As a Beatles fan I've always been confused by the shade that has often been thrown at Ringo... It's nice to see more and more drummers talk about his actual greatness.
From certain circles everyone picks a Beatle and fights in their corner which is dumb and I think it’s starting to ebb away. Ringo is a drummer’s drummer, and will go down as one of the greats.
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No not at all he's so Off But just he's video look good and he can get what ever HE THINKS is close to what bands use on recordings Joe Blow You Tube Eat it up Scroll up to my comments and i prove wrong with just one video link :)
@@anthonylakich1727 i do not think so man. I can hear and see that he put a lot of effort to make it sound closer to the drum sound of The Beatles. In addition, he also use his talent in mixing the over all sound of the kit and placement of each microphone so i can say, it is. 😉
@@himynameislawrs Doesn't matter he still play the song WRONG!!!! i even left a link proveing it The Mic set up is not the most in protant part it's that you play it Right... and i have mic'd drum lits in the studio for 20years and less is always better help ONE over Head and One Kick 90% of the time work also the room size matters.. i have demo'd drums out of a 11 wide 11 high room for 15 to 18 year and just last week with just "1" Mic ONE!!! did a live bass on a some bass amp and 5 peace kit. and a slighty SM 57 Bullet Amp mic turned away from the Drums and No where near the bass amp AND ONE CHANNEL it sound Great and that is as old school as you can do it... so i'll take my know of 25 Year of Doing every today to some kid on youtube with just the Room of what might be it. AND I've Recorded at Abbey Road Studio 3 i know what i'm talking about. and own The real Mic Set- up sheets and Dieograms..
It’s just like the record sounds. You can tell Ringo is ‘splashing’ the hi-hat in IWTHYH then he’ll close it during the bridge and open it up again. GREAT.
Ringo's drumming rly complements the others in the song, he is indeed wasnt a show-off & he plays along w the band, w *suitable* rhythms... that alr makes him standout w/o even need to be like a show-off😊
@@ColonelPatchy1 oh that rock band game!!! I recently looked up on the beatles' rock band game trailers inc the cut scenes & the many mvs from the game of their songs in yt & I think the game was designed rly good & accurate!😊😊👍👍
For those saying that he's playing Come Together wrong, he's actually playing it right if you listen to the isolated drum track, even leading with the left hand.
I don't know who said he was playing it wrong but they are probably right. I've played this song many times and have been playing drums professionally since 1979. First off Ringo had a 4-piece kit with just one tom and one floor tom so the second mounted tom being used is just this persons own interpretation. Also Ringo led with his left hand going around a righty kit; he has said that many times; why wouldn't you take his word for it. Come Together is a very simplistic beat just like most of Ringo's beats. 2 bass drum hits ; 4 hits on the hi hat (3 16th note triplets followed by and 8th note) then leading with the left hand more 16th note triplets going from the tom to the floor tom. The only notes hitting the floor tom are with the right hand. Depending on how you count it the floor tom notes would be the 6th note and the 10th note of the group of 16th note triplets.
@@ryanrademacher I know. But on come together he is using the high tom and the floor tom. This is even written out in drum books but all you have to do is listen to it. I don't think even Ringo remembers exactly what he played; he is not a schooled drummer. It's not a difficult drum part on a scale from one to 10 with 10 being the most difficult it's like a 2. Some of you guys need to transcribe an Elvin Jones or Buddy Rich, Tony Williams drum part so you can hear just how simplistic rock drumming is.
@@spercoco nah man, you’re definitely wrong on this one, but to be fair, even Ringo is. In the end, it’s not about what he did or did not play, it’s how to sound like what he played. The drummer in the video definitely delivers. I’ve also studied and played this beat for several years, till the point where I roll my eyes when it’s mentioned, and as a left handed drummer on a right hand set I can say Ringo definitely used 3 toms and started from left to right.
@@NotDingseThe beat is exactly as I described it using the small tom and floor tom. I've known that even before seeing it transcribed in various drum books. One such book I use to teach beginner and intermediate students with. Again it's very simple and sorry you can't figure it out. Please stay away from anything by Dave Weckel or Vinnie or Simon Philips lol . If you want to search (doesn't sound like you are the type that would) the book I am referring to is through the Alfred series and it is the Classic Rock edition. I'm not by any means this is the way people "should" play it; this is just what he plays on the original recording.
I have to say that I love the simpler way of recording drums, achieving the balance through playing, room treatment and mic placement. I've made very successful drum recordings using only a stereo pair. I actually think the reduction of mixing options can really work to streamline the workflow, but of course the arrangement and execution has to be first class.
In this modern world of drumming where many drummers rely on technical, complex, and long solos to entertain their audience, it's Ringo Starr's simplicity to the drums that makes him unique and stand out, not to mention his creativity; playing beats or fill-ins that people remember for years to come. I'm grateful that more and more people have been defending Ringo Starr and praising his drumming for what it is.
Both sounded really good! Even though almost everyone attempts to recreate the 69 drum sound, I really like the 64 drum sound you recreated. It sounds more open and natural. Loved this video.
