Sonor : Journey of a Drum Kit (with Big Big Train) 

There are drummers then there is Nick. Outstanding!

That SNARE in the opening performance oh my god that's the best sounding snare I've ever heard

That 18" floor tom sounds flippn thunderous. Wow!! The whole kit is tuned up wonderfully. 🤘

I really like Nick’s videos. Great drummer and spokesman. Plus, he makes great faces when he plays. Now, to start saving for a new kit....

man... these drums sound unbelievable.

man that must be one of the best sounding kits ive ever heard, and nick should be regarded as one of the best drummers of all time.

makes me want a sonor kit even more

Sonor is the Best in sound and quality!! Another great video Nick!

Nick's metal mode: ON

Great playing...Great sounding drums...Continued success Nick, Sonor, and Sweetwater.

Dave Gregory is one of my guitar heroes, and I'm very jealous that you get to play in a band with him! Very cool!

Sonor. German quality. Great drums that sound amazing. I love the older beech series most though (designer kit in the house here, even they don't make 'em like that anymore...). And Nick, what a drummer! Superb, lovely to watch him perform.

Fabulous drums. Fabulous drummer. Fabulous band.

Rip it up nick! see you pimpin sweetwater alot,but never seen you fawking killin it onstage with a sweet,amazing double bass SONOR kit, awesome dynamic soloing nick!

Man I absolutely love Sonor kits! Thus far my favorite has been the Designer series with its huge hardware and lovely sounding maple! I love their line of hardware as it’a just sturdy and somewhat massive lol. I know the tom rack on the designer kit is super heavy

I noticed that "S" Hoops are being used on this set. I have used them for years and have found that it really brings out the tone and focus out of the drums that other rims just don't.

That 18 floor Tom!! Gut punch!! Badass!!

Sonors floor toms sound fantastic!

Holy sheeeet…THIS is how you demo a world class drum set. @NDV - you could train people on just the ‘how to demo’. Brilliant.

Nick! Monster drummer!

FUN FACT: The Sonor's SOUND SUSTAIN SYSTEM was in collaboration with BMW !! :D

Nick's best sounding kit BY FAR!!!!!

i'm making that first snare hit my ringtone

Really great video, Sweetwater. Inspiring, healthy dose of fantastic drumming, musicality and production. Sonors sound sweet indeed. Heard a few squeaks from 6:55. Pedals, throne or Nick's squeaky clean playing?

Love the 18 inch floor tom!

Most thunderous 18" floor tom in the whole universe (maybe even beyond)! 😲😲😲

i have made my own suspension system , before sonor, to my peals.i didnt like the sst system neither the optmiount. so i took the pearls bt-3 tom bracket,drilled three holes in the shell and i used vidration dumpers between the shell and the bracket .perfect sustain and easy to tune and change heads

Wow very cool video!!

I like the use of the Benny Greb floor tom trick

the intro music is hysterical.

Nick is awesome 😎.

Sonor my favorite drums 😍, Nick D'Virgilio my Favorite drummer

Lol 7:15. Kid in a candy store. I love seeing people genuinely giddy about things they enjoy.

nick is a really good drummer !

I’m wanting to upgrade my Mapex Pro M to a pro level kit... I’ve been looking at the DW exotic woods, sonors designer series along with the SQ1’s, and Yamaha’s live oak kits... i had my heart set on the kit you’re currently playing but obviously wouldn’t need two bass drums and such. But I also saw a clip of Mapex’s Black Panther kit with reinforcement rings (I actually thought it was a Sonor kit at first.) I love how much attack the toms have but they sound so full of life! I was able to find a beautiful Sonor Designer series kit for $2000 but it only comes with a 10in and 12in rack, 16in air floor Tom, and a 22x16 bass drum. I’m trying to stay under 7,500$ which I only need toms and a bass drum as i have plenty of snares, stands, and great set of cymbals... anyone have any suggestions?

I will place an order today if Sonor comes out with some type of sparkle color for the SQ1...Preferably sparkle black but red, blue, yellow etc I will order now.. LOve the SQ1 sound but come on those current color choices are very limited.

