Here are 3 ways to instantly get those SWEET 70s drum sounds

I'm a huge fan of classic drum tones from the 1970s ... those thuddy, beefy, deep, dead sounds that can be heard on so many albums from that era. Here are 3 ways to access those sweet, buttery tones pretty quickly and how I go about recording them.
1. Cloth taped to the edge of the drum head
2. Cover the entire drumhead with cloth
3. Rolled-up pieces of tape placed around the perimeter of the drumhead
Remember, it's all about finding the balance between "too dead" and "too much ring" ... listen for the low end (the fundamental) in the drum!
Let me know about your favorite way to get these tones, even if it's not on the list!
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[@krizzi666]

Oh wow, a real 70's man with a 70's stach, rocking a 70's drumkit in his 70's

[@JakeReedmusic]

Lol

[@PsychorGames]

Fucking KEK

[@ajthmmht]

Ron swanson style

[@felipevasquez2384]

He looks like a young Ron Swanson

[@JakeReedmusic]

Felipe Vasquez love it!

[@mrmoonpsic]

My first time here, my very first thought. True.

[@JakeReedmusic]

@@mrmoonpsic LOL

[@Mr.A_LDN]

And sounds not unlike Kenny Powers😁

[@YellowNoseProductions]

I knew I recognized him lol

[@zakkdavis3233]

“You never go full 70’s” That moustache says otherwise.

[@JakeReedmusic]

haha! touche ...

[@scaryguyy]

Just by seeing the thumbnail I thought "That mustache MUST be one of the three ways".

[@JakeReedmusic]

LOL

[@davidstaab1829]

All of the tape and muffling has nothing to do with your achievement of great 70's tone. It's quite simply that, that miraculous mustache has magical powers.

[@JakeReedmusic]

LOL

[@DustinBusa914]

"You never go full 70's" had me dying

[@JakeReedmusic]

LOL thanks!

[@minademian]

Any musician who communicates in onomatopaeia, made-up words, and looped gaffes is my kinda musician. Great video, parfuffle.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Yaaaay!!!

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

That's how you write onomatopoeia in english? weird, i didn't know

[@akoaykilalamo]

Dumbass me searched parfuffle on google thinking it is a real word 💀

[@ruthlesscutthroat4030]

the moustache... you forgot the moustache... it absorbs the high frequencies that bounce around, giving the lo-fi effect.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Dangit! Gotta redo the whole thing now.

[@ulissesmalanski514]

I'm gonna put cloths and duck tape over my laptop to achieve that 70's sound on my E-DRUM VST

[@JakeReedmusic]

That’s what I’m talkin’ about!

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Tape on my monitor didn't make no difference.

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Towel worked, however.

[@flamesatgames]

Ohhhhh maaan the tortillas sound so goood

[@JakeReedmusic]

love them.

[@crazyfunnydude1]

@@JakeReedmusic where di you buy those cloths

[@alanduncan1980]

Tortilla. Lol. Waste of fucking money. A fucking tampon would do the same job. I swear, they can market any ol shit and suckers will buy it. It's essentially a fucking rag.

[@ireadysucks3026]

@@alanduncan1980 bro if it’s so easy to do why don’t you do it?

[@dummy0000000]

I’m not a drummer, I’m an engineer. I’ve learned a lot. Thanks

[@JakeReedmusic]

Happy to help!

[@TempoDrift1480]

If you're an engineer and you've never heard of this untill just now then you're not an engineer. You remind me of one of those guys on the job site that claims to be an electrician but never seen someone twist wires before capping with a wire nut. Don't claim to be something you're not. It's pretty disrespectful to the people who worked to become what you're out there claiming.

[@dummy0000000]

@@TempoDrift1480 I didn’t intend to hurt your feelings and feelings of community. Now you exposed me and I’ll go kill myself. You’ll continue with all the disrespect I left on you with my initial comment.

[@benjaminfiliatrault7898]

@@TempoDrift1480 You sound like an asshole. Putting someone down for wanting to learn something new. And you say they were 'disrespectful'? Get a grip my guy

[@bigbadwolf2075]

@@TempoDrift1480 you had a bad day or ..?

