Noble & Cooley Union Series Drum Set Review - 100% Tulipwood!

[@IanHind]

I just listened to this on my Genelec 1038A's and it literally sounds like this set is in the room with me. Probably the greatest drum recording I've ever heard played back in my room. I'm speechless

[@drumcenternh]

Thanks Ian, you are too kind!!

[@jamesholzapfel6842]

I thought the same thing!!!! They sound amazing!!!!! One day! I can’t describe it but they sound incredible!

[@possumnewsnetwork1191]

Phil Collins has been using them for a long time alot of other top players as well...... atleast in the studio as their sponsored company won't let them play other drums live and Noble & Cooley are just a small family company they don't pay artist to use their gear as they can't keep up with demand now and will not scale up production to lose quality.

[@underpressureman]

Is it just me or do these sound literally amazing??? Like, not, "these drums sound really good" but, "these drums sound amazing!!! Super clear, musical, and articulate, and the decay/sustain is soooo nice! They sound like they would be a killer recording set.

[@sergeantspam51]

it is not just you. I agree. really nice warm sound to them. great kit.

[@Steven-xd5kn]

They do.

[@mercertj]

for $5K they better sound f'n amazing

[@Andrew-wb2zq]

They're mic'd and mixed so perfectly that honestly all sets sound good on this channel. But these definitely sound great.

[@imyourhuckleberry4706]

They sound incredible

[@SeanZetterlund]

one liver for sale, slightly damaged from alcohol use, but still mostly functional!

[@stephentyler4352]

This comment made me laugh out loud! You, Sir are the winner of the comments thread. Haha

[@baronmutatis]

I own one and they are the best sounding, most responsive drums I’ve ever played.

[@katblue-mountain5722]

It sounds very melodious with no harsh attack. Just right sustain and decay without any mute --- amazing!

[@rkaylor5769]

Best drum channel on YT. Informative, entertaining, and actual opinions are given.

[@GregVasso]

I am a long time N&C Fan - loved them back in the mid 80's when they came out - saved my pennies and got a kit in 98 - have yet to play anything I like more 23 years later. Superior craftsmanship! Not to mention how GOOD They sound! THANKS to DCP for repreezentin' here. And for those of you in price tag shock: IT"S WORTH IT!! Any kit of this caliber is going to be in the $3.5k + range. TRUST ME, the "extra" $1 or $2k you spend will be worth it. N&C is TOP NOTCH. Think about all the 'other' things you spend $1k on in year - - pass on some buy out food/expensive coffee and genuinely LOVE sitting behind your kit and hearing these TONES! :)

[@James.ceta14]

They actually came out in 1854

[@boatingnyc123]

Noble and Cooley build drums like they are building a work of art It’s great how today they are so many fantastic drum manufacturers when back in the day there was a lot less quality and only a couple of brands

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

Going to plant some tulip bulbs tomorrow. I can’t wait until spring for my drums to start growing. I wonder when NC pick there’s... 🤔

[@davidsuprenant893]

Hands down one of the best sounding kits I've probably ever heard.!!! Just a side note,when noble & Cooley released the tulip snare drums,I asked noble & Cooley about doing a kit.Never got a reply and here they are in there beauty in a plyed version.They are stunning! They sound the way I envisioned. They are tunned perfect. Wow.! Do you think they will be doing a solid ply kit.?

[@atom4953]

Just hearing this really opened my eyes! It just sounds so good!! I didn't even notice the change from full mix to room mics!

[@robertsala8031]

Awesome sounding kit! Poplar is often overlooked as a tonewood, but it has a deep sonorous round tone that I find very pleasing and these have an excellent amount of attack and bite to go with it!

[@wenosaracheno3942]

These look and sound amazing! You cannot beat those toms. If I am in the area, I would love to come and check out your store, seems like my paradise

[@alessandrorossini8704]

One of the most simple and elegant looks I've seen... beautiful... really beautiful...

[@thomasnappo6309]

My ears are very happy...that snare is just...perfection...

[@imyourhuckleberry4706]

They sound incredible

[@DrummerGrrrl]

I could not believe the sounds of this kit! At any tuning all pieces sounded great. I prefer the low-pitched sound the best (and that's unusual for me) but this kit could handle any tuning. Wow! I am betting the price is probably waaaaay out of my price range, but it's fun to dream. As for the cymbals, I liked the hi-hats the best.

[@trevorcurrie9848]

If the wife wants to buy me tulips, those r the kind I like Love the sound and as usual enjoyed the video.