Sound of the kit live during that brief solo was KILLER. Looks of the drums...not so much. Surprised you did not go with one of Sonor's more exotic finishes.

GREAT !!!

Anyone know his cymbals specs in this video with Meinl?

Which mic is used for the Kick drum out

WOW... Is Sonor making a come-back to the USA?? And NEVER thought Nick would play dbl kick in a band- But COOL!!

Those drums along with Drumshotz would be SO RAD

Hi Nick - Any tips for tuning the 10 and 12 toms? - would love to know your batter and reso head settings (tunebot if poss). Thanks!

I think Nick might be personally responsible for "selling" - or, positively influencing the decision to buy - the most drum kits worldwide, ever. :D Great sounding drums, particularly the floor toms. These weren't for me at this time, but for anyone looking for new sounds these videos continue to be a tremendous resource.

What ride is that? sounds awesome

Is that a sonor sq1 7 pieces shell pack with 2 kick drum? Yes or no?

Anyone happen to know what the sub mics on the kicks are? Not the typical Yamaha or DIY types I'm used to seeing.

Now to save up the money to purchase one😁

Nick you rock!!!!! Say hi to Geoff Allen 🤘🏻

Are those cotton balls floating in them floor toms?? I never thought of doing that!!

I know that he said the kick drums were both the same size, but man do they look 2 inches apart in width. Maybe it's just the different resonant head logos.

man you can play!!!!!!!!!

What do you have inside the floor toms? Small pillows?

Dig the finish a lot

cotton balls inside the floor toms?

That ride is really nice, sounds like my 20" K, what is it?

nice toys.i want them

Cotton balls in the floor toms???

😂😂that nick solo ...what a character....

That snare is just eargaszmic

11:15 Premier drums were doing undersized shells for years

This drum set configuration reminds me of ginger baker's

It's SonOr, not SonAr Nick. 😉I have a Sonor Hilite, a high end kit from 1992

Finally

It’s great to see these drummers breaking free of the cookie cutter DW and Zildjian bandwagon.

What China right size?

The high end Sonor lines sure are awesome, but I really can't afford them. Great top notch product, though.

So Nick is with Sonor and Meinl. Hmmm

Yes he is a good little drummer, lol 👍

I saw cotton balls in the floor tom am l right👏👏👏👏🥁🥁🇨🇦🇨🇦

lol. the hihat, OH and room mics sounds like Guns than microphones haha

That mic name caught me off guard lol

Just got home. Eating pizza. What else would I want to watch other than drums?

Those bass drums are insane just through my phone speaker.

I like those toms. I hate shitty tom sounds and it seems to be pretty common.

14:05... Am I hearing this right? lol

That 18 mannnn

There's something squeaking - mabe is the chair or some of the pedals. But it's too obvious for a studio work.

Kicks were different in volume and attack. Odd

Nick and Gavin have chose right

I see cotton balls in the floor Toms, I gotta try that

Cotton wool in the floor tom

I thought Nick plays DW?

Birch- The drum manufacturing wood to end all woods. Shame that I'm allergic to birch pollen...😂

Looks like any other drum vid to me

What is this "practice" you speak of?

I like rock star Nick 👨🏻‍🎤 better. Now that's how sell a drum kit 🥁!

Nice cotton balls.

Love everything you do, but please it's not a fish finder.... It's a SO NOR i

5 people need to be written in the Death Note

The guy at the end needs to figure out what his adjectives mean...

All you guys bashing DW drums just can't afford one. I have a Collectors and a Performance kit and they are the Cadillac of drumsets. Always were!

It´s Sonor, not Sonar!!

One of these BD pedals needs some oil :-)

No masks worn during spraying

SonAr 🙄

None of the workers are using masks when applying drum shell finishes or protective coating! Ummm...that's dangerous.

Thought this video would focus on the manufacturing process of Sonor drums? Unfortunately it was about a not to impressive player...next.

I think the bald one needs to work on the pronunciation of the ‘n’ in telefunken.

Still prefer the sound of vintage. A lot of today’s drums, sound a bit plasticy.. Great playing..