Buying The WEIRDEST Drum Set I Could Find at Sam Ash

Drums Only Version: • 7 Piece North Drum Set
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Ok... I thought the Impact drum set I bought a couple weeks ago was the weirdest, but no! North Drums definitely take that title! Sure enough after I talk about North Drums in the Impact drum kit video, this one comes up for sale at a local music store. That means I was forced to buy it... Or well, I forced myself to lol. North Drums are fiberglass shells that feature a horn bell on the resonant side to amplify the sound. These drums are LOUD!
The kit came with a bunch of goodies like a Gibraltar curved rack with DW clamps and tom arms plus the original North rack. The original rack would work a little better than the more modern Gibraltar since the curve is tighter and the legs dont extent past the cross bar. The 4 rack toms barely fit in-between the Gibraltar legs, but I was able to make it work!
Okay... THIS is the WEIRDEST Drum Set

[@rdavidr]

What the first song you would play on this kit? 🥁

[@bobj1234]

Orion by Metallica lmao

[@crystalfaieguatato6453]

we are the champions by queen

[@Fl_Broccodile]

Definitely the most 80's Tom fill I can think of 🤣

[@clarknova7331]

Something off Bleach?

[@craigstrickland1572]

"Lashed to the slave stick" Nile!!!

[@fungalcoffee]

Thanks to wade, I am here

[@joshgreen2164]

Me too

[@derekjtaylor]

Me three

[@sketchydrumchannelph]

dankpods? cuz he sent me here

[@fungalcoffee]

@@sketchydrumchannelph yes, the guys name is wade

[@Eectrics_onlyn2]

Yes he sent me from hell to here

[@bioniclefan1]

That's like, the perfect tom sound 😭

[@coreyw5981]

True! but can we achieve that with concert toms because these things are ridiculous 🤣

[@allyemeraart]

you would love concert toms then! super easy to try by just removing the reso heads

[@boofert.washington2499]

They all sound the same tho.

[@hpatss4966]

If only concert toms sounded like that

[@arnoldhernandez1910]

It’s a very satisfying noise i miss been on the drums.

[@NebulonRanger]

Man, one of the big sampling houses should find one of these and sample the shit out of it, such a unique sound.

[@gr3y_eminence]

Totally agree with you, from the perspective of programing percussion, it's very cool to find a sample set of something more left-field and it would benefit people playing electronic kits possibly; I've never tried the latter.

[@Sugarsail1]

To be fair a lot of the reason rdavidr 's drums sound great in his video is the $$$$ mics he's using. I've heard North Drums in person a few times and they do sound unique and LOUD but they have a rather thin sound and not as warm and rich as this video.

[@SlyHikari03]

Spectrasonics says Hi

[@Jude_5555]

Coming from Dankpods, this is awesome!

[@JamLlama9000]

Technically we're coming from "The Drum Thing" but it's still pretty Dank :D

[@rmcBloody]

Same

[@zoonal-gg]

Can't wait to Bing watch this guy!

[@blakksheep736]

I'm here too from there.

[@AquaMarineFBVA]

honestly the show factor of these make them super cool. you show up to a gig playing these they gonna remeber!

[@Musiknird]

You can check out the swedish band The Ark that are really good and the drummer in the band played these kind of drums for awhile.

[@gmrios]

Remeber. Yup 😄

[@JupiterKnight]

sus

[@adamcoleman4419]

Chad Channing used these drums in the late 80s for Nirvana

[@harryballsacky]

I CAN NEVER REMEBER

[@zfactor01]

Honestly… I was a bit skeptical about this one when I clicked on it.. but I just kept having to watch it. That kit actually sounded fantastic! I was pretty impressed with how cool it sounded. Definitely a kit to save for an 80s cover band night. Lol! Thanks for the fun video!

[@roomdog40]

I was skeptical too. He proved me wrong.

[@JohnPrepuce]

A bit of a hollow tone but I bet the projection is great. I would love to hear it with microphones set up a bit further from the openings. The drums are probably more for live performance than a studio.

[@triggertime90]

Tue, true. Each tom tom had a distinctively lower sound than the one before it.

