Craviotto 4-piece Beech Shell Pack Review

[@jayhutchison9289]

Nick, every time I see you play, you make want me want to get on my kit......you make it look like soooo much fun and effortless.... Thanks.

[@sweetwater]

🙌

[@matthewpaluch777]

SweetwaterSound NICK!!!

[@drummaman1]

Do you all not understand how Craviotto works? The equivalent to Craviotto is a person walking to a Rolls Royce dealership. That person knows exactly what they want, and they want a Rolls Royce. At this level, you are paying for everything that is associated with building this kit. You don't need to own one, I know many drummers that are just fine with their Stage Customs, their MCXs, their Saturns, their Classic Maples. If you're bellyaching about the price of this kit or equivalent high end drum kits (PHX, Star) then these kits are not for you. Great sounding drums, especially that bass drum! Great video. Thank you!

[@scottlowell493]

Other kits sound just as good for a fraction of the price. They just lack the aesthetics.

[@jasonobuobisa6501]

@@scottlowell493 dont forget build quality, or craftsmanship, or where their wood comes from. the stage custom is birch. but so is a recording custom... huuuge price difference.

[@daveseemerollin6357]

Anyone who says they can't hear a difference between multiply, single ply, and solid drums is deaf/stupid/justifying lack of funds.

[@drummerdave26]

These drums are incredible, one day I will own a set of my own. The Fun I will have on that day! Craviotto Love

[@lowfatedes]

That is the worst-sounding bass drum I've ever heard - like a toneless high tom.

[@roykasika870]

this kit is so transparent!! it's very tastefully musical!! amazing

[@OwensDrumming]

That song in the beginning is so Steely Dan inspired I love it

[@gregpeller1499]

No doubt! That unmistakable sound!

[@dariojr14]

That is one musical drum set! From the toms of the drums to the zildjian cymbals

[@davidsuprenant893]

Instead of talking about who's great and who is not, these videos are intended to shed lite on these incredible instruments that people like Nick are demoing for our pleasure. ( by the way Sweetwater does a fantastic job explaining the gear there demoing and the sound quality is off the charts). In the future may we all keep are comments to in this case the drum set. The quality,the sound, and the features. That's the views that matter , doesn't it???

[@CiaoGibson]

David Suprenant spoken like a class act. I couldn’t agree with you more mate. Some will never get it :)

[@EarthtonesCymbals]

I don't necessarily disagree David but keep in mind that the world is full of people. You will always have Yin and Yang. They are not in conflict with one another. Everything has its purpose. Some comments seem bitter, while others seem sweet. Life is full of flavors, colors, textures...just go with the flow dude. Enjoy the drums and let the rest go. Peace.

[@DiegoAmbrosio-g5q]

Beautiful! Terrific finish. This drum kit is an art piece in itself. An instrument of fine taste.

[@dilankarun9172]

These drums just sound great. Need to be played by a master drummer like Nick.

[@matthewpaluch777]

😎👍🇺🇸🔥🥁💣 CRAVIOTTO!!! Imho without doubt thee BEST drums ever built!

[@CiaoGibson]

Wonderful demo and explanation. Thx Nick. God bless JC!

[@terrydonegan1622]

Gosh!!! So love this kit wow!! And that snare!!

[@davemieze9021]

My god! The tone of that wood!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Boy, that snare is really nice!

[@drumazinggreek729]

That's by far the best sounding drums I have ever heard! Round but punchy , accurate and focused, studio and travel friendly, stunningly looking, vintage and yet modern! I don't mind the price... I ll gather the money !

[@ivanbajovic3476]

beefy with nice attack

[@Vinicius-xe4op]

Sonor Sq2 kits, please 😩😩

[@drummaman1]

There are so many variations that can be made into an SQ2 kit it would barely scratch the surface of how these kits could look and sound. I also don't think Sweetwater can sell that many SQ2 kits.

[@af7119]

Never heard of craviotto but they sound great. I definitely love aquarian heads. Solid choice!

[@craviottodrumcompany]

Great job Nick! Excellent video.