[@creeke_alley]

How in the fuck am I just finding this man and his wonderful mustache and channel after 14 years of being a musician and 4 years of Berklee... I now have to binge this entire channel LOL

[@JakeReedmusic]

Ha! THANKS DUDE!!!

[@creeke_alley]

@Paul Seymour the golden years I’m sure!

[@autumnphillips151]

The mustache is not wonderful, but the hair on the top of his head is.

[@RetroReminiscing]

Same here, i feel like ive just found a rare hidded gem lol

[@merchannel7762]

Even though “70s drum sounds” are almost cliche, this is exactly what I wanna watch. So good.

[@JakeReedmusic]

merchannel yay! Yeah, it’s kind of funny that we say “70s” anyway since not *everything* from that decade sounds muffled and low but alas everyone knows exactly what you mean by it! What’s the first thing you think of when you hear “80s drum sounds”? Lol!

[@merchannel7762]

Jake Reed djoo djoo, djoo djoo, djoo djoo, djoo djoo, djooo djooo “I can feel it cooomin in the air tonight”

[@markomarkovic5729]

@@merchannel7762 And power toms :)

[@johannesschneider2367]

@@JakeReedmusic Gatedschd Reverbschd

[@JK-js2td]

@@JakeReedmusic 80s sounds...electronic drums

[@AndrewMasters]

Like anything I've described. Hell yes.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Andrew Masters woooo!!! Thanks buddy!

[@martywhite2988]

"Where is this lawyer you speak of?" --Ron Swanson

[@denisthefuzz]

You genius. Where were you all my life.

[@gimmiethejuice]

Having been there - here's how we did it back in the 80s. Nobody used towels. For the kick, a pillow usually and whatever weight, always with the front head off, tune a bit higher than usual to get that warm bottom end. Snare and toms - Take a piece of black duct tape less than a foot, put on a table sticky side up, fold some toilet paper or kleenex into a shape so it fits within the "rectangle" of the tape (leave plenty of sticky space all around), place it down in the middle of the tape, then take the tape and stick it across near the top edge of the drum head so it looks like a "censored" bar. If that's not enough (the snare and the floor toms especially), put one censored bar near the top and one censored bar near the bottom, like a big equals sign. If that's still not enough, put three so it forms a radioactive warning symbol. For the snare, use a Remo Emperor batter or if you've got the nerve, any 14" clear tom head; big woofy snare. To get a super tight short snare hit, put a bit of scotch tape across the snares. For the toms, put kleenex tapes on both the top and the bottom heads (and tune the bottom a bit higher than the top).

[@JakeReedmusic]

Yep! So many ways to do it!

[@chucku.farley]

I always say "Ziggy Stardust". I love the way the drums sound on that.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Same!

[@alienproductions9948]

Now THAT's dead.

[@SeemsLikeSomething]

Good example! Had to give it another listen and yeah I hear the muffling clearly! EDIT: There’s some bizarre panning on that song when listening with AirPods wow. Very separated sounds and really forward sounding. Feels like the band is playing right in front of ya and to the left and right a lot.

[@chucku.farley]

I should have said "the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars" lol. As in the whole album...

[@aniquinstark4347]

That sweet 'stache is pretty appropriate for discussing the 70's

[@JakeReedmusic]

Lol

[@KevinStCroix]

There is nothing like the nostalgia of hearing “that” 70’s snare sound.

[@JakeReedmusic]

yep.

[@RetroGent5]

dog I am losing it over that beat 8:52 so sinister

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks dude!

[@dissinyosandwich7548]

Something especially cool I realized watching this is that this technique would probably be a dream for adding post-production effects. Having such a dry in-studio sound means that you could add reverb to the snare for space or do some wild psyche inspired effects on the whole kit without so much natural resonance making it sound messy or muddy.

[@JakeReedmusic]

exactly!

[@samvouga]

It's totally awsome. I like the dry humour as much as the dry drums😂

[@nickwilkinsmusic]

killer stuff man! lots of knowledge in that mustache

[@JakeReedmusic]

Nick Wilkins Music ha! Thanks!

[@andriealinsangao613]

Never understimate the power of a sweet stache!

