These are the DRUM SECRETS of HAND TECHNIQUE

[@ronaldgabrieljuan8624]

I am both a drumset and drumcorps player. I think in the drumset world: El Estapario Sabiriano. In drumcorps: Kiichi Kobayashi(that guy is a rudimental beast)

[@DrumTipTuesday]

I’m gonna have to check out Kobayashi again. I’ve seen him before but I can’t recall his work

[@HuckFinn212]

There are so many, but Tony Williams, I think. I think Keith Carlock is techinically a very complete drummer. Thomas Lang is also underrated.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

When Carlock was in the area on tour with Sting a buddy of mine got together with him to talk about the gig. From what he tells me, touring like that is just on another level

[@kevinfoster6023]

Hello from australia gabriel,found your channel bout 2months ago in 1 of your short lessons you were showing the closed dbl stroke this caught my interest then you showed the single paradiddle down up,this lesson is the goods! you are an inspirational educator there is something to be learnt in all your lessons for all level of players my practice pad is now an important and enjoyable part of my growth as a drummer🥁🇦🇺

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Thank you so much. The best part is that the pad work is enjoyable. I love hearing this. I worked as a drummer in cruise ships and was in Sydney and Melbourne several times. Thank you for the memories

[@peterclack1228]

Brilliant ... teacher !!

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Thank you, you're very kind.

[@trusarmor4957]

First to say I neeeeeed these Vids, so thank ya!

[@DrumTipTuesday]

I know I've not been very consistent this past month, but I just reworked my entire audio thing here in the studio and will now be back at it. Thanks for being here

[@DrumsMacabre]

Since asking about drummers and their techniques , Estepario is one of the best ever. And Thank you for this video

[@DrumTipTuesday]

He is great! …and thank you, I’m glad you like it

[@VON_RHEDBEARD]

Nate smith has some incredible hand technique, i very much enjoyed this lesson

[@DrumTipTuesday]

He is great! I’m glad you like it

[@brewstergallery]

Ned from Spain saying thank you Gabriel for yet another well explained, solid method to clean up, balance and super charge the hands. I've been using 876 for awhile but not with your spin on it but it looks interesting. I'm gonna have to get back to you with a short list of drummers with great hands. See ya next week !

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Thank you Ned. I'll be back next week

[@richardpowellTV]

Gabriel, your videos are really useful. Love your teaching methods. For me, Thomas Lang and Simon Phillips...

[@DrumTipTuesday]

I got to see Thomas Lang in Pittsburgh. His back was killing him for days and he still showed up for us. I'll always remember that

[@richardpowellTV]

@@DrumTipTuesday Obviously Lang is a man of character, cudos to him....

[@joebruno8533]

Hey Gabriel, great channel, great lesson and great beard! I'll look forward to more...you have a great way of passing on information. Thank you for the lesson.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

...and you have a great way of making my day with kind words

[@leeschaeffer7291]

Besides you, Simon Phillips. I really enjoy your videos, thanks as always!

[@DrumTipTuesday]

That's very kind sir. I just watched his performance at a Hard Rock Cafe in Warsaw. If you haven't checked it out kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKa7eXuebsdlr7c

[@Kiekhaefer6]

You have excellent teaching skills.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Thank you for watching. I used to teach lessons in person for years. This way is more fun

[@Kiekhaefer6]

@@DrumTipTuesday if it was 1978 I’d say the most technically proficient drummer was Billy Cobham.

[@mcsequoia5107]

I don't know where you've been until now. But, WOW, great stuff w. no fluff! THANK YOU! LIKED & SUBSCRIBED!

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Thank you for that. I’ll keep trying to put out useful content

[@Fullerg10]

Love your teaching tecnique

[@Fullerg10]

Clean hand tecnique I like : Joe Morello and Tony Williams .

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Tony Williams was so slick in every stage of his drumming. I like watching his hands as much as listening

[@davidjohnson787]

I’m not sure if I’d say the most technically proficient hands but, Zach Mortin is doing some crazy stuff with polymeters.

[@danielchapman9635]

I’m a terrible drummer…thanks , plenty to work on here you are a great teacher and a better drummer.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Actually i just watched you play a solo on your channel, it looks like you're fast too

[@timothyweiss619]

Thanks. I like Steve Smith, he has great stick control.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

No doubt Steve Smith rocks. Back in the day I had one of his first VHS instructional tapes. I wore that thing out lol

[@mediumstudio]

Hi - I love JoJo Mayer's technique. Great lessons, btw. And your filming and editing are great!

[@DrumTipTuesday]

JoJo Mayer is a terrific performer! i just got done binge watching a bunch of his stuff here on KZbin about two weeks ago. I changed my it around a bit so I can imitate some of his style.

