Methods of TUNING Your African DJEMBE Drum with a LOOSE HEAD

[@TheGuitologist]

This is another older video I found while moving around files on my hard drives after my Windows crashed. Thought I'd publish it for the heck of it. Hope you enjoy! Please support my channel by supporting my sponsor, the Song App: magicalpick.app.link/YIQF9BxQL4 Thanks!

[@zeddieb5150]

Heck yeah👍🏻.

[@robbie_the_guitarist7277]

Hey brad. I love your channel. I have a 1998 Fender 65 Super Reverb. Is it okay if I add a Solid state rectifier to it? Thanks.

[@ravenslaves]

This is a topical video. I was sitting around in my drum circle, trying to balance my chakra with a crystal and a Bic lighter, when one of my circle sisters said that I was "flubby". Being naked except for the shaman paint, I took a karmic hit for putting a mental "Bitch" out into the universe. Then she/he/they/them/it said it was my Djembe that was "flubby". Again, a "Bitch" was once again launched into the cosmic collective, much to my shame. Then she pointed to my drum and the universe was once again safe for traveling. Now, thanks to this video, my karma is once again as it should be, and aside from some minor burns, so is my chakra. Thank you.

[@johnneider6159]

Hey Brad, this is John in Bali. FYI Those usually come from Bali and Java. I often export those drums to Calif, Florida and Hawaii. That carving is typical of shops north of Ubud Bali. ✌️

[@johnneider6159]

And enjoyed the video, nice work 🙏 hope you are doing well..

[@littlealex5140]

Always cool to see new stuff on youtube, instead of just people trying to shred a semi note faster than that other guy.

[@GaryLamb2020]

Yo, that intro reminds me of count duckula... Who remembers that??

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

I have one of these, bigger than your mini version.. It is built in a similar way with string tensioners over a hand formed ceramic drum body. Thanks for the tips on how to tune up the drum head. 👍👍

[@jeffweller4878]

My buddy is from Senegal. Bruno loved the share. He called me laughing. Boss boss he wants to make the ladies dance. We have the same job I'm not his boss inside joke. You'd have to know Bruno, but good job Brad.

[@TheGuitologist]

The dudes from Senegal I knew from the store were good humored guys too. I learned to retune these drums from them. Before that I never even considered it was possible.

[@gwhiteoh53]

I’m a drummer so I appreciate this video. Great job Brad.

[@bobhill102]

So funny I thought of mud when you started playing it LOL

[@TheGuitologist]

:D

[@BockwinkleB]

I've never been into Primus, but saw them 2 years ago with Mastodon. They played a great show, with the best part being a 30 minute jam about goblins. The only thing that would have made it better is Brad on djembe.

[@Starriddin]

But did you first remove the death capacitor?!!!

[@therugburnz]

I heard you can warm the head to loosen it temporarily to make it easier to manipulate the timing cord. After the head cools the pitch will go up nicely. You did a great job without that method and it sounds great for that sticker price.

[@TheGuitologist]

That's correct. And they will change tuning with the temperature and humidity.

[@charlesheidkamp9766]

you taught an old dog a new trick,fkn awesome,love ya brother

[@TheGuitologist]

I learned this from the Senegalese guys who sold the drums.

[@MinimGuitars]

I went to a drum village in Uganda, they had some as huge as a whiskey barrel! I bought a snare type drum made from steel, it's really nice. It doesn't have a snare on it, but I rigged one up with some springs from a mechanical pencil... sounded alright!

[@bobtheblindbedroomguitaris8742]

how cool a gem be drum! Yeah you know for most of my musical life I was a professional drama I just picked up the guitar to learn how to write so arms because I didn't like writing songs for drums only lol. Anyway I got I moved out to the to the sticks on Long Island and started to play a jumpy drum that somebody had left me period before I knew what everyone was asking me to play it was great I was playing all over the place and yeah I got really really good at it love percussion love drums period and it was the first time I ever played a gym beach around. It's amazing how much you can do with a drum like that just one drum period finding different techniques and stuff how to hit the skin I was never never learned how to play any instrument through lessons or teaching you know what being taught. I just sat down when I was about 17 18 years old I bought a used four piece drum set sat down and played it and I could play it I guess I look at it actually from all the years that I played air drums literally I really believe that was how and the same thing with guitar but I was much better at drums than the guitar and that's still the case. Anyway it's great to get all these different videos from you different things Brad so thanks again probably one long sentence if you don't like it go take it out on your guitar LOL sincerely us, Bob the blind bedroom guitarist

[@TheGuitologist]

Thanks for commenting Robert! Good to see you as always.

[@tiigerpoiss2004]

Omg that ending killed it for me "My name is mud", anyway awesome work keep up the good job Brad.

[@LookingForEntertainment112]

Essential viewing for every drum circle... Edit: you changed it from a djazzbe to a djentbe

[@TheGuitologist]

Does it djentbe? Yes. Yes it does.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Did you know, if you put your hand in the vent hole, the tone drops! You can use this effect to great dramatic effect by carry the drum with strap or cord over shoulder, and play skin with one hand ( keep the gutter thoughts out of your mind) and the other hand in and out of the hole ( REALLY now, nice thoughts only!!) to change the pitch as you tap away...

