Heres a look at some of the gear I use. Music: / silentdave91 silentdave.bandcamp.com/ Stickers: etsy.me/1MjWd4R Patreon: / rdavidr Instagram: / davidraouf Soundcloud: / silentdave91
I wanted to make a different video for 20,000 but it happened faster than I thought lol. That video will be out in a few weeks though, check out my instagram @davidraouf for a sneak peak! ;)
+rdavidr your audience is growing because you're a baddass who can't stand still and has to experiment will all kinds of stuff in a musical instrument that has around 100 years old. you are a good example.
+rdavidr Pleeeease cut off those 100 rivets off the cymbal, please! I'm extremely curious about how it will sound! Please! (And make a video about it, please)
Thanks to you rdavidr i just purchased my starclassic walnut birch and its the best kit ive ever heard best bass drum sounds ive ever heard goes well with my chris adler warbird
Really enjoy all of your videos man. I'm just getting around to posting some drum covers and I like watching all of your unique ideas ie. riveted cymbal, holy china, rim riser etc. Keep it up! Thanks!
+Llamaa there are lots of innovative drummers out there, although David is definitely innovative in some ways, I feel like his videos are more like "hey, David uses this, maybe I could also use this"
That is a nice Starclassic, back the in 90.'s Tama did a bunch of cool sparkle kits in Orange or turquoise. I decided a long time ago that if i could get any drum set i would go with a Tama or a DW custom kits are cool but i like the classics.
4:03 - also have a tama starclassic and when i was gigging hard, i got my 5 piece + 4 cymbals (not inculding hats) down to 2 cymbal stands. i was so proud lol. Each cymbal stand held 1 tom + two cymbals. throw in a floor tom, hh stand and snare stand and it ends up being a pretty light load for a "full" kit.
Those Tamas are either 2006 or 2007. They're 10 lug bass drums with the new style Starcast mount which were both introduced in 2006. Black Starcast mounts and 8 lug kicks were 2005 and earlier. In 2008 Birch Performers gave way to Birch/Bubinga.
Is this not the fucking coolest drum channel on the web?? Fucking stellar mate!! I've benefited so much from your channel and you've inspired me and just over all made my drumming life ten times better. so killer of a channel. I've only been subscribed for about a week now and there's a lot more videos to scope!! How about a drum cover or solo, brother!? Cheers
I also don't use a huge set up either. Currently I'm only using bass, snare, ride, and a bell with my gigging band (surf rock, spaghetti western, & psycobilly mashed up) and occasionally I'll add a hi hat and or floor tom for recording purposes. But the "core set up" of my kit is just bass, snare, and ride.
I love Tama too, one of the best drum companies out there imo. Was wondering if you could do a video on micing your drums up in a live situation, like drums to a p.a. system...how to, what you need, etc. Thanks
Sweet setup. I used to use my ART Pro MPA II for my overheads, but recently switched to using it for my kick and snare instead and just using the preamps on my interface (TASCAM US1800) for my overheads. I've been very pleased with this change. Have you tried this?
I keep a basic setup too. four piece kits with Zildjian cymbals. Just 13" A Custom hats, 16" and 18" a custom fast crashes, and a 21" A Sweet Ride. Extras include a 12" Wuhan splash and 16" Zildjian oriental china. I use these last two only occasionally. One tom, one floor, bass and snare. That's it, Basic basic basic. I have three kits right now. 1. I have a Tama silverstar kit in a jazz setup. (18, 12, 14, 14x5 snare)That's my jam out/ open mic portable kit. I'll either use the whole kit or do a Steve Jordan setup with just bass and snare and a couple cymbals. Birch and they sound great. I tune 'em lower for acoustic/ roots/ folks rock. Coated heads on this one. 2. My new regular kit is ludwig signet terabeats. (22, 10, 12, 16). I also upgraded to flat base hardware for this kit. So light it was totally worth it! (the difference in weight is amazing!) I don't use the 10" tom all the time, but sometimes I add it in for fun. Plus a Tama 1st Chair round throne. Clear heads. 3. My old kit is Mapex Pro M (22, 12,13,16, 14x5.5 snare)and full setup of hardware that came with it. Clear heads. And almost have a complete set of extra hardware now that I used before I just got the flat based stuff. Tama mid line hit hat and matching bass pedal and a PDP throne. My main two snares are: A used newer Tama rockstar snare found it in a local antiques market. $40 with a black kevlar head on it! hmmm. what was up with that? I use a coated Remo now and added Odery drums wood hoops. I like it. You'd think it was a more expensive drum and its sound really good for the price. I get tons of compliments on the wood hoops. They are rad looking and the rim clicks are sweet! (14X5.5) A 14 x5.5 Pearl Sensitone brass alloy. This one was bought new right after Pearl introduced the Sensitone series. It's been with me for a long time. New snare wires, new strainer (newer version of the old style, the old one wore out. Yeah love this snare that much!) some patina on the bottom edge, hidden by drum hoop. Bummed but the snare has been around. This is my old standby. Once it had the snare wires with couple bent ones snipped off, a hole worn in the snare side head where the clipped off snares rubbed, and the strainer which had a bent arm and was loose. I was too superstitious about the sound to touch anything, until I got smart and fixed it up nice. Moongel used when needed. I cut some up into little strips, so just do enough to muffle but not too much. and I pronounce Tama like you do most of the time. We're American after all. No disrespect , but it just comes out like"tam-ah".. lol.. I can try harder.. Just wanted to share what i use because I love hearing about what people use and like. Derek from Maine.
Have you tried the Mike Mangini sticks from Zildjian? I think they are Mahogany and the are tuff and heavy and Zildjian also has a heavy 5a and a heavy jazz
I have an EFX Maple in the same silver sparkle finish as yours Same tom dimensions too with the 10,12 and 14. Just a 24" bassdrum. Sadly, over the last few years it's started yellowing. Do you know of any ways I could restore it back to to the nice silver that it once was? It almost looks gold now, which I really don't like...
Congrats and thank you for making awesome content! You inspire me not only to play drums, but to have fun playing drums. Your tips and "hacks" help me a lot as well! Stay awesome -Earl
rdavidr Ha, I never said anything, unless you want me to. The good news is that if you can get drums down, and have that intuition, it's really the hardest part to get right.
When you trade with other drummers, how do you go about it? Like how do you just trade cymbals? It's something I'd like to try but I don't really know how. P.S. that china sounds like a beast!
Hey David! Huge fan here... I just wanted to ask you one question: What is the music we can hear at 5:27? Can't seem to find it anywhere... Good vibes from france!
rdavidr it is time to do another bass drum beater video! make a bass drum beater out of bone! Metal AF!!!! ima copy and paste this on all your sheet until you finally do it!