[@matthewcasey4795]

Next level mustache game. I'm a guitarist and have no idea why I'm watching this. (Edit) I've just realised its analogous to finding the perfect level of slap back.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Boom.

[@sabrosapurr]

I swear tuning drums well is harder than playing them well. Having said that, this was a very helpful video. Thanks Jake. I will now continue to drive myself nuts trying to get the sound of method #2.

[@JakeReedmusic]

You’re welcome! AND, you can do it!

[@drewjohnson4794]

I think playing them well is way harder. Good playing can make even bad tuning sound great. Flipped around though great tuning will never make a bad drummer sound good. Once you hit more than 1 acoustic drum it's very hard to make it sound musical instead of just noise. A good drummer can use anything as drums and they'll sound good. No Tuning required.

[@lucyferina]

Use a very cheap drum dial or some sort of tunning device, it is only more difficult if you are tuning to an exact pitch but there are apps for that as well..

[@sabrosapurr]

@@lucyferina Thanks Lucy :)

[@jessegibson6647]

Elements from these 70s drum kits, especially regarding the snare is a pretty current sound in indie pop/rock records nowadays I feel.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Bid time!

[@b1_ferg]

Ron Swingson, I've learned something today.

[@JakeReedmusic]

yaaaaaay!

[@user-22-]

Very neat. You’re definitely rockin the ‘70’s stash’ 👨🏻 lol 👍🏼

[@mattwithoutyou]

man, that first little groove with the tape and the cloth, you definitely nailed that mick fleetwood sound.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@TomSmith-hq1ok]

This is exactly the video I wanted to see 10 years ago when I was trying to figure out why my drums didn't sound like recordings! Amazing video, thank you!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! Better late than never???

[@elianmusic7452]

That second kit is too good to be true. Its fucking crazy honestly lol. Make a good library with lots of layers and ill pay gold for it

[@JakeReedmusic]

sample pack coming soon!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

My dog and I have been fighting over the dog bed in my drums her entire life! She'll walk right over when you're playing and PULL. IT. OUT! Even of there's a brand-new one RIGHT THERE, lol. If I'm playing on the V-drums, she pulls it out and and drags it over to the front of the V-drums. 2 labs. They BOTH slept in front of my kick drums.

[@JakeReedmusic]

lol

[@Doctormix]

love this video!

[@andyc5392]

Drum guru/ mad scientist...this is great!

[@EmersonBorakove]

love your videos!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@fleamark3598]

Вау dr.mix

[@blubfishuwaaa]

claudiooo

[@MatthewParsonsDrumsAndAudio]

Those tones, are pretty dead on. It has a great vibe.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Matthew Parsons thanks!

[@loris9920]

I love you Ron Swanson of drumming

[@snippletrap]

These drums sound ridiculously good

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thank you!

[@deemdoubleu]

As a guitarist and by definition deaf through years of Marshall 4x12 therapy, I haven't a clue what you're going on about and couldn't care less but it sounds ace as far as I can tell ;-).

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@waynedeadder664]

The best part (and this is ALL really good!) is the advice on sound creating vibe at the end. Once you hear that tone, you have no choice but to be Don Hendley

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! Yes, to me it's all about THE SOUND!

[@dreammfyre]

Anything by Quincy Jones from the 70s got some benchmark drum sounds.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Love all those records!

[@Killenmachine05]

the first and most important way, have a dope vintage camco kit

[@JakeReedmusic]

It certainly doesn’t hurt!

[@stevebarlow7908]

These videos are gold! I’m lovin’ them! Jake can you pleease do a video showing how you tune drums? I’m a beginning drummer and you seem to be able to wrangle any tone you want from your drums 😅

[@just-in8123]

That floor makes the camera move that’s beefy. 🤘🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@JakeReedmusic]

boom.

[@daveryan2148]

That last set was tuned tf in.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks man!

[@danreed5171]

S'up .....Dan Reed here and I drum as well. gotta muffle the snare very minimally....1 tom and obviously the floor tom. I know we're related somewhere on the line cause of your dew. All Reed's have Great hair(chicks dig it) My late father was nicknamed Helmet ,,,,,,,,,rock on bruh

[@JakeReedmusic]

Sup! We’ve gotta be related somehow. I can feel it.