@@itorapadas yeah I’ve found that Ringo’s snare was tuned pretty high to get that snap as opposed to a fat sound. The toms however I think are tuned low. I have mine about medium but I don’t get the same tones
actually.... Ringo starts the roll on the floor Tom and goes up to the mounted Tom.... He's left-handed on a right handed kit. so this individual is playing it backwards
Ringo's muffled drums were a change brought about by John Lennon (during the Let It Be sessions). He told Ringo his boomier and resonant kit made him sound like Dave Clark, which was an in-joke insult of sorts. Ringo found a way to keep John happy, while finding a new tone as well.
@@elvin38 I don't think that's the case his sound is very unique. I think the real problem is he's just gotten older and doesn't remember exactly how he played it in 1969, he even almost starts the verses on the Hi-Hat before remembering to play on the toms. Keep in mind The Beatles never toured that year so he wouldn't have any need to practise the song any more after the studio version was finished.
yes, but he also explained that he had the floor tom tuned higher than the rack tom because he’s naturally left handed and had trouble doing some rolls, thats why it sounds like he’s playing from high to low but he’s actually playing the floor tom first. so in reality the correct way to play it is from your highest tuned tom to the lowest, regardless where or how you have your drums set up.
@@LuminorBeats what? Thats not physically possible. Even if you did tune each as low and high as they could go a rack tom wouldn't sound like a floor tom and vice versa.
I’m always sceptic when I see this kind of videos, but I must admit, I don’t have any big complain about any of those two sounds you did. Nice job. Congrats.
Thanks. This answers the question I always had as to how Ringo got that creamy sound on his drums. They were always so mellow compared to modern drummers, which sound sharp, almost ear piercing by comparison. Now I can rest!
I started playing drums in 1979. due to my home condition with many neibours I put towls on my drums. Not knowing that it was used before. So, it was actually not for the sound but for less volume :) I‘m still using it sometimes, btw I am a great admire of ... THE BEATLES !
Yes, but he started with 12", 14" and 20". Those were the sizes of his first two Ludwig kits (1963-64). So the video is accurate for I Want to Hold Your Hand. In the summer of '64 Ringo started using the bigger drums. And Come Together was recorded on a 5-piece Hollywood kit.
Every drummer comes to the realization that RINGO was indeed a CONSUMMATE percussionist . His use of Timpanys ( "What you're doing" and "Within you without you") are the best BAR NONE use of percussion in modern music
Rings doesn’t get enough love. I was just reading a biography on the band and they mentioned in part of it that Ringo actually quit the band for a short while. They tried a session drummer and even a drum track and nothing worked on any of the songs. Eventually they all called him and begged for him to come back.
@@bendobbing7015 there were some good brothership between them four😊😊ringo was indeed like each of them, impt to one another, in creating that unison in their music... his playing isnt all like he's trying to show-off, the way he plays just complements the others guitar/ bass playing so nicely & just suitable (& unique, nobody else had done atm) rhythms😊👍
Well done! I very much enjoy the sound Ringo (and certainly Geoff Emerick) got on Yellow Submarine. An in-your-face kick drum plus a very resonant snare drum.
Ringo's Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl set was: 5" snare, 9x13 hanging tom, floor tom was 16x16, bass drum was 14x22. When he first started drumming with a kit, he used England's Premier Drums. Also Ringo was and is left handed.come together song he played right to left the way a typical left handed drummer would play. And for the recording of come together, he played a 5 piece maple Ludwig Kit
I think so many folks believe that "good drummers" are those who can do amazing state-of-the-art drum solos. That they must prove themselves in every song by playing as fast as they can and by hitting as many drums as they can at warp speed. But I think there are also many folks who take a different view -- and that the mark of a good drummer is one who does what is necessary to make each song as good as it can be. Where the song itself takes center stage, and not the drummer (or the guitarist, or the bass player, or the piano player, etc.). Ringo falls into this latter category.
I’d love to see a 1966-1967 Ringo drum sound tutorial but I suspect that’s more to do with the heavy compressor treatment that Jeff Emerick put them through
Ringo was hired because he was a perfectly musical drummer. He knew how to respond to the song without drawing attention to himself. The man is a GENIUS
I enjoyed listening to the Beatles from day one. Ringo was a huge influence on me. His drum sounds evolved on each record. The sound of your early Beatles was not a good representation of his sound especially his snare, too chocked. The later representation was closer to his sound.
I never knew ringo did this with the towels, but I did the same thing with a cloth baby diaper stretched over the snare head. It just provided a satisfying muted snap. Pretty cool trick, I guess Ringo gets the credit.
