I Made My Own Benny Greb Crasher Hats

The Meinl Benny Greb Crasher Hats have been on the list for awhile now. I wasn't sure how using regular splash cymbals would work out being so thin, but I was surprised how well they worked!
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[@rdavidr]

You all have spoken, I finally made these!

[@x2brotherss394]

Thanks!

[@SemberUno]

Make a homemade groove block

[@Satanicdrummer]

David you should make a budget version of the Meinl Like Holland Bullet Stack, it sounds sooooo amazing, just costs that Meinl Premium 😂😭. I've tried using a 16" Wuhan Linear Crash, and a modified 12" wuhan splash. Might try Istanbul Xist Ion, but would love to see your take on that stack.

[@fabulousdick]

Set your sticks up on stands and hit them with your drums.

[@luvmedrums4057]

I have (2)8" Wuhan splashes&a cracked Paiste Pst 5 splash.Im thinking those with my 8"Meinl Byzance splash.Im heading to the Depot now to get the hole saw. I have the same Milwaukee hole saw kit you have

[@JeffUseekay]

"There's still time to follow my drum maintaining course!" *proceeds to kick a box of drum stuff across a room 2 seconds after*

[@rdavidr]

😉

[@judecrawford2351]

Day 4 of asking Dave to turn a bass drum into a snare drum

[@drewtobin8367]

Good luck finding wires lol

[@Vindsvept]

@@drewtobin8367 Guitar strings, obviously :D

[@potassiumchloride2542]

@@drewtobin8367 hmm we have a non subscriber here :)

[@drewtobin8367]

@@potassiumchloride2542 what do you mean?

[@JulianFernandez]

@@drewtobin8367 go subscribe to find out

[@jezusmylord]

4:50 "it should, uh... be fine" summarises your channel quite well!

[@jezusmylord]

im dead sure i wouldnt bother to take the sticker off and then complain it sounds shitty for years not realizing why.

[@rdavidr]

ha!

[@KristianNowak]

how is david the only reply

[@Havron]

Ahhh, so _this_ is why every splash cymbal on the wall at Guitar Center sounded like crap! They should really do something about that, if they want people to buy them.

[@landon2493]

@@KristianNowak wait u watch David wha-

[@senorgarcia4071]

the grove at 6:26 is so spicy

[@aTF2player]

Man, David's sound demos are literally thr only ones i like. He uses these whacky things in an actual musical way unlike so many others

[@bbbbennieandthejets2127]

2:20? The way he said high

[@siddharthsrivats]

LOL I didn’t notice that

[@rdavidr]

H I I i i i gh

[@a_username_20]

just got my first kit yesterday, thanks for the inspiration man

[@demetriusdamarcus418]

nice

[@rdavidr]

thats awesome!

[@drumavenger83]

What kit are ya playing?

[@a_username_20]

@@drumavenger83 it's a ddrum journeyman

[@drumavenger83]

@@a_username_20 thats a nice set.

[@Ribsletics]

Starting my day off with some rdavidr. I may or may not get out of bed today. Thank you.

[@rdavidr]

Hope youve gotten out by now lol

[@paperkid6821]

Never seen this much creativity in drums in my life

[@sundogaudio851]

6:24 Great groove! must learn.

[@xeode]

ah extended solo breakdown time, I love your style of drumming

[@CHABIEPORTNOY]

This man’s groove is so underrated!

[@potassiumchloride2542]

David, have you think of making a pvc snare drum? Pvc that are used in major city piping... or maybe using thick bucket cut to size. 😯

[@hdrjunkie]

I bought a piece of 14” stainless steel pipe and had a friend turn it into the worlds heaviest snare drum lol... he called it the Frankenstein snare. Very rings but sweet at the same time. It just had to be turned down a good amount on a lathe to get the od the correct size . Here’s a pic of the drum... he also has pics of a few wood shells I made by bending birch wood around some molds made from PVC pipe. They are under the “making shells”tab. wastingwebspace.com/Pictures/CoronaDrumz/StanlessDone3.JPG.

