Gavin Harrison Soundcheck. Remo Drumheads

My friends from @RemoPercussion came to the Pineapple Thief soundcheck in LA and filmed me messing around.
Bass Drum: PowerStroke 3
Snare Drum: Controlled Sound X + Ambassador Hazy (snare side)
Toms top: Coated Vintage Emperors
Tom bottom: Clear Ambassadors
Sonor SQ2 Drums: 22x15. 8x7, 10x8, 12x9, 15x13, 18x15, 14x5 (Protean snare drum)
Zildjian Cymbals: from left
17" prototype Crash Of Doom
Five custom bells 6.5" to 4.5"
14" K Light Hi Hats
20" K Custom Crash
11" custom crash bell
18" K Custom Crash
20" K Ride
19" K Custom Crash
12" China Trash
22" Swish Knocker (no rivets)
Gibraltar Rack and hardware
Vic Firth SHAR2 sticks
Porter & Davies BC2 tactile monitor seat
Tama Speed Cobra pedals
Hardcase cases

[@timharrison2076]

Then the sound guy shouts, "Oi! Just singles on the kick please!"

[@kyah1268]

🤣🤣🤣

[@timothylalthanmawia6221]

Officials: New sound guy needed.

[@skellbones]

I believe Gavin mixes his live sound himself .

[@getsomebud]

Skell Bones Maybe in his ears. There’s certainly a FOH engineer...

[@matthewroreilly]

TS theProducer dont you love people who don’t know shit lol

[@sirwojenheimthethird2268]

When one drummer’s sound check literally sounds better than anything I’ve ever heard other drummers play...

[@adityarifqi5286]

yeah comfort on any ears

[@stevenfederico2594]

OK shows over everybody go home

[@dconvergadon5281]

His flow is impeccable.

[@ceccavara]

You've just been hypnotized for 4min and 35secs.

[@AlyssonRezende]

Me too... I loved!

[@craigmcmeechan5899]

@@mattmarkus4868 it's called a sound check.... the sound engineer will be checking the mic feeds, gating and limiting while compressing each mic channel then building up an overall level and blend for the full kit. This is exactly what a sound check should be from the point of perfecting what the audience hear. Its easy to play a few grooves and have them sounding top notch but to set the desk and processing up for the entire kit the engineer needs to hear the full breadth of the kit sounds intertwined

[@craigmcmeechan5899]

@@mattmarkus4868 Matt Markus Matt Markus Matt Markus key statement from your reply "that isn't THAT cool".... clearly that your view in your subjective opinion. Maybe it's that some aspiring drummers haven't reached the upper echelons of your drumming career and are actually impressed seeing how true professionals (and I gather by your reply I can include you as an accomplished drummer) carry out a sound check. Again taking the soundcheck aspect aside where you see screwing around i could be seejng it as a perfect example of a warm up switching between different rudiments/sticking/stroking. Perfect example of switching resolutions while moving throughout the kit creating limb independence.... While not worship material there as certainly things to gain from watching such an accomplished drummer carry out what you see as a menial screw around for aspiring drummers I suppose the benefit of being adults is we can agree to disagree on our opinions of the content of the video however one thing we are both in the same page about is he is also one of my favourite drummers.

[@bonham728]

Most definitely

[@ianb9729]

And addicted for the rest of your life.

[@ShakingTwoTrees2012]

I'd happily buy a ticket to watch Gavin's soundcheck live. If there's a better sounding kit of drums and cymbals out there, I've yet to hear it. And his playing is simply mesmerizing.

[@roopetiihonen6129]

Imo Gavin Harrison and Todd Sucherman has the best sounding kits. Atleast for my ears

[@SonorGeek05]

Yes, Sonor has always had the best sounding kits

[@drumsumu]

@@roopetiihonen6129 Simon Phillips, too.

[@veronicaroberts8250]

I have a Sonor kit and they sound really phenomenal! Gavin’s kit sounds absolutely OUTSTANDING!!

[@rkwjunior2298]

This guy is so smooth, relaxed, and fluid. He makes it looks so easy.

[@Inflame5]

I realy feel like he has an unmistakable sound on his drums.

[@Kshep84]

Absolutely

[@bullranderman]

Yup! Have you seen the vid of him explaining how he tunes his kit ? Watch it ...

