Chad Smith at Guitar Center's Drum-Off Finals

[@wdrumz]

I almost forgot Drum Offs were about groove and pocket like this. They should show case the musicality of a drummer and not just shredding pointless "chops" all the time and using stupid stick tricks to make up for the lack of talent. Thank God they brought groove back to this. These are pros ladies and gents, take note ;)

[@NeillWylie]

I'm normally all for tech but I absolutely fully agree with you here. His drumming was real nice in this one.

[@jessetarr2771]

Chad really won that drum off. His foot work and dynamics are incredible.

[@AlessioSfasci]

The amazing Steve Lukather on guitar!

[@davidmerry2977]

Its not about being the best, its about bringing your own style to the table, and showing you have a love for what you do in your art. And this is a great example of that. Thats how you can truly consider someone a master of their art. A simple question to ask yourself, are you doing it??

[@GpeterKostwinder]

Yes, I love this!

[@saintjabroni]

Exfuckingatly.

[@Ds14n]

wow, Chad + Steve Lukather, that's a combo I tought I would never see. Amazing!

[@liamlazcano1916]

yes i do steve luckater is amazing guitar player from band TOTO and drummer simon philips!!

[@davepett6531]

Listening to him since his days with Toby red and it never gets old . Great job Chad

[@JoeLeo823]

I can watch this over, over, over and over again....wake up the next day and watch it again. What a great jam. GROOVEEEEE

[@davidleiva940]

These guys can PLAY! Great jam!!

[@davepett6531]

Great job Chad been listening to him since he was a kid playing at the main act

[@elbettto]

Wooow!! The great Steve Lukather on guitar!! Wooooow!

[@VladShpiro]

Now that's what I call emotional playing :) Blows away totally, so good

[@thijs817]

amazing performance! I could watch this video over and over again!

[@kingkari1496]

I love Guitar Center

[@joelpark6616]

luv the way how this dude leads the whole band

[@kingrick5494]

You should try listening to jazz

[@bscheryms]

FREAKING AMAZING! Chad's a beast! and the guitars...... my God!!!!!

[@LeandroOlavarria]

Chad Smith is amazing!!

[@firstmusic00]

Love Chad. He's not as "flashy" as some. But damn he can groove!

[@JackAHT]

firstmusic00 he can be flashy as heck, he just knows that drums is about grooving so he doesn't show it

[@juanjosesilva7059]

Increible....esto te dan ganas de tocar todo el dia...

[@dannethercott5787]

I'm going to be that guy and complain about something right now. Amazing performance aside, whoever mixes the audio for these videos really needs to step it up. Considering that this is a drum performance video, i'm really disappointed that I didn't get to hear Chad's brilliant drum tones. There was basically no tom's in the mix, the cymbals were too thin and crispy, and I seriously doubt that fat steel snare of his sounds like that acoustically... it sounded like I was just hearing the bottom mic, no attack. I can see Chad Smith wailing on the drums, but heard no life in the mixing. Please do better next time. Thanks for the video though :) Interesting to see him in this kind of musical situation.

[@revell55]

+Dan Nethercott I scrolled down to find your comment. I knew it was there. I knew someone thought the same thing as me. Just as Audio-technician that mixes the performance of Rock Am Ring, they need to find a new job. This was absolutely HORRIBLE mixing wise. Chad rocks of course, just wish I could hear it the way he plays it..

[@cpu554]

I don't think that was his fat steel snare. Looked like free floater of some sorts.

[@bubinga_basher]

Dan Nethercott I hear ya, but in Chad’s defense, I’m pretty sure that’s wasn’t one of Chad’s kit, he probably didn’t have his sound guy, etc...I’m 90% sure that was a Yamaha kit, with a Pearl reso head. The badges were square, and the lugs looked Yamaha. What bothers me, is he had to knock the kit off the stage? A kit, or a runner up would have loved that.

[@vasilias2230]

It was a good band mix, it fits in very well.

[@Drummer_Monkey]

@@bubinga_basher its a pearl kit, you can see the writing on the badge, at about the 2 10 min mark, its on his floor tom

[@honza_kriz_bass]

GROOVE MASTER OF DA UNIVERSE!!!

[@carRmaRicaRbaTa]

You should watch this if you haven't, fuckng awesome.. #ChadSmith

[@davejones9577]

awesome jam

[@noamdrums3764]

Amazing Drummer!!

[@morbidnmacabre5691]

Damn watch him move! Love Chad!

[@patriciobuztamante708]

Genio!

[@riccardo1995able]

STEVE LUKATHER!

[@stevefox5430]

Bombastic Meatbats + Steve Lukather!!

[@Verdugothewatcher]

I like Chad Smith. He just grooves hard.

[@saintjabroni]

Fire drummin'!

