Which Drums are the BEST Drums???

Leave a comment and let me know which drums are YOUR favorite! Also hmu if you're trying to send me brand new drums from each company and brand new heads for each of them.
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[@SomeGUy-lu9hf]

Honestly chicken is a superior instrument

[@maxxling6783]

Where do you find Spock drums, I need one but can't find one anywhere

[@dabirdie1797]

@@maxxling6783 literally google spock drum and go to "shopping"

[@xcakemoneyxx]

OMG DUDE ARE YOU IN SLIPKNOT

[@lucashernandez7861]

True

[@andyzavala2349]

You mispelled the Otamatone

[@fogledrummer9258]

Honesty I wanted the system blue ones to sound the best because I thought they were cool and the blue devils use them. But I think the peal drums sounded the best

[@cxzmyc]

Fogle Drummer nah but did you hear their Dynasty drums back in ‘09?

[@fogledrummer9258]

@@JohnathanWhitehorn I think they used dyenisty at one point to 😂

[@milojohnson3057]

@@fogledrummer9258 and wayyyy back in the day they used ludwigs like everyone else did

[@enderbosssr7150]

System Blue is relatively new, while pearl is quite old. It’ll take them some time to get it down.

[@davidodell4461]

Fogle Drummer they used yamaha in the late 80’s and 90’s too

[@aarongostein9230]

Challenge to EMCproductions: Create an entire marching show on a football field, and play/march all the parts (including brass and colorguard)

[@dominickelly3881]

@@EMCproductions dood get a drone that would be sick asf

[@JohnPaul-kr8xq]

Great idea!

[@dascogames8013]

IMPOSSIBLE!

[@lenny1247]

He just needs to learn the brass instruments and flag twirling

[@dascogames8013]

@Brad DeVoir r/woosh. Calm down, handle a stupid joke.

[@Ianmcf]

When its actually good morning

[@smoouve-_-2490]

In my opinion the system blues sound duller and more dead than the other two; could be because they're new but I just think the way they went with hardware cut back on resonance if that makes sense. Yamaha is the lightest and the most resonant, but you can also hear a bit of "stick thud", which with the resonance kind of interferes with the sound close up, but not noticeable from the audience. Pearl, being the heaviest and almost as resonant as the Yamahas, makes a pretty good impression with the hardware. There's less "stick thud" up close with the Pearls in comparison to the Yamahas, but cuts back a tiny bit on the brightness and resonance of sound at audience distance. Overall, I would go with Yamaha, mainly because of the weight, resonance and brightness, and integrity of sound no matter the distance. What do y'all think?

[@lstoner96]

I'm not a percussionist, but I agree with a lot of what you said. The Pearls sound great, the System Blues sounded a bit "muffled" to me, and the Yamahas sounded a bit "thin" or "tinny" to me at times. I would definitely go with Yamaha over the Pearl for that huge weight difference alone, though, especially with HS groups.

[@robbyschmidt3712]

Couldn't have said it better

[@milojohnson3057]

i actually really like a good amount of "stick thud" personally, also it was probably cause it had pinstripes which are more articulate than the other heads

[@skyhunter2k]

Thanks to me you now have 69 likes, your welcome

[@tomthetitan3697]

100 percent I agree even though I’m a pearl drummer and always have been I love the way those Yamahas sound. Pearl still make better kits though

[@blaiseayala9131]

Man, I really hope on field judges can stay on the field

[@jayprivacy1900]

The shows are getting too crazy these days. I'm surprised that there haven't been more major judge/player wrecks on the field. But with props and the performers running from end to end they need to have it safe for the performers.

[@jayprivacy1900]

@Nate Cormier That's crazy. Imagine if SCV this year on finals had a judge that knocked over half the snare line. Or Bluecoats in 2016 knocking over trumpet players. You just yell "Do over!" They're lucky they didn't destroy a finals performance.

[@telecomandtechtips9078]

DCI has announced that in the interest of the best safety for their judges they will not be on the field for the season for 2019.