[@sweetwater]

Thank you! 😊👍

[@blakegowan6623]

Fabulous drums and good video....you played just the drums...and played them very well. That snare!! Wow....all the drums...just wow. Thought it was appropriate you did like a Steely Dan jam at the end....because you really need to be on that level to have these drums. Lol. Not a common man's kit. But hey....ya never know. Best kit I've seen you demo right here.

[@lzasyr]

With my tuning skills I can make it sound like a hello kitty drumset

[@unggoyfarmer]

as someone whos played 100s of kits and all sorts of craviotto kits. I dont think you can haha. Solidshell drums are some of the most forgiving tuning wise

[@titancameron6624]

Instablaster

[@Sugarsail1]

epic levels of self-depreciating humor.

[@Tagger0325]

Nick ..I dig your playing style. I hear some New Orleans 2nd line in there . Drums are beautiful sounding and looking . Top notch craftsmanship. Wish my pockets were deeper . Love the inlays and diamond tube hardware. Classy not Clunky .

[@Genshi]

Great demo and beautiful kit! I've really been wanting to get back into drumming (I started off life as a drummer.) Would love if this kit had a second floor tom.

[@johnfearon6115]

Steve Maxwell's drum shop in New York has the biggest selection of these kits I've ever seen

[@tannerrat1168]

That sounds amazing

[@shiningarmor2838]

A drum set like this is as close to endgame as they come.

[@vanomaden]

Honestly, with all the separate miking and procession (gate, compressor, equipment etc.) it seems not to make much difference wether but is a beginner set with good skins on or something so expensive like that kit.

[@SubaruWRXspdManual]

Great look and sound. I imagine this 4 piece is at least $4,000. Craviotto stuff is not cheap, but its super high quality. Just looked at the price. I was way off. $6,550.

[@oldmanhendo7183]

lol yea, cool kit but no way in hell is this thing worth that much money

[@halcyon3397]

I know This was a comment from 4 years ago but Update: it’s now 10k not joking

[@MrStingraybernard]

Beautiful sounding , beautiful price I bet also

[@TXMusicDrummer]

Wow! Craviotto has been with Remo forever. Is the switch to Aquarian only for this kit or for all new kits being produced?

[@rhythmista7707]

What a sound..I've never heard a bad sounding Craviotto kit..

[@dr.strange.2655]

Maple or Beech?

[@rodneyjohnston2217]

These are great high tune jazz drums. Beautiful. I want. Really bad I just don’t play enough pure jazz gigs to justify. I’ve noticed a few Nashville guys playing Craviotta in bigger sizes. For rock I’d get a big old maple or vista lite Ludwig or possibly SJC. For pop alternative etc C and C make a great kit. Tamas star drums are crazy good. I’m partial to the Brooklyn Gretch or USA custom. It’s a great time to be a pro drummer. I will say this. I hire out play a lot of Church gigs inside. Cage basically. I’ve seen expensive drums sound like crap and cheap drums sound great. Tuning, heads and especially how they are mic’d up is all the difference.

[@mattjoiner4145]

That is gorgeous

[@paulbolin7513]

Sonor Vintage Series is also Beech for less than half the price of these. Still expensive though.

[@DustyCowdog]

Drums, car, drums, car... Hmmmm.... hahahaha... Cannot deny, these babies sound beautiful.

[@nicolasvargas3924]

Sounds delicious

[@JG-nx3jg]

The price of it makes it sound better to the ear. Marketing is a powerful thing.

[@DrumsJulz]

Of course it sounds great, but for U$6550, is way too much. Nick killing it as usual!

[@MarkOnDrums1976]

I agree. My vintage Ludwig super classics sound as good to my ears. Remo coated emperor batter, coated ambassador resonant, with LM402 Supraphonic snare. Got the kit from a church for $1700 minus the snare and new heads.

[@ladanzza]

I think you are wrong is 10k... no way

[@philhorler5712]

I prefer the superkicks to pillows etc, because it cuts down on the sustain of the head whilst keeping resonance on the shell, works really nice on high quality kits like this one

[@bradkinder3616]

Superkicks are amazing bass drum heads. I use Remo coated heads on everything else but nothing but Superkicks on my kick drums.