[@douggoble9695]

Best channel for 🥁 drum & cymbals review. Thanks, they sound great 👍.

[@shawnbruce6934]

Amazing Drums!

[@AeroDude73]

Beautiful sounding drums!! Gorgeous finish too. Damn.

[@deanpapadopoulos3314]

Clear sound delivered smoothly.

[@anthonymedd8718]

Nick and Myself discussed the idea of tulipwood kits at the UK drum show last year.... And bang its here!?!?! 🎉♥️ I have some cdmaples NC kits...but I'm already saving for one of these amazing sounding kits. They're just a fantastic! 👌🏻

[@georgepelekoudis]

Not since your Yamaha Hybrid Oak video, have I seen a kit that looked like fine furniture! Excellent drum mix as well. Have a good weekend, guys :)

[@alansmith7857]

I have a Premier kit from the mid-90's with tulipwood as a component of the shells.They sound eerily similar to these drums,especially at the lower tuning.The Premiers do sound great in the studio.Noble and Cooley always being innovative with quality.

[@robroymacgregor7279]

I have also a set of Premiers from the 90s, that kinda also sound similar, but not with this range... Just amazing ...

[@mbaroneva76]

These sound a lot like Premier Signias. The first generation with the undersized shells. They are, in my opinion, some of the best drums ever made. There’s a lot of great drums today. You can go with any of the big names and get truly great sounding drums. But I love that N&C is a small builder making such a high quality product.

[@LADrummin]

!!! SOUND AS SWEET AS THEY APPEAR!!!! Great drum kit, great pairing of cymbals !! Cymbals look fantastic and sound just as sweet!!!! Love all the videos that come out of DCNH!!! Love the “snippit” of Hannible sniffing the drum shell!!!!!! SO GREAT!!!!! Keep up the great work!!! I promised myself I would get to visit your shop as soon as possible!!!!! Be safe !!!!

[@drumcenternh]

Thanks, Kevin. We look forward to your visit!

[@DustyCowdog]

Every time you demo a new kit, I say, "Wow.... those sound better than anything!" So, wow! Those sound better than anything! Cheers!

[@BobbyJetty1502]

I cannot remember Bob’s last name. However in 1996 at Guitar Center here in San Diego Ca, he did a clinic on N&C drums, technique and tuning. I was blown away by the sound and quality then and just as impressed still. The way they undersize the shell is why I purchased a Premier Signia Marquis kit. I don’t know how I missed this video. Well played, well tuned, just incredible guy’s 🥁

[@michaelcavazuti3270]

Bob Gatson

[@jonathangloudeman]

Holy moly! I normally don't care for birch like drums but this blows that away!

[@robmiller817]

WOW. Just perfect. Those cymbals sound awesome also.

[@drumcenternh]

Glad you liked them!

[@jayuihlein1664]

Awesome set...gotta save for tis one. Great dummer, too.

[@MyDyerMaker]

Kick and snare sound great.

[@vandavis000]

Its my dream kit❤

Those tulip wood cymbals sounded great for recording

[@davidedwards7448]

Beautiful SOUNDING kit!! Shane I'm just settling in with the Sakae kit. Do I have to get another kit already? You guys are killing me will all the GREAT choices, my head hurts that is all!!

[@KatlynCooley1017]

LOVING these tulip wood downtempo vibes 😍😍🫠 these cymbals are sick as well👌🏼

[@johnaquino5055]

great demo of toms

[@dancalabrese3523]

I think these drums may just have replaced my CD Maples as my favorite sounding! They just sound so incredible at every volume level! How do I tell my wife I need another set of Noble & Cooley Drums and actually live through it?

[@davidedwards7448]

How big is the dog house Dan? Wives and drums...

[@21DaHoagie12]

Better to ask forgiveness than permission 🤣

[@dancalabrese3523]

@@21DaHoagie12 Agreed. She can only kill me once.

[@carterpochynok4874]

Reminds me of Beech drums quite a bit. Sort of a fusion of Maple and Birch's most desirable qualities.

[@drumcenternh]

Agreed!

[@TempoDrift1480]

Yeah I'll say that's a damn fine sounding snare.

[@TXMusicDrummer]

They look and sound really cool. Only thing I don't like are the lug suspension mounts on rack toms. Granted, head changes are much easier vs RIMS, but I don't like how they look overall. Distracts from the finish. I think they would look better with an INDe-style mount, in black of course.