[@SwimminWitDaFishies]

Absolutely!! They can just wear protective gear -- like in paintball -- or MXC Extreme Eliminations

[@SwimminWitDaFishies]

Telecom and Tech Tips Boo and Hiss to that! Watching for collisions was part of the fun!

[@TheGerd]

From marching Dynasty drums I can tell you a few things: A) They are closer to 50 pounds B) they sound heavier and have a much more deep tone C) they are super uncomfortable Personally, out if the three, I would go with System Blue, I liked the Tang of the high drums even though the low drums had less of an 'impact'.

[@whitestorm7239]

I think Pearl sounded the best, then the Yamaha, then the System Blue.

[@basketballshotz6966]

i agree

[@shermanhatch1916]

Yamaha all the way!

[@ryanbedell320]

Yamaha all the way

[@Vadderr]

The pearls sound the best but the Yamaha’s are a close second but the system blues sound super dull and/or muffled

[@daviddewey5886]

I completely agree. The tone Quality on the pearl really just sounded better over all

[@jfragale03]

Can we get custom drums slips with the chicken? That needs to be in the merch store.

[@TealTactics]

Fascinating to see how System Blue's "weight reducing technology" is heavier than Yamaha that makes no such claim and frankly sounds worse than the other two. My personal favorite soundwise is Pearl, they have the most resonance and beef from what my ears could tell. Outstanding content as always.

[@TheRaysfan22]

The Yamaha drums individually look shorter, which i feel would make a significant difference - I’m not sure if like length of the drums is actually different compared to other brands but visually they do

[@Ridebmx34521]

The first iteration of system blue quads weighed 23 lbs. then they made the shells deeper and thicker. Some ideas are only great on paper. Curious to know what wood is used in the older Yamaha quads. Birch or maple? About 10 years ago, the standard SFZ snare was birch. You had to custom order the now standard maple shell that the drum corps were using.

[@milojohnson3057]

@@Ridebmx34521 the yamahas used here (mq-8200 field corps) have birch shells. the current model (mq-8300 field corps) uses maple shells. maple is less dense than birch but the maple shells are deeper. also, the current model has the randall may free floating lug bridge which reduces weight. overall i think the two sets probably weigh about the same.

[@HumphreyFamilyHolsteins]

I know it wouldn’t make a 10lbs difference or anything but he rubber wood protector will add weight to the Yamaha... I would guess maybe 3lbs.

[@fungungus]

No competition for me, Pearl all the way!

[@delaneypokorney3132]

Professor Mercury same I thought that sounded so much better

[@jorjwosheengtin9612]

Yeah! System blues sound dead and Yamaha's sound cheap and harsh

[@brockhallmark9057]

I don’t even need to watch this video, Walmart drums r superior

[@AtomousDrumsOfficial]

Bruh, what about them dollar tree drums?

[@brockhallmark9057]

Atomous true bro lmao, love your drummin btw

[@GabeT04]

@@AtomousDrumsOfficial wait you mean great value drums oh hell yeah.

[@raliminer]

goodwill drums really cheap and good

[@hazelveni4230]

Lol

[@teiga23]

Thank you for making the commitment to putting these videos out. I cannot even imagine how long it takes to put these together. I find them extremely helpful and enjoyable.

[@jackbrauer5516]

There’s something oddly soothing about him playing that same thing over and over...

[@saber-jocky3436]

The System Blue is all attack with little resonance. The Yamaha's are warm and resonant with a muddy attack. The Pearl's are in the sweet middle spot with a good balance of both attack and resonance. If you should happen to come to north central Ohio, I could get you some time with Dynasty drums, but we use Evans heads.

[@princemcneil1]

In my opinion, Yamaha is better. Also have a great morning

[@Candyyycoatedlies]

Yamaha + evans hybrid + remo falam xt bottom + vic firth = beast combo

[@samsurrency6967]

Your constant dedication to your channel and your videos is fantastic. I can really see the effort you put in. Keep doing man!