[@bubnjarskiforum9409]

He finished game... Look his Dvd from 2007 it's double dvd Hand bible... m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJuWXn-ZbLqKrck&pp=ygUUR3JlYXQgaGFuZHMgZHZkIGpvam8%3D Btw great chanell... Like how you think....

[@brandonfaulknermusic]

Great video!

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Thank you! Next week (if things go as planned) I'll be reviewing the Xvive T9 in ear monitors. Hope to see you then

[@Paulswindellsdrummer]

This was a great lesson, lighting and camera work is spot on. Thank you

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@badhabits25]

I have questions about my hand technique. I'm not a beginner, but with the 10,000 videos out there it only seems to make me question myself more than ever.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Your hands are just fine. I'm sure of it. I've seen great drummers with beautiful hands, and I've seen drummers that sound great, but who's technique is frightful. We've all seen this, and not just on drums. Check out this video of Thelonious Monk kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3munWObqs2Nf5I (a great jazz pianist) with his "flat as Hell" fingers and rings moving all around. ...and he's a legend. As a community drummers seem to love to discuss technique and because I try to give people what they like here I end up making a lot of videos on the topic, along with 10,000 others lol Thank you for your comment

[@adityatyagi4009]

This was a pretty informative and badass lesson and demonstration. Thanks for sharing with us. To answer your question about who the most technically proficient drummer is when it comes to the hands, there are many, but I would have to say Jojo Mayer is one of the most impressive I've heard. What is your opinion?

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Jojo Mayer is awesome and I just got done binge watching a bunch of his stuff about two weeks ago. For hands Vinnie is still my favorite. I don't know what it is, I just like his velocity of stroke and his phrasing. It seems the man has no fear when it comes time to solo.

[@adityatyagi4009]

@@DrumTipTuesday Oh yeah, Vinnie is as badass as they come. When it comes to limb independence on the kit, I'm a big fan of Terry Bozzio, Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Mike Mangini, and Marco Minnemann. I'm working through MM's Maximum Minnemann book which is an absolute bear. Also, Matt Gartska is going to be one of the all time greats.

[@adityatyagi4009]

I can't believe I forgot to mention Claus Hessler. The dude is UNREAL! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYa6hZl9nLWkrJY&ab_channel=Sweetwater

[@vladislavbarakin9599]

Best work. 😊New edition of the book Accents and Rebounds shows these techniques. The arrows are indicated tap, full, down, up, strokes

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Thank you for that, I'll have to check it out.

[@HuckFinn212]

I can't believe that I forgot to mention Bill Stewart! What great a player!!! Could listen to him all day long! He can tell stories in his phrases. And technically he's mind blowing!

[@crichardson536]

Great content here on your channel! How about Dave Dicenso and Gary Novak. Of course the list is huge but these came to mind. I don't hear them mentioned hear enough.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Especially Novak. I can't remember what fusion album I first heard him on first like decades ago but it blew my top. Thank you for reminding me of these guys I'm gonna have to find more stuff on both of them to listen to.

[@eddieg4320]

Buddy rich is the king of rudiments 🤪🥁✌️

[@DrumTipTuesday]

…a classic for sure

[@jeffreycollier1059]

What type (diameter) of sticks are those? The largest diameter I've found are 5/8". Great information Gabriel, thanks!

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Those sticks are Vic Firth Corpsmaster Signature Snare Drumsticks - Murray Gusseck. The diameter is .715" vicfirth.com/products/corpsmasterr-signature-snare-murray-gussek

[@jeffreycollier1059]

@@DrumTipTuesday Thanks so much!!!

[@chrisbrown2998]

In my opinion , the best hands, Vinnie Colauita !

[@DrumTipTuesday]

He's my choice as well

[@halashmore]

Vinnie (as well as Carlos Vega, David Garibaldi, etc.) studied with LA snare technique masters Murray Spivack and Richard Wilson. Check out Murray’s video with the great Louis Bellson discussing technique.

[@rickbaker6077]

El Estepario Siberiano has best hands in the biz right now. For groove it’s II from Sleep Token.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Good choices. Did you see El Estepariio’s band just put out a video? It’s cool

[@rickbaker6077]

@@DrumTipTuesday I did see that! I really liked it. Has a late 90s feel to it. To have a drummer like that hold back because it’s what serves the song is refreshing.

[@patrickkeating5746]

Thank you for this lesson. It makes great sense. I think Dave Wekl is the most capable of controlling his hand techniques currently, but he's in the running with Gadd and Coliauta. Sonny Emory is quite adept as well.

[@davidedwards7684]

Gadd and Weckl come to mind...