[@jameskirkbydrums]

yep! i have superkicks on all my drums, paired with their regulator resonant it works fantastically!!

[@dannylugo5016]

This is a really nice kit!!! I can imagine what it cost......

[@timonmartinez2564]

at a certain point what’s the point..? most of all the songs that made your identity and make you wanna play music never used ultra-over priced kit like these one.. and most of it, all the shitty and boring music out there i dont think a 10k dollars drum kit will make the music better..? when you play in studio you can make a garbage sound good and the same and it is also true for playing live.. so do you really need these or you just want them because so many dudes says that it is sooo musical and sooo amazing..

[@CDario2512]

wonderfull kit

[@blakegowan6623]

Dream kit

[@hickoryhop]

These drums are amazing but you've got to keep them in a locked vault. The minute you scratch then...there goes the beauty.

[@denisop3572]

simply, the best..... sorry the rest. nothing sounds like a craviotto. period.

[@dino_not_dyno]

Dude you need to play these more in the demo and turn off the backing tracking track for a bit. Love your hair

[@anthonyn1312]

What is a sizes of this drum kit?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Anthony. Thanks for reaching out. The sizes are: 14x20” Kick drum, 8x12” tom, 14x14” floor tom, and 5.5x14” snare. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@stickdrumsnrocknroll]

amazing kit ! o_O

[@Daveinbrewtown]

Technically the solid shell drums are a multi-ply. Don’t forget thee inlay haha

[@glanemann]

I guessed 5 grand before I clicked the link. 6.5 grand. LOL. I've seen these kits on other drums sites and they were wanting 8 to 9k for a 5 piece kit. They are quite amazing and sound tops, but this is one of those kits that maybe, maybe i'd buy in my lifetime and a kit I'd take to those special gigs.

[@barberbob22354]

glanemann Take to a special gig? That kind of money I’d leave them home!😁

[@zacdrake]

Special gigs? You mean like Wembley Stadium??

[@Killenmachine05]

guys using craviotto are either on big studio sessions or on big stages playing for big artists where their drums get loaded into snug roadcases and all set up and ready to go for you when you get to the gig.

[@slimbeaux]

As always just so nice to sit here and listen to you play. Although I have to admit, IMHO, the drums were a little quite in the mix; would have liked a half a tic more volume. But I am a bass player and enjoy hearing these great sounding and looking drums. Thank You.

[@rogerwelsh2335]

Wow!

[@popeyesailor9571]

you call that a little high? that is as low as I would ever go but I wouldn't

[@barberbob22354]

Outta my price range!

[@roybeckerman9253]

I’m still a Ludwig mahogany and Gretsch Brooklyn fan. Waiting for the new Slingerland too. All less expensive than these..

[@lukefreeman970]

Check out WFL 3 drums. It’s bill Ludwig 3 and he made his own company. Super high end stuff and arguably much better than current Ludwig

[@larrytate1657]

Every time Craviotto sells a drum kit, they take two weeks off from work.

[@paradigmshiftz7]

There's something about that bass drum I just don't really like

[@ShawnxEdge]

CR7TheGunner I have a beechwood ply kick drum and it sounds 10x better

[@lowfatedes]

Is it how terrible it sounds?

[@lzasyr]

Eden Ludekens probably

[@dannylugojr3428]

I think it's because the bass drum reso head has no port hole. 2 very different sounds, With or without a port hole. For me, I like the bass drum with a port hole.

[@johnnymerritt9544]

These drums are first rate go out and buy a set for 10k play them 3 times and see how much you can sell them for you may can get half your money back on a good day Great drums but like most luxury cars not a good investment. I know i own both which brings me to my point buy both used !! Let someone else take the bath !

[@don4476]

Sound is about heads and tuning. I'm highly skeptical.

[@ayushghosh5771]

This kit super awesome but very expensive in fact insanely expensive for 4 piece shell pack 6 k bucks is too much

[@SubaruWRXspdManual]

Ayush Ghosh it is expensive, but you get what you pay for usually and this kit would be about as high quality as it gets.

