Chad seems like a very modest guy to be the drummer he is. One of the coolest drummers out their. How many other drummers of his caliber do you see out their that is so open and even offers lessons for a great price. Thx Bro I have always idolized Tommy Lee hes a great showman but then I saw you play and all I can say is wow!!
Great set Chad!! I see you are playing DW now instead of Yamaha. Very good choice. I see your set is bigger now, with an extra mounted ride tom. Love the bass drum. You are definitely one of the most underrated drummers around!!
Oh my god I love you (no home of course ;) You are the reason I started playing drum. Oh my god what I would give to jam with you for an hour haha. You are an inspiration. Not to mention you are apart of my favorite band. and you last name is just freaking awesome. my kit is nowhere near yours but its coming along Kit: Pearl Forum(Wine Red) Ludwig 14" Acrolite 12" and 13" Rack Toms 16" and 14'' Floor Tom 22" Bass Drum Zildjian K: 14" Hats 16" Crash 18" Crash 20" Crash Heads: Remo: Ambassadors
It could be, I'm also confused, but I heard him say in his interview in Drum Channel that the reason he has his toms set up in reverse is because he used to play a lot of fills backwards/reversed, and that's why his rack-toms are reversed. That could be the meaning behind why he thinks he's decent enough to play traditional, although I'm not sure either.
shoulda linked me this when I was asking for pics of your kit XD (still hoping for a shot of the design you had on the front of the set during the filming of the Breaking Benjamin dvd :P and I might be officially turning my project in on Wednesday, depending on what my teacher says I could improve. You'll be my FAVORITEST drummer in the world if you can get me that pic :D)
When you Sign with DW drums, is it not okay if you don't endorse by other drum company? Because otherwise if I put none, Guess what? They will never welcome me to the DW family
Hey Chad, huge fan of yours and really appreciate the walk-through. I love effects cymbals too and we have a few of the same splashes (9" Oriental and 6" A Custom). I thought it was really interesting that you use an Earth Ride as your main. I don't think I've seen any other professionals that do that.
Man you got lots of cymbals! Love Zildjians (wish I could get some of those rezos) and vic firths. I love short toms too, they have a much more controlled attack. If I was in the market, that's the route I would go. And yes, that finish is pretty killer! I gotta check out those kit lights.
@metaldudebuff92 thats up to you. I have a 20", they are easier to find. The 22" will pop up now and again but not as often. you should listen to each of them and choose on what you like
kick ass drum kit man I dig it it sucks living in a town house if I was in a house I would be playing I get a chance onces in a while to play when I am at my buddy house .when are you guys going to be in Chicago let me know man haven't never seen you guys live
Hey Chad Big fan :) Gonna be doing drum covers soon on my channel and i might be getting endorsed by Pearl Drums soon sooo i was checking your sizes so i can get the same tone and sound as you :)
NO! Don't go back to the traditional tom set up! The other one makes your kit so original and that just makes it say Chad all over it. I love how it looked too, it was unusual but not obnoxious :)
I think it's an original kit , and a groovy kit ! The position of the ride seems also a little bit inspired by McBrain's position (if i can say :) ) or few other drummers like him ! Maybe one of the most original kit
Late to comment Chad I know but always felt you have the coolest drum setups! But now we need an updated one of your Tama/Paiste configuration, either way really hope you resume posting more soon! \m/
Chad you are my idol!!! I go to JVS and watch your vids whenever I can dude, I love the way u groove and I can only play by ear and can’t read and Im slowly starting to actually take time and play calmer instead of bashing, and I try my best to keep time and and I’m having trouble opening and closing the high hat when I ride on the ride and playing the kick too.... if that makes any sense.... any advice?
You look quite a lot different than I remember you looking. I couldn't work out how to word the previous sentence, and while it still looks incorrect, it's the best I could do.
Hey Chad if you get a chance to answer this I'll appreciate it 'cause I'm just confused. When you said you're decent enough to play a traditional set up now what do you mean? Is setting the toms up the way you used to make things easier to play and how so? Just wondering. Amazing kit btw.