Wow, nice video sir. Thanks for showing us and demonstrating how RINGO played many of his songs and drum parts. The towels are fantastic. Ive been playing my whole life, and never heard of that concept, until a co worker/ beatles fan told me what Ringo did. I was hoping your kit was a LUDWIG, but it doesn't matter. It sounds GREAT. I thought RINGO only put a towel on his snare drum and maybe the floor tom. Lol. At first, i thought your tuning, imo sucked, lol, but im not used to that and i respect the whole sound of your kit. Your snare drum sounds BEAUTIFUL. I like hi toms tuned hi, middle toms, tuned medium, and low toms, deep. Lol. I like a little muffle, coz when i was younger, i muffled the crap out of my drums. It was good back then, plus i had that 80s sound, with my Ludwig Rockers. but over the yrs, i learned to use the bottom heads that taught me to not use any or very little muffles. Lol. My ROCKERS still sound and look great. I liked the Beatles and Paul McCartneys other bands. I never cared for RINGOs style, and playing. I was ignorant towards his style and technique. I still liked their music, and respected the BEATLES, but since I was and still am a Neil Peart fan, Ringo didn't have 150 drums, and didnt play the way NEIL played. Lol. It wasnt until my neighbor, who plays the drums, was in a BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND. He needed some help to figure out what and how RINGO played the parts. I listenned and i gave him the help he needed, and if he couldnt play it, i taught him other ways to play the parts, to get the same groove, Beat and fill patterns. And sound. It was then my respect for RINGO slapped me in the face, lmao. Haaaa, haaa. It was tough, tricky, and weird. He played left handed on right handed drums, and WOW, That alone is a MASTER. I still listen to RINGO and am more and more amazed each time. Thanks friends, God Bless you, Merry Christmas, Glen Ps, keep rocking !!!!!
Really interesting!! I'm not at all a drummer so I have little to no ideas about the specs of the parts but from my music recordings of other instruments it was interesting to see mic placements. Even still, you all did a fantastic job of demonstrating and explaining the differences! I started to watch the "Get Back" doc last night and now I understand why Ringo had towels on his drums!
If you listen closely at the song, it descends in tone. He plays floor to rack today because he only has one rack, unlike back in 1969 wherein he used two. Take the rooftop concert and let it be footages and you'll see he uses 2 toms during that era.
Steven Gonzales That’s a good point. He had the thermogloss 2 up 1 down kit during the White Album and for all of Let It Be and Abbey Road. He even rocked a double bass setup by squishing it together with one of his oyster kits for the recording session that yielded at least Bungalow Bill i.pinimg.com/originals/fa/e7/3c/fae73cd2c19821eb723633033e432c07.jpg
Funny how when Ringo demonstrated Come together on that talk show, it sounded nothing like the recording, yet this sounds almost exactly like the recording... almost like Ringo forgot how to play it and just halfassed it as he sometimes does
Better than "Ringo Starr Shows How to play Ticket to Ride, Come Together and Back off Boogaloo" LOL -- dude seems to have forgotten how to play it himself haha. Wonderful stuff, bravo!
Your wrong @ 3:14 Ringo was a left handed drummer who played on a right handed kit the opening groove was played starting on the floor tom then to the rack !!
Something that I don’t think gets a lot of attention is also that he was arguably the first rock star drummer. How many people outside of die hards can name buddy holly’s drummer? Or Elvis’? How about the Animals? Before Ringo the drummer was usually tucked away behind the band, chugging along and keeping the beat but often out sight. A lot of famous musicians say what inspired them was watching the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show and there’s Ringo towering above everyone. He may not have sang but he still drew your attention. And everyone knows his name.
And don't forget the magic hands and ears of Glyn John's coming up with different techniques to mic drums. I used one of he's techniques he used for Ringo on a recording of a band playing live in the studio. The drums sounded great!
I believe Ringo came around the drums in a leftward direction....floor tom to low rack tom to high rack tom. That's how he explained it himself because he's playing on a right hand set up whilst being left-handed.
Anyone who has started playing on a really cheap kit knows the wonders couple of kitchen towels will do to the sound of the toms and snare. I did this without seeing / knowing Ringo was also doing that - 25 years ago we didn't have that many options and all the youtube videos.
I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but if you sampled drums from this recreating series in multi velocity/RR packs a lot of people will part with a few bob for them!
Would have been great if you could have advised how to rerun the kit to get the later sound rather than simply covering the heads with dish towels. Sounds are spot on, but some direction like that provided in the beginning would have been welcome. Thanks.
never really paid much attention to the drums on beatles tunes and thats usually the thing that i notice the most. i used to like them , for a while, when i was like 10... in 1979. i can't even remember the last time i put on the white album...
Duct Tape here and there used to work. The wide 2 0r 3 inch stuff under the cymbals and on drum heads. some clubs have very live/echoey walls., then it was the thing to tape the drums and cymbals., to dullen the high frequencies and sustain/dwell db output. Peace be with you.✌😎
Thanks very much for this. Ringo is the best. Of all his drum sounds, I prefer the ones on the White Album (that also had to do with using the REDD 5.1 desk, too - cannot stand how the TG12345 desk used 'Abbey Road', despite sounding great in one way, took the oomph out of the drums, and the guitars. John and George felt similarly about the guitars.
