Drum Solo Hacks: Trade Fours Like a Pro - Must Watch Jazz Drum Solo Tips!

[@Maxmainstrim]

Hi! What kind of drum cymbals do you use? Thank you! Very tasty solo and wonderful old school sound!

[@jazzdrumschool]

Max thanks so much for the kind words and for watching! I’m using a 20” Zildjian Kerope on the right and a 20” Zildjian K Constantinople Flat Ride on the left. I’m also using mixed 14” hi-hats, Top: K Constantinople, Bottom: K Custom Dry (both top cymbals) Keep swinging my friend🤙

[@Maxmainstrim]

@@jazzdrumschool Thanks a lot, аnd my respect!👍

[@richwilson5969]

I can’t tell you how much I love watching you play. Can I ask you are those diplomat fiberskyn? I’ve watched your tuning videos etc. but what you have going on here sounds amazing. I asked before but what snare is that? I mentioned to you a while back I bought a sonor poplar 10,13,16 bd , I don’t care for the snare drum it’s 6x13. Just doesn’t have it. The drums are excellent. I’m thinking about getting involved with your online school. Be honest I’m a pretty slow learner and I may just end up watching your videos here and there. Anyways what a beautiful tone you got going on there and your playing 😊 awesome. Oh and what reso head are you using on Tom’s?

[@jazzdrumschool]

Rich thanks for your wonderful positive comments! I'm so happy you are enjoying my lessons here at the KZbin channel! I remember you sharing about your kit and I get what you're saying about the snare drum. That seems to be the weakest link in these smaller kits. I might suggest you using a Remo Coated Ambassador or Evans G1 for the snare to get more out of it. You'll also have to tune it a bit higher than you would 14" snare because it resonates best a higher frequency. Then use a 10" Remo Diplomat Fiberskyn or Evans Calftone and a Remo 13" Ambassador Fiberskyn or Evans Calftone. What are you using for the kick drum batter and resonant heads? The snare drum I'm playing is a Sakae 14x7 inch African Bubinga snare. Regarding tuning, I usually tune my snare drum a major 2nd higher than the rack tom and the rack tom and floor tom about a perfect 4th or 5th apart. This gives me many options melodically. For the toms resonant head I actually just have the factory Remo clear single-ply heads. I'd absolutely love to see you at Jazz Drum School Rich and my course are all one-time payment for lifetime access. I have almost 300 students now from over 27 countries and many of them are learning exactly how you do. They just take their time and check in with me when they have questions or want to share their progress: jazzdrumschool.com/ Thanks again and keep swinging my friend🤙

[@richwilson5969]

@@jazzdrumschool thank you for replying Von, yes so, I mainly have always used coated amb both sides of Tom and ps3 for bd. But when I got this little kit I changed it up a little. Kept the CA for batter Tom’s. Clears on reso. And put couple CA on bd with a small pc of felt taped. Just enough to calm the overtones down. I started with 2 felt strips but found still to muffled prob because of the diameter of the bass drum. It’s pretty good. Warm enough with a little punch. Nice sustain. If I end up changing anything I will try what you suggested. I used a calftone once back couple years ago and I’m not a hard hitter i play a bit like you , and the the film came apart. I was always intrigued with the fiberskyn. Boy they’re not cheap! I’ll have to save some money put it aside for diff heads down the line. I’m just getting things squared away with tunings on these. I’m about 90% way there. Last one I have to work with is the 13” ft. Most of time I go with equal tunings in both sides of Tom’s. I may have to tame this one down a little bit and lower the tension. I’m into your Tom sound completely!! Got nice high Tom and nice low Tom. All you really need for this type of stuff. I had ft up high very melodic but I think after hearing yours last night I’m going to bring it down a notch or 2. Later today I may go on your online school check it and see if it’s something I can do, far as snare I have a few snares. Couple 14” a 13” and a 7x12 mapex that’s fabulous you can tune that thing low or high it’s great maple drum. It fits with the size configuration kind of far as space within the small kit. However I did check out some sakea snares online from Japan I could order one. There not bubinga that’s big bucks. You got a beautiful drum there with that. I think the maple 12” has some really really great tone tuned to an A or just below. Normally I go with a G on 14” snare. This is turning into too much here lol. I’ll end it with a big thank you and I’m so glad I found you. From what it looks like, you live in Japan?? If so , wow!! That’s awesome if so. Well I’ll end it here my friend. Hopefully talk soon. God bless you bro.