[@williambock1821]

I’ve played drums over 30 years and never dared attempt tuning a djembe. Well at least rope tension ones. The LP ones have LUGS!!! Thank GOD!! ;-)

[@phillippitts6294]

Glad your posting cool content . I promise I’ll send your stickers soon!

[@TheGuitologist]

I could use stickers. I have TWO desks now I need to cover.

[@jcwear89]

Great vid Brad! 👍

[@JakeTerch]

Brad the Djembologist

[@Attercop47]

I'm going to pretend this is SPF , even though it's Monday

[@skycarl]

Geez Brad, where in the hell else is anyone gonna learn how to do this except here? I'm still trying to tune my Jdremel. "Those darn cutting wheels.

[@lroy730]

Love the D djembe solo at the end. Dgent bands need to add the did djembe .

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

Sweet primus reference!!!

[@vxidastronaut]

I too, have suffered from receiving "flabby, loose head". No idea what a D'Jembe is though

[@TheGuitologist]

It's a struggle, that's for sure.

[@outspokeninsider752]

Sounded like you went from Battle of New Orleans to My name is mud at the end there... Great info to school my hippie friends with ;-)

[@thetoneknob4493]

my buddy makes hand drums and i used to get put to work tuning them up i had a slightly diff method lol

[@framusburns-hagstromiii808]

😀😀👍👍 is that the same thing as a Dumbek(pronounced 'Doom Beck' ? Named for the sounds they make when played in the customary fashion. I see this is one from the Guitologist 'vault' 😉

[@TheGuitologist]

No. A doumbek is a metal drum. More associated with Northern Africa.

[@sidneysnottley6414]

A man of many talents - add a new moniker? - 'The Drumoligist' Interesting/ entertaining vid - Cheers .Side note - Reminded me of Maynard G. Krebs ;-)

[@putridabomination]

I liked the part where you played My Name Is Mud

[@brich2929]

Brad! You're back home?

[@TheGuitologist]

No. Old video. I found it while moving files around on my computers the other week.

[@zeddieb5150]

Dude have you ever heard of Joe Pass? Check ✅✔️ him out look up Joe Pass Ain't Misbehaving. He's on some show Joe is a half bald guy it looks to be around 1977 but the the guy finger picks playing Jazz. You know how Jazz has like weird chord changes. It's got some of that. His clean tone is so warm I found Django Rinehart also. He has a thumb and pointer finger and good ol bird finger. He rips to. I like checking out all kinds of music it's all amazing. Sometimes I get lucky and find someone awesome. Worked out I found 2 Django is French we. I couldn't understand what they were saying. If you haven't heard of them. Do your self a favor. Do! Oh my goodness that Joe Pass had some great tone. Anyway. Your channel rocks as usual👍🏻. Be cool. Keep bending `em strings!

[@doctoribanez]

Primus was a nice touch lol

[@JPilot2]

G'day, Brad! Enjoyed the video! By the way... What’s the difference between a guitar and a fish? You can’t tuna fish! Explanation: Tuna fish? No, tune - a - fish. You see, for a guitar to sound good, you have to tune it. A fish cannot be tuned… but there is a fish called a tuna fish. This joke is funny because “tune a” sounds like “tuna.” Lol! 🤣 Cheers! 😊✌🏻❤️

[@thetoneknob4493]

i tighten them way tighter than this! like 3 rows of string that inter connect making lil triangles its hard to explain lol

[@Twobarpsi]

Next video: How to Tune a Fish

[@pontiacdrivewayproductions5155]

it sounds like marching djembe a little lol

[@zeddieb5150]

Dang I seen that I thought you were drinking out of a giant cup.

[@misterknightowlandco]

Is it tuned to 432?

[@vaccarioou22]

Interesting - love drums and confess I'm often to be found lurking at drum clinics. Where did you learn this ? I've heard you need to be careful about imported drums - the skins can carry anthrax spores ! Take care.

[@cursedcliff7562]

But does it djent?

[@randyupchurch1899]

...My Brother,I may-have just lightly "steamed" that head & skipped all that "bother"...Peace...

[@yosemitesam4549]

Just feeding the algorithm...

[@christophert.1977]

Hey brad is there any way you can tell me what guitar they’re using in this song I think it’s a 12 string but I’m not sure m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX2lZaxneNhsj9E. And also what style of playing that is the genre is corridos it’s a Mexican

[@TheGuitologist]

12-string guitar or possibly a charango, which is a South American, Andean stringed instrument with dual string courses.

[@TheGuitologist]

It might also be a 12-string requinto.

[@johnsweet2796]

Very hard to see what he was actually doing.

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Sounds like a bongo drum.

[@nickdryad]

Oh, I see, the Drum has a loose head.

[@BruceRichardsonMusic]

Oh, Brad, no no no no no. That's not a djembe. That's a curio store knick knack. Real djembes are much larger and cranked much higher. They're also part of the classification of "talking drums,' meaning that specific strokes express specific syllables, and that you're forming words when you play rhythmic patterns on them. Not an instrument to be trifled with.

[@TheGuitologist]

Djembes aren’t talking drums. Talking drums have string tensioner you hold under your arm and change pitch as you drum. And I also have a large djembe.

[@Chrispy_tV]

Good job culturally appropriating that drum 🥁.

[@chroniclesofbap6170]

If you play one of these, please stop.