gong drum?

[@vandavis911]

no i took a stage custom 20 by 17 bass drum and i made it into gong drum.

[@vandavis911]

i cat it down and its birch works great.

[@IAMDRUMMER]

How does it sound though?

[@vandavis911]

it sounds good but i wish i would have used a higher end birch drum. like a recording custom. but i like it. i use pdp kit i can only afford mid priced kits or add ons. i love your dw with 22by 20 kick thats my dream kit. even 10 13 toms kool kit man . happy drumming. i like all your videos and kits. im thinking of getting a design series acrylic on payments . i wore out my concept maple pdp.

[@Neeko_Z]

Thanks for actually playing the drum and not doing darn grooves at first.

[@IAMDRUMMER]

I try to cover as much as I can in a short amount of time, sometimes I succeed.

[@luapahcor5039]

thing sounds like a piece of lugadge

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Nice thuddy luggage :)

[@ljdunsmore1]

they sell kit for the kick spurs as a rim clip kinda thing.. wondering how it would work as a stand alone kick drum?

[@IAMDRUMMER]

How about we find out :)

[@jphifer2848]

Yes - it works fine in that role!!

[@duckdrummer7584]

does single ply drum head can bring up some sustain ?

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Why don't we find out.

[@sventek97]

You should really consider doing some videos on the Meinl Artist Concept Model cymbal stacks

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Ive asked for some to try....lets see what happens.

[@FlexBlur]

Damn I don't like it. Thanks for letting us know how it sounds like!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

I should re do this video as I am out of that concrete room.

[@falconeighteen]

might as well have a hollow log...

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Live it sounds amazing through a few 18" subs.

[@CanadianTexaninLiguria]

You have too much money lol.

[@IAMDRUMMER]

You mean had 😜

[@davidmartin6959]

not me

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Jeopardy: Who hasn’t bought one yet?

[@j.d.7208]

So basically it's a rack bass drum cmone now really

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Yes but it's awesome.

[@merwb3410]

Too much reverb to tell

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Echo........EEECCCCHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Xcorgi]

If it wasn't miked up, I'll bet you could never even hear it among all the other drums. MAJOR FAIL!

[@IAMDRUMMER]

Acoustically you can still hear it perfectly fine...go try one.

[@freddiefrog946]

Xcorgi Just sitting around here with a few drummer mates and wondering: is there a video you could direct us to of you reviewing the dw pancake drum ? If so, would you be so kind as to share it so we can all view your findings .. if not, MAJOR FAIL!!!