The Number 12 Looks Like You drum lesson. PlayThisRiff.com

www.playthisrif... presents Jon Karel from The Number 12 Looks Like You and Horse the Band. This drum lesson is the third lesson. Go to www.playthisrif... for lessons one and two!

[@DarkFacet]

only a kick, snare and a hihat and so much variation... this shit is impressive

[@bomberbadj]

Glad to see a metal drummer that really appreciates the art form of drumming. This guy is good! Zach hill (not REALLY a metal drummer exactly) is another example. I can appreciate a musician of any genre that does what they love to do. Ecpecially when they can groove your face off!

[@Ureyeuh]

I have come to this video for every drummer I play with, to point out how good it is. None of them know who he is or who The #12 were. R.I.P.

[@davidoh14]

What I've always loved about this video is that you can feel the improv - Karel has has a general idea of the groove he's going for, but it's all dynamic. Beautiful.

[@brsketstream]

i've had a conversation with jon after one of his shows, he's extremely chill. totally nice guy. and very resourceful when it comes to drumming. not to mention one of the most unique drummers today.

[@jonkarel]

hey guys! just FYI... i was playing "extreme 5b's" (nylon) in this video. but i just upgraded to "rock" (wood tip)... and so far i'm really loving the change!!! thanks for watching! xoxoxoxox

[@OfficiallyMaidenless]

Jon Karel you are one of the maddest drummers alive dude. I only program drums, so I'd never be able to do half the stuff you do in this video alone, but it's still been inspiring my drum programming throughout the years.

[@nicholassears6301]

Hey man what happened between u and #12 if u don't mind me asking? Why werent u on Wild Gods?

[@winkmurder]

I've watched this video 420 times.

[@winkmurder]

All 4 min 20 secs of it.

[@Tripp55]

I have never seen so much skill be but into a three-piece set

[@metalmilitia177]

I have seen this video like twenty tines and still amaze me. I just wanna see more jon karel videos doing drum stuff and teaching things, that talent is just unnatural

[@KidHellacious]

always come back to this video.

[@johnnypowers5365]

The sawtooth grin. One of my favorite drummers

[@DrummerJez86]

I never realized this guy was actually a really good drummer.. don't know how I stumbled across this vid. my cousin showed me some music by the number 12 looks like you a while ago and I could not stand it .. still can't get into the band.. but I have a new respect for john karel.

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Unbelievably good drummer. Bummed he didn't come back with them.

[@Szaam]

Absolutely brilliant. My old drum teacher used to do that thing where he'd put a hi-hat on the snare and play drum 'n' bass beats with it. Always sounded awesome, and Jon Karel really explores every sound you can possibly make with something. Amazing drummer.

[@dsizzle8]

Wow, I can't believe it. I totally was buds and in the school band with Jon in 7th grade and I looked up to him then as a drummer, but wow, I haven't seen him since then and. Just wow.

[@winkmurder]

One thing that's very useful is being fucking bad ass.

[@onics]

All i learned is that i suck at drumming. Thank you John Karel! :D

[@abulthuis3]

I'm wondering why I never heard of this guy, he's awesome!! Five Stars!

[@Gotbadbrains]

Fuckin fire I want more of this man in my life Jon plz come back to music!

[@jessefrench]

only he could make a snare, bass and hi-hat so amazing. Genius...

[@StankNy]

Favorite drummer favorite band (#12)

[@Press1ToParty]

I love it when he puts the top of the hi-hat on the snare and strikes it.

[@WorldofFood]

A revolutionary of his time.

[@themayflowa]

on top of his tremendous talent, I got a chance to talk a bit with him in portland, and he's the coolest guy in the world. such a badass.

[@danielfgray88]

What an unorthodox approach! This is great!

[@TheDankiest]

might be the sickest drummer ever!!!!

[@overoath123]

My favorite drummer... for obvious reasons

[@TheHardcoreArtist]

I LOVE THE BEAT! 1:23 AND ON

[@AllInDrummer]

It's an Axis drive shaft haha! cobra with axis drive shaft is super cool combo imo.

[@kultursnobben]

I'm not sure this world is real anymore. This is too awesome to be true. Please come to Sweden sometime soon?

[@LoganUM]

'tis an iron cobra, yes. and a Tama 8x14 Starclassic G-Maple snare with an Evans Power Center Reverse Dot batter and Hazy 300 reso, 40 strand snares. I believe he recently made the switch to Aquarian, but I'm not positive. This month's Modern Drummer has an article about him and all of his gear.

[@NotSpiffums]

I think he used to play snare or tenors in his high school marching band, looking at his technique and use of rimshots.

[@mr.meatbeat9894]

What a friggin badass

[@tylerfritos]

He just covered for their drummer when they did Earth Tour. Alas, he was a great contribution

[@johnbroe]

I also love Jon Karel. HEAR THAT JON? HERE:

[@TimElfring]

This guy can play fucking everything. I'm astonished.

[@nick122122123]

one of the best drummers period what type of double bass peddle is that? That's not the iron cobra is it?

[@misterfyde]

0:37, okay thats manageable 0:39, O.O SWEET JESUS!

[@killcatus]

I used to do the foot swivel thing on double bass, but i thought it looked too silly, so i stopped. but that solo was awesome.

[@misterfyde]

whoa. i didnt know jon was in HtB too... cool

[@lungnik8220]

I”ve watched this video 10 years ago 420 times))))))

[@maugrudergrinder]

The #12 looks like you is mathcore and if you listen to a lot of mathcore you will notice some jazz sounding stuff in there. Jazz is a big influence for mathcore.