[@decibelinterference2033]

Aside from electronic drums, the big players in the drum industry market have turned a snob nose to alot of different and innovative percussion ideas which center around the traditional drumset. It's lame they'd focus their attention on petty and useless theories like 20 different ways just to mount a rack tom, when something like this kit sounds great. I know from experience trying to introduce new ideas and upgrades to hardware/shells which actually function better and weigh less while sounding good.

[@russellbordeaux2425]

This kicked all the ass 👍👍

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Also here from Dankpods/"The Drum Thing", lol.

[@brianmelody8930]

Wow! At first I thought you really bought the weirdest, crappiest old drum kit ever but after you worked your magic I was blown away and fell in love it. Awesome drum playing too!

[@ndSpaz]

This is my favourite drum sound out of all the drums you've had on this channel!

[@hpatss4966]

@Qefna Ija shut up

[@Rhythm911]

That's the way single head kits should all sound !!! :D

[@micahwinters7021]

Here for the GOAT again thanks to The Drum Thing

[@cabalcore2555]

Wade needs to get his fixed because these sound amazing. Great work!

[@patrickteahanofficial]

I've sold and shipped one of these which was nuts. I loved the end when you played it with a china and an 87 Rocky 3 vibe 😂

[@tombrown4074]

Phil collins has entered the chat. I love unique drums like these. They stand out where so many other kits just look like each other, and therefore sound and inspire you to play the same as each other. These are funky and powerful and draw something out of the player.

[@hpatss4966]

Alan white has entered the chat*

[@alexlawrence9205]

That’s what I thought too! I loved the first piece he played. Reminded me of Collins’ and Phillip Bailey

[@32toddv]

@@alexlawrence9205 my thoughts exactly 💯 ...

[@canadianlightbulbs]

You can see how happy he is every time he gets to play a fill

[@PsyckadeliOfficial]

Man I love your drumming. The fills at 9:45 is so good...

[@rogereaston1188]

Years ago I saw one of these kits in the window of a second hand store. I went in and looked at them, and looked at them, and looked at them some more, then walked away. About a week later I went and looked at them again, and walked away. That's been 20 years ago and they still cross my mind every so often. That was the only time I ever saw any. Yesterday they crossed my mind again. Then today this video shows up on my feed... just shaking my head... Thanks for the great vids. Keep up the good work.

[@rogerweiland6384]

I heard these drums back in the 80's when they were new. They sound great, even without mics. They are very loud and cut right through.

[@jons2614]

Actually, North drums go back to the 70's.......................I specifically remember Alan White of Yes (he recently passed away, RIP Alan) using North drums for the 1976/1977 Yes tours, and the Blue Devils (DCI world champion drums corps) used them in 1976 and 1986 - I'm sure there were many other people using them as well at that time. They were kinda trendy in the 70's but their popularity faded in the 1980's. The unique visual look of North drums also prompted other companies like Slingerland (and later on Ludwig and Yamaha) to create the 'cutaway' look of marching tenor drums - a design element that is pretty much standard on today's marching tenors. Gotta admit though, these ARE cool sounding drums!!

[@markrushton1516]

Billy Cobham was one. Staccato in the UK copied the idea.

[@dennishough3709]

I believe I also remember Dave Barbarossa using a similar kit When he was in Bow Wow Wow.

[@thomasposlusny9687]

@@jons2614 Yes ! BD from Concord California, I marched in 76 and they kicked arse.

[@bongjovi4928]

@@jons2614 ackshually

[@therockaholic4009]

Love how musical his playing is; not playing the drums, playing a song! So refreshing to hear someone that doesn’t just vomit push pull chops.

[@xyanide1986]

What's push pull chops?

[@byebyecitybyebye]

@@xyanide1986 same question

[@vetlerradio]

@@xyanide1986 It's when people play super complex drums fills, but they are not following the pulsation so their tempo is all over the place, pushing and pulling back like a beginner.

[@xyanide1986]

@@vetlerradio ok yeah i getcha now

[@silentype3008]

@@xyanide1986 push/pull is actually a style of stroke where you use the rebound of the head/cymbal to perform double stokes, which is what the original commenter is referencing. velterradio is referencing rushing/dragging which is essentially falling off tempo.

[@parkermurray7435]

Yoooo. It’s crazy how much Dave’s drumming has improved over the coarse of his channel. Great job bro!

