Sonor Factory Tour (Part 2) 29 July 2011

[@MrUndertow450]

Awesome ... thx for putting this online !

[@neilxpeart]

That red tribal finish is gorgeous.

[@whiterabbit714]

just awsome!!!!!wow nice, the drum room in the end was the best part!

[@lenisrousaruisteein8844]

Un gran trabajo para un gran sonido precioso acabado

[@CLoi8]

Great tour vid. i started drooling when i saw the benny greb snares. i want one soo bad.

[@kojlak]

Sonor in drums is like Mercedes in cars.. so classy.

[@chiribita52]

Thanks, I hope to go there some day....

[@DrummingDrummer15]

sonor has always had the best crazy finishes

[@paLeB1u3Dot]

was that danny carey's kit at 8:58?

[@mrbucket75]

Beautiful kits, wish the music was lower, I wanna hear the talking..... still thumbs up!

[@Coxdrums89]

@ironcobra8 Could not resist, one of the all time greats.

[@JoeyRam.]

Interesting article, but the music gave me headache.

[@jonathanaraya4044]

lindo trabajo amigos....me encantaria poder aprender a trabajar asi como ustedes,me encanta la percucion

[@erikcamposdrums]

how they get that veneer?

[@literoadie3502]

Nice people at Sonor! I have a Sonic Plus II kit.

[@Coxdrums89]

Yep. Walked straight to it, as you can see in the video. Kinda funny, hit every drum, let them ring. Sonor is truly the Drummer's drum.

[@bluehornet6752]

Epic tour!!!

[@StevenMcPeterbilt]

Another thing though. the SQ2 series allows you to put any finish on a kit, so DW's finish choice does not win either actually.

[@StevenMcPeterbilt]

In my opinion they are better sounding, not dead like all DW's, all DW's I've heard are poor in terms of resonance/projection/cut, Sonor's cut through but are not overly present, just a perfect mix. I'll give you the better looking as an opinion thing however, as they both make great finishes. Sonor definitely wins in quality, take a look at the 600 series hardware and 9000's will look like toys, and I've heard so many DW horror stories on quality control issues. Really give Sonor a chance.

[@tomn8tr1968]

ShittyMcPoopyBalls first of all wow, is that really what your name is? DW collectors are made in Oxnard CA. By Americans and nothing about this video impresses over the DW factory tour. Both are great drum makers, let’s face it maple is maple, and as far as finishes go, DW will create for you whatever your mind desires, period. Hardware quality, is what DW started out as, and as far as the look of said hardware, I personally like the turret lugs over anything else. Just go to DW factory tour and compare the two manufacturing plants and you’ll see the love and caring that go into each drum. Did I mention made in the USA 🇺🇸? Both brands are very good. Thomas Lang went from Sonor to DW by the way. Ask him why, watch that video!!!

[@Jetty-me6cw]

Tom Schuette I'm not a huge DW fan but I will say this the quality control at sonor is awful!

[@SonorGeek05]

Aaron Spears recently left DW and went to Sonor.

[@alexanderarenashurtado1829]

No entiendo porque cuando uno va a comprar un instrumento de estos, en el almacén lo encuentra desafinado...en la mayoría de estos vídeos de fábricas veo que siempre los afinan?

[@rhythmista7707]

I've never seen an "ugly" finish on any Sonor drum.. They're all eye candy..

[@Jetty-me6cw]

Rhythmista I do agree with you on that. Some of those burl lava ruby reds are amazing. But truth be told I don't care for the company or the $ for the sound you get.

[@cbastriani]

Why?

[@copterdrummer4448]

Very good job

[@robertolenhart]

tenho uma Sonor meu sonho conhecer a fabrica

[@artemiltonmoura210]

Espetacular!