Stoked on this channel.As far as the cymbals are concerned, if, and that’s a big if you can find a set of “ Shooting Star” Ludwig/Paiste 14in hats, 16in crash and a 18in crash/ride your a lucky SOB. I at 16 bought a original Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl kit that included it’s original hardware and cymbals. The cymbals had a stamp of a “ Shooting Star plus Ludwig, Paiste just under the little 💫 logo. Absolutely beautiful kit. And the sound,..like butter. Great channel and great information
Ok. I was looking for a "Ringoish" vintage drum kit to buy as my first. I'm not a drummer, but i needed one for my demos. And after this, I bought a Sonor AQ2 studio. Same color as the one here. Damn! I wanted a Ludwig, but this sounds great and don't cost me 4000 $!!!!
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I am not a drummer, but I have always wondered what Ringo is doing on some other songs where it sounds like someone opening and closing sticky scissors - something with the hi-hats? Thank you for this video, it's very cool.
Towels on the drum heads for come together sounds absolutely SPOT ON.
Thanks 🙏!
If I recall correctly that’s exactly how Ringo did it.
Yeah that’s exactly what rings did
Always wondered.
I had tea towels on my toy drum set aged 7 😂
As a Beatles fan I've always been confused by the shade that has often been thrown at Ringo... It's nice to see more and more drummers talk about his actual greatness.
You are confused because you are a Beatles fan.
From certain circles everyone picks a Beatle and fights in their corner which is dumb and I think it’s starting to ebb away. Ringo is a drummer’s drummer, and will go down as one of the greats.
There's a reason they fired Pete Best and went with Ringo and it wasn't because Ringo was better looking.
@@travis1240 He was a professional, when they met in Hamburg
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This is so close to the original drum recording sound. Just wow.
Thanks Lawrence!
@@ArtOfDrumming you’re welcome brother! Looking forward for more of your content! 🔥
No not at all he's so Off But just he's video look good and he can get what ever HE THINKS is close to what bands use on recordings Joe Blow You Tube Eat it up Scroll up to my comments and i prove wrong with just one video link :)
@@anthonylakich1727 i do not think so man. I can hear and see that he put a lot of effort to make it sound closer to the drum sound of The Beatles. In addition, he also use his talent in mixing the over all sound of the kit and placement of each microphone so i can say, it is. 😉
@@himynameislawrs Doesn't matter he still play the song WRONG!!!! i even left a link proveing it The Mic set up is not the most in protant part it's that you play it Right... and i have mic'd drum lits in the studio for 20years and less is always better help ONE over Head and One Kick 90% of the time work also the room size matters.. i have demo'd drums out of a 11 wide 11 high room for 15 to 18 year and just last week with just "1" Mic ONE!!! did a live bass on a some bass amp and 5 peace kit. and a slighty SM 57 Bullet Amp mic turned away from the Drums and No where near the bass amp AND ONE CHANNEL it sound Great and that is as old school as you can do it... so i'll take my know of 25 Year of Doing every today to some kid on youtube with just the Room of what might be it. AND I've Recorded at Abbey Road Studio 3 i know what i'm talking about. and own The real Mic Set- up sheets and Dieograms..
I’m not even a drummer and this is fun to watch
Thanks!
Ditto
@@dahefe WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?!
I'm the son of a drummer, that's about as close as I get.
It’s just like the record sounds. You can tell Ringo is ‘splashing’ the hi-hat in IWTHYH then he’ll close it during the bridge and open it up again. GREAT.
What is IWTHTH
@@queenpurple8433 I was abbreviating I Want To Hold Your Hand.
He's got that "fanning of the hi hat" thing down. Nicely done..
Exactly what I thought!
Called the fillet
That, more than anything, shows me the level of detail they put into the research and execution of these videos.
Stylish points = +100
A Fly will NEVER land on that hi-hat, that's f damn sure 🤣
Every drummer will play high hat on the verse; except Ringo. That one simple move gives COME TOGETHER its distinctive sound and feel. GENIUS.
Ringo's drumming rly complements the others in the song, he is indeed wasnt a show-off & he plays along w the band, w *suitable* rhythms... that alr makes him standout w/o even need to be like a show-off😊
I noticed and learned this about the lack of hi hat during Come Together's chorus by playing The Beatles: Rock Band.
@@ColonelPatchy1 oh that rock band game!!! I recently looked up on the beatles' rock band game trailers inc the cut scenes & the many mvs from the game of their songs in yt & I think the game was designed rly good & accurate!😊😊👍👍
For those saying that he's playing Come Together wrong, he's actually playing it right if you listen to the isolated drum track, even leading with the left hand.
I don't know who said he was playing it wrong but they are probably right. I've played this song many times and have been playing drums professionally since 1979. First off Ringo had a 4-piece kit with just one tom and one floor tom so the second mounted tom being used is just this persons own interpretation. Also Ringo led with his left hand going around a righty kit; he has said that many times; why wouldn't you take his word for it. Come Together is a very simplistic beat just like most of Ringo's beats. 2 bass drum hits ; 4 hits on the hi hat (3 16th note triplets followed by and 8th note) then leading with the left hand more 16th note triplets going from the tom to the floor tom. The only notes hitting the floor tom are with the right hand. Depending on how you count it the floor tom notes would be the 6th note and the 10th note of the group of 16th note triplets.
