THE WARNING'S PAULINA VILLAREAL VELEZ - GEAR MASTERS | REACTION

[@TimberWolf762]

Pau: "I need *bigger* sticks to hit harder!" 😈

[@Beldvlmnt]

Got me 😂

[@choowie92]

"modified by my dad" touched me so much. I am a dad and my daughters are roughly their age. Dads are great. ❤

[@sb859]

13:22 All you need to know about these Ladies, their staff, and their parents. World-touring ROCKSTARS but she's concerned "so we're not bothering anybody" like the other bands. Also, props to Carlos, Lalo, Rudy and the whole staff. Rock-On Ladies! \^^/

[@SDsailor7]

Pretty interesting and informative video, Thank you!

[@Ahluk1]

It's just enjoyable watching them talk about something they love, with such joy and enthusiasm

[@jamesgomez9151]

Same here!

[@gaminjunctiontv5534]

Watched this earlier and still can't get over how comfortable she is giving us a tour of her kit. She is so professional, and relaxed talking to the camera.

[@Beldvlmnt]

YES thank you for saying that! What a killer

[@SDsailor7]

Just went to drumeo official and voted for Paulina for drummer of the year 2023, it would be nice if all the TWA voted for her her category is for Rock drummer. Let's help her out!

[@SDsailor7]

​@@BeldvlmntPaulina is in competition for Rock drummer of the year at drumeo official. I just went there and voted for her.

[@SDsailor7]

​@@BeldvlmntShe is a deserving drummer due to her chops and singing on top of that

[@Beldvlmnt]

@@SDsailor7 I put the link in the bio if anyone needs it!!

[@Richie_Po]

Pau, (Paulina Villarreal), is nominated for Rock Drummer of the Year’” Please spread the word and vote”. At Drumeo Awards 2023 voting ends Dec. 25th 11:59 pm. 😎👍

[@SDsailor7]

You are not short Pau, you are a GIANT in my book👍

[@pakocruz18]

Yeeahh !!! she is GIANT in all !!!

[@jameschisholm7131]

Hey Jesse, I just noticed that Pau got nominated for Rock Drummer Of The Year 2023 over at Drumeo. She is one of only five nominees. Now that is sooo cool. I never imagined this would happen so early in her career! So cool.

[@smarty10177]

Pau...whatta sweetheart...man and do those ladies rock!!!!

[@reactionsaccount3955]

Paulina said that she was nervous and not happy about her rig rundown, but she was great. Sometimes we are just our own worst critic.

[@richcooke7915]

What a sweet heart so much talent these.young lady's have God bless❤

[@SDsailor7]

"I need more cow bell" as Christopher Walken said in the Blue Oyster Cult live saturday night skit. Sooo hilarious 😂😂🤣🤣😆

[@RandyTWA]

I always feel a little smarter after listening to Pau. Of course I’m not, I just feel that way. 😅

[@robertott1172]

I enjoyed your reaction, and I know nothing about instruments. Thank you for the explanation of the things Pau was describing. The Warning ladies sure have a way about them. I'm sure I'm not the only non-musician who watches all of these videos about instruments, and who listens to musicians like yourself and enjoys learning about things I did not have interest in before discovering The Warning. I used to hate percussion; I hated a prominent drum beat in a song, as well as a strong base element. Then I heard Pau sing Dust to Dust and that changed everything. I became a fan of the band; I now appreciate the percussion elements of a song, as well as the bass; and I pay attention to how all three ladies play their instruments.

[@LesDexia13]

Rediscovered the first public set they did back in May 2014 (months before the Cave version of E.S. was recorded) and I'm still amazed at how violently 12yo Pau attacks her drum kit. Those poor people sitting at the front must have suffered a bit. - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3STnKirntpoibc

[@rjs617]

Yes! She really took to the instrument at such a young age. She’s still a hard hitter now, but it’s naturally part of her style at this point. She started off right.

[@monicamansour3525]

