Matt Garstka Demos The Meinl Byzance Line of Cymbals

[@ManelWoodcutterSong]

that china was so fucking dry i needed to chug 2 bottles of water

[@SlipknotStoneBFMV123]

Two

[@ssssssssedb]

2:23 h-hey dude come on cut it out 6" is average

[@adamwrightdrumming]

honestly he could be using trash can lids and id wanna buy them

[@nanceeleana]

He is....

[@chust1n]

Would love to have these. I just gotta sell my car.

[@iDrumLikeCrazy]

chust1n I bought these instead of a car

[@SimonAspsund]

Lol, I also bought Byzance instead of a car! Love it.

[@neoadriatico]

Dont have a car

[@skylukewalker1210]

You guys should make this a Guitar Center exclusive Cymbal pack. Would totally Sell my life away for these.

[@ManelWoodcutterSong]

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Top Comments.

[@idn]

Hahaha, you know it!

[@spartandrew8672]

Specifically looked for this

[@hplaysdrums4195]

I don’t get it

[@afipia7]

this is the first time I heard Matt talk and I did not expect this voice :O

[@skylukewalker1210]

he is only 28 years old and has a huge career ahead of him

[@afipia7]

but I honestly did not expect such a pussy voice

[@skylukewalker1210]

don't worry. i think everyone had that same reaction. LOL

[@nathandrums0]

I was the same way, heard his drumming and I honestly thought he would have a manly man's voice, I was shocked lol.

[@afipia7]

I'll never be able to watch his videos the same way again

[@mars_over]

4:24

[@1musikgeek]

"this ah this high overtone that's...eeeeEeehhhhh...."

[@haydensnider3253]

Favorite drummer 👌🏼

[@godzillazf18]

this guy is incredible

[@nonono7973]

I'm gonna go ahead and say it, Matt Garstka is the best drummer of our era.

[@andyham6094]

Cymbals sound amazing. Tama kit sounds amazing. Just bought this Matt Garstka fat stack. Expensive as hell but worth it for me cause I use it for anything and everything, very versatile. Best stack ever. And Matt Garstka is the man. All that equals to a thumbs up video. Hope he reviews the Tama kit as wel.

[@coldrolled1]

Just purchased the same hats and like 6 other from their byzance line for my set. Several pictured here. I'm jacked.

[@CreativeDrumLessonsuk]

Gorgeous sound.

[@tylerpedersen9836]

these are some complex sounding cymbals

[@drew_on_drums]

When he said "its only six inches, its really small", i felt that

[@MrNgakakguling2]

exactly my taste,, but my pocket is not deep enough

[@fleagalisyourdaddy]

Ngakak Guling are you saying Matt Garstka doesn't have pocket???

[@MrNgakakguling2]

you got it wrong, i'm saying i don't have enough money to buy this cymbals

[@fleagalisyourdaddy]

Ngakak Guling ohhh okay lmao, my bad

[@MrNgakakguling2]

lol chill bro

[@matthewalbert428]

@@MrNgakakguling2 are you Indonesian?

[@szucsviktor4838]

Awesome!

[@antonguerrero6300]

sounds so good

[@mrbtapir]

the bell on that vintage ride is very tasty.

[@cobra1995xx]

hey hey hey!!! ONLY 6 inches!! REALLY small?!?!? caaaaamon!! 👀wait cymbals right?!?!

[@Jordarr8994]

cobra1995xx 😂😂😂😂 This comment wins

[@Quartiano]

Great demo

[@skylukewalker1210]

God Damn those CHOPS

[@samedits999]

I have a 20" extra hammered thin crash, this is an 18 but mine sound entirely different that's crazy

[@Jeremy_Sims]

The 20" sounds wayy better for sure. The 18" is cool in its own way but that 20" is like a big ole "whoosh"

[@christopherkephart7114]

i want that friggin ride.....but it's $449.99.

[@iDrumLikeCrazy]

Christopher Kephart I bought the 22" extra dry medium ride because of garstka but now that I see this vintage pure light ride I really fucking want it as well lol

[@CamDrums]

my MAN

[@siuleopouesi5794]

That intro tho ..... so damn tasty and clean 👏👌

[@perpetualgrimace]

"The beatin's" 😂

[@sammykerns4397]

i would kill for those goddamn

[@thyfallenbeats]

"eeee eeee"

[@mttgilmore5]

My closest Guitar Center in Fayetteville Arkansas.... doesn't carry anything worth a crap. I have literally spent over $6,000 in the past 3 years from other companies that I would have gladly spent there if they just would have had some decent product on hand.

[@hplaysdrums4195]

Cool

[@lilaitch705]

Guitar Center: hit every cymbals for a few times Matt: All of them? Fine.....

[@odeskoo]

tht wuz cool

[@DunklerZebralord]

lol if you get Matt to endorse your cymbals like that, you already won.

[@rubencarver3758]

the bolt thing being so tight on the first two crashes not letting them like swivel combined with how hard he hitting them isnt fun ahaha

[@patriot8554]

Oh sweet candy!

[@TheNaughtyEskimo13]

Anyone can tell what mics Matt is using in the video? The sound of the drums is amazing!

[@jackthemusician3998]

I love the sound of all his other cymbals, but I HATE the sound of the extra dry china. Is that just me?

[@CamxCam.]