@@spercoco Ringo used a 5 pc kit through the let it be and abbey road sessions.
@@ryanrademacher I know. But on come together he is using the high tom and the floor tom. This is even written out in drum books but all you have to do is listen to it. I don't think even Ringo remembers exactly what he played; he is not a schooled drummer. It's not a difficult drum part on a scale from one to 10 with 10 being the most difficult it's like a 2. Some of you guys need to transcribe an Elvin Jones or Buddy Rich, Tony Williams drum part so you can hear just how simplistic rock drumming is.
@@spercoco nah man, you’re definitely wrong on this one, but to be fair, even Ringo is.
In the end, it’s not about what he did or did not play, it’s how to sound like what he played. The drummer in the video definitely delivers. I’ve also studied and played this beat for several years, till the point where I roll my eyes when it’s mentioned, and as a left handed drummer on a right hand set I can say Ringo definitely used 3 toms and started from left to right.
@@NotDingseThe beat is exactly as I described it using the small tom and floor tom. I've known that even before seeing it transcribed in various drum books. One such book I use to teach beginner and intermediate students with. Again it's very simple and sorry you can't figure it out. Please stay away from anything by Dave Weckel or Vinnie or Simon Philips lol . If you want to search (doesn't sound like you are the type that would) the book I am referring to is through the Alfred series and it is the Classic Rock edition. I'm not by any means this is the way people "should" play it; this is just what he plays on the original recording.
I swear the drumming on A Day in The Life is an art in itself
A day in the life is one of the most underrated Beatles songs
Come Together is almost perfectly spot on... That's crazy....I've never heard a cover or recreation of a studio record sound this close.
3:14 left hand leading the fills, nice!
I have to say that I love the simpler way of recording drums, achieving the balance through playing, room treatment and mic placement. I've made very successful drum recordings using only a stereo pair. I actually think the reduction of mixing options can really work to streamline the workflow, but of course the arrangement and execution has to be first class.
My fab FIVE reasons I love Ringo!
5. Golden Slumbers
4. Come Together
3. She Said She Said
2. Rain
1. Tomorrow Never Knows
All great songs. Our favorite: golden slumbers
Great list. "A Day in the Life," ain't bad either.
In this modern world of drumming where many drummers rely on technical, complex, and long solos to entertain their audience, it's Ringo Starr's simplicity to the drums that makes him unique and stand out, not to mention his creativity; playing beats or fill-ins that people remember for years to come. I'm grateful that more and more people have been defending Ringo Starr and praising his drumming for what it is.
This is so good, that I would even want to know the brand of those kitchen towels.
Thanks so much 😊. We bought the towels 2 years ago in a souvenir shop in portugal 🇵🇹!
Lol
@@ArtOfDrumming So it has to be exactly the same towel 🤣
That’s a good one lol
Both sounded really good! Even though almost everyone attempts to recreate the 69 drum sound, I really like the 64 drum sound you recreated. It sounds more open and natural. Loved this video.
Really accurate tones for Come Together. Would you say toms and snare are tuned very low?
He should have tuned it a bit higher yes. th-cam.com/video/jR2i1FE-Zio/w-d-xo.html
@@itorapadas yeah I’ve found that Ringo’s snare was tuned pretty high to get that snap as opposed to a fat sound. The toms however I think are tuned low. I have mine about medium but I don’t get the same tones
I have a 1967 Ludwig Hollywood kit (same one Ringo played on Abbey Road and Let It Be) and this helped me nail the sound!
Can I pay you to track some drums for some of my songs?
@@beaudavis1089 sounds cool
God, I’d love to get me one of those. Must be really nice!
First time I’ve seen a video where someone plays the Come Together tom rolls correctly - top job! 👏 👏
actually.... Ringo starts the roll on the floor Tom and goes up to the mounted Tom.... He's left-handed on a right handed kit. so this individual is playing it backwards
Immediate props for nailing the 'Hold Your Hand' unison fills. Ringo was arguably the greatest unschooled drummer ever.
Ringo's muffled drums were a change brought about by John Lennon (during the Let It Be sessions). He told Ringo his boomier and resonant kit made him sound like Dave Clark, which was an in-joke insult of sorts. Ringo found a way to keep John happy, while finding a new tone as well.
They had used tea towels on the drums for years! (And the bass drum front was off since very early on)
Ringos approach is so inspirational..... loves jazz and incorporates a less is more approach, all necessary when being the backbone in the band.
It was demonstrated by Ringgo himself the roll on Come Together starts at floor tom tom.
Correct!
Since I saw Ringo demonstrate « Come together » by starting on the floorvtom, I am not so sure he was the drummer of the session…
@@elvin38 I don't think that's the case his sound is very unique. I think the real problem is he's just gotten older and doesn't remember exactly how he played it in 1969, he even almost starts the verses on the Hi-Hat before remembering to play on the toms. Keep in mind The Beatles never toured that year so he wouldn't have any need to practise the song any more after the studio version was finished.
yes, but he also explained that he had the floor tom tuned higher than the rack tom because he’s naturally left handed and had trouble doing some rolls, thats why it sounds like he’s playing from high to low but he’s actually playing the floor tom first. so in reality the correct way to play it is from your highest tuned tom to the lowest, regardless where or how you have your drums set up.