[@JulieBrownsGuitar]

The managers like "oh there's cameras... I'm gonna pretend like I have anything to do with the daily work that goes on here" lol The employees are like "just... go back to your office and lemme do my damn job" lol

[@rankest2390]

Haaa lol

[@Jetty-me6cw]

In the beginning of this video the guy who sands the shell to make sure the bearing edges are flat took 3 seconds, ONLY 3 SECONDS! and he didn't even check it on a piece of granite. He just walk's right over and tooled the bearing edge. For the price you pay on an upper end sonar kit they better take more time in quality control than what I just saw. Is anybody else shocked or is it just me? Some of those finishes are so beautiful. Like those Lava Mapa Burl ruby fade. But then they get to where he's tuning the drum using 1960s late 60s equipment it's just ridiculous give me a break

[@jcw91371]

How dare you sir! "Bessie" the oscillator is a Sonor shop legend!

[@MrFN2]

Looks like Bobs drum factory.lol Great sounding drums though. Small factory but maybe that's better cause every piece that comes out of there is given the attention they need.

[@logan979]

i believe these are only high end drums ? majority are made in china.

[@rhythmista7707]

Next time my buddy goes to Germany on business , i'm going with him..........

[@hilcup30]

this is paradise!!!!!

[@Rockin_Ross]

A tour of the factory, not a tour of the manufacturing process. This showed me nothing but pretty drums and router tables. How are their shells made? Reinforcement rings put in? Sanding and different finishes applied? If I were to go by this “factory tour”, I’d not buy this brand.

[@chriswebb383]

Ross Gillis watch the first video

[@StevenMcPeterbilt]

You're right, it's not DW, it's much better.

[@Jetty-me6cw]

ShittyMcPoopyBalls come on man you've got to be joking I'm not a huge DW fan but if you go look at my comment about the guy who's in charge of sanding the bearing Edge he didn't even check it on a granite table give me a break

[@diegochangos]

Benny Greb signature snare drum, gaaaahh.

[@pjreynoldsa1]

Huh,..... The DW factory tour was so much more informative and comprehensive!

[@adamcady3324]

There's no way they mass produce here! It looks like a fake tour?

[@Sonorsteve]

I was there on a Friday when a lot of the workers had already gone (Germans take their off time VERY seriously). I assure you it's a real factory.

[@Deadbydawn71]

Best drums made! /comments

[@ChordxClient]

@pjreynoldssa1 the DW factory was probably more informative because they weren't trying to speaking in a non-native language! Hahah. Sonor for life!

[@Jetty-me6cw]

ChordxClient English is the universal language. You might want to remember that.

[@thejamman555]

Yeah they stick make great drums, guys like steve smith, gavin harrison and benny greb wouldnt use them otherwise

[@StevenMcPeterbilt]

Lol it's alright.

[@dogbuggy32]

yes one day you will be mine

[@mattmdrums]

i got 3 :D

[@misfit9448]

I buy Sonor because its made in Germany.

[@Grit489]

I buy TAMA because their made in communist China

[@mnkrck]

not their governments fault that people in europe and north america can´t even afford their own stuff... also tama showed their chinese production which as far as i can see no other company did. the chinese factory looked good as well. judging from this i would rather buy a cheap tama than a cheap sonor.

[@johnnylarue1]

ah ha ha ha, yeah ok.....

[@StevenMcPeterbilt]

Do you seriously think DW is a better drum company then Sonor?

[@johnnylarue1]

not exactly DW, but the germans make good drums........

[@sk8zombie13]

This is why Thomas Lang left these guys

[@lucasvigo4815]

Thomas left these guys for money and marketing...

[@edwardpetersii6276]

Looks very old, outdated and unimpressive, to be honest! I played some Sonor kits and they’re nothing special. They’re snares are really nice. I remember, wanting to buy a snare from a Delite kit, like 15 years ago and the owner of the Drum Shop wouldn’t sell the snare, separate from the kit. Too bad! The kit wasn’t anything special but the snare was exceptional!

[@snezanastojanovic962]

sonor is beautifal , but yuor management must learn English

[@MeisterSounds]

*beautiful

[@MeisterSounds]

*your

[@123fickfack321]

German manifactur . . . actient :D

[@apinakapinastorba]

Meh, they sound quite good. But IMO they look too cheap.