Trying new things with the snare drum...

[@EMCproductions]

Ah yes, the chicken. The sophisticated drummer’s accessory of choice 🐔

[@fartbruhpoop17.5]

hi

[@southernrailwayfan1338]

Lol

[@TU42Fuzzy]

Hello!

[@drumsRus]

You have 69 likes and I don’t wanna ruin the meme

[@tomvesely4008]

69 likes

[@jorispenterman6351]

Zack: ''DONT USE A GLASS CUP'' also Zack: *uses glass cup*

[@gdaffix1016]

its one of those transparent textured plastic cups

[@jorispenterman6351]

@@gdaffix1016 did you here that sound it makes, its glass

[@gdaffix1016]

@@jorispenterman6351 1. its spelled hear. 2. plastic can sound like that lol 3. have *you* ever hit a plastic textured cup with a drumstick before?

[@jorispenterman6351]

@@gdaffix1016 ok you win nerd

[@Crep35]

Fastest argument I've ever seen on youtube

[@metaleastern4403]

Some guy: "Hey man, do you have some moongels? I forgot mine." Zack: " *F* *I* *S* *H* ?"

[@albertplaysguitar]

Seeing you grow this channel.. I can only say you're a damn genius!

[@ThatMattGoodMusic]

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[@753238]

i just spat my coom

[@fishfromtf2]

yo

[@metaleastern4403]

@@fishfromtf2 ayo glad you can make it!

[@seanwalsh999]

Came for the novelty, stayed for the Grooves. For a Jazz drummer you Rock.

[@zav.i]

For a rock drummer, you jazz… huh

[@j3pgirl524]

'for a jazz drummer'

[@datboi3577]

@@j3pgirl524 yes

[@mide8845]

ayo shots fired ??

[@namenamename390]

"I want you to put a cup on your snare and see what you can come up with" Me, with an electric kit: hhhmmm, yes, the creativity is flowing

[@ItsPengoo2]

"am I a joke to you?"

[@danielkim7739]

LMAO SAME

[@aaronbones4290]

Same bro samee

[@gggonzogamer]

Same omg

[@sonyawhitacre9356]

About to do this

[@caerulemusic]

i always mute my snare with my phone facing up so that 1) the possibility of me stabbing the screen gives me an adrenaline rush which fuels my chops and 2) i can scroll through my ex's onlyfans during the gig to fuel my chops

[@judah142]

??????? bro?

[@jesusthe15th]

absolute fucking mad lad

[@AdamHalvo]

r/madlad

[@arise8078]

Bro scroll through your Exe's texts for some forbidden chops

[@daddymacgdawg5292]

I use my iPad lol cos my phone just goes flying

[@williamstenberg1220]

As much as I love the little short videos you post, your full length videos are amazing!

[@musicdev]

Yes.

[@PanaPanaxo]

YESSSS I AGREEEEE

[@calebmerigliano]

agreed

[@benjaminperez4570]

his short videos are like gateway drugs 😌

[@evanderholyfieldsear6694]

Things I've used to muffle my snare: Wallet, my phone with a case on, actually DID use a plastic cup once, tbh the plastic cup lowkey sounded like your wood block when I hit it, made for some good grooves. I also used a snare with a Remo muffler inside it, worked pretty good tbh.

[@MrMannnMannn]

Didn't expect mr. cocky to be the greatest object taped to a snare drum of all time.

[@cloud1328]

I’m getting a drumset for my birthday soon and I’m very excited to try putting random crap on my snare like a fish.

[@tj1lincoln182]

@Cal also you can some fishy grooves. Man you gotta water down that snare

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

That's how metallica recorded several of their albums so you will be good to go

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

A dog named Mingus? ‘Tell me you’re a jazz-head without telling me you’re a jazz-head..’

[@technerdbird]

I'm gonna name a dog Kenny G to piss him off

[@Scooped_Orange]

@@technerdbirdthe poor dog

[@BrandonScottDrums]

14:30 was my fav

[@gizmoduck5919]

E

[@-LTUIiiin]

Yooo its brandon

[@raptor_guy2327]

8:09 ayo that’s flashlight. Parliament. Groooovin dude keep it up.