@@LuminorBeats what? Thats not physically possible. Even if you did tune each as low and high as they could go a rack tom wouldn't sound like a floor tom and vice versa.
I’m always sceptic when I see this kind of videos, but I must admit, I don’t have any big complain about any of those two sounds you did. Nice job. Congrats.
Thanks a lot
Really glad you like it 👍🏻
I prefer the clean sound.
I'm not a drummer but I appreciate a good tone and if I was a drummer this is the sound I would go for.
That opening drum sound is spot on perfect!
I’m a guitarist that secretly want a to play the drums. I love these history lessons.
Thanks. This answers the question I always had as to how Ringo got that creamy sound on his drums. They were always so mellow compared to modern drummers, which sound sharp, almost ear piercing by comparison. Now I can rest!
Everyone wants a mid scooped sharp and boomy sound nowadays
I started playing drums in 1979. due to my home condition with many neibours I put towls on my drums. Not knowing that it was used before. So, it was actually not for the sound but for less volume :) I‘m still using it sometimes, btw I am a great admire of ... THE BEATLES !
Thanks for sharing your story Bee Flat!
Exactly. But it would also make a crappy cheap kit sound half decent.
Ringo used a 13" tom and a 16" floor. 22" bass. That was standard back then. And the triplets on Come Together go from low to high toms.
Yes, but he started with 12", 14" and 20". Those were the sizes of his first two Ludwig kits (1963-64). So the video is accurate for I Want to Hold Your Hand. In the summer of '64 Ringo started using the bigger drums. And Come Together was recorded on a 5-piece Hollywood kit.
They do go from low to high! Nice ear!
was thinking the same thing
ringo was a lefty so he swung around the kit from left to right
Every drummer comes to the realization that RINGO was indeed a CONSUMMATE percussionist . His use of Timpanys ( "What you're doing" and "Within you without you")
are the best BAR NONE use of percussion in modern music
Rings doesn’t get enough love. I was just reading a biography on the band and they mentioned in part of it that Ringo actually quit the band for a short while. They tried a session drummer and even a drum track and nothing worked on any of the songs. Eventually they all called him and begged for him to come back.
George had covered Ringo's kit in flowers when he returned as I understand :)
Really 🤔?
@@ArtOfDrumming yep, when Ringo left and was coming back, George arranged for Ringo's kit to be covered in flowers to mark the occasion
@@bendobbing7015 there were some good brothership between them four😊😊ringo was indeed like each of them, impt to one another, in creating that unison in their music... his playing isnt all like he's trying to show-off, the way he plays just complements the others guitar/ bass playing so nicely & just suitable (& unique, nobody else had done atm) rhythms😊👍
The cool thing about Ringo is that sometimes, he’ll lead with his left hand on a right handed kit. You can see it in fills. Great recreation
Toms and snare sound almost perfect, bass drum you can still adjust a bit but overall sound very similar 👍
Thanks 🙏
Good to see using the sweeping strike on the hit hat the same as Ringo !
I'm not a drummer but I enjoyed this video so much as well. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your feedback!
my favourite is the second but without the tea towels cos it seems so versatile and the toms are music to my hears (literally)
Thanks for your feedback
Whatever you think they should be tuned to, tune them down a whole turn.
Well done!
I very much enjoy the sound Ringo (and certainly Geoff Emerick) got on Yellow Submarine. An in-your-face kick drum plus a very resonant snare drum.
Very cool. Depends on the song though. I love Ringo’s musicality and originality. He always picks the right sound.
Ringo's Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl set was: 5" snare, 9x13 hanging tom, floor tom was 16x16, bass drum was 14x22.
When he first started drumming with a kit, he used England's Premier Drums.
Also Ringo was and is left handed.come together song he played right to left the way a typical left handed drummer would play. And for the recording of come together, he played a 5 piece maple Ludwig Kit
Ah, the Glyn Johns drum mic set up… his greatest contribution to recorded music. And that’s saying something.
At last! A drummer that plays the - come together - drum part right, starting with the left hand.
Ringo is lefty, makes his fills so interesting.
Ringo had such great taste. What you leave out is almost as important as what you put in, less is more.
2:16 finally a mic setup that I can afford
I think so many folks believe that "good drummers" are those who can do amazing state-of-the-art drum solos. That they must prove themselves in every song by playing as fast as they can and by hitting as many drums as they can at warp speed. But I think there are also many folks who take a different view -- and that the mark of a good drummer is one who does what is necessary to make each song as good as it can be. Where the song itself takes center stage, and not the drummer (or the guitarist, or the bass player, or the piano player, etc.). Ringo falls into this latter category.