[@harrygaylordrums]

Well it should sound nice for $6500 lol.

[@jameskirkbydrums]

6500 and worth every penny, these piss all over stuff like DW :)

[@copperlineconnectors2455]

crymzynplague its not worth every penny if you don't know how to use them! You probably would be better off to get a practice pad and learn rudiments, and stay away from the drum kit! Good advice!

[@copperlineconnectors2455]

crymzynplague if that is you in those videos, get you a practice pad, metronome, and a rudimintal book. Try learning some sticking pattern, take it slow. But definitely stay away from a drum kit, not being rude, just honest. Take constructive criticism with a positive attitude, and you may can learn. If not you will continue to be lost in the fog.

[@jameskirkbydrums]

yep thats me in the vids :) ive got several pads and numerous rudiment books, ive studied them and can play them proficiently :) i just choose not to bother with the fancy ones for most of the stuff i play because the audience and non-drummer bandmates arent going to know or care as long as they audience enjoy it. in constantly learning so im becoming a better muso every day :)

[@copperlineconnectors2455]

crymzynplague there is nothing rudimintal about anything you are doing. Have you ever played to a click? You need to try it. Not trying to be rude here, but nothing you are playing makes sense. You definitely need some help. Take my advice in a positive way. I don't usually comment on videos. But I've worked with some of the biggest country acts. And still work with some of the best session guys. I've been doing this 45 years, and practice rudimintal figures everyday. So I know what I'm talking about. It takes a lot of skilled work to play at a pro level. I'm not trying to bust your chops. Just trying to help, I've helped a lot of students achieve their goals. If you listen and take constructive criticism positive, it might just help!

[@johnnymerritt9544]

Fantastic drums sounds great cut the price in half and that would be about right even for 1 ply steam bent its kinda like anything else you buy you can pay all you want for something. I'm happy with my Gretsch USA Customs. .

[@chefbrittan84]

Maybe in my next life.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Still prefer a good Ludwig or Gretsch...and save money.

[@IndigoJo]

Why are solid shell drums so rare and expensive, while solid wood is standard in the world of guitars and other stringed instruments and an all-solid guitar can be had for not much money (well, about £1,000 or less)? No serious guitarist would be seen dead with a ply acoustic guitar (although ES-335s are 3-ply), but even Tama Star drums are plywood and top professional drummers play them all the time.

[@armandochuh]

This one worked as a prince in Shrek.

[@matthewwilson1700]

Nick always does an awesome job of demoing the kit, but we all know Craviotto also stands for overpriced. The reason people are like “oh wow” when they find out someone has a Craviotto anything, really they mean, “dang, I can’t believe you paid that for a piece of wood”. Lol. Just kidding, they sound great.

[@jamesjoans4557]

Very nice drum kit I would get one but $7000 is a bit too much

[@Romans219]

Great drums are all over priced

[@deftoner9763]

Most impressive said Darth Vader

[@anthony22bob]

I'm sure they're nice, and I bet they sound different live, but they sound a little dead to me. As always, Nick puts on a ridiculous display.

[@scottlowell493]

So expensive, they should have a 3 year lease option like a car.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Great kit, but out of the average drummers range. Gretsch and Ludwig certainly more affordable and great drums also.

[@nickavenoso7851]

Great looking and sounding kit, just wish they were less expensive. For example, $1000-$2000 for a 3pc kit, meanwhile you could get a TAMA, or Ludwig 3pc kit for $600-$800. But, otherwise a great video, and Nick is a great drummer.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Great to own...but probably would take Catalinas to a gig with drunks , who wouldn’t know the difference, or care. They just want dance, drink and sing along.. Ring a bell ?

[@Gretschnut]

The difference from one drum (a wood cylinder) versus another (similarly sized wood cylinder) is 80% dependent on the type of head and tuning. I haven't heard a bad, or even mediocre kit on this channel yet. That said, Craviottos sound nice, but I've never heard anything that would make me want to pay $6,500 for a set. Also, that is the most god awful looking tom mount in the industry. Always wondered what they were thinking when they came up with that intrusive, crappy looking, matte finished mount for a high end drum kit.