[@YnnY_1]

Flashlight is such a sick base line! Hell yea man. Now Im jamming on it haha

[@justushyronimusausdemnetz1024]

Oh man, the jokes in this one are good. The Jazz student wallet joke had me laughing out loud, as well as the random frog butt. Really good video We really apreciate the effort that went into this one.

[@rchayes1996]

Hey man, you don't speak for all of us. I for one fucking hate the effort put into this! (Jk, I love this video)

[@rahgodsmusicofficialyoutub7039]

Zach, you are such a goofball. I love how your videos are funny you’re just having fun. At the end of the day, that’s all it’s about. Mad respect Drum, brother. 😊

[@AshenRJ]

"Go to your kitchen right now." *stands up* "If you're a drummer." *sits back down*

[@scottcomments58]

Man, this videos are so enjoyable to watch. Your long videos trying out werid things related to drumms are really entertaining.

[@NostalgiaCassetteCity]

The I Miss You groove with the rubber chicken was perfection

[@owenkoelmel6652]

Bass line at 8:22 is flashlight. Classic!

[@quinzee5299]

The floor tom, every drummer's favorite table

[@emorycarroll]

"Make sure it's a plastic cup, not a glass cup *proceeds to use glass cup*" ~Zackary H Grooves 2021

[@ur.wifes_boyfriend5010]

Love the content man, you inspired me to perform at my schools show(I was on drums ofc) and had a lot of fun doing it, keep up the amazing work

[@caspermaster-com]

Snares on top is actually genius. Sounded good, and might help in recording. Usually you need eq treatment to boost the snaretop mics topend frequencies to get it to sound right, but that almost always makes the hihat sound to harsh becuase of the bleed and proximity to the snare. So actually just getting that snap and highs from the snare itself really solves that issue!

[@hobokenhi-fi5212]

You can use a bottom snare mic to achieve the same thing

[@raccoon1551]

@@hobokenhi-fi5212 💀

[@raccoon1551]

Man wrote a whole paragraph tryna seem smart

[@TU42Fuzzy]

Zack, you're the most creative drummer! 🔥🔥💯

[@derrisleemusic1998]

As a drummer, I appreciated the way he kept the groove going while comparing snare sounds

[@nerdynerdynerdy]

I love the vids man, they’re so funny and just overall so good

[@sellis330]

Ayyy, flashligghhttttttttt! Also that fat groove starting at 13:37. 1337. Nice.

[@EliB01]

i love this. a couple of days ago I put some spoons of different sizes on my snare drum 'cause I needed a tamburello, and I don't have one, and the result was pretty sick. when my mom found out that i was using 8 spoons on my snare looked at me like I went crazy. also I used a cd to mute a lot the snare, the sound was kinda impressive

[@YanniDep]

Loved the Diddy Kong Racing music and the RdavidR reference 😂

[@Klingomann]

man your feeling in grooves is Incredible, its just a beneficence to listen to you*-*

[@oblivionwalker8613]

The broken cymbal reminded me of one time I put a splash on my snare and got a pretty neat sound. Smacking that splash right there on the drum sounded very much like an industrial clap effect!

[@drummerboyp8n647]

I've been meaning to try stuff like this for a while. dope vid, sir

[@boriente]

That cheeky fill at 2:57 took me by surprise. Aaha almost choked on what I was eating. So nice

[@marcelofiorelli1858]

10:37 Am I the only who gets the impression that putting duct tap on the wires maybe very useful? A lot of drummers like to turn off the wires during a solo. But the way Zack played apparently used both sounds (with and without the wire) without actually turning on and off the snare wire. The rim shots give the impression that the wires are turned off (which I don't think it's normal), while regular strokes the opposite. And it sounds great!

[@nyoom9814]

I don't normally find ur videos that funny but u were quite funny in this video... GOODJOB

[@manuelgreene.]

That flashlight bassline is just legendary

[@drumm3rbo187]

My favorite is a tambourine on the snare. Specifically a rhythm tambourine from LP. It adds a jingle to your snare hits and you can also just play it like the cowbell or the wood block.