[@potassiumchloride2542]

@@hdrjunkie cool dude, how thick is it? And also how is the sound? sustain? Tone? Ring?

[@hdrjunkie]

@@potassiumchloride2542 it’s pretty thick... has a bit of a ring to it also but with the right tuning and a good head it’s got a good, loud sound. It weighs a ton though lol

[@jackpiggott6594]

Rdavidr is pretty much therapy at this point, almost like antique road show or restoration. Keep it up

[@johnpark3479]

Love this, a cross between hi hat and hand claps! This is a new percussive sound.

[@adderon]

The slight zoom in from the overhead cam when it seemed was finished playing but he started playing again 👨‍🍳👌

[@suamulhermeama]

Waiting for David to turn a concrete mixer into a kick drum.

[@otherstuff3773]

I bent my bottom 14" high hat's outer 1/2" edge to be more flat to allow more contact with the upper cymbal. Sounds RAD!

[@PhillipDrumz]

You should be hired by Meinl for R and D!!

[@billyyee1618]

Man, you're really one of a kind. Creative and inspirational. The little hh sounds great. Love watching yr channel. BTW, yr drums and yr playing is great. Bless

[@mitchinatr7093]

Hey David. You probably won’t read this, but I love the content! I am a DIY enthusiast and a musician, and I really dig all of the projects, hacks, and demos you do! Keep it up, man!

[@halfrenchjenkins5825]

Pretty Cool, Thanks Dave

[@patthesoundguy]

I love them!!! They sound great!!!

[@Imfugly]

Sounds great man

[@roomdog40]

Love how your chops are always getting better.

[@lucasdicugno1197]

The video I didn't know I wanted. Love to see you getting inspiration from Benny's drumming for your own. Praise the god Benny Greb

[@lIlzerolIll]

1:41 literally the first bass note reminded me of ph

[@the6ig6adwolf]

I enjoyed these types of videos and content a lot more than the product review channel this has become.

[@Cheezeeeee]

They sound cool! Your kit sounds good too! Love it.

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

That drum mix is reaaally good!!

[@junhyoungream1127]

and very nice drumming, too

[@omarcortes5754]

I was saving money for buying one of those chashers stacks. I´m gonna try make my own with my old cymbals.

[@jamisonandrewmanhorvaththe1124]

Good idea. I’d like to, but I don’t own a drill and would probably just end up doing this wrong. Good luck, man.

[@theokennedy4802]

Yes

[@jeffbeck6501]

Cool result.

[@hansgrueber8169]

Hey David, make some PVC octobans and come up with an inexpensive mounting system.

[@danthemanmillan]

that grove at 6:24 was hella tasty

[@RandyNorthrup]

If you run the hole saw backwards it still cuts the metal and does not grab. Nice and clean!

[@jordanborders7838]

Dude , keep making diy drum vids ! Especially for cymbals . They are flippin awesome

[@easeupkid8270]

Really loved your jam today

[@no_name1107]

Those Maryland grooves.... fire.

[@ingokolb6871]

drum sound is crazy good

[@Brotesque89]

Those K Sweethihats sound amazing!

[@davesquatcharoni2161]

I would say that is a big ol win. Great job ! You made that combo sound amazing.

[@boutrosboutrosboutrosboutros]

Sound great!

[@easeupkid8270]

2:12 Damn David

[@coltongarrett1367]

Dude the whole groove is killer. The lil stack sounds amazing

[@alexhill_79]

nice! also nice drums, i only saw these yesterday on a coop3rdrum3r video and now i notice you've got them!

[@BADD400]

Awesome. I think they sound good

[@julioklemba9093]

Excellent! You are a genius! Stay safe! Greetings from Brazil 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

[@mikebarker9187]

Build hi hat stand which allows two clutches and pairs of cymbals...... And do the Peoples Beer of Richmond drum wrap.

