The great Mark Guiliana, laying down an amazing drum solo in our Drumtrainer Online studio. Check out Mark´s tutorial on drumtrainer.online Thanks to Sabian cymbals and Gretsch drums for the support.
Very good observation. He really does work with melodies and harmonies, especially in his solos. Even his tuning and striking of each drum seems more about using them as individual instruments, rather than going for booms and baps. . . Wait... What do you mean by "status instrument"? I've not heard that term before.