[@ferretyluv]

*course Sand is coarse.

[@mrpoepoe]

I honestly feel like this is your best sample track and playing I've heard from you yet! Also the drums sound so good, nice job on the gate & reverb. 🅰️👍➕

[@fenderfive9380]

Absolutely killer kit, and those wingnuts? They are Premier! When they first introduced that mounting system it was so good you would see drums of a different brand with their mounting system!

[@hydorah]

Oh I just commented that! Then saw your comment! Snap! Love vintage Premier drums :-)

[@ownenlikeaboss]

Haha that explains it! I was thinking that those wingnuts were normal. I play a vintage premier kit

[@fenderfive9380]

@@ownenlikeaboss Know what you mean! Bought some couple weeks back absolutely awesome drums 😎

[@08mlascelles]

I thought I recognised them, I use vintage premier lockfast stands and they have them on the bottom!

[@philippes1987]

Those toms sound fantastic!

[@rdavidr]

I was really surprised tbh

[@BayouMaccabee]

Cool find, David. This brings back some great memories for me. I was lead singer in a band as a freshman back in high school where our "drummer" had a yellow North kit just like that one. However, the guy was a terrible drummer who couldn't play any of the songs, so I ended up playing his drums while singing lead vocals just so we could get through all of the songs. This of course led me to buying my own set of Tama Swingstar drums (which was black with 2 bass drums, 4 rack toms, and a floor tom), starting me down my drumming road. So because of this, North drums are kind of near & dear to my heart.

[@bobbyjones2112]

Everything you have sounds great, no matter how it looks! You make things sound awesome! I love the songs you pick to do the demo, you always pick the appropriate song for the Drums!

[@BamBam_PDX]

Roger North lives in Portland, OR and still plays North drums to this day. Also, have to say this is hands down the best recorded sound of a kit I’ve seen on your channel. The track you played with is perfect for those drums.

[@Baribrotzer]

I knew he lived here, but I didn't know he was still active.

[@kodykindhart5644]

Crazy I’m gonna look him up Jeff kirsh is a great resource here for drummers same with rhythm traders If you are in Pdx got check out super secret band or lost ox or Jay si proof

[@bathtubgin21]

And his son Tye plays bass and lives in PDX!

[@craigstrickland1572]

Love some North drums!! I had a huge Gibraltor rack at one time, and the fault with them is the tube design. I crushed so many tubes trying to make it where the stands and cymbals wouldn't move.

[@dennisyoung4631]

Perhaps replace the tubes with aircraft grade 4130?

[@ARSZLB]

DAMN this thing sounds better than i was expecting! dem tom soundz doe 😦 love when you can really hear that tone of what you tuned your toms to, almost like the toms “sing” a bit more than closed shell toms, and that shape really projects that sound! i’d love to hear these in person and get a lil seat time behind this kit myself! awesome!

[@vincentaugustus2748]

I really like when you put the captions of your thoughts as the drums are playing. I’m usually keyed into or paying attention to something different and it’s interesting to hear a different perspective real-time. I’d like even more of those, as well as a final thoughts about a review of the drum set, maybe even a rating system and or best genre setting..

[@Gretschnut]

Cool drums. Been loving your channel since the $20 drum kit. Always entertaining, informative and enjoyable. BTW you're playing has gotten sick and you're really killing on this video. Just love those tom fills and cymbal crashes!

[@Gatchi]

I would SO love to see another series like the $20 drum kit! That was the best!

[@Santaheckler]

This is from an era where musicians put on a visual show equally as a musical one by using unique instruments. I say that kit is an awesome piece of history!

[@drewforce76]

Dude that was some crazy awesome playing! Loved every second of it! Great video! The drums sound great!

[@WalterBlomquist]

Magic! Another great track and awesome sounding drums with someone who actually knows how to showcase the sounds we want to hear.

[@pseudodidact3956]

I’m shocked at how good that kit sounds😂

[@SlamBolts]

Loved the 80s training montage track at the end, this kit sounds as insane as it looks!

[@filipgrzincic]

I follow your channel for a while, I take a look to some videos here and then and this is the first time I comment. The reason being this kit absolutely sounds fantastic, and you nailed its purpose with the song and drumming style for it! Amazing!