I’d love to see a 1966-1967 Ringo drum sound tutorial but I suspect that’s more to do with the heavy compressor treatment that Jeff Emerick put them through
that's the early beatles drum sound with a fairchild compressor
@@joseartur3215 that drum sound on Walrus is amazing
Ringo was hired because he was a perfectly musical drummer. He knew how to respond to the song without drawing attention to himself. The man is a GENIUS
In an interview Ringo says he plays Come Together starting at floor up to 1st tom because he is lefthanded on a righthanded drumset 😎
Wow amazing job!! I love ringos sound, this is very close if not equal to the original.
Thanks DavidA
I enjoyed listening to the Beatles from day one. Ringo was a huge influence on me. His drum sounds evolved on each record. The sound of your early Beatles was not a good representation of his sound especially his snare, too chocked. The later representation was closer to his sound.
Wow. This is very well done. Fascinating!
One thing Ringo did was play just what was needed. Never overplayed.
I never knew ringo did this with the towels, but I did the same thing with a cloth baby diaper stretched over the snare head. It just provided a satisfying muted snap. Pretty cool trick, I guess Ringo gets the credit.
My favorite Ringo drumming is on Blue Jay Way - Magical Mystery Tour album.
yeah, try recreating that one.
Love the black and white around 2:30.
Wow, nice video sir. Thanks for showing us and demonstrating how RINGO played many of his songs and drum parts.
The towels are fantastic. Ive been playing my whole life, and never heard of that concept, until a co worker/ beatles fan told me what Ringo did.
I was hoping your kit was a LUDWIG, but it doesn't matter.
It sounds GREAT.
I thought RINGO only put a towel on his snare drum and maybe the floor tom. Lol.
At first, i thought your tuning, imo sucked, lol, but im not used to that and i respect the whole sound of your kit.
Your snare drum sounds BEAUTIFUL.
I like hi toms tuned hi, middle toms, tuned medium, and low toms, deep. Lol.
I like a little muffle, coz when i was younger, i muffled the crap out of my drums. It was good back then, plus i had that 80s sound, with my Ludwig Rockers. but over the yrs, i learned to use the bottom heads that taught me to not use any or very little muffles. Lol.
My ROCKERS still sound and look great.
I liked the Beatles and Paul McCartneys other bands.
I never cared for RINGOs style, and playing. I was ignorant towards his style and technique.
I still liked their music, and respected the BEATLES, but since I was and still am a Neil Peart fan, Ringo didn't have 150 drums, and didnt play the way NEIL played. Lol.
It wasnt until my neighbor, who plays the drums, was in a BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND.
He needed some help to figure out what and how RINGO played the parts. I listenned and i gave him the help he needed, and if he couldnt play it, i taught him other ways to play the parts, to get the same groove, Beat and fill patterns. And sound.
It was then my respect for RINGO slapped me in the face, lmao. Haaaa, haaa.
It was tough, tricky, and weird.
He played left handed on right handed drums, and WOW, That alone is a MASTER.
I still listen to RINGO and am more and more amazed each time.
Thanks friends,
God Bless you,
Merry Christmas,
Glen
Ps, keep rocking !!!!!
You have pictures of cats on the tea towels to get that truly British sound.
😉
Really interesting!! I'm not at all a drummer so I have little to no ideas about the specs of the parts but from my music recordings of other instruments it was interesting to see mic placements. Even still, you all did a fantastic job of demonstrating and explaining the differences! I started to watch the "Get Back" doc last night and now I understand why Ringo had towels on his drums!
That snare sounds nice. It's very crisp sounding.
My preference is the open drums squashed to hell with that beautiful Fairchild compression
kitcen towel is way way cheaper then a fairchild
@@trgrevolucije9 They did both, though.
So great definitely Ringo was ahead of his time
Ringo played come together starting from the floor tom to the rack tom and left hand leading when drumming
If you listen closely at the song, it descends in tone. He plays floor to rack today because he only has one rack, unlike back in 1969 wherein he used two. Take the rooftop concert and let it be footages and you'll see he uses 2 toms during that era.
Steven Gonzales That’s a good point. He had the thermogloss 2 up 1 down kit during the White Album and for all of Let It Be and Abbey Road.
He even rocked a double bass setup by squishing it together with one of his oyster kits for the recording session that yielded at least Bungalow Bill i.pinimg.com/originals/fa/e7/3c/fae73cd2c19821eb723633033e432c07.jpg
Funny how when Ringo demonstrated Come together on that talk show, it sounded nothing like the recording, yet this sounds almost exactly like the recording... almost like Ringo forgot how to play it and just halfassed it as he sometimes does
Please use your ears, it clearly starts on the higher pitch rack toms
Wow... spot on!! I need to go and grab some towels from the kitchen now.
Better than "Ringo Starr Shows How to play Ticket to Ride, Come Together and Back off Boogaloo" LOL -- dude seems to have forgotten how to play it himself haha. Wonderful stuff, bravo!
Ringo even had towels on his drums when they did the rooftop concert.
And years before that.
the filming, the editing. Eveything was so consistantly intresting and ingaging!
Great video! The left-handed tom triplets are one pitch off near the end, but honestly, if Ringo doesn't play it the same way anymore, who cares?
I couldn't help thinking how I took all this for granted back then. Good video.