Has he forgotten how to play a standard beat? My mans always being extra af. Also... 4:24. 😄

[@TheLongboardingkid]

2:35

[@bjpdrums]

I'm super jealous. Not gonna lie.

[@MrMcdagy]

Mad Garstka

[@baraldobumpa3447]

2:36 meshuggah

[@deathscythe1170]

HI hat, splash and stack sound good the rest not so much

[@roneystapes]

Hmm, not hating or anything, but that china might as well be just some random piece of sheet metal or a trash can lid or something

[@QuietSnake-xs5vx]

When you don't know how too describe a cymbal...just say it has a nice attack....for those who are clueless.

[@Cantwait4sundaY]

i bought the crash ride and it cracked in 4 months

[@iDrumLikeCrazy]

Marryon Lillibridge there is no crash ride here.. do you mean the 22" vintage pure light ride? You did something wrong if you broke that lol I've never broken a ride and I hit them damn hard.. technique.

[@brandenbright457]

@@iDrumLikeCrazy maybe you don't hit as hard you think

[@josebuzani2066]

Maybe you should work on your technique or buy thicker rides

[@bravepart]

What sticks were you using?

[@keekz9040]

This makes me want to quit drums.

[@IRLguy777]

These sound a lot like Wuhan cymbals, probably 10 times the price too.

[@nanceeleana]

Worst..... sounding.... cymbals.

[@therealmatthew293]

You can use what ever adjectives to to describe those cymbals but that doesn't make them sound good

[@Snowbound2643]

lol ok..... meinl is da bomb

[@therealmatthew293]

Hell yeah they have a lot of amazing stuff just I'm sick of these hipsters with these 500% trashy ugly cymbals and saying there the best

[@BionicleSaurus]

We aren't hipsters, we just like different things than you do.

[@therealmatthew293]

Fair enough

[@nikolajkaaekirk1504]

These types of cymbals work incredibly well in heavily rhythm based music like Animals as Leaders. I use a similar setup for some very dark/blackened progressive metal, and MAN do they suit the music well :) The previous recording I made with my band was with heavier and brighter cymbals like the Zildjian A custom series, and their decay was waaay too long and bright for the music which removed the crispness from the grooves. Hope this makes sense :)

[@oldchanel3956]

Honestly they all sound terrible except the hats

[@ttscott95]

quite obviously an outrageous drummer but why is it trendy to use quieter cymbals suited for jazz in metal and rock these days? seen them live and the cymbals legimitely sounded like a fart

[@joedagostino7813]

Lagertits they serve their purpose, as they have a lot of sharpness and attack and dynamics, but with a fast decay. They're in then they're out. On the cd recordings you can hear, that if he used any brighter sounding cymbals they would drown out the guitars. The same for a live setting I feel as well.

[@ttscott95]

Who knows man, maybe i just seen a show with a bad mix, i guess at the end of the day the work for him and thats what matters. You're right in a sense they are in and out which does suit because he is a very busy player but even in this vid they sound dull and lifeless. Each to their own eh :)

[@fleagalisyourdaddy]

Lagertits From my experience Matt's cymbals have sounded superb live, although his ride and his Extra Dry China (before his signature china) are really quiet...

[@leeschmitz993]

Technically speaking, it's not a trend. Brighter cymbals didn't even exist until the late 60s or early 70s, when Paiste came out with their Giant Beat, 2002, and Rude series (Bonham, Moon, Appice, and McBrian popularized these cymbals) and drummers for your blues rock, roots rock, and southern rock bands still preferred the more subdued sound of the classic Zildjian cymbals. That said, the reason why Jazz cymbals are coming back in style is because a lot of rock music is once again becoming quieter, and blues/r&b driven. Heavier Rock music, and Metal is becoming much faster, and math oriented, so drummers are ditching the bright cymbals, and boomy sounding drums that Bonham popularized for dark/trashy cymbals, and the dead drum sound of the 70s. That's also why drummers like Gavin Harrison have started favoring Birch drums over Maple. The last time Birch was popular, Steve Gadd was touring with Simon & Garfunkel.

[@bravepart]

They are more interesting to use, more places you can go with em musically

[@the6ig6adwolf]

he's obviously an incredible player but I just can't dig the style he tends to play in. too all over the place.

[@akshitjha6251]

Chris L Well, surely you have no idea about Jazz then.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Akshit Jha​ surely you have no idea about me or my musical tastes. Don't leave garbage replies.

[@fleagalisyourdaddy]

Chris L This isn't an appropriate display. Check out his recent Vic Firth Performance Spotlight...

[@jackfox6793]

I'm so annoyed when drummers play so super fast and complicated like come one you just need or keep a beat Jesus crist.

[@femchad3317]

but have you listened to animals as leaders. just keeping a beat doesn't cut it

[@johnstitt2615]

Fourty 4Times Matt keeps a beat.

[@MitchBakerMusic]

Jesus crist

[@stlheavyboi]

The point is to demonstrate the cymbals he uses, the way he uses them. If you want some boring 4/4 shit go to Memphis Drum Shop. Ben White has some for you.

[@The_Kevinist]

Fourty 4Times You clearly don't know jack shit about rhythmic concepts and rhythm as a whole It's not for the sakes of playing faster or more technical than the other cat, rhythm is a dialect of music(which is a language subdivided into components such as rhythm, harmony and melody(literally the language of sounds and frequencies)) Kindly shut the fuck up if you clearly don't understand what's going on instead of spouting bullshit

[@TheLongboardingkid]

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