NEW PROPOSAL: I will make the gong hi-hat as soon as my xymox rims come in.
@ethanmurrell3 жыл бұрын
Welp guess we're never getting it now! Lol
@RedDogMamaHD3 жыл бұрын
Good one!!!! A perfect response!!! 😁
@thezencaliff88913 жыл бұрын
Heh heh...ooof
@bluejay13903 жыл бұрын
Man if you get yours b4 me imma be a lil upset. 1 year 3 months from October 2019 and still waiting but mine was just the custom tenor pad.
@flarfatron21903 жыл бұрын
no. Now
@lindseykubsch83843 жыл бұрын
These are nice for schools that want a drumline but can barely afford a few instruments. They definitely have their place.
@knockerz31403 жыл бұрын
Not that configuration though
@okalright39413 жыл бұрын
Percussion sound labs or whatever it's called is abit better for similiar prices
@slycordinator3 жыл бұрын
Great for the school that can barely afford instruments but can afford to buy a wide range of replacement parts for them and the labor costs of people modifying them.
@richbrass123 жыл бұрын
No. Wrong configuration helps no one. The whole point of education is so you can be able to take the information and move forward with it. If you're teaching youngsters the wrong way , they have to relearn when they get older and another program. Normal tenor drum setup is made for the range of motion for the average human body. That set up not too much.
@lindseykubsch83843 жыл бұрын
@@richbrass12 They sell other models that are normal. That’s what I was referring too.
@kisterdrums3 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, those would be kinda dope on a drum set. Just a like a big ridiculous line of high toms 70s style
@MatthewClise3 жыл бұрын
That was my first thought. Cannibalize then and turn them into concert toms. Like, what's the cheapest one can out together a Neil Peart drumset for?
@dylanjc3 жыл бұрын
In my experience with Trixon drums, they de-tune really fast. My theory's that the wood they use fluctuates with hot temperatures more than other brands, so the heads don't stay tight. Or maybe something's up with the lugs. They make ok practice drums, but maintaining a line of them would be exhausting.
@BrunodeSouzaLino3 жыл бұрын
These are not timpani, so temperature and humidity are of little concerned, as tenor drums are not pitched instruments. One solution would be getting some left handed knurled nuts on the same thread size as the lug bolts and put them in the lug bolts. And you have your own tuner locks for a fraction of the price.
@jackargie10922 жыл бұрын
I think if you tune a line of them w stock heads they will be fine until you can get new heads. They don’t even sound half bad.
@soggybread5406 Жыл бұрын
@@BrunodeSouzaLino not really that true lmao tenors heads get out of tune easily with temp changes
@dinkindane Жыл бұрын
What I’ve noticed is that the shells tend to bend when tuned
@kishascape Жыл бұрын
@@soggybread5406 if you use wood drums and hide heads. Not that big of an issue with decent quality fiberglass shells and synthetic heads.
@Issabamabeat2 жыл бұрын
I remember going into the 8th grade and we had to build our entire drumline setup apart from 4 snares that were already assembled. We had a new band director who wanted us to march to get experience for next year. We had Premier drums and it was so fun learning how they all worked.
@jeremiahcowling38373 жыл бұрын
I’ve been wanting a big channel to look at these for a while. Here we go.
@smartaIec3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I mean it just proves that anything can sound good if it has the right heads, tuned properly, and someone who know what they're doing is behind it.
@rhssnare3 жыл бұрын
Same man. For people who want something to play on but don't have money to blow on some yamahas, this content is perfect!
@SmokeBreakStudios3 жыл бұрын
6:40 i can't believe how good they sounded once you tuned them up. Great video! I love this type of content.
@erbmiller3 жыл бұрын
I was actually surprised at trixons performance. I am interested to know how they would hold up over time especially in like a middle school or elementary school line. I haven't known middle or elementary school drummers to be easy on equipment. My old middle school used and still uses Yamahas that are ball park 20+ years old. At times, do to changes out of the director's control, those drums haven't always had the best storage conditions and maintenance records. Surprisingly, the drums still look and sound pretty good.
@jtwernbold3 жыл бұрын
This was my question as well. Public schools will often use drums for literally decades; at my last school, my students were using 10-year-old Yamahas, but we also had a set of 25-year-old Pearls which were used for pep band. I suspect the Trixon drums would not last for decades.
@petegregory5176 ай бұрын
Drummer's, notorious for maintaining their equipment.