Your wrong @ 3:14 Ringo was a left handed drummer who played on a right handed kit the opening groove was played starting on the floor tom then to the rack !!
Ringo drum fills are iconic, unique
Ringo is Genius and Innovation,
No smoke in your eyes, no special effects or exhibitionism
That jumper and hat makes Pascal even more huggable than usual /
My dad has the 1962 Ludwig Pearl set he played through the 60s and 70s in his band.
You can see the same in Hey Jude.
👍😎
Something that I don’t think gets a lot of attention is also that he was arguably the first rock star drummer. How many people outside of die hards can name buddy holly’s drummer? Or Elvis’? How about the Animals? Before Ringo the drummer was usually tucked away behind the band, chugging along and keeping the beat but often out sight. A lot of famous musicians say what inspired them was watching the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show and there’s Ringo towering above everyone. He may not have sang but he still drew your attention. And everyone knows his name.
And don't forget the magic hands and ears of Glyn John's coming up with different techniques to mic drums. I used one of he's techniques he used for Ringo on a recording of a band playing live in the studio. The drums sounded great!
I believe Ringo came around the drums in a leftward direction....floor tom to low rack tom to high rack tom. That's how he explained it himself because he's playing on a right hand set up whilst being left-handed.
My favorite Beatles song is “Here Comes The Sun”! It’s from their album “Abbey Road”! It’s one of the songs from the movie, “The Parent Trap”!
Anyone who has started playing on a really cheap kit knows the wonders couple of kitchen towels will do to the sound of the toms and snare. I did this without seeing / knowing Ringo was also doing that - 25 years ago we didn't have that many options and all the youtube videos.
Not a huge fan but I can appreciate The Beatles, Ringo and his drumming.
Please for the love of god tell me what hi hats you’re using for come together
Hey Gavin,
Those are old 14" Paiste Dixie Hats.
I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but if you sampled drums from this recreating series in multi velocity/RR packs a lot of people will part with a few bob for them!
Dude the sounds sound spot on
Would have been great if you could have advised how to rerun the kit to get the later sound rather than simply covering the heads with dish towels. Sounds are spot on, but some direction like that provided in the beginning would have been welcome. Thanks.
Those K Cons are wonderful, but didnt Ringo use Avedis with rivets as a main crash and an smaller Avedis main ride?
That is totally true. But in our case the used symbols were so close to the original sound so that we couldn’t resist using them
never really paid much attention to the drums on beatles tunes and thats usually the thing that i notice the most. i used to like them , for a while, when i was like 10... in 1979. i can't even remember the last time i put on the white album...
Seriously cool stuff. The towel trick is intense!
Duct Tape here and there used to work. The wide 2 0r 3 inch stuff under the cymbals and on drum heads. some clubs have very live/echoey walls., then it was the thing to tape the drums and cymbals., to dullen the high frequencies and sustain/dwell db output. Peace be with you.✌😎
You guys should do one about their mid-career sound. Like on She Said She said. Great drum sound.
Thanks very much for this. Ringo is the best.
Of all his drum sounds, I prefer the ones on the White Album (that also had to do with using the REDD 5.1 desk, too - cannot stand how the TG12345 desk used 'Abbey Road', despite sounding great in one way, took the oomph out of the drums, and the guitars. John and George felt similarly about the guitars.
Especially "Back in the USSR". Wait... That was Paul.
I had no idea that towels on the drums made that amazing sound.
Stoked on this channel.As far as the cymbals are concerned, if, and that’s a big if you can find a set of
“ Shooting Star” Ludwig/Paiste 14in hats, 16in crash and a 18in crash/ride your a lucky SOB. I at 16 bought a original Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl kit that included it’s original hardware and cymbals. The cymbals had a stamp of a “ Shooting Star plus Ludwig, Paiste just under the little 💫 logo. Absolutely beautiful kit. And the sound,..like butter. Great channel and great information
Thanks so much Bobby
Ok. I was looking for a "Ringoish" vintage drum kit to buy as my first. I'm not a drummer, but i needed one for my demos. And after this, I bought a Sonor AQ2 studio. Same color as the one here. Damn! I wanted a Ludwig, but this sounds great and don't cost me 4000 $!!!!
Super batería no lo valoramos como se debe pero es increíble sólo basta con escuchar en un buen equipo y escuchar esa batería que le dio tanto ese toque mágico a The Beatles
I think Ringo's drumming in the song All I've got to do sounds great
Super gemacht, Sound getroffen und gut gespielt. Darum geht es hier . Wer Lesen kann ist deutlich im Vorteil . Thank's Art Of Drumming.
Vielen Dank dir lieber Roland 🙏
I am not a drummer, but I think this drummer is correctly leading with the left like Ringo
It would be wonderful if you had showed us the amazing Tomorrow Never Knows beat.
Peace from Brazil. ✌
Fantastic. Spot on. Congratulations.
I am not a drummer, but I have always wondered what Ringo is doing on some other songs where it sounds like someone opening and closing sticky scissors - something with the hi-hats? Thank you for this video, it's very cool.