[@moondrums]

Nice playing! This video is great, and the drums sound fantastic. I have always wanted one of these kits.

[@jaqueslagerweij6882]

i kinda love the kitt. and your drumfills are tasty AF

[@rdavidr]

any fill on a 7 piece sounds good tbh haha

[@rooftop.voter542]

Dave your playing has come such a long way. Really cool watching you rage on this thing!

[@viniciusienne1385]

im in love with the sound of these drums and the music you used, oh boy !

[@timheeley2637]

I remember seeing these in a catalog as a kid and wanting them sooo bad. However glad I went with my Tama Swingstars. 34 years and still going strong!!

[@michaelbecker5995]

I had a swing star kit from craigs list, amazing kit! my only one so i dont have anything else to go off of, but yeah

[@aryehhaller]

I have an early 80s swingstar kit, killer drums I’ve got a great sense of the tuning on them now, so yea dw or any of the other big brands newer kits might anyways be inherently better both sonically and visually but to me they’re just as good

[@AndrewLemmings]

I always wanted to own a North drum set. They’ve always looked so cool to me. Chad Channing is the drummer who got me into the look when I was still in primary school, watching Nirvana’s With The Lights Out dvd when the box set first came out. So glad to see you post a video testing a kit out!

[@67to94]

surprised more people haven't mentioned this. I always thought of it at the Chad Channing kit

[@gadda-da-vida]

@@67to94 yes same.

[@jacklaplante4143]

He recorded Bleach on a North Kit if i’m right ?

[@paranormaldrummer69]

My uncle had a north kit back in the 80s and I just remembered how fat the Tom's sounded and this video just brought back that memory.. those drums sound incredible man..

[@sticks2478]

Love your videos dude .. as a life long drummer and owner of currently 7 kit's I love your passion and content.. Nice work 👍

[@m6hill983]

That kit sounds great! Also would love to see a full refurbish of them..

[@dakel20]

Wow, these things have an absolutely fantastic sound to them.

[@thegeorgeflores]

The play along track choice was absolutely perfect! Drums sound so unique, I love it.

[@keithljarvis]

Wow, I love the sound of the kit at the end of the video. Great chops, too!

[@Chudhole]

I think Alan White toured with one of these. I kinda want to see them restored a bit.

[@TonyVazquez8265]

If I had my own transportation (a VAN) I would own a North kit. I love that black North kit. And I LOVE how you mic'ed it, you made them sound so good... for that sound quality this has become my favorite episode in your channel, hands down! 🤘

[@donnieolaughlin1758]

I like your demonstration on the North drum kit. You always struck me as a pocket drummer and I appreciate you making the effort to get the arena effect Is anthem heavy drumming going. And is always great music on your videos.

[@ConeyProduction]

That kit sounds amazing! Wow I wasn’t expecting that. Would love to get samples of it. 😎

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

I think Chad Channing played a similar kit on Nirvana "Bleach". There's a few interviews with Jack Endino talking about working with this style of unusual kit.

[@drumsNstuff79]

You are right! Chad didn't play out with them though. He used a basic setup live similar to what Dave Grohl and other "indie" rock and punk drummers were using at the time with a single huge rack tom. But Kurt Cobain did a drawing of the band and sketched Chad behind his North drums. They did stand out and look unique.

[@sackorobert]

He actually did tour it in '89. You can see it in the Rhino Records video.

[@drumsNstuff79]

@@sackorobert That's right.. I remember that. I'm probably thinking of his last Nirvana kits before Dave took over. By the way Chad still looks the same today! Dude hasn't aged a bit. He and Dave took some cool photos together at the Nirvana R&RHOF induction private after party.

[@jonathandale7157]

They actually sound great!

[@RayHikes]

That's some awesome playing man, great kit as well. These have a sound you don't hear in music often anymore, has 70s hair metal vibes.

[@scottnewton9046]

Love those North drums, and you tuned them really nicely. I have a set of 8-10-12 marching North Trios from my drum corps days. Really cool drums.