@jacobhanekamp25343 жыл бұрын
That package joke is never getting old
@misteralt31173 жыл бұрын
nor is the xymox joke.
@ireadysucks30262 жыл бұрын
@@misteralt3117 nah, it’ll get funny when the xymox rims come in. oh wait, we’re agreeing
@reverendchunk9093 жыл бұрын
The licks sound magical with the echo
@TealTactics3 жыл бұрын
gotta love that reverb
@adastrapgh3 жыл бұрын
Especially 10:07
@CoolKoKillzzz3 жыл бұрын
Day 20 of commenting till emc makes a gong hi-hat
@Max-dd4ow3 жыл бұрын
I shall support that
@haydenreidling5593 жыл бұрын
Day 20 of saying I know you to Frz Akus
@CoolKoKillzzz3 жыл бұрын
@@haydenreidling559 do i know you though
@haydenreidling5593 жыл бұрын
@@CoolKoKillzzz I believe so Thanks for the drumsticks
@GenericUrbanism3 жыл бұрын
He’s working on it.
@dawsoncinclair86803 жыл бұрын
Saw these “tenors” a while back and have been waiting for someone to make a video about them. Nice vid man!!
@wyattsmith24983 жыл бұрын
Eating?
@jazzliscious132 жыл бұрын
I’m not AT ALL a drum line guy, but play drums, and my completely unbiased opinion is that those Trixon drums do sound pretty darn good! It helps to have a qualified demonstrator demonstrating them though. I’m always impressed by the skills shown by you marching/drum line guys. Definitely above my average rock/fusion skill set!
@loganknight64543 жыл бұрын
they aren’t too bad actually 😅
@katielove45033 жыл бұрын
get out
@okalright39413 жыл бұрын
@@katielove4503 toxic for no reason
@fishysquidman56893 жыл бұрын
With new heads they're definitely worth their price. Not too far off from the Yamaha's for a tenth of the price
@Grasbuch2 жыл бұрын
"professional, unsponsored opinion" ... that's rare these days. :D Allways fun to watch your content!
@stubbyt343 жыл бұрын
I get mad Cavies 2000 vibes from the shallow cut of the Trixon drums.
@hospitory3 жыл бұрын
I ordered 3 pads from xymox two years ago, still waiting, so stand in line! 😂
@itz_premium3 жыл бұрын
Damn demand must be up. I ordered 2 tenor pads from a BOGO they did nearly a decade ago now I think and they only took 9 months! Only!!
@prod.mariomadeit3 жыл бұрын
@@itz_premium no they are a scam company now.
@leoarevalo67864 ай бұрын
Still waiting
@kiltymacbagpipe3 жыл бұрын
I thought you were doing the Phil Collins in the air tonight fill when you first played those drums. I was sad when you didn’t finish it.
@tenortim66783 жыл бұрын
Eric I want you to know you’re not alone in the Xymox Situation. My parents ordered a tenor matching pad for my 16th birthday and I got it after marching season when I was freaking 17. Over a year for it 🤦🏻♂️
@BEElaine10083 жыл бұрын
Yeah....I’m going on a year for my order.... Covid though...but I’ve heard timin* nightmares before all that. BUT.... I’ve been trying to cancel my order and they have ignored me....not happy abou5 that @xymox 😡
@segfault_0003 жыл бұрын
@@BEElaine1008 If you paid with a credit card charge back.
@G60syncro3 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that Christopher Columbus once ordered a set and got fed-up waiting... When he decided to pick 'em up himself he discovered new uncharted territories!!
@BEElaine10083 жыл бұрын
@@G60syncro 😂😂😂
@firevike24203 жыл бұрын
Thanks EMC, we just got our son a used Method Blue Tenor from the Blue Devil’s and it was nice to see the comparison and review. We had looked at the cheap and new sets, but found a great deal on an awesome set with a bit of wear. I doubt these cheap sets will hold up to prolonged teenager abuse and time... Thanks for sharing!!!
@iau3 жыл бұрын
I'm really impressed you were able to tune those. Usually, cheap drums are impossible to tune or have no range
@elansleazebaganno3 жыл бұрын
Trixon's marching drums are really good imo, I have a set and they're not bad they're just weirdly positioned, though I got the ones that are like actual tenors.
@michaeldumguy Жыл бұрын
I bought the 6 pack white field series. For something to noodle on, and record drumline cadences with, they're great.
