Fix your hi hats

I often see drummers having the same issue with their hi hats, they become unresponsive which makes them a nightmare to play. It's really easy to fix once you know how!

[@bobsdrumlessons]

To all the negative comments (which there are a lot?!) I do use cymbal felts. This particular hi hat clutch doesn't have a felt on the top, it uses a soft rubber instead. But most important is that there is a sleeve between the cymbal and the thread of the clutch, which there is. If you don't have this you will end up key holing your cymbals. Not everyone knows how to quickly fix this issue. If you do great, skip the video but I made this to help people who might not know how to fix a problem they're having. Show some compassion to new/young drummers! The drum community has always been a really friendly and helpful place lets keep that going! ❤️

[@HiDefHDMusic]

Hey man, great video for the beginners just getting started, really admire the effort being put in here. That being said, I have a very particular set of skills, and if I EVER see your high hat in this condition again, I WILL find you, and I will flip your top half upside down, screw it so tight you gotta loosen it from the other side and then flip it back over and do Paradiddles with the stiffest 5Bs I can find. Have a nice day.

[@johnbmx4christ]

Did that sleeve come with that clutch or did you just put your own sleeve on the existing clutch?

[@bobsdrumlessons]

This was the clutch that came with my Speed Cobra hi hat stand @@johnbmx4christ

[@Surrepio]

What? This video helped me a lot and I did it in under like a minute, thank you for the video

[@heavenly2k]

I taught myself hown to play drums when i was a kid. I'm 22 and have a lot of gaps of knowledge for stuff like this. This goddamn hihat issue has been messing with me for years lmao. Thanks for the tip.

[@user-fh4rv9sl7c]

I taught myself when I was a teen ager also, although i'm now in my 50s & STILL learn little things from time to time. When we stop learning is when we should be concerned....

[@DJCrazyJimmy]

You know for those who just started playing and needed this video I'm glad it exists. When I started over 21 years ago I didn't have this help I had to figure it out on my own and glad there is something on the Internet that is basic enough to help anyone who wants to learn.

[@NateRuvin414]

Man I’ve been playing for thirteen years and never knew it was such an easy fix. This just happened again and you saved me hours of frustration

[@wepti8753]

Had this problem like a year ago, and it wasn’t that the screw was too loose, it was that the felt on the bottom was mangled beyond comprehension 💀 So check your felts people

[@seanseanie]

I did not know this at all thank you bob

[@paisteuser06]

Good tip for beginners still learning the mechanics of hardware behind the kit

[@Ribsletics]

How do you not know this? I learned this the very first time I assembled my hi-hat

[@user-yu6tn3rl9b]

Very rhythmic and dynamic, I liked it

[@andrewr888r]

everybody knows this man

[@le_boucher]

not really. People beginning usually have a hard time with this (i've seen many, believe me). So it's not bad to give this kind of info for those people that are not precisely proffesionals. It's nice to have info related to every drum level.

[@Zero_Vida]

​@@le_boucher fr.

[@Seven-_-Doves]

Even beginners know this

[@overindulgence6168]

When I was first starting out I didn't even know how to assemble a clutch so this IS actually good advice for beginners

[@Royalty-eb7xj]

​@@overindulgence6168 yeah OP is such a know-it-all loser

[@Meme-zc4cw]

In a follow up episode he showed us how water is actually wet.

[@bendecko326]

Have you ever had a car that wouldn't start???? Put the key in and turn... You owe me a minute of my life back....

[@NS-dd9ou]

Felt just as you. You have to understand your instrument at la minimum level....not knowing this is below wtf??

[@jamesciava05]

No way people don't know how to do this

[@MS-dz1di]

New drummers???!!!

[@Fade_NB]

New drummers exist

[@bellix6288]

Listen, if u need a quick fix because all the things are 'broken': you can add some gaskets or filters between the bottom stock filter (that should be already there..) and the bottom mechanics to fill the gap necessary to play well

[@rotadota4062]

Thanks. I must have bought at least 35 high hat stand because I couldn't find the issue.

[@rockywalkie626]

I appreciate this video thank you ! When you don't own a full acoustic kit or any real breakables details like this get missed I got an electric kit a couple of years ago started gigging this year and just yesterday finally ordered a pearl midtown acoustic kit so this video will come in very handy! ❤️❤️❤️

[@alphax101-gaming2]

THIS POPPED UP RIGHT WHEN I NEEDED IT THANK YOU

[@leander7486]

This man's a diamond 💎

[@AndrewKonkey]

They also sell a few clutches with a drum key screw on the bottom that lock.