[@ianwhitman2017]

Man you are too funny. Love your vids. You have a great balance to your content thank you again!

[@yeeny.]

Pearl sounds good for a long tone-esqe sound like a bass drum, but System Blue sounds good for a short, tight sound you would hear on a Marching Snare (with Yamaha being good for not giving you back pain)

[@tstew258]

The Yamaha and Pearls were super close in terms of tone production, although I think the Yamaha may actually have beaten them all out in terms of low end clarity. During the roll passages things seem more full on the Yamaha with pearl being quite similar, while system blue has more of a pop factor too it. That pop is just a touch too articulate for my taste, but it may be what someone else is lookin for?

[@briandugan4586]

My favorite is yamaha

[@Houstxn_]

Brian Dugan same dawg

[@shermanhatch1916]

Mine too!

[@laz3r500]

same here

[@RedDogMamaHD]

Celebrating New Years Eve 2022 by listening to some old EMCproduction videos. Almost 4 years ago! So many changes since back in January 2019!

[@danthamankrylowicz1428]

Yamaha drum sound of the best

[@robertleeescamilla5106]

I marched Yamaha in High School but now teach at a school that uses pearl. I honestly like both of them but listening to them in a comparison video, I think I like the Yamaha brand the most because it resonates very well and I wouldn't kill my high schoolers with heavier drums.

[@bruhemianbobbert7136]

Wait why do our school quads weigh like 50 pounds?

[@SlackLink]

cus they dummy thick

[@michaeljarvis6351]

of these 3 I like the pearls the best, but mapex are my fav of all drum companies

[@DynastySnare]

Mine to, well Majestic as the called here, ps Yes I need to change my name its old I play Majestic Bass drum now :D

[@GeoFitz4]

In high school, our drum line had Stingrays. They were a cheap, fiberglass set. The only time the basses sounded good was when we put on some fresh Evans heads and they finally sounded good... but that didn't last long and our band couldn't afford to keep replacing heads with anything other than Remo Ambassadors. The snares couldn't be cranked down far enough to get that real tight sound. The tenors were ok, but were just quads while most other lines in our county had quints. Oh, and of course, the band got a real nice set of Pearls the year after I graduated.

[@DanielMakesCadences]

With what was presented, I think Yamaha sounded the best but probably only because they have slightly new pinstripes which gives it some warmth. Weight of the instruments had me surprised at first but then I remembered each of the sets are different ages so they might be inaccurate. I think this is a good demo at least that helps people know general differences between the companies

[@RADZADproductions]

Out of all the drums I’ve played on Pearl and Mapex are my favorite for sound quality since they have the slightly deeper shells. I’m not a fan of system blues at all, and seeing how much they weigh compared to the Yamaha shallow cut shells, I don’t understand why you’d even buy them. Their tenors sound so dampened, and their snares sound just, bad. Pearl still makes the best sounding drums but I’m not a fan of the airframes, I really like the old randy may carriers with the J Bars, and I’ve only used the new ones once and it wasn’t adjusted to my body so I don’t have a fair opinion on them. But I think Yamaha takes the cake for all around goodness, with good sound, light weight, and good hardware!

[@kevinleichman4749]

Persoanly i think the 3 and 4 drum sound best on the system blues but then the 1 and 2 drums sound best on the Pearl and then the two spocks sound best on the Yamaha.... So a mix of the three put together

[@geraldmurillo5022]

I dig the Yamaha tenor drums

[@caden5173]

I just saw some mizzles. We are using them for indoor this year and honestly pretty hyped about it.

[@ericfish8431]

I recently got my own set of tenors from system blue. I think they sound really good with Evans system blue heads and Evans ec2 marching heads. They are actually heavier than Dynasty’s tenors, I weighed these System Blue drums at 38 pounds. I still really like the the system blue drums look and sound with certain heads. But Dynasty probably has the best tenor sound out there in my opinion. Dynasty tenors are lighter than System blue tenors.