[@echohawk9579]

Freakin sounds amazing

[@joeldrummer23]

Had to sell my DW collectors series in 2018 with kid on the way among other stuff that happened(life) miss my set but if the opportunity comes my gosh I love they tone and dynamics of this set… wish I could hear it in a room live … good stuff always Shane !!!! God bless

[@21DaHoagie12]

Very handsome kit and sounds wonderful with those coated remos on it, and I like that RUSH road case over against the far wall, Rush rules !!! :D

[@Eric_In_SF]

That snare!!!!

[@joeyjackson3117]

Sick dudes I love it keep it up DCP ❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ryanspeed4671]

Thx for the video & the drums sound amazing.

[@iRideuWatch]

Those sound killer!

[@Hreodrich]

Poplar!!!!! Frequently abused as a garbage wood in entry level kits but I have personally always known that poplar has an amazing potential. I made a snare drum out of an old pearl export poplar rack Tom. Took the rippling plastic wrap off to find some surprisingly nice wood grain, a solid dense shell with a clear fundamental note, even looking at the specs of the hardness/grain of poplar in comparison to more orthodox woods reveals that it’s not so different after all. A little sandpaper, bearing edge work, oil and new hardware and that old throwaway pearl Tom is now my favorite most unique snare in the collection.

[@robertsala8031]

Yes, poplar now is often denigrated, but it has been used as a tonewood for a long time. Classic vintage kits with that warm deep tone are mostly poplar faced with other species (usually mahogany or maple). Too often fads and not our ears drive opinion on drum construction.

[@ivoshterev]

They sound great!

[@scotturban54]

I like this kit. I knew I would

[@palesama]

What a beautiful set of cymbals! Needless to say about the drums uuuuuf!

[@karlmylnere5712]

Wonderful sounding kit , certainly one of the best I have listened to.

[@robroymacgregor7279]

They do sound great,...

[@everettsutton35]

You should definitely have more meinl byzance cymbals with the kit demos, these ones sound fantastic!

[@drumcenternh]

Foundry Reserves are SO. NICE>

[@drumsandmore4448]

Shane is right about birch like sound but not as harsh...these drums have attack with just enough resonance to not be so harsh like birch. These actually sound a lot like my all Pearl Fiberglass shells with a tad itty bit more resonance. Surprised it has that amount of resonance coming from a poplar type of wood.... Goes to show you that if a drum is made with precision as I'm assuming an old time custom drum maker like Noble and Cooley is, that the shell will resonate even with a softer wood like tulip.

[@paulbartlett9054]

Wow. Love those! Cymbals too. The toms sound so good, that it makes you want to do more fills!😂

[@jeffreylesser1021]

this could be the best sounding snare and drum set that I've ever heard! not kidding!! WOW!!

[@drumcenternh]

It's pretty darn good!

[@rhythmista7707]

Very special drums these N&C kits.. DW the "wood whisperer" of drum shells ?? Ha ! Preposterous. N&C clearly wins that title..

[@Drumsmurf]

Rhythmista they sound better than any DW kit I’ve heard!😃

[@GregVasso]

@@Drumsmurf WAY!

[@TradBowBruce]

Im selling all my other drums. This is the one!

[@Signalsdrone]

Gawd, Daddy wants! Those drums sound amazing.

[@els1f]

Um, this is the first time I've ever heard a kit and IMMEDIATELY said "that is the best I've ever heard a drumset sound"🤯 I'm not hyperbolic about drum kits at all. I always think garbage sets can sound unique and interesting in the right hands, and I've heard super expensive sets sound like ass. This one actually really got me though. The sustain was perfect and musical without sounding ringing and making that simmons-like DOOOnk (idk how to describe it 🤣) but you still heard the attack. Every Tom fit perfectly together, loud and quiet parts even in the room mics.... IDK I'm smitten over here 😄 $5k? 😭 I mean, it's not crazy for an amazing instrument... But it's unjustifiable to me specifically

[@johnthibodeaux5189]

Can you tell me please how you tuned the 13 and 16 floor tom. I just bought a Union set and want it sounding like this. Frequency tuned at? Etc

[@Moses_Kanneh]

Beautiful kit!

[@agdrummer2610]

I just saw a list that said Tulip wood is like a 2500 on the Janka hardness scale which is harder than Bubinga.

[@chillpillology]

When you hear coated heads this alive and a 30 deg bearing edge ..... i was thinking about the wood just like you. incredible. Prodigy offspring of ipe and maple

[@cdt6857]

Great kit! The black hardware does look good with the light finish. Can we get a demo of the Tama sendan snare demo thst you spoke of from namm? Thank you!