[@richwilson5969]

@@jazzdrumschool I’m buying a tshirt. I noticed it says slimmer fit in small caption. I’m ordering xl hope it fits! Love all the sayings on them. If it fits I’ll come back for more. Alwsys looking for a good tshirt and can’t go wrong with a drum T😊

[@richwilson5969]

@@jazzdrumschool thought ide say a few more things I e already made a bunch of comments, I know I mentioned before I started out with private lessons when I was 10-11. I did that for awhile. Funny how we can recall things over 40 yrs ago , so I would come to my lesson on Saturday mornings I’ll never forget such good memories of going to that music store for lessons. I should add something , so my mom paid for the lessons it was 5$ for a half hour. He always went over a little bit with me I’ll never forget him. But I started with a drum book how to play rock and roll drums. I got to a point at that age that I was reading pretty well. He taught me same grip technique, I’m surprised a little bit looking back that he did not have me play jazz style , he was also a guitar player , I don’t have that book anymore but I always wanted to get a copy of it. I found one a few years ago if you can believe that and I opened it and I thought I played that? It was somewhat involved. I knew most of it but some of it I was thinking I don’t remember how to read this or that. It was wild looking at this new copy it was a thril Von to me, so over the years I still attended private but as a family we moved often I won’t get into that, but the lessons got less and less , my step dad started a family gospel group , I played drums my 2 brothers played guitar and piano and my step dad played and sang. We actually all sang , crazy huh, step dad became a pastor and we started a church from our home then a building , we continued to play as a family group traveling thru out New England playing at churches and other types of functions like a boy scout thing and we went into a local prison Von, imagine that as a 12 yr old! Brought my pearl drums in there too. Our home was in Connecticut, so this continued for many years. Fast forward I’m now 56 almost 57 I don’t read much except that I picked up the famous blue and white book syncopation which I’m sure you know of, I thumb through that and practice my pad work. As much as I can and I like that. So I thought I would share a bit of my story with you. Hope it wasn’t boring for you. My life is quite fascinating with the music portion of it. So yes I love drums. And I love the challenge of learning new things. That’s why I’m thrilled to have found you. See what happens Von. Let you go with that. Have a great Sunday

[@richwilson5969]

@@jazzdrumschool Von can you figure this out for me please. If my snare is A , with what you told me , what would my high Tom be? (10”). And then what would my floor Tom be (13)”. And far as bass drum I’m keeping it where that’s at. I like the overall feel and tone / sound. It’s a little on lower side. You can feel free to tell me where that should be relative to your whole set. I looked it up to see if I could figure it out , as I mentioned I’m a little slow. I guess if someone sat down with me and taught me the scale and helped me understand them I would get it. But for now can you help me ? A 14” snare I keep at G. The 12” one I have at around A. I don’t really want to go any higher than that. Currently my 10” is around a D. But I explained what I need help with. Just the major 2nd from snare to high Tom. Then the 4th or 5th. I just don’t get this part. Is D ok ? With the snare at an A?

[@kordakorda9101]

Hi do you teach privately online?

[@hockeydrumer2258]

He dose

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks for asking. Here's the link for more info about online lessons: store.vonbaronmusic.com/product-category/online-drum-lessons/ That's one of my online students who commented below ❤️ Let me know if I can help 🤙

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks buddy ❤️