Nice review Jesse!! Always good to hear your technical and artistic insights and opinions!! I wish Pau's review was longer and more detailed... I wrote a super super long comment 2 days ago and I don't know why it got deleted, was it me or what...? Aww!! I'm sad cuz it took me quite some effort...😱😤😠😠😭😭🤷 I'll summarize a little here. ==> 1.- Update (i). A recent change after so many years: Pau is not using the closed High-hat cymbal to the right anymore, at least it wasn't there on the last shows of this year that I watched. I saw it wasn't there on the VMA's but now I think she just took it away from her set. ==> 2.- Update (ii). I also noticed they're no longer using the overhead mics but individual mics for each cymbal instead. Sure it's an upgrade allowing a more detailed mix but it must be a real pain to set all that up, right? ==> 3.- EFFECTS CYMBALS. The "CHINA" and the little "TIN CRASH" are not used a whole lot but play very distinctive parts in several songs. ==> 4.- Actually, I think the toms, at least the floor toms are tuned to a pitch. Dany said so somewhere and also I remember hearing a floor tom playing the same pitch as the bass, at least at some point but I can't recall the song (s) now. ==> 5.- HISTORY. I remember she used to have the "Tin Crash" cymbal on the front center and the "China" to the left many years ago. In the begining she also had a tambourine and a cowbell but to the left. ==> 6.- SETTINGS. It always grabbed my attention how she has everything very low (makes sense as she's very short) and so flat, almost dead horizontal except for a little tilt on the China, and this goes counter to being small...must be cause her show, she sings a lot, speaks and directs the crowd, etc... she's such a show. Also she has everything very much to the sides, even the air toms. ==> 7.- PAU'S PLAYING. To me what stands out the most is the CONSISTENCY you always mention... really incredible! The snare always exactly the same sound...ta- ta -ta...many people don't realize about this. And all that's been said a lot: Then her crispy sound, her melodic and colorfull writing/arranging,...always as needed rather than showin off... And her singing-drumming...high level, especially her voice (and breath) control on the low notes is top level. On my deleted comment I elaborated a lot on examples of the use of effects cymbals (nomber 3.-) and on number (4.-)... but maybe later... Merry Cristmas and have a very very good year 2024!!!❤️❤️🎉🎊🎄🎄🎉🎉♥️♥️🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@FlashGeiger]

She didn't cover one piece of her kit that I'm very impressed with.... her mic. How it can be sensitive enough to catch the expressiveness of her voice and not be overwhelmed by the sound of her drums baffles me. Thanks for the reaction.

[@michaelpohlgeers3214]

Pretty sure they mainly built the rack, because Carlos didn't want to spend the entire show trying to keep her kit from falling apart any more 😀There are so many shows where he constantly runs over to fix cymbals, the snare or the kickdrum. Pau hits it like a truck and that kit sounds awesome.

[@josephbel7532]

It is always a pleasure to hear professionals speak. Greetings.

[@rexwave4624]

DW needs to make a snare drum as good as the Black Beauty, call it the Paulina Villarreal model, and make her a DW artist. Being even nominated for best drummer should wake up DW’s marketing department. Heck, she even calls herself “a DW girl”.

[@TeemarkConvair]

so cool to see,,and it's nice to hear the reaction of another musician, appreciate the explanations. us "listeners" don't usually "know" what we're listening to,, i mean, its a drum, you hit it with a stick and pow!!, well, one of the first things i noticed about Pau's sound as my TWA journey began was the block of wood she called a snare, OMG thats so SOLID. great job Carlos!

[@Lillywhite]

Excellent. They all seem like such enthusiastic people. Shines through in their work. Seeing them in April. Can't wait.

[@bodybytacos6043]

Thanks for the info 👍

[@TFT-JF]

I really enjoyed this video! I had watched the original but it was so hard to understand what she was saying. I thought that was because she was talking so fast but what it really was was that I didn't have an expert explaining it. Thank you!!!

[@Indo1030]

This was fantastic! I love watching how animated she and her sisters get when talking about gear. Since I’m not a drummer, it was great to listen to your explanations/feedback of what she was demonstrating. Thanks for that. Now…let’s do a rundown of Neil Peart’s kit! I’m sure we could find a good video (or still photo)of it somewhere! He used several modifications over the years, so we better put aside 2 hours to talk about all of them!

[@prutgardin666]

She has changed stick size from 5A to 5B, which is Akane's Signature stick ;)

[@DadQuixote7]

Thank you so much for your insight!!

[@jluisg622]

Pau es un brillante músico,un genio de la composición ,una increíble baterista dura y agresiva y una extraordinaria cantante con su voz triste y desgarrada que te toca el sentimiento

[@gmantw]

Loved everything she did explain about, but really hoped to hear her mention more about the Mic's, cable routing, spare stick tube, feet on the loose items, & the different substrate surfaces. That is is only one of three kits she uses as well. That White kit is the one she uses in the US & CAN, and stores in in the states. Her Black kit is for home shows, and those abroad. She has another kit setup in the Cave at home. She is such a pro too. Just like a seasoned Nascar driver at the end of a race, she lists off her sponsors, and drives home the new song "MORE".

[@rjs617]

In the Tedx performance they did of Survive, her left stick snaps in half at the beginning of the song, and she doesn’t have a stick bag, and after playing with half a stick for a little, she ends up dropping out the snare drum and digging around on the floor for a few measures and finally grabbing a new stick. In later performances, you can see her grab a new stick from somewhere convenient. So, she has it figured out, but you’re right, she didn’t show it here.

[@gmantw]

She had no issues finding a new stick in that Ted Talk performance. It was the earlier Liceo concert where she had a hard time. She uses a can, not a bag as well. @@rjs617

[@katconley2995]

Pau at 10 years old You have to see this!!!

[@RussInCanada]

Bonham's snare was a Ludwig Supraphonic LM 402.