@ryderalley48536 ай бұрын
I have those same ones, the tension rod that holds the low spock onto the back bar is stripped or something but yeah they’re crazy good for the price
@jojopuppetstudio3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wanted to see someone review these professionally thank you Eric!!
@samsignorelli3 жыл бұрын
Even as a brass guy, I was like WTF when I saw that 5 drum layout!
@danielperry76003 жыл бұрын
I think the next test for the trixon tenors would be to keep them tuned up and play daily for a while to see what happens to the shells and the casings. Can they hold up or will they collapse. And for those of you who are younger, I was around when all the drum companies had to make changes. We would see casings shear off in the middle of practice or pull the screws through the shells and let’s not forget the exploding tension rods that would snap and go flying up and hit the ceiling. That’s why they had to go to 6mm tension rods. Just my thoughts
@kevinwilley9683 жыл бұрын
That is my question as well, i have a Middle School line with smaller kids. The System Blue drums are pretty light but expensive. We aren't a competitive band so those tenors sound is great. What about construction? do they seem durable? If NAMM ever comes back to life that will be one of my stops to investigate. thanks for this video!
@gabe42073 жыл бұрын
It’s funny that both of em were directors for my marching band 😂
@matthewsaxman10283 жыл бұрын
You didn't even try tuning up the stock heads to hear what they sound like tuned up? Why Not?
@TealTactics3 жыл бұрын
I have a set, they actually sound pretty dang good but aren't super durable (typically the case with stock heads of any drums) they might be single-ply but they'll hold up until you can get some nicer heads
@erikwiseman17023 жыл бұрын
I remember years ago at PASIC a company was displaying their "quads." They were a bit put out that everyone (that I observed, at least) shook their head at their wonky carrier and drum geometry. (I cannot find who the company was - they were rim and head only-ish drums with a single point tuning system for each head that squeezed the head via a horizontally hinged rim.)
@DDooMRooMM3 жыл бұрын
Dude you are so good. I wish my hands were 20% what yours are!
@josephbumgardner3373 жыл бұрын
The logo is the same one they used on their drumkits in the 60s. Great drums made in Germany. I guess a Chinese company bought the name
@rhssnare3 жыл бұрын
Now review the sound percussion labs high tension snare. It's the only logical outcome
@AndySoMeta3 жыл бұрын
The xymox joke opened some healed over wounds for a lot of people, I'm dead.
@Jelly888753 жыл бұрын
I’m suprised the Trixon maintained a tune and actually projected that far
@maxhoughteling58853 жыл бұрын
Honestly a lot better than I expected. Good sound for that cheap
@ClayGravil3 жыл бұрын
3:43 I can feel it in the air tonight.
@charlescalvinofficial3 жыл бұрын
This is a certified bruh moment
@airynim98983 жыл бұрын
Bruh
@marimbalick81633 жыл бұрын
For $149 plus whatever you paid for the heads, that is SURPRISINGLY good sound quality. I would definitely buy that, even for high school level. Imagine how much money you save by buying these instead of Yamaha's. And most high schools honestly don't need the crazy hq drums at the level that they are anyways
@davinity.2 жыл бұрын
As a trombone player with 0 percussion experience looking to learn the tenor drums, these really don't seem all that bad. I just want a cheap set I can learn to play on. This is pretty much what I was looking for.
@theden_083 жыл бұрын
THE ECHO FROM THE DRUMS SOUNDS COOL
@SeanLaMontagne2 жыл бұрын
Dude I had such low expectations But the fact that they could handle the higher tunings alone blew my mind
@katielove45033 жыл бұрын
Day 1 of also asking EMC to make a Gong Hi-Hat
@kulasangelescom3 жыл бұрын
Great content as usual. Informative/Educational but also funny. I play drum myself and getting into rudimental drumming and your videos are inspiring! Thank you.
@Kanisdel2 жыл бұрын
You should make your own drum line group you look like you could be the best teacher
@tj1lincoln1823 жыл бұрын
Early that package will never come In u should of order the the pads when u were 7 years old
@buslengths3 жыл бұрын
I order one in 2015, still waiting
@jwaj3 жыл бұрын
@@buslengths wtf
@Gamerpro-bb6mw2 ай бұрын
still waiting? Lol 😂
@koltybolty90073 жыл бұрын
Day 2 of asking EMC to make a gong hat or a gongespiel (glocknspiel made of gongs)
@kevinwilley9683 жыл бұрын
Early 80s Blue Devils. Paradox 1983 and Karn Evil 9 in 84 i think.