[@michaelandcolinspop]

Gretschnut LOL on the RIMS mount. Remember Gretsch in the late ‘80s coupled RIMS with those enormous tom arms? You could barely see the shells! DW did it too. They sounded great but looked terrible. Cheers!

[@Gretschnut]

Mike Davis - What? Gretsch did something that wasn't aesthetically pleasing? Yeah Mike, I remember and you're right, they were awful. Thank goodness they've come up with better solutions, Craviotto, not so much.

[@michaelandcolinspop]

Gretschnut Indeed. I guess I should've put Sonor in the "Huge Hardware" category as well with some of their over-designed stuff of the last 30 years. Haha!

[@w00x360]

If only I was made of money.

[@vincentgrobner6511]

David Scott Well, I heard you get ~100k for a kidney and you got two of them ;)

[@ExorbitantBboy]

Wouldnt that make it a solid shell then? Lol

[@dulladavedrums]

No. A solid shell is made from hollowing out a single solid piece of wood, as opposed to a single piece of ply bent into shape like this. Sweet drums though

[@ExorbitantBboy]

David VanTongeren wrong sir!

[@njramalho]

Wrong sir! Real solid shell is the Canopus Zelkova snare drum! A hollowed one-piece snare drum! canopusdrums.com/en/product/zelkova-snaredrum/

[@lowfatedes]

There is no such thing as one-ply. It's a solid piece of timber, steam-bent and joined.

[@Imaikalani70]

My Pearl Export sounds better.

[@noahradke6960]

Patrick O'Leary I can almost guarantee for a fact it does not

[@hellgrinder2148]

I could buy a used car and a 5-piece with the money that this 4piece costs

[@roybeckerman9253]

Obviously well made and top quality, but on stage behind electric guitars and controlled by sound engineers, most of the audience couldn’t tell the difference between these and cheaper drums. They look at the drummer’s ability. Still, great sounding, but not affordable to most.

[@paulbolin7513]

A steam bent solid shell is not new or unique.

[@heidiheidiho6412]

Maybe not, but there aren't that many DRUMSETS with solid, steam-bent shells.

[@terrydonegan1622]

Noble and cooley have done them also

[@bluesky6449]

can you give a demo without saying "cool" at all? I don't think so.

[@omeridrizi5499]

craviotto screams OVERPRICE

[@DaveBateman1972]

your comment screams ignorance

[@djevlhelvete]

So, how much for a Craviotto 4 piece kit without the cymbals?

[@michaelandcolinspop]

I’ve never liked Craviotto’s diamond theme, personally. And you’re right - they’re insanely expensive. For that price, I’d have a larger Reference Pure or Recording Custom, with hardware, maybe even an SQ2. But good Lord, those sound beautiful together. One thing’s for sure: Those are going to hold their value, unlike so many of the similarly priced one-off custom sets from guys like SJC, Truth, and others. Whatever works for the drummer, I guess. Cheers!

[@omeridrizi5499]

Mike Davis you are absolutely right. My point was that, beside being able to afford this drum set then fine. As struggling drummer like most of drummers around the globe, I am more about the value of the drum manufacturer can provide for us with a superb quality drumset without the highest price. From my experience, I would gladly own a Tama Starclassic drumset again. I know that is biased opinion, but at least it's based from my previous great experience. I hope that I have explained myself for my comment Mike, especially to those ones they were quick to judge about my opinion. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

[@michaelandcolinspop]

Omer Idrizi Couldn't agree more, Omer. I prefer Pearl myself. For that kind of $$, you could have a lot more gear that sounds great and will last from just about any other big company. I guess what I was really trying to say is that, if I were going to buy custom drums, which I wouldn't ever do, I'd consider these. But there's much better value to be had out there, that's for sure.

[@oldmanhendo7183]

not at all worth the money. The only thing that sounds good on the kit is the snare and the sonor benny greb snare sounds better for $950