[@rocinanteferox4267]

Bro my schools dynasty drums are about 50 lbs lmao

[@calebbarrera8990]

It might just be my bias from marching and teching on Yamaha drums for so long but they are the best and brightest sounding in my opinion

[@Tripp.tambores]

I loved the marching with the Tama marching drums. Tenors were a little on the heavier side because of the extra metal mechanisms.

[@domokornmusic]

I dig the System Blue tenors, I think I’d wanna hear them with clear heads though. I’ve found I’m much more fond of the Pinstripe on tenors than anything else.

[@shermanhatch1916]

Yamaha quads +remo heads +vic firth sticks= awesomeness!

[@gavin_bigred]

The lack of projection in the system blues is crazy. And wow how time flies, man's a mapex artist now!

[@martinlaporte2112]

Pearls hands down. More tone and clearer so they had the best projection for the long distance video. Great video !

[@kylemckinnon5537]

I liked the Yamaha the best, but I feel like I'm inclined to because they are what I'm used to hearing in your videos

[@nimtacodp]

Yamahas have a very pleasant rounded sound to me. Going with the Yamahas

[@meatsceptermcgee2051]

Dank video, I'm too bad too be on drumline so im in pit but I love your vids

[@eugeneshealthproject]

They sound the same to me but I would choose the Yamaha lighter ones especially for junior high and high school marching bands to save on the kids backs and for college kids it doesn't matter unless it's for women and small men that aren't stronger to save on their backs. And for orchestras it wouldn't matter if the drums are going to be stationary. Every additional ounce can be a potential back killer for Marching Band Members unless they they hit the weight room on a regular basis.

[@pair9107]

I love Ludwig drums. It’s been my go to company for everything

[@brandonmiller8436]

How do you get the Yamaha tenor drums

[@malditobandito98]

If you had a set of Mapex tenors, I think you'd love em. They're the equivalent of Pearl tenors in the sense of being the same weight, but the Mapex set are a bit smaller. They're very reliable and can take a hit. I used them all throughout high school and they grew on me. Hope you get to try em out soon!

[@malditobandito98]

@@EMCproductions Yeah, Mapex has most definitely come a long way. Their hardware was boo boo, but the drums are great. Really deep tones

[@matthewpinon1994]

Is there any way you could link the music for the lick because it sounded pretty freakin awesome

[@aprilmoore2917]

I think Pearl are truly that - pearls. I appreciated their hardiness, along with really nice sound. They held a tune nicely. I knew a teacher that tuned Toms to woody woodpecker theme...I like the horse races melody to tune toms to...

[@Magucci13]

Dynasty is the KING of marching drums! We all know that, but out of these 3 honestly the Yamahas sound the best. I think it's mainly the heads though. Clear heads sound so good. Especially the Evans system blue heads

[@Bladewolf101]

I played pearl tenors throughout my 4 years of high school and I recently auditioned for a WGI group who has mapex and Now mapex is my favorite type of tenors💯

[@SpaceDuck-fn9ss]

Ya know I play Yamaha's but I was surprised by how light they were...also I liked the way the system blue drums sounded

[@monkael1438]

i got an ad for those air drums that you made on your video lmao

[@snail4253]

Honestly I sorta like the Yamaha sound the most because I like the brightness idk it’s what my school uses too with the same heads and I just have grown to enjoy it. If not those the system blues tho we’re saucy

[@faceplantninja7051]

The yamaha I would say is the best sounding and being and the weight would help reduce back pain

[@dr.chilipepper6846]

i think the yamahas were best for projection but they sound very pingy. some ppl may like this, personally i dont. i would say its close between system blue and pearl, depends on what sound youre looking for. for most things i would do id go with system blue, as i prefer a bit of a darker sound and theyre lighter, but for pieces where you want a brighter tone id go with pearl

[@thefunkycrummer1648]

Yamahas are my favorite with Pearls a close second. Didn't like the sound of the System Blues and they are way heavier than the they should be (isn't that why they exist?). Great video! Do it again using the same heads :-)

[@bradenrigling7745]

EMC PRODUCTIONS IS HOWTOBASIC

[@TDDrummer2]

Being completely honest, I think it’s the Yamaha. Because I actually hear it ring in the Yamaha unlike the other two, especially from far away. Unless it’s a bad thing.