@Tallguy-uz8xq3 жыл бұрын
Finally a decent tenor drum that actually look good... Got to cop.... Thanks dude!
@Tallguy-uz8xq3 жыл бұрын
Bro did he actually highlight my post... it’s happened many times but this is amazing
@ndoman3 жыл бұрын
EMC w/ Tony G just works rly well. love your stuff man!
@Anemone_8_bit4 ай бұрын
En mi escuela compraron la bass line de esa marca y puedo decir que la calidad del instrumento y en cuanto a sonido suenan exelente y muy fuerte, muy recomendable si no quieres gastar mucho dinero🥁
@jfragale033 жыл бұрын
Do sound percussion labs next! I want to see how their quads are
@biowaste179 Жыл бұрын
trixon and sound percussion labs are almost carbon copies. they both use the same birch shells between the brands. results will be extremely similar
@TrommekorpsTV3 жыл бұрын
When a drum company is faster than a pad company - someone needs a wake up call.
@jonahg66542 жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention when drums are cheaper than the practice pad for the same instrument
@TrommekorpsTV2 жыл бұрын
@@jonahg6654 a very valid point
@C5drummer3 жыл бұрын
Continue the calab...you two are a riot! Nice job.
@prestonjones200133 жыл бұрын
For the price, those are 100% worth the money if you’re willing to do the work to make them look and sound right
@mynineridesshotgun3 жыл бұрын
Heads make the difference on all drums. Interesting video
@SunburnRetrovs2 жыл бұрын
Did anyone notice at 1:10 that the "normal" quads have the 3 and 4 drums swapped?
@georgeswca3 жыл бұрын
When the wind was blowing towards the camera...the Trixon drums sounded pretty good.
@HawkingFok3 жыл бұрын
You just reminded me that I ordered a pad in April................2019. Let's pray for everyone here.
@alexisguidry96294 ай бұрын
The only thing about the “backwards tenors” (not the ones in a line), you can set them up in the correct order because Trixon has a wacky setup experience
@user-sr5kv2eh4n9 ай бұрын
I wish that will have atleast a sponsor to give us instrument like that. im a fan of yours
@wilhemalmodovar89103 жыл бұрын
You should review their $150 14” x 5.5” Marching snare, I’ve never heard of these, but now I’m really curious
@popeyesailor95713 жыл бұрын
The first Q-5 line for BD 1978 all the drums were in line highest to lowest. and they had resonant heads
@davidross9337 Жыл бұрын
my band director has trixon drums for every type of drum bc my school is a privateschool and my highschool band sucks so thats why i do dca so i can be good
@rct3isepic3 жыл бұрын
You should review the sound percussion labs tenors. I would love to see a battle of the lowest price tenors
@kj_m143 жыл бұрын
Hold on can we just take a minute to appreciate Eric's Christmas sweater though...
@HaloBeasts3 жыл бұрын
i ordered a xymox snare pad July of 2019.... still haven't got it
@gavin_bigred3 жыл бұрын
If you used PayPal you can dispute it. I got my money back yesterday and the dispute took about a month to finish.
@daskrete3 жыл бұрын
I ordered mine March 2019... still no of or free table pad :(
@reijiragey3 жыл бұрын
yeah i ordered one in august 2019 and still nothing
@bcullen783 жыл бұрын
Same here, ordered the tenor pad July 2019-nothing. Been back and forth with them with no results-they keep blaming it on Covid.
@aidenmaynard38703 жыл бұрын
I ordered a tenor pad back a few years ago and customer service/shipping was still terrible. Just gotta threaten to do something about it if they don’t ship it. My pad took about a year and a half to get here due to being “lost” but after enough angry emails they finally sent it along with some free stuff
@ramenexe3 жыл бұрын
I can't stop watching this!
@radicalsv41253 жыл бұрын
The black one from 100 yards is more louder and the louder the better 👁👄👁
@michaelhughes15043 жыл бұрын
Check out Garfield Cadets 81 or 82. They marched backwards quads.
@bsperoz2 жыл бұрын
I have an Alesis Command X Mesh at home for practicing quints. I just substitute a cymbals pad for the smallest drum.
@AdventureIndiana Жыл бұрын
I find that someone who has put lots of practice and passion into developing their skill can make any instrument sound great. I was a drummer in my younger day, but was never all that great. Oh man tho, was it fun. Hearing a drum line just takes me back. So many good memories. Great video, I appreciate your skill set for sure!