[@peterevans366]

Love Tony Williams and Jo Morello's hand technique newer drummer Larnell Lewis is someone who seems from another planet

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Those are some good choices. Thank you for commenting, it really helps the channel

[@mikecarter5631]

Hands, in terms of power and speed? I’ll go with Dominator from Nordjevel, and formerly from Dark Funeral. As far as grooves, Sheila E. II from Sleep Token is also pretty amazing.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

OK. I have to look up dominator. I think I already know but I haven’t checked it out in a while. Thank you for contributing to the thread

[@DHTokyo3915]

_stacks his sticks at the end of playing_ "I'm a drumline guy". Yeah, we could tell, ha ha ! Great lesson !

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Old habits die hard lol

[@benjaminvmendez]

In my opinion hand technique, iconic look, power, graceful and finesse is Vinnie Colaiuta🥁♥️🥁

[@DrumTipTuesday]

I have to say that yes I am biased here. Vinnie has my favorite "hands"

[@user-hg4vj9tn1l]

I studied with Joe Morello who was a master technician for 10 years. You will never achieve maximum speed applying these tight techniques. The first thing Joe taught me was to allow the stick to rebound naturally off of the drum head. Always play relaxed. This will also help your groove. NEVER pull the stick up unless you are playing a tap stroke and then want to play an accented full stroke.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

That's really cool you got to study with one of the greats

[@citydrums7525]

I thought that's what he showed here with the full stroke...

[@HuckFinn212]

In terms of precision and economy of movement, he was perfect!

[@ronaldgabrieljuan8624]

Those aren't tight technique although it looks rigid, he's relaxed af. He's just using drumcorps style technique which focuses on wrist usage. If he has a "tight grip" then he cannot use the wrist in the first place. Check this vid about the drumcorps grip that looks tight but really isn't. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqHdd2NqmtenpJYsi=21IY9rqvkNnYhE_t

[@kevinkoop3615]

Great lesson Gabriel... I "liked" it. : ) My votes for a player with great hands would be Bill Bachman for Matched Grip (Author of Stick Technique), and Todd Sucherman for Traditional Grip (STYX/Author of Methods and Mechanics). I'm biased towards Bill because he's both a friend, and a former instructor of mine.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Great hands on both of these guys. I haven’t heard Bill Bachman name in a while. Thank you for adding him

[@kevinkoop3615]

@@DrumTipTuesday Bill suffered a stroke about two (or so) years ago, and has had to really work his tail off to get back most of his control. While that stinks, Bill's faith and optimism has helped turn the situation into a positive... he's gotten an even better idea as to what it takes to start from scratch as he's had to do it twice now. While I own many books on hand technique, I do think his Stick Technique book is one of the best. In my biased opinion. : ) Blessings to you and yours, Kevin

[@markdavis5562]

Neil Peart had great technique

[@DrumTipTuesday]

No doubt about it! Neil Peart was as amazing technically as he was musically

[@stevegardner8365]

Travis Barker seems to have great hand technique!

[@DrumTipTuesday]

He does! ...and if you haven't checked out the stuff he does with Ralph Nadar I highly recommend it kzbin.info/www/bejne/foSVf4BtabitjLM

[@vincentquattrocchi7924]

BUDDY RICH ....... No One to this day has a left hand like buddy.They're close but no cigar .....🥁

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Buddy was a force of nature for sure

[@johnallen2339]

Mark Giuliana

[@jbfrite1]

Thomas Lang.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

I saw him once in Pittsburgh. He was suffering terrible back pain but was still an awesome force.

[@HenkJanDrums]

Bruce Becker.

[@DrumTipTuesday]

That’s a name that hasn’t made the list yet. Thank you for contributing

[@archaimbaudryal3026]

Promo`SM 👊

[@todellyson7683]

Gergo Borlai. Ridiculous hands

[@DrumTipTuesday]

His contribution to Zildjian Live was so hip. Thanks for this comment I just watched it again.

[@wannabeadrummer]

Gadd

[@DrumTipTuesday]

The legend of rudiment implementation on the kit

[@batouttahell454]

Stop!!! Carreer choice too nowhere, great part-time and or hobby though

[@Sean88850]

What drum sticks are they please

[@DrumTipTuesday]

vicfirth.com/products/corpsmasterr-signature-snare-murray-gussek

[@Sean88850]

@@DrumTipTuesday thank you how do they go using them on the drum kit

[@DrumTipTuesday]

These are exclusively marching snare sticks. On my drum kit I use a standard 5B@@Sean88850

[@josephgiarraffa6379]

Well Buddy had tha best hand technique and probably didn’t even know it His proficiency was impeccable to anyone Today I would say Thomas Lang is the best clinician for hands and feet proficiency

[@DrumTipTuesday]

I saw Thomas Lang in Pittsburgh several years ago. He was suffering terrible back pain at the time but still managed to give a great clinic.

[@joeferragamojr]

Thank you for this lesson its a great breakdown of how to gain precision and speed. You asked who has the best hands ... El Estapario Sabiriano!!! - @ElEsteparioSiberiano. In my opinion, that is!!

[@DrumTipTuesday]

He is a great choice for power and speed!