[@clanleader500]

Dude you are 100% right his hair and beard are identical.

[@DillingeRebOrn18]

Jon Karel, ftw

[@playswithpassion]

one place to start that he was telling me at a lesson was to first get a light, heel up, feathering going with the foot you are working on for the swivel...from there you move the motion into the swivel...start slower...use a metronome. Hope this helps you a little bit at least!

[@SoupCanSouperSlam]

@Kupo365 he appeals to young crowds doing flashy, simple routines.someone showed me a blink 182 song with gravity blasts and i could barely even hear them.

[@TNTLLYftw]

Amazing drummer. I wish I could take drum lessons from him, heh

[@SunofNothing69]

0:00-4:19 was the best part i jizzed my pants

[@ShittyMcPoopyBalls]

@keyseric The Garden's All Nighters by The Number Twelve Looks Like You

[@fumanchu000]

He "strikes" the shit out of it.

[@MoreMetforMe]

@aidengabrielx you can! youtubeconverter!;) you can download de audioline from every youtubevideo.

[@AveryDanger]

I can't even... words don't... HOLY SHIT. i guess that says it.

[@BritishAccentsRock]

Holy shit, this guy can play the drums O_o

[@tscct3]

what an astute observation

[@DagonMetalMusic]

Check out videos on the "swivel technique"

[@Rejoice0In0Fire]

george kollias does the same technique with his feet and hits alot higher tempo's aswell. not taking anything away from this drummer tho he is fantastic

[@blackxthink]

@NotSpiffums it's the same thing to play both.

[@skiddlecrumms]

Looks like a variation of Buddy Rich's "push pull" technique. Search it on youtube, there are plenty of tutorials. Jojo Mayer does it REALLY well and I think he has a video explaining it on youtube too. It's fucking hard though, so don't expect to get it any time soon lol.

[@saboomify]

kid's got rhythm.

[@caiaum2]

genius!

[@uzitenenbaum952]

That was sick,

[@bornmayhem]

Back again, and just now realizing he is playing the snare like it's 4, 5, 6?? seperate drums haha.

[@GloriaChiever]

loud version of Subdivisions by rush at beginning!

[@Hurtuxo]

the best

[@hofoshizzle]

I ought to get a drum set like that because I'm cheap

[@NotSpiffums]

And a sweet beard too!

[@morrowcosom]

Beating the fucking cymbal into the snare drum?!! That is awesome.

[@demonknight509]

this guy owns holly shit

[@admireinspire]

dude dave grohls face drifts down and to the right. jon looks like a human. and can actually play his instrument.

[@rhombusskullvsteal1]

why did he stop playing with NXII

[@rc5913]

You're really good! p.s. You look a lot like mexican actor Diego Luna.

[@deadkennedy210]

nice display of teaching people how to play badass with limited fucking equipment, noone has an excuse now that they cant play badass beats due to lack of drum equipment..

[@garlandfornow]

this guy is fucking good 500 stars

[@mohawk1020]

Yeah he's sponsored by Vic Flirth I think. There's a video of him doing a solo like the one in this video and there's something about vic flirth in it

[@thecheesewizard]

i did a drum cover of sleeping with the fishes, see? so for everyone who loves #12 check it out!

[@Goatsonaboat89]

Dude i honestly think that he was john bonham in his previous life, they do everything identical, and they look identical

[@sonorpaiste702]

@SpyanLord I'm pretty sure Josh doesn't take anything seriously, he's also incredibly drunk at 98% of their shows.

[@BlikeNave]

0:00 "Oooh look at those sexy lady-thighs, barely contained in those tight, womanly jeans...." 0:08 "OH GOD NO!"

[@fun_facts_and_music]

what kind of snare is this? it looks like two snares stapled upon eachother :)

[@willryan42]

Does anyone know what songs these are in, if they're in a song that is (specifically the part with the cymbal on the snare) These don't sound like anything from the number 12 (besides that bit from the garden's all nighters), which leads me to believe they're a horse the band song.

[@Kylesmellsus]

will ryan there's something along the lines at 2:25 sleeping with the fishes see...

[@ssva]

on his left hand is he wearing a watch or a pulse meter?

[@Cacophaton]

Isn't he technique he explains at 00:37 the same George Kolias uses ?

[@SlyShippy]

Hah this dude was definitely in a drum line with that little butt of the stick trick.

[@Rastard12345]

@BerkLeeDrm How about Mike Smith? Or Mik(key) Dee?

[@dios456]

"One thing very useful is... Being soo fucking goood as meee lookk!!!!"

[@johnnycakeface]

He should do a collaboration with Aphex Twin. That'd be tight.

[@jpalmerer]

you may not be as good as mike but your name starts with a j which would complete dream theaters streak of having people with names starting with j..... you should try out for them. john, john, jon, jordan , james..........................DO it!

Holy shit!

[@myfreakinchannel]

its the real deal my friend :p thats jon karel for you

[@BrendonInfante]

And yet, Travis Barker is making millions.

[@shadowoble101]

@KidASquared with tom on drums or guitar lol?

[@KidASquared]

Karel and Thomas Erak (Fall of Troy) should collaborate

[@superpyro78910]

Isn't he in in HORSE the Band now?

[@PLBIV]

@Mega420high it's the push/pull method with his thumb.... shit hahaha

[@satchel5909]

much reminds me of sepultura

[@jdubb803]

fucking sick wit it!

[@Mega420high]

hows he blasting like that at 1:32

[@xDizzyD420x]

fucking amazing

[@h3rsh3y94]

Holy shit....

[@RapeTheMessanger]

Whoa O.o