[@Fade_NB]

Personally I keep my top cymbal just a tad bit loose to get a better sound

[@sokin_Drum]

Thanks you so much❤❤

[@34._Jerome]

Im 11 and I just got new retch cymbals and idk how to take the hinhat part off the part that lets the top hat onto the stick and attach on top of the bottom hi hat coukd you help?

[@34._Jerome]

Fixed them now tho :D

[@GalaxyDashGD]

Thank you!

[@adamdiazzz]

Remo quick clutch will get rid of that

[@joey74261]

Thanks Einstein

[@anteklu]

Thank you so much ❤🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@caseyrogers573]

Oh my god this makes my skin crawl 😂

[@simonlamphee9905]

Cor I never knew this, tell me another 1 😂😂😂

[@ashtar3876]

One of our high school kits has this, i'll try it out because it's really annoying. Do you have tips on how to fix a beater that's making weird noises as if something is loose?

[@ashtar3876]

I mean bass drum pedal

[@gamerizzler235]

thank you so muchhhhh

[@wavejdm]

My hihat just sorta sticks and I’m wondering how to fix it. Is it like a spring issue? Even when no cymbals are on it, you sort of have to pull the rod up.

[@minipiedmonte]

That bottoms screw keeps undoing

[@ronthomaskr3416]

Mine is falling off again even though I tighted it really hard😥💫

[@bobsdrumlessons]

Could be the vibrations! Try loosening the one above the top HH so you can tighten the one under the HH all the way before tightening the top one again and see if that helps!

[@eddidrums]

There's a really quick and easy fix for this: Buy a Meinl hi-hat. Just kidding nice video

[@PeterEnis69]

Make sure the cymbal doesn't touch the thread of the rod!

[@ezap0480]

How do you stop the bottom and top hi hat from being uneven? Like where one side of the top hit the bottom before the other side of it.

[@ezap0480]

@@joshchristopher679 I realized that almost every drummer I’ve seen has theirs like that, so I fixed mine a little better and it sounds nice.

[@bobsdrumlessons]

Underneath the bottom hi hat you should find a small screw that will apply pressure to one side of the bottom hi hat which adjusts the angle!

[@jenniferpabuaya205]

I know that already😅

[@Joe-kg9ue]

My hi-hat won’t close all the way what should I do then

[@asbelmorales7747]

Make a video about how to take care of itchy butt from sitting too much on the throne.

[@ThomasMetal75]

So, the fix is to attach the clutch as designed? 😮

[@alphax101-gaming2]

So many backseat drummers acting like veterans are the only ones. SMH. Every time I see the toxic drumming community like this it makes me lose joy for the instrument. Grow up guys.

[@SillyHapppy]

😂 Bro I have never once had that Oh my fucking god Who in their right mind

[@Floracohlmeyerweirdo]

The bottom of my hi hat hardware is going up with the hi hat and this won’t work any tips

[@morgunstyles7253]

Dude that's not right. There's a top nut for setting the the tightness. And if you get that symbol too tight you're going to crack it right at the hole.

[@bobsdrumlessons]

That's right there is a top nut for setting tightness. However before you do that you need the bottom one to be fully tightened. Then you set the tightness you'd like from the top one.

[@XenoTravis]

If you have a customs and dont know this ask your rich dad to buy lessons lolz

[@MjMu-qg1qq]

Perfak ❤ 😊

[@KPsTboy]

Is this where we've ended, having absolutely no basic knowledge of what we're using?

[@ToriS61910]

I dont know why im watching this, im an edrummer😂

[@ClumsyFlounder]

if you couldn't figure this out on your own.... you shouldn't be a drummer

[@ProPlayClips]

If you don’t know this you seriously need to experiment with and study your instrument more.

[@cameronjames3783]

Of course it’s not going to listen to you. It’s a fish That’s a weird looking hi hat though lol

[@bendecko326]

No duh....

[@isaiahjasso2694]

Bruh

[@williamb8593]

IMF!! Who would of known 🙄

[@apollossevere8602]

You made this video to get a reaction out of people? Literally the most unnecessary video.

[@catlikethief1718]

Nice, make a video for how to turn my a/c on in my car.

[@mattbidoli-rr4ff]

No felts??? Okay, crack your cymbals i dont care

[@heavenly2k]

You clearly care

[@bobsdrumlessons]

I have a felt underneath and this clutch I'm using doesn't require a felt on the top, since it's soft rubber. No cracked cymbals here!

[@TronciM]

Common sense if you're a drummer no?

[@tommyrose553]

If you own a hi-hat stand and you don't know how to fix that you need to sell it or give it away

[@tuut5154]

wild thought, maybe some people only just started drumming, the type of place where everyone starts off at, and they're somehow magically unfamiliar with an instrument they haven't played before.

[@heavenly2k]

I can't imagine being as bitter as you