[@braepil]

Playing Miss You with the chicken was 10/10

[@nathanialhavey]

i'm so glad this video exists. i found a fish bowl in my band room last year and i put it on my crash once and never took it off. it sounded so dirty and i loved it to death

[@jkhdfhkjsdfkhjsdf]

Of course I would recognize flashlight by parliament. It was the first song that got me into funk.

[@bigd2829]

Wow that last groove was just beautiful, I would pay for that to listen to.

[@rizzodarko7373]

😂 I taped a cardboard sleeve from my sticks to my snare, so far it sounds decent. Also your dog is fricken adorable.

[@jordanvalladores4933]

12:36. Love this part. It sounded like you being a drummer and Dj at the same time. Cool stuff.

[@ravendecoux]

Can there please be a full cover of I miss you with the rubber chicken?

[@GIANTSKY]

AH, finally a drum tutorialist who has cool grooves AND humour ! Thanks for sharing!

[@adamday9795]

Bro the fish is amazing! Also, idk if he even knows this, but that fish is called a freshwater drum lol

[@KyleODonnell5645]

Loved that fish flam groove

[@maxwellwarren3888]

10:09 Still sounds better than the snare on the school jazz kit. I swear at my school they just mounted some snare wires on an old floor tom and called it a day

[@RedDogMamaHD]

Came here, while trying to answer questions for a game on his channel. So glad that you and Eric (EMCproductions) were finally able to connect at PASIC in November of 2022!!!

[@williamstenberg1220]

Zack back with another banger

[@aPieceOfFish]

Speaking of snare wires on the batter head, Gerwin Eisenhauer plays his snare upside down and incorporates snare rubbing into his sound. Phenomenally mind blowing drum'n'bass drummer

[@jameschapman1442]

I was playing a gig with my wallet on my snare, it got to my solo and I got way too excited and hit my wallet in a way that all the coins and cards jumped up and went all over the place. Was hilarious for all the musos and audience to see my bank cards fly across the room

[@jackbrown3270]

thisi man is absolutely correct. it's insane how new ideas come when you add or take away one piece from the kit. HOW SWAY!?

[@samchatsc]

yo why did the chicken part at 13:37 genuinely slap so fucking hard

[@CameronBalaban]

The rubber chicken had me dead dude 😂

[@legalbreadspread7857]

our mans legit put a fuckin tilapia on his snare! thats gotta be a world record or something, bet its a worlds first!

[@DrumsFortheLord]

Dude that third experiment oof the snare wires on top would sound so good on a worship song

[@TheAntonioBrand]

"Subtlety matters a lot in music, especially in the right context. I think, I don't know, I'm just a drummer." *- ZackGrooves*

[@bismaarioseno9420]

12:49 Hello there, the angel from my chicken

[@prestidigitation3924]

12:47 Is it just me, or was that a rubber chicken version of "I Miss You" by Blink-182

[@BClutchProductions]

Flashlight!!!!!! Yes sir!! Killing Bass line❗️

[@drumlucidly]

Fill at 16:00 is Rock With You - Michael Jackson.

[@drinkme6587]

loved this

[@NeBuLiSt]

These exploratory jams are sick, that 7:00 drill n bass track is sublime!!!!!!! I'd literally buy a full length version of that!!! hahaha

[@the1111machi]

10:25 Finally. The secret to the St Anger snare.

[@mattfdrums]

That WMP DW sounds fantastic, especially on the “Weird Fish” track. Great video :) 👍

[@clonemace]

I have a concert coming up, and my band teacher only wants me to play a basic, quarter note, four on the floor beat the entire time. Do you think he'll kick me out of the band for switching to a heavy metal groove?

[@kolbemorris1970]

Omg please hit those blastbeats😂

[@cam0227]

yes, your band director wont like if you switch the genre on him

[@computer-love]

yes but it's worth it

[@thecheeseman31415]

Keep the 4 on the floor but mix it up with some ghost notes on the snare and some 32nd notes on the hats.

[@seanruebush1273]

Yes. Do It!

[@kleeblattchen38]

"whats that fishy smell drummer?" "thats the smell of great bitchin snare sound ma dude. get used to it"

[@tyavis1410]

my wallet dose nothing to my snare because it has nothing in it?

[@prayedupon]

That baseline is one I learn from Eric. A good beat.