[@danreed5171]

Yo''''''' your not from Jersey are you?

[@JakeReedmusic]

No, I’m from Kansas City.

[@danreed5171]

@@JakeReedmusic videos are kool.. very informative and you got the Reed humor. We are funny bastards

[@voronOsphere]

I love those 70s sounds!!!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Yaaaaaay!!!

[@izziOnBass]

That kick sound is wonderful!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@jackmmarsden]

That 60’s kit sounds immaculate

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@squelch.]

Can't believe you replied to all the comments.. You just got the badge "Best YT Feed"

[@JakeReedmusic]

HAHA! I try to reply to everyone! Thanks!

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

one additional thing I do (because I do go full 70s).. i stick mics up inside my concert toms..

[@djfglobal3377]

What kind of drum mics fo you prefer? I’m about to get a a few

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

@@djfglobal3377 audio technica atm230s

[@simonoxley3711]

Great stuff! Just found this channel. I'm gonna try me some great British tea towels on my Beverley kit. I'm sort of excited. Ringo!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! Have fun!

[@liamlafortune9003]

Sir I love everything about this channel, I came for the Drum Tortillas and stayed for the Gretsch drums 😍

[@JakeReedmusic]

Yay! Thanks!

[@ayushshukla731]

This guy write here is spilling all the juicy secrets, thank god I found this channel. Great stuff ^_^

[@mikerobertson1101]

this needs more views - this was great

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@rektagon1547]

easily one of the best drum videos on youtube ive ever watched. very simple and not getting to bogged down in the details, just messing about and finding something that sounds good. also love to see the ND868 get some much deserved love

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks dude! Simpler is usually better, right?!

[@paulbismuth8761]

1) 1:53 + 5:49 2) 8:51 3) 11:53 great vid, thanks !

[@SlimeHut555]

Nice Ron Swansons Kid talks to me about drums

[@JakeReedmusic]

Boom

[@Reub3]

ohhhh! I'm so glad I found someone who's figured it out for me. Just recently started getting into 70s jams and wanting to replicate a lot of it in my playing. Thank you good sir for taking the time to find that sound.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Yaaaay! Thanks! Happy to help!

[@TheMattForbes]

These videos are so MONEY, JR! And those tones? So buttery.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Matt Forbes thanks, Matt! You and I have very similar aesthetics haha

[@chrisshorooi5999]

The Zach Galifianakis of drumming. I loved the clip, great job! 💫

[@ttimlake]

"Never Go Full 70s!" said the man wearing that mustache. I would trust anything that anyone wearing that 'stache had to say about the 70's. Rock on and thanks for the cool info. My nephew is a grown man with kids and a gigging rock drummer. What makes a good gift for a gigging drummer if I can't afford a whole lot?

[@luiskarantonis4531]

Love the sound of 70s drums!specially in reggae music,great video,killer stache.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@Musik_Arbeiter]

This is probably one of the best videos I've seen covering the topic of changing or altering drum sounds. I'm sure there's plenty of videos covering this topic in a variety of ways. But as a non-drummer, this is more of an overall sound designing perspective that's actually very informative and friendly to the approach of editing your drums' sounds. For other videos I've seen covering the topic, many drummers slap the cloth covers on top and call it a day. But I appreciate the in-depth sound design showing the most minuscule changes to the weight on the drums changing the sounds drastically. Overall awesome beefy drum tones that definitely are inspiring, thank you for sharing your soundscaping techniques! It'd be awesome to get a sample pack of some of these drum sounds! Lol 🤙🥁

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! I really appreciate the detailed response! I'll probably make a sample pack someday.

[@brettgaulke6494]

I didn't know Duke Silver played the drums too!

[@JakeReedmusic]

haha

[@BathedInMilk]

Goddammit. Recorded my "70s" album in April 2020 as quarantine began and looked everywhere on YT for a video like this on dampening drums. None of the others I found were that useful so I gave up and just threw some tea towels on the kit a la Ringo. Apparently you posted this right after I finished recording. D'oh. Don't think mine sounds terrible but having this know-how would probably have improved things.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Dangit! Better late than never???