[@douglasdrumdouglasdrum3245]

chad y brad wil dos bateristas funk de los mas bravos

[@UNSO-UNA]

Потрясающие музыканты! Всегда обращал внимание н гитариста и басиста red hot chilli peppers. Никогда не уделял внимания ударнику. Отличный профессионал! Просто получил наслаждение от этого видео, серьезно!

[@davidleiva940]

It's all about the groove, baby! ;)

[@prankstar666]

I didn't know Norman Reedus played bass!

[@megamoind]

I'm suprised Chad's not deaf by now :-D

[@sideoutside]

What?

[@vaughanxaviermusic]

@@sideoutside he doesnt really use ear protection... makes me sad

[@squanderer5400]

the good smart drummers practice with ear muffs, so he's probs fine

[@serhiih.7055]

Chad is true musician, no stupid wall of sounds and tricks, which most of drum off competitors like so much

[@kingrick5494]

I’d like to his drum solo though

[@Mikimikey]

Wow, a Pearl marsters serie pushed off the scene ! I wish i could have one like this !

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

Ironically, I didn't read the intro blurb and just clicked PLAY... and a bar into the solo of the second guitarist I thought "Damn! That sounds just like Steve Lukather!"... and it was! ;)

[@davedecker1725]

Smith is a MONSTER!!! I saw him play with chickenfoot, he made joe,Sammy & Mike look like a bunch of librarians!!

[@anderszettergren4302]

Great

[@alexadams6566]

Will ferrell on the drums, kirk hammett on the keyboard, daryl dixon on bass, overweight dave grohl on guitar

[@giggs102]

jeff kollman what a flipping guitarist

[@rush2795]

kirk hammett on the keyboard?

[@emaledesma2196]

Jhon Petrucci with curlers

[@saintjabroni]

Yes, it's true. That's Kirk. Next question.

[@sampeake4235]

Wah

[@costamesa22]

rush2795 😂 lol

[@MrDrummerguy33]

I was just thinking, man that kid on guitar has chops.. Then I read Lukather LMFAO

[@DarrellHeathmydogspike]

his rack tom has a evans head whoops :D

[@mantzini]

Bass player is Darryl from The Walking Dead xD

[@MiguelBatalha]

Nice drumming, Will!

[@damonashenfelter5199]

stil curious why they didn't bring Chad Smith on the set of Step-brothers during the beat lab part to fuck up the drums... missed opportunity there...

[@OLLEnatior]

wow I didnt know Will Ferrel could drum away! He's great too! A man of many talents.

[@michaelschmidt9708]

Nope. Jeff Kollman (Alan Parsons, Glenn Hughes, Mogg/Way). Check out his instrumental trio COSMOSQUAD. Ahhh-mazing!

[@StephenLella]

Fucking. Awesome.

[@SeanLaMontagne]

God damn....

[@XxStrongDrums1996xX]

Does anybody know if Steve Lukather and Chad Smith have appeared together on a record yet? If not, they should. My god, would that be a killer combo.

[@eskilseter]

He plays on one track on Steve's latest solo record "Transition". They might have played on other records together in the past too, but none that I know of.

[@clifbradford1620]

Ya gotta love the guy that wears the "Old English D " !!!

[@Drumdad90]

Brace yourselves for the “Will Ferrell look-like-a-like” jokes

[@AlmostLeroy]

I never knew Daryl played bass!

[@elamigoporky98]

everyone should check ou reuben grenwuich (or similar last name) of the main squeeze!

[@sergiogarcia239]

Stamina my goodness!!!

[@jr0ccc]

did anybody else notice the evans reso head on the mounted tom? even tho he is a remo artist

[@manolo3540]

Is that Daryll from the walking dead on bass?

[@tredomke5781]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT

[@manolo3540]

hahaha ikr?

[@cundionfire]

and kirk hammet on keyboard lol

[@rossshimer3426]

Chad kick his bass drum of the stage before the song was over

[@courtbeall7768]

Wish I was there.Thats a shitload of talent on that stage.

[@jmetalskinz]

Chad still knows how to groove like a mother fucker after all these years!

[@VWGTI2013]

Chad is Rad! All copyrights owned.

[@xezu7700]

RHCP logo on the cymbals? XD ( 2:17 )

[@laboratorymusic_]

YES! IT"S CYMBAL IS "HOLY CHINA", CHAD SMITH SIGNATURE MAKE IS "SABIAN SYMBALS".

[@nickdell8202]

Is anybody better at making normal drum groove sound amazing

[@TheSquareOnes]

Has he recorded with this band at all or were they just thrown together for the competition? I'd love to have an album of this.

[@rileymorgan5650]

yeah they have some recorded stuff they're called bombastic meatbeats haha

[@TheSquareOnes]

Riley Morgan Awesome, thank you.