[@dannysmetalden3343]

"i was playing alot of jazz gigs in school so i didnt gotta worry abt the wallet being to thick" was funny lmfaooo he referencing the the money situations

[@HernanHH95]

That thumbnail fished me here.

[@joshplaysdrums2143]

Gonna show my age on this one, but anyone else remember Juan Carlito Mendoza's drum off solo where he did the disk scratches on the snare side, that was sick

[@JackalPlaysYT]

15:08 "I'm not too thrilled about this." Proceeds to play the sickest groove ever.

[@mini0nator]

remember when jontron filled an entire bucket with flex spray? you know what i think you should do to your snare?

[@alternative-drummer]

the snare wires on the top actually did sound pretty cool!

[@jordanbutfromSA]

ZACK I’m begging you: 16th note triplet groove you always use… P.L.E.A.S.E teach, must know, might stop crying then 😭 like at 4:17 to 4:33

[@DreamyReme]

I like how he needed to tape the fish down you know just incase it started to fly away

[@stillshot2]

The fish had the most organic sound. Was waiting for him to hit it tho lol

[@markielinhart]

Number 7‼️Great way to revive a worn batter head, works for me ✌️🌻

[@akella512]

17:06 - it’s so drive and calm at the same time… Perfect groove for perfect track🤩😌 By the way, what is this track?

[@jake_be_drummin]

Flashlight - Parliament😉 good shit man

[@xoldchurchx]

Finally, a long video boi

[@parkerrudolph9868]

i love this! great playing as well.

[@LethalSky22]

Have you ever heard of Animals As Leaders? I feel like you'd really enjoy them, especially Matt Gartska's (however you spell his last name) drumming style. Your style, especially your use of ghost notes on the snare, as well your hi-hat wizardry are reminiscent of Matt's style, I would say. I personally know not a fuckin' thing of drums, I'm a guitar player. But you're fucking awesome man. Such emotion on your face, you feel every last little touch made. Awesome stuff, man. I'm subscribing!!

[@evansevert7633]

Love that Parliament baseline 👌👌👌

[@vladderman]

Speaking of mister Rdavidr, when's the collab coming out?

[@jonathanguzmandrums1861]

I love that Diddy Kong Racing tune, I got flashbacks of my childhood xD

[@imfromfloridayouwontunders8315]

I use my phone for the 2nd floor Tom and my wallet for the 1st floor tom, a woodblock for my snare, and of course a 12 inch di- That last part was a joke but everything else was fr

[@yes_sayer]

damn, u use diarrhea for the symbols

[@sethgibson7794]

Phone is risky you better be confident in your accuracy 😂

[@jameshancock1528]

I shattered my already shitty phone camera while playing concert snare bc the band had no moongel

[@imfromfloridayouwontunders8315]

@@yes_sayer no… I use a 12- in dil- Oh sorry the video cut off there what I meant to say was I use a 12 inch dill pickle because the pickle juice smells strange so when finishing up a drum fill I know exactly where to go to home base

[@yes_sayer]

@@imfromfloridayouwontunders8315 yea when u said dil I thought u were about to say dilemma but then u said that and now I'm confused 😀🗿🏳️‍🌈😏😩

[@GeorgeElder-ky7nr]

I never noticed just how Beautiful that snare is holyyy

[@Nerfgeek-ig1cy]

Im not a crack head…

[@DJazium]

I've fallen deeply in love with this channel

[@antsarumae4659]

Imagine being abducted from your home and killed just to get taped to a snare.

[@whatever12051]

I literally just watched that Eric Harland odd meter shred fest before this and heard you playing the song he wrote! so good, you killing it broseph

[@zacharypfeil-schaub2333]

I guess I’m a crack head

[@HudsonLee-td2jq]

same yo

[@HudsonLee-td2jq]

same yo

[@ArchieBC]

Liked the subtly of the keys. Snares on the batter head was choice. The trash splash was dope. And the squeaky chicken actually worked! But shame on you for not trying a cup. That was your own challenge.

[@dchssoccerfilm2750]

but

[@kirillstolerov6899]

10:43 omg this snare sound is perfect!!!

[@vincdrum9511]

The only channel on the entire youtube where I have watched all the videos

[@emmanutella509]

I literally love you and your content 🤧❤🔥