[@ASpoonfulOfJimmy]

That 15 inch floor tom is amazing...

[@TwoandaHater]

his snare sound is incredible.

[@Artist21st]

Yes!

[@ProblemProductionsLD]

It's one of his 2 signature Protean snares, they're staggeringly good.

[@briansrensen8204]

@@ProblemProductionsLD 13 inch isn't it?

[@ProblemProductionsLD]

@@briansrensen8204 the smaller is 12 inch and the larger is 14 inch.

[@briansrensen8204]

@@ProblemProductionsLD ah, so must be the 14"

[@doublea7054]

Gavin has Some of the best drum sounds in the business... Incredible chops as well!

[@markomarkovic5729]

Absolutely! Even though I prefer clear heads on toms, his sound is ridiculously good.

[@doublea7054]

INDEED

[@bullranderman]

Love the way he tunes his kit !

[@andym28]

They never get a mention but s hoops make a big difference as does how you hold the sticks.

[@chrisguy5598]

Jesus, his drums sound so perfect. Love to now how he tunes them!

[@trepurize]

2:32 - 2:57 just killed me

[@MateuszKoscielny]

In fact, it's a basic 8th notes hi hat groove ;) it's amazing how you can embellish your drum parts only adding ghost notes!

[@michaelnoland8662]

Amazes me how they're all exactly the same height and volume. He basically cranks out studio-level quality in single takes.

[@trepurize]

@@michaelnoland8662 right?!?!

[@stephenlandry9061]

He’s is such a musical drummer and his kit is always dialed in

[@turbo7757]

Truth

[@ShrinkRaptor]

Sound Engineer: "Okay, Gavin. Now may I hear JUST your snare drum, please." 😂

[@victorlopes5887]

these are the best coated heads sound I've ever heard

[@somerandomdudeable]

Gavin Harrison makes it all look easy and effortless

[@drumtracksdirect]

Any time I can get onstage to noodle like this, after soundcheck, is golden, it makes such a difference to my show...getting the feeling of the riser, the kit, room, air etc.

[@EinSophistry]

When your casual soundcheck is more interesting and musical than most composed solos.

[@walkerb1734]

I never tire of watching Gavin & Todd Sucherman play. So effortless and musical. True masters

[@filsolano5465]

I would definitely love for him to jam along with Geddy and Alex. After all he was one of the Professor’s favorite recent drummers.

[@HuckFinn212]

Great idea! Neil would be d'accord!

[@magiscichoam]

Leave his brilliant musical relationship with “Porcupine Tree”, “The Pineapple Thief” and “King Crimson” to play with the remnants of “Rush”? That would truly be the musical equivalent of a “low rent move”. Based on this posit you’ve clearly been spared the ravages of critical thinking and intelligence. Wake up! Harrison is one of the finest drummers on the planet and his performances (especially with “Porcupine Tree” and “The Pineapple Thief”) are light years beyond anything Neil Peart ever did.

[@kchez5586]

As much as I love everything about Gavins playing and composition ability, I think Todd Sucherman would be the best drummer for that situation, if it were to arise. Honestly, If Geddy & Alex were to do something, I think working with more than one drummer would be an interesting approach.

[@BobSchoepenjr]

So effortless, but that brain, my brain, our brains ...🤯

[@damienfollin6553]

Awesome, Thanx Gavin & RemoPercussion. I'd love to see more of this! kind of video !!

[@drumcoverproduction8422]

That sound and dynamic are amazing. The best drummer!!

[@sickofthebulldodo1461]

Probably the best sounding and tuned drums I have ever witnessed in my life. And I have witnessed many!

[@pmagmusic]

3:51 is when you know you're always a kid when you're on a drum kit

[@UserNameNiemand]

Wow! So much licks to learn! Such a grace and absolutely stunning hand movements over the crashes on 1:03 . Master music-craftsman!

[@Michael_Michaels]

@Gavin Harrison, Thank you for this awesome gift! Bring more!

[@jean-pierrenadeau4007]

Very welcome addition to his KZbin offering. Happy new year Gavin!