[@petergozina7799]

Right on man.. Rocking the 70s porno 'stache while learning everybody the secrets of that smooth super sexy swingin sound of the 70s.... Great content.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Boom. Thanks!

[@rosiemurray2611]

man, you have an incredible look edit: just subbed and looked at your upload schedule and dude, please upload some more vids because the algorithm is blessing you

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! Eventually, I’ll get around to uploading some more vids. I’m a new dad at the moment, so that’s taking up a lot of my time right now. Hopefully soon though!

[@Frank1979Zappa]

@@JakeReedmusic Drummer and father of three here. Enjoy your time when it‘s young, flying by too fast. And thanks for this excellent video!

[@JakeReedmusic]

@@Frank1979Zappa Thanks!

[@spenceman62]

Thsnk you!!! Love that sound!

[@phoenixtagal9531]

Your drum packs slapppp

[@spicydaddy2526]

i know this is an engineering vid but I appreciate the clean, clear test grooves you're playing. relaxed strokes, great sound

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! Even though I’m talking about engineering stuff, I’ll always be a drummer first!

[@thevaliantaisle]

never heard of your channel before.. im 8 seconds into the first video and your mustache earned you a sub.. impeccable

[@JakeReedmusic]

Yaaaaay!!! My mustache thanks you.

[@tonyd6753]

this is awesome dude! thank u for making this

[@wattage2007]

Nice tones and lovely grooves!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thank you!

[@yonikessler1912]

Doing a drum session soon where I was looking for this exact type of sound, recognized you from an Andrew Masters video and laughed my ass off the entire time. Thanks for the great video, subscribed!

[@JakeReedmusic]

YEEEEESSSS!!! Thanks dude!

[@RandSht]

amazingly great. you should make a sample library of mutli-layered one shot. Could be the end of my quest for "dead" drum sample library. Very good job bro !

[@RandSht]

holysh* just saw you made one 🔥🔥🔥

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! I made a sample pack of the second kit in this vid called SUPER DEAD DRUMS. Link in description.

[@RandSht]

@@JakeReedmusic Bought it immediatly. Made a track in the afternoon. So inspiring. Dope work mate !

[@JakeReedmusic]

@@RandSht So rad! Glad you're enjoying it! Thanks!

[@lurgy5177]

This is good stuffs!! Thanks for putting this up

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@DRUMAWAYEMAN]

Another great video!!!!

[@JakeReedmusic]

DRUMAWAYEMAN : thanks dude!

[@WavePotter]

Dude. Love your tone and video editing. Also sick Ron Swanson look! 😅

[@JakeReedmusic]

Haha! Thanks!

[@soundshigh]

Hey, these sounds are pure gold. If you'd offered a sampled set of your drums for Kontakt, I'd buy it in an instant.

[@JakeReedmusic]

one day!

[@FrightboxRecording]

Great video! Sick tones 🤘

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thank you!!!

[@tomkoonen281]

Great video, love the tips!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Tom Koonen thanks!

[@crabbtrixexp]

sounds great, u have a sweet 70's tash, too, i wanna hear how to sound like john Bonham, i don't know why i don't even play drums, but Bonhams sound was killer imo

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! Here's how I attempt to achieve an inkling of Bonham in my tiny studio: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5-WcqdjqMaUoas

[@lucyferina]

Bonham sound was achieved by recording in a very big very reverb prone room (a stone castle) of course now a days you can just get a reverb prone space, and add more reverb post recording. unless you have a church or a space with that reverb it will be hard to achieve without using effects...

[@JakeReedmusic]

@@lucyferina I don't have a stairwell!

[@Zezezeze69]

@@JakeReedmusic I got a fever, and the only prescription is more stairwell!

[@nigelprettyc3]

@@lucyferina and the key to bonham sound was bonham

[@amurphful]

Great video! Instant subscription. Question: do you find the "70s" muffled sound decreasing overall volume or projection? I've always assumed that muffling to this extent wouldn't work in live situations without mics, but now I'm not so certain that is always the case. And have you applied tape under a cymbal? I seem to always have to "tune" rides with tape to compress and control overtones that I don't like.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! Basically, my take on muffling is that it really works well with close mic’ing. If there’s only overhead mics or no mics, I will do very little muffling or none at all. A lot of the overtones will get absorbed by the other instruments, and a lot of it depends on what the other instruments are, the sonic density of the music, and how loud everyone is playing. Same thing with cymbals! But, also, I’m on a never ending quest to find THE cymbal haha.