[@OrganicGreens]

It sounds so good. Ur Crash symbol is so good also

[@swayzietrain4205]

They sound sick man!

[@cameronfindlay1481]

Another great video and project. That is a sweet sound you have on that set up there! 🙂

[@vikitheviki]

You should have grinded that cross pen hammer slightly rounded to avoid those marks on the cymbal.

[@Post-Alone]

Man sounds pretty bloody good to me! I started frothing over Benny's crasher hats then googled how much they cost and immediately Shat myself.. and here I am.. reckon I'll give this a go 👌 Shame on you Benny Greb 😔

[@Mikas_Emil]

sounds awesome man!

[@ryanintopeka]

That whole damn setup sounds fan-fucking-tastic.

[@shirleymorrow7674]

Nice job, David. I really like the sound of that little fella.

[@GorlicBreadz]

You're like the Adam Ragusea of drums and music in my honest opinion, looking at music science like nobody would and not afraid to venture out of the norm!

[@Dzwonek05]

Zildjian version of Meinl crasher hats

[@jonathanbormann5077]

Looking to do this myself with some old cymbals I have. All B20 but not worth jack. Might as well put 'em to use

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

Sounds great. Very nice groove too.

[@chrisfraser5088]

Love it!

[@abaker82]

Hole Dozer! That's great.

[@19todd87]

Great video David. Those floor toms sound amazing! 🤤

[@mikebarker9187]

Put one rivet in a bottom or top hat cymbal. Adds ambience when kicked and left open. Your left foot and hat is in any event another crash cymbal.

[@jonathanturcios677]

Killer 🤝

[@abemichau4706]

I got 3 sets of B8 hats and a old set of cheap Paiste hats all 14" Im gonna try this out. Thanks

[@OpenSafe17.11]

I love your videos I always learn something and I usually want to try it out after I watch. Great job!

[@deeblue984]

Very nice drum'n

[@kunjsomaiya4723]

Amazing

[@wilfredomendez3450]

Sounds great, thx for sharing.

[@hancyber]

sick groove

[@fabulousdick]

They sound awsome.

[@chuytrevino5019]

The track and your playing was 🔥

[@cacheteinflado1]

sounds good

[@FaFbFeverdog]

Those Zildjians sound way better than the Meinl cymbals you typically play. To my ear, anyway.

[@raybbj]

That snare !! So cracky !!! Love it !

[@Kizamime]

Duee, your drumming is so tasty. Love it!

[@otisblankenshipiv7823]

Not gonna lie, I laughed when I saw the name of the hole saw is the hole dozer.

[@simonkuhnbach6525]

I have the originals and the sounds sooooooooooo nice

[@elwarddevaughn8762]

👍 i like some of your idea guy really creative like me also you got soul and rythm keep do what you are doing making video's and drumming.

[@travismatern6359]

I want to know more about that x-hat from a Pearl Tom mount......I need that!

[@fatbastard667]

That Vox snare sounds incredible.

[@youtubeaccount17935]

always a good day when David uploads

[@4stringbloodyfingers]

those floor toms especially the lowest sound sic!! and the crasher hats sound also decent, maybe getting thicker on those cymbals will do the trick. have a good one

[@mukkeFacil_]

cool project !°

[@jermainbrown8994]

It sounds really good 👍

[@alanduncan1980]

Really nice job! You should be a cymbal maker. You definitely have the wherewithal for that sort of thing.

[@LTDLimiTeD1995]

ZBT splashes are awesome for hole mods

[@p.c.1019]

Good man.

[@richi1543]

Nice job

[@ndownman]

If you nest the holesaws it makes things a lot easier

[@kjplaysdrums2]

As always great job and great content! Huge fan here

[@anthonypearce5389]

Definitely been practicing. Good shit

[@MrAVGNdude]

David... you did it again🔥 another masterpiece

[@TelosDextroza]

Really nice!

[@audimaster5000]

Ahah a De-burring tool. Nice work!