[@ashlenamusic]

I love watching these videos and I love reactors like you who actually know what the hell she is talking about hahahaha keep it up Jess

[@Beldvlmnt]

Thank you so much!! It’s so fun getting to understand the artists just a little more. Like we needed something else to Stan over 😂

[@FullTexanEffect]

Twah Power 🤘⚡🔥

[@andyschnell58]

Awesome to take the tour of Pau's drum kit. I don't know anything about any of the equipment so it's great to have a tour guide.

[@RussInCanada]

She has the same kit at home in natural, as well as a black one, and I think blue, recently.

[@Chuckles..]

I agree with Pau, her 18" inch crash with the holes in it is also my favorite cymbal of hers. When playing the main riff closing section of Enter Sandman she starts off on the 16" for like two measures then goes to the 18" and it's just epic, like lightening coming out of a thunderstorm. Pau does some really cool stuff on the drums.

[@monicamansour3525]

Exactly! How she goes darker when she goes to that cymbal (it's not quite a "crash" cymbal though). She has a nice tone color game with the cymnals as wel as with the toms, brilliant! I wrote a lengthy comment here, at the end I give some examples of the use of cymbals in Pau's drumming but only about the "effects cymbals", in case you wanna check it out. 😉🤟🏻

[@monicamansour3525]

Oh man!! I think it was deleted somehow....I can't believe it...oh well, I mighy repost a shorter version later. That cymbal with holes is an "Expression Ozone Cymbal", I think that's the exact name but it's a kind of "effects cymbal".

[@Chuckles..]

@@monicamansour3525 yea it's the eight hole Sabien crash, I think it's the "Sabian 18 Area 51 Prototype XSR O-Zone Crash". An "effects" cymbal is a good description. It cuts through everything without losing it's tone, amazing sounding cymbal.

[@jimlaheta8864]

I like how you can comment on the various setups and choices, explaining what is common and what is uncommon or even unique.

[@Beldvlmnt]

Thanks! I was the resident drum tech when we provided sound systems for different bands of the years, and if not me then I got to learn with the techs on the road. Always loved drums 🙏

[@LostHate]

TWA is here of course. This was an awesome video, no surprise though.

[@professorg9424]

Great video Jesse! Love hearing your commentary.

[@mjc1389]

When Pau says “I crash a lot” for some reason I flashed to the after movie in Europe where she driving that cart thingy with Dany and Ale in the back. No reason, she didn’t crash…lol I’m sure Pau is a great driver but I seem to remember a vlog or livestream or something where Dany and Ale were giving her crap about her driving.

[@RussInCanada]

Go look at the view count on Dany, Ale and Pau's Gear Masters. Go. Do it.

[@Beldvlmnt]

WOAH what a difference 🤯

[@Tbcycoji]

Mmmmmm . . . what difference ?

[@jasonremy1627]

They seem to scale with the amount of time out.

[@NoSmokingDogs]

I know, it's crazy. Dany has already topped 100K, Ale is closing in on that number, and Pau is at 25K in less than a day. And looking over the videos on that channel, over 99% are in the 500 to 1000 view range.

[@SDsailor7]

With that better gear that she has will make her an even better drummer if you can believe that!

[@hectorroldanmendoza4835]

¡Gracias!

[@Beldvlmnt]

Thank you, my friend!

[@krash66]

Hey Jesse! I loved this. Now I have a lot of ideas how I want my drum kit to be. LOL. I wish I could afford that kind of quality kit. But, of course, Paulina is a pro and I definitely am not. hahaha

[@URnickel_MY2cents]

Very informative for a non-drummer !!!

[@eleuterioruiz1230]

Seguramente Paulina debe ser la baterista adulta mas bajita de la industria musical. pero aqui se aplica que la altura se mide del cielo a su cabeza. Es la mas grande actualmente.

[@mattpujol4787]

"Calcium deposits"?? You are sooo old, dude!! LOL Great reaction. I like getting another take in what she's talking about,not being a musician myself

[@Beldvlmnt]

Hahahahahahaha I weighed saying that in my head, but figured I’d one person laughed it would be worth it 😂😂

[@phsjockstrap]

In the last year or so I have seen a few shows where she has had to rent a kit. I always feel sorry for her drum tech he gets run ragged trying to keep everything in place.

[@romeo9662]

Plrase react to Indonesia singer : JUDIKA , CAKRA KHAN , DIMAS SENOPATI Etc . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gaefferson1]

Pau is a female John Bonham

[@raulcasta7841]

I use to see very young people especially girls starting to learn drums, so technically they got eventually whole knowledge, but when you see them playing live they don't see so attractive. Why Paulina has all those ingredients that keeps people's eyes on her in venues, concerts or festivals. Actually thst happened to me twice in Toronto. Thanks.

[@RussInCanada]

There's a bubble level on the front of her rack. Is this common?

[@Beldvlmnt]

Yes it is!

[@booradley8895]

Are you doing Ale's one as well?

[@greeneggsandsteak8727]

He already did it

[@booradley8895]

@@greeneggsandsteak8727 Ok I must have missed it.