[@albertofalzoi1541]

unbelievable..simply perfect. Noeadays one of the best drummers on the venue...and of all times, too

[@danielflach4444]

An elegant playing with gorgeous tones. Such a fantastic drummer

[@jonn443]

Those Sonor shells sounds INCREDIBLE. He's pretty good as well. 😅

[@FusionHowie]

Great idea in regards to snare off for sound check! I will be trying this from now on. I love this guy! I learn so much, just saw him in Michigan AMAZING !

[@EixtremeDrummer]

Many thanks for this new year's gift!!

[@gSWG3R]

That's the best sounding set of toms I've ever heard oh my god 😍

[@TheSkunk1996]

The best sound of those toms I ever heard. Amazing!!!

[@alisaiterkan]

I don't care who else comes and goes, this guy is the definition of "solid". And he is timeless, in terms of how he plays, in terms of how his drums sound. So nice to watch this video, thank you!

[@waterboy281]

Always inspiring and great master❣️ dear Gavin Thank you 🙏

[@thalidomide1]

Every live engineers favorite gig. Perfect mic to cymbal height placement, clean sounding rolls , perfect dynamic.

[@ahmetyuce9820]

4:20 when your tune is so on point you can actually make notes on your drum kit. Hats off sir

[@Lalodrums1]

Perfect sound and exquisite vocabulary from mr. Gavin Harrison

[@annapaolagrandini1052]

Thank you Gavin for sharing this video ... we like so much your drumming since a lot of years ago for the first time with Claudio Baglioni and then with Porcupine Three, King Krimson and now Pinneaple Thief

[@gbirdo4718]

All the drums sound perfect. I love the wetness of the toms and kick. They sound like tone cannons.

[@tomal4518]

I've watched a lot of drum videos on you tube... there are many different styles, and some amazing drummers everywhere... somehow I keep coming back to Gavin Harrison.. and I'm a kind of speechless... it just looks so "easy", but he's playing such incredibly complex patterns and rolls... I'm fascinated by the ease which he does this with.. and his musical understanding is also fantastic. An absolute one-off drummer I think.........

[@NikhilMaira]

Thank you for this beautiful video Gavin Sir! Seeing you play at the start of 2020 is exactly the kind of motivation I needed to practice harder :D The kit sound is absolutely brilliant and your playing is a GOLDMINE of innovation! More videos please! Happy New Year!

[@krenwregget7667]

consistently one of the best sounding kits in the business. And that's live, kids.... no sounds replacement or samples mixed in.

[@dugdrums]

The best sounding drums on the planet. Played by a great drummer of course.

[@giancarlotuccio9170]

Eargasm from the beginning till the end...best drummer on earth

[@pelletmobile2]

Amazing Gav, keep up the great work. Lovely to watch you play!

[@davidkrassow8806]

The drums sound awesome, kudos to the drum tech, and the tuning

[@Mistykittykat]

Ok I could just watch an entire concert of just Gavin playing drums 😻😻🥰🥰

[@alexyoung5798]

When I get an acoustic kit again I am totally going to mimic his kit. This thing sounds absolutely gorgeous.

[@bigloaded8324]

Gavin and Simon Phillips have the best sounding drums that I’ve ever heard. Plus, Gavin’s cymbals are just amazing!

[@Daddynixterdrums]

Gotta love them Sonor SQ2’s, Remo heads, and of course Gavin’s technique 👌🏽👌🏽🔥

[@kc9065]

Beautiful, absolutely delicious sounding kit.

[@Drumsholic]

Amazing stuff as always Sir!! Happy New Music Year!!Just i stay speechless and listen....

[@fontagnolpascal7962]

Great preformance...a gift for 2020 ....thankyou

[@reichsbahnfan6346]

His toms are really singin'- sounds great!

[@JxVarytiV0]

Watching him play makes me want to give up on drumming and practice harder at the same time. Great stuff, no surprise there.

[@rosalina9768]

God I love him so much

[@celinmtz7]

Such an elegant way to play!

[@afqt80]

Thank you Gavin for this video. My first video watched in 2020. I can't think of a better way to get my drumming inspiration up.

[@jerrygamez5723]

Sounds amazing. Thanks for the video

[@kjp8251]

Just found out Gavin has a channel, instantly subscribed no questions asked.