[@RealGengarTV]

A drummer i used to play with had Gibraltar rack. He was constantly struggling with moving toms because round right. So he bought a square rack from some other brand, worked a charm

[@djentlover]

I don't understand who thought that using round pipe would be a good idea for this application

[@nickwallette6201]

@@djentlover Me either. I bought a Pearl ICON rack years ago, and loved it. It was expensive, especially with all the extra mounting hardware, but nothing ever moved.

[@ninjamonkeysupreme]

You should honestly make a sample pack out of these, they have that 80s/Collin’s sound

[@bazsheasby6529]

Sounds awesome with this play along good choice of music shows the kit off well!! Superb drumming man!!

[@johngill8980]

Well those are pretty cool. Sound pretty good as well. Nice angles between toms (flows well). Obviously some deeper toned drums would probably be amazing but overall a very unique find man. Thanks for sharing.

[@kevinwilley968]

The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps used North Tri-toms in 1976. Very cool look. Also, love the fill at 9:46! ;47

[@kmabru]

They used them again in 1986 during Channel One Suite. The tom line opened with the North tri-toms and then switched to conventional quads. At some point, some of the pit came out with the North set so they had two tom lines going.

[@cymbalism1]

They have a vintage electronic sound to them!!!

[@sasha6009]

Fun to see this. There was a band in my hometown of Plano Tx circa 1983 and the drummer had this exact kit, which I think was called Projectors (the kit and the band). Anyway, it did not make a big impression on the drumming world at the time, and I am thankful that you have resurrected a semi-horrible but also somewhat cool kit from the graveyard.

[@leroyatleroys]

Man I am glad that you uploaded this. I can never find a reasonable quality recording of these kinds of kits. Sadly, as much as I always wanted to like these kits, they always wind up sounding like someone strapped drum heads to pvc pipes. Despite the wide open bottoms, these drums just don't seem to resonate well. Still, with good tuning and micing, I can see these used for a live show if the drummer wants to be a little more flashy. But I definitely would not record with these, nor would I want to use them as my main kit. Still, they do sound pretty good here for what they are. Great job putting this vid and audio together and thanks for the content!

[@axeavier]

the channel The Drum Thing linked us to this video, it's fantastic

[@hoochrocks]

The tone is good. I had a friend that owned those many years ago, and when I was up front watching his band, the toms were just too loud aiming right at the crowd. Overpowered everything.

[@djentlover]

It's hard to imagine toms overpowering everything

[@hoochrocks]

@@djentlover They were brutally loud.

[@machupikachu1085]

@@djentlover those drums were made for club gigs in the 70's when the toms were never miked - they are megaphones pointed right at your ears. They are crazy loud. It's like putting you ear right up against the kick drum. The drummer in my band in high school bought a used set, and his parents made him return them after less than a week for a conventional kit.

[@moltres234]

I love when you do the break from in the air tonight. I can’t play drums but you are definitely one a roll pun intended.

[@viejometal]

Felicitaciones por reivindicar los micrófonos en un mundo donde el plugin parece haber desecho la capacidad de los músicos. Tu set no solo suena exelente sino que tambien su sonido es único y eso es impresionante. Saludos

[@Green-Echo9797]

8:46 is when he starts playing

[@Tendies7645]

Danky boys

[@kyronnewbury]

I was so happy to see him mention RDavidR and even shout him out lol

[@notenoughmemes1847]

arm the nug

[@tlgx884]

Hey David, those drums are amazing but I also want to say that u’re getting really really good and groovy, your practice is really noticeable

[@calzaondrums]

Great drumming my man! Greetings from Italy🥁

[@othervinny]

This is exactly the kind of weird shit that would come through when I worked at a Sam Ash. Wish they paid their employees enough for them to dust their drum kits ;)

[@llopez1970]

That was all around pretty cool! Those concert toms (if you could call them that) had a nice tone once u put the new heads on.

[@kanenomoja]

That is soooo cool. Color me jealous. This and the roto-tom kit made my week.

[@jh867]

What an amazing set! Love the 80s vibe song you picked to play along too as well! I'd love to own this kit if I had the money and space.

[@tomputc]

What a great video, thank you. I have owned a double kick set of white North since they came out. It's been a long love hate relationship and I really enjoyed seeing and hear you play yours, thank you!