@DevinSeeleyDevilO Жыл бұрын
I have a set of trixon drums (the correct ones) and they are really nice
@calebjsmith7273 жыл бұрын
This just goes to show musicians will pay lots of money for big brands and little sound differences
@mcfly.17842 жыл бұрын
9:33 thats literally in my school's 2021 2nd place state finals 86.5 run as a quad break at the end
@relent46313 жыл бұрын
i ordered some tenor practice pads last Christmas and they still haven't arrived, its been over a year
@java_.1.2 жыл бұрын
I just realized that Tony is kinda not looking at the camera in the "GOOD MORNING" lol
@CooperFrank10 ай бұрын
It took me until half way through the video to realize Eric’s sweater
@Newcleus_Lab3 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry bro. It took my xymox like a year and a month to come in. You still go time 💀😂😂
@dannyboi95523 жыл бұрын
man reading these comments, a lot of people got ripped off by those guys. one guy said its been two years ☹
@BraydenH28 ай бұрын
I personally own a set of trixon quads and I’m a tuba player and don’t much about drums but I play drum set and things like that on the side but I think trixon has some decent quality drums for beginners and the stock heads don’t sound that bad once you tune them
@sw58243 жыл бұрын
The Pearl Dr. Frankenstein carrier mod is outstanding. 1st Foul ! A. Crank them up with the original Trixton heads and test. B. What type of heads did you put on the Trixies?
@bobbarksofficial4335 Жыл бұрын
He used Remo Pinstripes
@morgannowlen83753 жыл бұрын
20 years later & XYMOX still has manufacturing issues... that's insane. How do they survive? I had the EXACT SAME PROBLEM trying to practice with no school tenors for Corps... & they just were like,,, ooops... well you didn't actually need them to practice BEFORE you went on tour did you... "whymox"
@king296913 жыл бұрын
Honestly I want to see a competitive drumline use these and see what they can do with using cheaper drums 🤔🤔🤔
@PreaFTW6 күн бұрын
Glad I watched this first instead of sending the video to my 5th grader
@jordannewton43583 жыл бұрын
I ordered a drum pad from xymox 16 months ago, and I have been emailing them every week and they haven't responded yet. Sooooooo, good luck on those rims.
@theory420692 жыл бұрын
I ordered a xymox pad 2 years ago and I am still awaiting its delivery
@tristangodfrey730511 ай бұрын
Wow that’s really cool, I might want to get some drums now, because they’re cool. I’m a trumpet player and have very little percussion experience.
@hollzberry2 жыл бұрын
When I was in high school I played on those exact red tenors…I did not realize they were 1500 dollars…lol
@BRG233 жыл бұрын
Dude there’s no way I just got this for Christmas💀 (not that configuration god no) but they’re pretty great
@skeletalwrld3 жыл бұрын
i got a set of quints last year for christmas and i think my mom got them backwards on accident 💀💀
@BRG233 жыл бұрын
@@skeletalwrld 💀💀
@connorericksonmusic3 ай бұрын
I ordered the wrong drums once but I was able to get drums 1 and 2 swapped around and had to use a bit of drilling to swap 3 and 4 but they are great drums if money is tight and they sound good too, eventually I’m gonna sell my current set and then order the proper ones next time lol
@personwithaturtle21843 жыл бұрын
I have been waiting a year basically for my snare pad from xymox
@KingDadBod6663 жыл бұрын
Might come in handy for tribal beats in a band next to the drum kit.
@grazianodrummer Жыл бұрын
Trixon was quite famous back in the days
@badatgames563 жыл бұрын
I own trixon drums and my one my school's tenors broke a head wo we used mine all season
@DannyZolp2 жыл бұрын
4:03 nostalgia
@DennisJohnsonDrummer2 жыл бұрын
Rumor has it Santa Clara will march Trixon drums next season. Ha! But of course if they did, Rennick would find a way to make even those drums sound impeccable. And they would win the Sanford playing Trixon drums. And every high school in the country would migrate to using Trixon drums because everyone knows if you use the drums of a champion you will play like a champion.
@HeroMine3 жыл бұрын
I love the videos with Tony G
@recruit41210 ай бұрын
The Sacramento Freelancers had their tenors in reverse for years.
@Doctor_MX2 жыл бұрын
Jokes on you, I've been waiting since August 2019 for my xymox snare pad
@diegodavila23203 жыл бұрын
They sounds pretty good at a distance
@jasongates68943 жыл бұрын
The Trixon drums are probably perfect height for middle school kids.