[@jamesmena5508]

EMCproductions, I would love a video of a comparison between marching drum heads, maybe between Remo and Evans

[@aviatr9542]

Pearls are damn heavy, but hearing this now I think I like their sound the best. Granted the heads were different in this, but this brings back some memories of the Remo Renaissance heads we used on them one season. They sounded beautiful out of the box, and pearls really project well. Only thing that sucked was those heads would get beat to crap in one 12hr rehearsal day so we usually had them changed before a show. I'm curious what the difference would've been between them and the Yamahas in this if the shell size was the same. But based on this quick comparison I at least like both of those way more than the System Blues. The System Blues sounded like they're made entirely out of plastic... 35lbs of plastic.

[@SwimminWitDaFishies]

Love your video opener sequence! The flying graphics reminds me of Monty Python -- are you a fan?

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

After years of watching,listening and playing on various drum brands I really think Pearl is the toughest as they stand up to the torture of high school kids. I taught band for 35 years so I've bought quite a few sets of drums over the years as you can well imagine. I do think the newer Yamahas have the best articulation although I will say SCV achieves a great sound from their Dynastys.(as evidenced by their multiple Sanford Awards!) Back in the day when I marched Spirit (snareline 1980) Slingerland and Ludwig were the big two!

[@evanrivera5158]

imo the system blue ones sound the best for me, not too loud not too quiet. didn’t ring out as much on the rim shots too. at least from what i hesrd

[@dawsonweatherford3409]

I’m not on the marching band but my current band teacher (I’m an 8th grader) so I was wondering are these drums as heavy as they sound? I have a really bad back so I’d like to know. I set up my band teachers quads, which are the high schools old ones on a stand that holds music stands 😂

[@traviskelly8782]

I've marched for about 4 years using pearl quads, but in my honest opinion, the system blue quads sounds the best to me

[@Noah-go9tm]

I was at pasic and saw that sweet stick trick when u threw the stick in the air

[@Noah-go9tm]

Omg u replied ur amazing like a god

[@heatherkramer4099]

THE HAIRCUT THO!

[@JamesThatcher]

I'm drawn in this order: Pearl, Yamaha, System Blue - by this demo... but I'd love to hear Mapex... I've heard lots of good things from people who use them...

[@afreis0448]

I feel like the pearls deffinetly sounded best. With the Yamaha drums, you could hear a ring for a long time after the drum was hit which when playing fast such as in the lick made the notes almost combine into one. The system blue drums had the opposite problem, they had almost no resonance whatsoever. The system blue drums also struggled greatly with projecting their sound, as can be seen with the sound test at a longer rage. I believe that pearl had a good amount of resonance, maybe a little bit short, but much better than the other two, and also was much better at projecting it's sound.

[@isaiahharvey338]

I liked the Yamaha the best since I could hear it better and it had more dynamic contrasting

[@danielruston5604]

My school uses Yamaha so I wanted them to do best but the pearl drums sound best to me

[@greatballzoffire]

So if you double tap directly after the last note of the lick on each set you can perfectly get the last hit of each and really hear the difference. The pearl and yamaha share a crisp resonance and similar finish although you can tell the Yamaha's arent as deep. The sound blue? Ones muffle the end of their tone because of how they're secured.

[@nanooo2077]

I think Yamaha wins. You can hear the tone of the drums more clearly than Pearl and System Blue. My rankings are: 1. Yamaha 2. Pearl 3. System Blue

[@TheShonz]

I know its over year late, new viewer. Reading other comments the system blue def sounded more dull less resonant for sure. Between the Yamaha and Pearl I would have to say Yamaha it really carried well and resonant the most.

[@kyleholbrook753]

I actually liked that kinda muffled sound of the system Blues. To me they sounded clearer at lower dynamics and I just liked the overall tone of the system blue drums the most. I don’t like the bright tinny resonance of the Yamaha personally but if I were marching I’d want them for the weight.