[@Poeme340]

Great playing on this demo-really brought out the uniqueness of these monsters. I saw Billy Cobham way back in ‘75 and he had a couple of white ones mounted on his clear Fibes.👍

[@gregwonhoff7161]

I’d probably go with Blue Collar Man or Roll with the Changes. That kit sounds so awesome, and it looks like it would be so much fun to sit behind. I think it almost needs to have race car style seatbelts attached to it to prevent the player from getting carried away and falling off the stool. I hope you keep it and post some more videos.

[@EnergeticRhythm]

I had a set of North's the year they came out in canary yellow. They sound great and don't need mics unless you are playing a pretty large sized gig. I think acrylic and fiberglass drums sound awesome! My favorite set of all time was a set of Pearl clear acrylic with black hardware, amazing sound, and simply a thing of beauty!🥰🥰

[@staciepaul]

At 9:30 I was thinking man this kit sounds like a Phil Collins kit. I'd love to hear "the fill" on it. And 9 seconds later you played it!!!! Nice video thanks for posting.

[@markpretorius24]

Those toms have an absolutely incredible 80's synth sound. Would love a kit like this.

[@Goliemaskguy]

Hi David I wanted to let you know I just watched this video and have now spent the last 30 minutes learning that Tom grove. Thanks for the awesome content and the practice inspiration

[@muchopomposo.6394]

Brilliant..! And what a great song to play along to. They really sound fantastic. Toms and bass drum, but the snare drum is to die for! 👍 😉

[@mat4410]

First time I saw these was with Billy Cobham and he did a single 128th run across the way across the toms ; I about fell over he had so much power. I’m told the original mounts put them up very high and we’re a pain to play, so the rack was definitely a step in the right direction. They sounded good in the day, but they just looked really strange. Thanks for posting and adding the information on the spring loaded spurs…a new one on me.

[@keithwoodcrest]

Dude these have always been some of my favorite drums (same with the impacts) since I was a kid, I always loved the innovation. They sound crazy good with that backing track. Some of your best drumming in this video too, in my opinion. Those tom fills were sick 🤢

[@theswime945]

Fab stuff. Good luck with the cases. Cheers.

[@dustinberg902]

I'm convinced you are capable of making any set sound great!

[@TheStudioDrummer]

That floor tom would make the COOLEST end table ever! Also, these sound great, nice video.

[@robgrano6814]

Friend of mine who played in a prog band back in the late 70s had a set of these. He was more of a Bill Bruford-type drummer -- not real heavy-handed -- and they always sounded great when he played. His were red if I remember correctly. One of the advantages of them was that in a smaller venue you didn't have to mic the toms to get a decent sound. Their practice room was in his house, and I still have a demo tape that they recorded there. The drums sounded fantastic for a simple 4-track recording.

[@evanveiga8877]

That ending jam was the most satisfying experience. Those Toms kick ass!

[@dreamcruise2009]

I had a guitarist roommate who's drummer had a North kit. They were set up in our basement. So I had the pleasure of playing on these drums! They were an awesome sounding kit! If I am not mistaken, Bill Bruford played North Drums with Yes, Possibly on the tour that he later left the band.

[@charlestea3642]

Whoa! That kit sounds great! Almost like a Phil Collins type of sound. The first song to play on this "She's an Easy Lover" for sure. Cheers from an old Las Vegas drummer!!

[@stikkman61]

Best sounding North kit I've ever heard I'm sure due to the replacement heads and mic'ing but BRAVO! Like the 5 pc look as well 👏

[@GetOffMyyLawn]

I purchased a North kit from Sam Ash in the late 80's when they were being sold off on clearance. I also had a walnut snare in my setup, so your video really brings back memories. As you pointed out, they are really big and heavy and prone to cracking when moving them. I regret having to sell them :(

[@markydee48]

Wow!! Those Tom's sound sooooo fantastic. years of fighting with my set to get "that sound" and there you have it!! Strange looking indeed, but wow what sound!

[@jonlindsey8877]

That kit sounds amazing!! I'm jealous, bro!

[@thomashverring9484]

Awesome! It's one of the craziest kits and I love it!

[@Metalholica1]

Awesome tone! Great fills!! 🤘🥁🤘

[@jimdandypicker11]

That was fun, thanks. I had the poster of this kit on my wall in collage. I think it was from modern drummer magazine.