[@Funkybassuk]

Great video. Thank you! Love those ‘70s sounds!

[@camildrums]

Great Stuff Jake! Thanks!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Camil Bélisle thank you!

[@tripperdelaluna1]

1:52 I got a little Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Here comes my girl vibe

[@johnnybgoode2333]

I thought the same

[@JakeReedmusic]

Love it! Stan Lynch!

[@jamesflahertymusic]

the spinal tap reference on rack tom... im dead

[@JakeReedmusic]

LOL ... glad someone finally caught that!

[@manicbooster2926]

Awesome sounds. Thank you!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@chiefindisguise]

Awesome sounds

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@danzcu9987]

Liked for the drum sound, subbed for the mustache.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Yay!!!

[@widescreennavel]

...and then Stewart Copeland arrived, and we all found our drum keys.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Lol yep!

[@JK-js2td]

Lmao

[@TempoDrift1480]

Yeah. That sounds ridiculas. I temporarily live in Nebraska where everyone "tunes" their drums like that and wonders why they can't get more than 3 relatives at a show. Well, that's why. Ya'll don't know how to tune your shit.

[@loveisthelaw20042004]

Copeland couldn’t carry Tony Williams’ cymbal case 😎🙏

[@rawdonwaller]

@@loveisthelaw20042004 although i don't quite agree with you - i think Copeland is a fine drummer - Tony Williams is my favourite drummer. The '64 concert! That hi-hat! Nonetheless, Copeland has touch and feel in his genre(s)

[@AlePassarini]

That is a super cool video! Great explanation, thanks!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks! Happy to help!

[@DrewbiousMaximus]

Really enjoyed this one!! Thanks for making this.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thank YOU!

[@OddTimeMan]

Great video. I love the '70s sound. I was recently listening to Michael Jackson's Earth Song and I desperately want Jonathan Moffett's snare sound. How???

[@stefan_hauk]

I think Moffett was strictly MJ's live drummer... I think Steve Ferrone is on the record.

[@javierdiazsantana]

The mustache also helps to get the full 70's vibe

[@JakeReedmusic]

It certainly doesn’t hurt!

[@javierdiazsantana]

@@JakeReedmusic Hell yeah! I am also growing a mustache too. by the way, Jake, your video helped me a lot, i am looking for a kind of 70's sound in a recording i am making with a couple friends, i'm playing guitar and already laid down a clean Strat wah wah guitar track as in 70's recordings and told my drummer to also look for that vintage sound... Thanks for the vid dude. Greetings from Mexico

[@JakeReedmusic]

@@javierdiazsantana Sweet dude! Thank you for the kind words and best of luck recording!

[@javierdiazsantana]

@@JakeReedmusic Thanks dude. I think my mustache is already some nice kinda Selleck... Using 70's colognes such as Polo Green, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme and stuff, also pretty helpful. Same for flannel shirts. Phosphor bronze strings on Martin acoustics, Eagles records...

[@RONNYMORRISMUSIC]

Perfect!!!!!!

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!

[@alexg4284]

Useful, thanks!

[@JakeReedmusic]

You’re welcome!

[@caffeinastudio832]

I like his Ron Swanson look, I wonder if I can pull it off 🤔 ... Songs for the deaf has pretty dead drums, Eric Valentine tracked cymbals after the drums

[@JakeReedmusic]

Ha! Thanks! It’s fun recording the cyms and drums separately. You can really get the drums sounding huge without the cymbals taking over on big rock stuff. Or, if you want super dry sounding drums, remove the cyms from the room completely and then overdub them later. Fun stuff!

[@LilReaper1010]

Subbed for the "luuuuhl"

[@JakeReedmusic]

😂 yaaaaaay!!!

[@keirlong4573]

Great video man! Love the sounds you got here...Subscribed.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thank you!

[@williamgallant9814]

Love the tom sounds.

[@JakeReedmusic]

Thanks!