[@adastrapgh]

SPL and Trixon make some very cheap tenors ($300-$400), and I’d love to see a video on those as well

[@anthonydeforrest7517]

How did you add a 8” glock? I can’t seem to find them anywhere and what do you use to mount it?

[@milojohnson3057]

i wanna see a comparison with the newer ludwig drums cause they're pretty bangin from what i hear

[@corap183]

My favorite is the Yamaha

[@Leonlion0305]

imo close up: pearl>yamaha>system blue system blue sounds a bit too tight, maybe that's the tuning and the head, but yeah far:yamaha>system blue>=pearl system blue sounds more clear from far I am really bad at determine drum sound lol, but that's my preference. Thanks for the comparison, that was really informative

[@MrBrown1106]

I wish more people would compare drums

[@aetsmbotas8820]

My good sir, live the videos, but how the actual shizzle heck do you avoid noise complaints/deal with them

[@aetsmbotas8820]

@@EMCproductions I live in suburbs. Who cares about neighbors anyway..??

[@Z-Boi456]

I think that was a shallow shell Pearl set vs a deep shell system blue set. If I'm not wrong about that then it's pretty cool that the system blues are lighter

[@jeffreyreed9708]

The yamaha has the best responsiveness. There is a much larger dynamic change, especially in the spock drums. The resonance variation could be from the thickness of the shell, but the difference in the heads is huge. Clear heads are always brighter then the coated. It would make sense that the coated may leave a slightly smaller dynamic range. Don't actually know, no way to tell.

[@king29691]

hey can do a test with some budget quads like spl?

[@damianmlamb]

Alesis DM-10 mesh x kit!! That's what I have and I can create ANY exact set studio quality amazing 100 percent customizable.... Omg it's amazing! Must buy!!!

[@michaelandcolinspop]

As long as you’ve got the Napoleon Dynamite wig, I consider that a totally fair test, LOL! In all honesty, Pearl always had the best sounding tenors to my ear from a warmth and projection perspective, especially vs. Yamaha’s original stuff, which seemed to get lost in the mix a bit, requiring an additional set on the field to keep up with the sharpness of their birch snares and bass drums. Here, I think both Pearl and Yamaha were more resonant and warm than the Natals. I might even give the edge to the Yamahas.

[@___Bruh__]

We use the pearl carbon cores and I personally think they sound better than the others. I might just be used to the sound, but that’s what I think.

[@RevDrKillJoy]

To my ears, the Pearl set sounded the best however I'd really like to see what the Lugs have to offer as they are my favorite set.

[@JohnDoe-cx3gu]

I have a question what do you think about Trixon because I’m looking for tenor drum but I don’t wanna play over 200 dollars

[@drbcrb]

Still say the best tenors ever were the Slingerland cut-a-way drums. Great sound. Wish I could get blueprints for them.

[@jacksonweinberg3544]

Ludeig is making a come back, i know Minnesota brass indoor made the switch to ludwig and musser from dynasty and bergerault

[@daviddewey5886]

I think pearl has the best sound quality . When playing piano, I could clearly hear it. And when playing forte, it just had a nice sort of ping to it. Though it is heavier, I think better sound takes the cake.

[@erols8083]

When it said skip to hear the lick, I thought you were going to play THE lick on them.

[@jbone8315]

Pearl with Remo pinstripe crimplock heads and System Blue Sean Vega's and Vic firth John mapes, that's my package

[@Chiickiienuggiies]

Pearl had the best sound, but I have back pain, it's not extreme but it's a bit more than the average tenor. So if my priority is how I feel, I'll go Yamaha. If it's how it sounds, definitely Pearl.

[@0Aquamelon]

I just realized maybe one reason why the System Blue drums have such a dead sound. The system blue tenor heads are super resonant. I don’t know if that was intentional, but it made sense considering when I saw BD their drums were super ringy where here they sound like the opposite.