[@deesupyo9620]

Total tonal perfection

[@jonobrown1218]

Plays with class! Gavin is goals right there

[@kishorganpatiartdelhi]

Amazing art of music for Gavin Harrison

[@leonscheffler]

The only soundcheck that I would pay the price of the actual show to see!

[@danielallen4147]

The tone of that kit is fantastic!

[@michaelkruppenbacher1711]

I’ve always loved the sound of his toms. They have an aggressive Doom sound followed by a soft resonance. They literally make the sound “doom” haha.

[@jensharald9091]

Endless love for this

[@daviddelrio3183]

0 dislikes, thank god everyone can appreciate this piece of art

[@heisenberg460]

Unfortunately now 1 dislike. Maybe Justin Bieber came here....

[@rastroni]

Come on guys, that's not art, just incredible drumming. Drums are part of art, but not tjis way. This is a (great, amazing, goddamn) skill exhibition, not art.

[@fVNzO]

@@rastroniFrom the Oxford dictionary my good sir, art is; "the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination". This is art. An expression that evokes emotional response is per definition art. It certainly left me in awe.

[@BobSchoepenjr]

David Del Rio : always some who have to ruin the party...

[@antoniorafaschieri6611]

@@BobSchoepenjr It's just grammatics. There's no emotion, no message. Only INCREDIBLE skills. That's a good "party" anyways, but that's not art. Gavin makes art, but not in this video, and He didn't want too, I think.

[@joshswicegood404]

Man these drums sound amazing!

[@ryanaston4367]

Those toms sound magical. Bonkers.

[@TheDrumsFamily]

The tuning is amazing !

[@diegocastillo8544]

Gavin Harrison es la perfección misma en cuanto a sonido y ejecución, es el verdadero amo y señor de la bateria!

[@arturm.4496]

The sound of that kit.

[@thomascooper438]

First time hearing. Wonderful sound and excellent drumming!

[@mickeytaker4255]

Amazing metronomic brilliance!

[@shahedulislamsazzad927]

The Magician 💙

[@Tygard_93]

Glad to see the K ride is back!

[@andypalmieri2800]

Nicest sounding kit .Tuned to perfection

[@djam6666]

Unreal! The toms are tuned so well. Funny I actually use that “Kentucky derby” tune to get my intervals where I want them. But his sound so much better. Also intrigued by the mics. A mix of all sorts of mics.

[@andreamusetti2897]

Amazing!!! 😍🥁

[@bassplate]

15" tom sounds great! That 12 to 15 to 18 pitch span is really musical.

[@jullebarge]

Congrats to the sound engineer too !

[@lamecasuelas2]

I've seen this guy twice with The king and It was freaking amazeballs!

[@spalmiero87]

Best drummer ever! Anesthetize live in tilburg with porcupine tree... I have nothing else to say

[@ianmitnick8245]

Gavin - hi! When i saw you play with Porcupine Tree in Baltimore a number of years ago it literally was the best sounding show acoustically and sound wise i have ever been to - not to mention how obviously talented all of you are - so it was at Rams Head Live Baltimore city Maryland - and i will never forget in that room how good the sound was mixed and sounded - and ive been to hundreds of concerts - so i'll just never forget that show - you are gifted and keep up the talented creative drum playing! from ian

[@bigp733]

3:52 Gavin has still his first laugh from his first time playing a drumkit. That's where the power arises from.

[@rodrigocanete2146]

Un nuevo video de Gavin, excelente comienzo de 2020!!

[@dariousmarshall2838]

🔥💯playing and them drums sound amazing✊🏾.

[@Level-333]

Those drums sound amazing!

[@Leddrums]

Number 1. Cheers from 🇮🇹

[@theSnaredrumde]

What a grandios solo♥️

[@chrisonthedrums9955]

Amazing!

[@dimisle]

The Perfect sounding drummer.... 😮😮😮😮

[@boots66683]

Perfect sounding kit

[@Aleiuta75]

So clean...Gavin...OMG

[@JoelStevenett]

Beautiful!!!😎🤘🙏

[@juanborjas6416]

So good!

[@ermannomialich5223]

Love you man ♥️♥️♥️

[@jacquesprevert1902]

Here we have some God’s chops. Truly unbelievable! 🔥