[@spaz6996]

How Do I get tickets to Guitar Centre Drum Off's??

[@sampeake4235]

Guy on keyboard: wah

[@レイカー-b4u]

こういうの生で見てみたい

[@huntercampbell3726]

Those RHCP logo'd cymbals

[@jessepinkeye2339]

Kirk Hammet on Keys!

[@Pinkycarruthers]

Are these Chad Smith signature sabian cymbals? I can't find the hi-hat for sale anywhere. Is it available at all?

[@DRUMAdam91]

Only the china

[@Pinkycarruthers]

DRUMadam Hmmm, does anyone have any idea what the others are called since they have the RHCP star logo imprinted on them? -- Other than the fact that they are Sabians. These are obviously custom cymbals if it has his band logo on them but Sabian isn't marketing them to be resold this way? Does anyone know which Sabian models the logo cymbals are then? Weird...

[@abethedrummer]

those are aax xplosion hats, they don't sell them with the rhcp print on them though

[@spacejazz6272]

Abe Thedrummer I play those! They sound amazing

[@abethedrummer]

Stephen Barlow I agree, very loud and cutting haha

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

COOL JAM NEXT TIME AND ALWAYS PUT THE BASS PLAYER ON THE HI AT SIDE CARLOS GUITARLOS

[@shibumi5210]

Drummers need a new t-shiirt... "I'd hit that", then below- "Zildjian cymbals- being hit on and loving it since 1623"

[@chuckychan6627]

Somebody knows which model and brand is Chad s hi hat in this event?

[@RHCP9181]

They're his sabian signature, probably the accelerator hats 14 inch.

[@chuckychan6627]

RHCP9181 thanks!! :D

[@sanidrummer5754]

are this Cymbals for sale ?

[@connorsk622]

the meatbats !!!!

[@lkamakazee]

will farrell plays drums????

[@subzeo198]

where is the drum solo?

[@murphymoerf]

exactly where does it say "drum solo" in the title or the description?

[@sanidrummer5754]

Where is the signature snare sound!! :) what is this

[@john_gojan]

daryl on the bass

[@jacobd9275]

In my opinion chad smith is better than Neil Peart,He can do more with a smaller set and isn't all about flash

[@phatpeople1234]

Jake Duffy The difference between Neil Peart and John Bonham is the preference of feel versus groove. I prefer groove drummers and that's what I think Chad Smith is.

[@nicholascurtis8201]

Listen to the song "Cygnus X-1, book II: hemispheres" then say Chad Smith is better lol

[@nicholascurtis8201]

Or better yet, listen to the drum track for "Subdivisions", it is phenomenal!

[@schulz1691]

Jacob _ no busquemos quién es mejor! Disfrutemos!

[@jigsaw924]

So, Are we just not going to ever see the drum off finalists? What the fuck?

[@brandonwalker9245]

What is will ferrel doing on drums

[@tannerrat1168]

did i just see a evens drum head on that kit

[@TJDrumsRHCP]

Shame of the drumset in the end.

[@roamlikekane]

what chili's should be without kiedis. that was awesome!

[@RevolutionStudios00]

It wouldn't be the same at all, and it wouldn't be better either.

[@christophcarle]

If this guy left, I would start listen to them.

[@MovieHound17]

I miss John Bonham. If buddy rich was able to work the skins at his age Bonham wouldn't have lost a step either :)

[@piterdevries1885]

will farrel is fuckin great

[@123kkkasd]

I swear he looks like will Farrel

[@WjunioRCR]

ese bateerista es un desgracia como va a hacer eso xD

[@DrW8man]

Did you notice that bass drum fell down on the floor? =))

[@JAF2991]

Holy shit! Will Ferrell can play!

[@Yourhandinmine]

+jeco F And Daryl from Walking dead on bass xD

[@rummat]

YHIMOfficial hca

[@orangeeater1000]

Loool the bassist looks like Daryl Dixon from "The walking dead"

[@RichKeator]

Couldn't have just said "Chad Smith and the Boombastic Meatballs"?

[@LudMartyTaylor]

Chad is just ridiculous at the end of the video .. Poor guy..

[@mauricioaguirre3611]

I saw you playing too. You really suck

[@imSulfurate]

is this the red hot chilli peppers.

[@carterwilliamson8504]

Not the guys playing with Chad. But Chad's apart of them.

[@strayroz]

Bombastic Meatbats

[@michaelschmidt9708]

FYI: This tune is called 'And We All Swing the Tuna' off the second Bombastic Meatbats album, 'More Meat'. Amazing disc!

[@CharlieDCustomCarpentry]

4 guitars keepin him busy, no singer, epic

[@MotoRiff77]

Will Ferrell is a pretty good drummer :)

[@antonmaclean8418]

😞