[@alessandrorossini8704]

Beautiful set.

[@graytss]

God these drums are phenomenal! I think I might need that snare though. That SS 7” Tulip might be on the list

[@69ronelson]

GODDAMN...!!! Those are remarkable, and those cymbals are perfect with them... I’ll be there to buy after I rob a bank...

[@JoeyP322]

They sound amazing !! I’m thinking a 24” kick would really set this apart.

[@DrummerPayne1979]

So many amazing kits out there I want and this is one. Thank you for being so amazing and making these killer videos. I'll be homeless but I'll have one hell of a drum collection. 🤘

[@bobvaughan3082]

Great sounding kit..

[@stephengoulet6781]

Nice kit. I would get a kick drum in 18" × 24"

[@bane1240]

These are BADAZZ... sound great and look incredible. Would like to have seen these paired with the Meinl Dark series symbols. That would be sick.

[@scottpetersen3570]

That Gilbert Gottfried prank call is hilarious. Nice drums too!

[@Steven-xd5kn]

Am a Starclassic maple guy for a reason. Those toms sound absolutely amazing to me. 🤘🏻

[@artgj7296]

Love the drums. Just me but I dont like that the rim mount covers logo on the 10 rack. Also I think the logo on bass drum is pretty big and with the remo logo on top of it, looks too congested.

[@magroves]

Daaaaaang! I love it

[@suttingmat1404]

Very very Superb Nice Sound N Tuning Solid Warm Like it Very very Much

[@philbowden]

I would be interested to hear from DCP about the projection of these drums. Do they project as well as a birch or maple drum? Or, quieter like poplar?

[@elliotjharris9908]

Hot shit! My god amazing! I want all bass drums in that size

[@willymiranda5537]

Never heard of them / that said / great sound!!!!! 😎!!!!! WILLY CA !!!!!!🦅🏍⚒☠️⚡️🌎🇺🇸🙏👍🙏🔥🥁🔥

[@marlonfranca292]

OMG!!😍🤩😍

[@a.r.y.a7858]

I like it

[@rondo2k350]

The first time I see somebody using room mic (with little or no eq) for comparison. Thanks a lot! The only way to get a feel on how it actually sounds. This should be the standard.

[@drumcenternh]

We think so too! 😉

[@TheDayisMineTrebeck]

Welp, I WAS saving for a dw cherry/mahogany lol

[@bpdaviddc]

Amazing amazing amazing sound!!! 🥵🤤🤤

[@drumcenternh]

That is for sure!

[@Nolansparks1244]

I just ordered a horizon kit, I’d change to tulip if it wasn’t too late.

[@drumcenternh]

You won't be disappointed with the Horizons!

[@zendean5207]

Those really do sound beautiful and unique. I hope you include the price.

[@coolaxe-dw4840]

Totally Awesome

[@blickumblickumblick]

These sound amazing even with computer speakers. That's a good test for me. No gigs right now or I'd be seriously considering these.

[@cuznred]

I have a DW ssc maple kit on order, this video makes me want to cancel the DW order and get a Noble and Cooley.

[@markmainchannel]

Without looking at the price, I figured a Noble & Cooley set in this configuration would be upwards of $8,000. The actual price, all things considered, is really nice for a line of drums with this brand name. Wish I had the cash!

[@michaelcavazuti3270]

I would say about 4200.00!

[@HERBYWALLACE3]

Awesome how much

[@krandletie1054]

Great sounding drums! My understanding is that American Tulip Wood is it’s own species and not poplar.

[@adamfrost8417]

In the United States, it is commonly known as tulip poplar or yellow poplar, even though the tree is not related to the poplars.

[@davidlanier7006]

Very nice looking drums. I have a cheaper set of drums made of poplar shells and with good drums heads they are the best sounding drums I've ever had, and that includes high end DW drums that I've had recently. Poplar was used as a main part of Ludwig drums back in the 1960's. They actually had 2 plys of mahogany and 1 thick ply of poplar, with a maple support ring. And, of course they sounded great. Light weight hardware helps a lot too. Just my opinion of course.

Now would be a great time to sell the Alex Van Halen drum-kit from the 5150 live tour !

[@pfunnk14]

Whoa, these are freaking cool. Just need a couple more stimulus checks in order to afford them. Lol

[@michaelaugust9021]

what are your tunebot settings please

[@guitargod666able]

What mics n mic pres were used on the vid?

[@ibunkatraining]

Toms are really something else...