@donlegoman11 As far as I know, the bassist and guitarist got booted but ben and chad are apparently gonna continue making music. I think it's still unknown as to what's going on beyond that.
I wish you were back in BB, Chad. Shaun Foist is great, but you were technically better for their style. By the way, is Szeliga a Hungarian name? Cheers.
Hope you can answer this Chad. I just wanted to know, why are Yamaha kits, like your old one so expensive? I know DW collectors are hard to find under 3,500 , but im seeing 6 piece Yamaha kits going for almost 8,000 ?? Is there a reason why they are so high in price and who does Yamaha expect to buy them? lol
I have K series and K custon they sound so much better than A series i just wish they were as pretty as A custom .... Have you ever seen A custom under lights? fuckin unreal.
thanks guys but Ben and I haven't been jamming for 6 yrs now!!!!
I like that you have a stick bag with the variety of drumsticks that’s really cool
thanks so much Taylon. means the world to me. I thank God everyday to be appreciated and blessed!!!!!
Love your drumming Chad. You definitely are a rocking drummer, and always listening to learn from other drummers.
Thank you so much for putting up these new videos! Really excited for the tuning tutorial.
Hey man this vid is sweet! Love the setup and love your drumming! Cant wait to hear more \m/
Favorite drummer hands down. You are my idol man, love your style and technique!
The dogbone system is the most awesome hardware system i've ever seen!!!
Chad seems like a very modest guy to be the drummer he is. One of the coolest drummers out their. How many other drummers of his caliber do you see out their that is so open and even offers lessons for a great price. Thx Bro I have always idolized Tommy Lee hes a great showman but then I saw you play and all I can say is wow!!
Nice looking drum kit.
@Baggsiv Sweet deal. I'll actually be pretty excited for a tuning video. Can never have enough lessons on tuning, personally.
Great set Chad!! I see you are playing DW now instead of Yamaha. Very good choice. I see your set is bigger now, with an extra mounted ride tom. Love the bass drum. You are definitely one of the most underrated drummers around!!
That's a nice set up
awesome soul patch Chad xD
Awesome drum kit too
Looks really good
Oh my god I love you (no home of course ;) You are the reason I started playing drum. Oh my god what I would give to jam with you for an hour haha. You are an inspiration. Not to mention you are apart of my favorite band. and you last name is just freaking awesome. my kit is nowhere near yours but its coming along
Kit: Pearl Forum(Wine Red)
Ludwig 14" Acrolite
12" and 13" Rack Toms
16" and 14'' Floor Tom
22" Bass Drum
Zildjian K:
14" Hats
16" Crash
18" Crash
20" Crash
Heads:
Remo: Ambassadors
sweet setup
I have mastersound hats as well they are awesome
Chad you rule!!! yo and dan adair are the 2 best drummers around right now!!!
Beautiful kit Chad!
It could be, I'm also confused, but I heard him say in his interview in Drum Channel that the reason he has his toms set up in reverse is because he used to play a lot of fills backwards/reversed, and that's why his rack-toms are reversed. That could be the meaning behind why he thinks he's decent enough to play traditional, although I'm not sure either.
shoulda linked me this when I was asking for pics of your kit XD (still hoping for a shot of the design you had on the front of the set during the filming of the Breaking Benjamin dvd :P and I might be officially turning my project in on Wednesday, depending on what my teacher says I could improve. You'll be my FAVORITEST drummer in the world if you can get me that pic :D)
Love the Tom sizes! Would like to pick some up myself
Hey Chad you're great! But what about your drumheads?
Thanks so much brotha. I want to help everyone reach their goals and dreams. God bless.
When you sign with Zildjian before Paiste, I don't understand what does Preferred Gear and model mean
When you Sign with DW drums, is it not okay if you don't endorse by other drum company? Because otherwise if I put none, Guess what? They will never welcome me to the DW family
Companies want you to play their gear and maybe once in awhile you can play different snare
@@ChadSzeliga And also is that mean that I can put none?
@@anthonyn1312 I don't no what to say about that !!!
Hey Chad, huge fan of yours and really appreciate the walk-through. I love effects cymbals too and we have a few of the same splashes (9" Oriental and 6" A Custom). I thought it was really interesting that you use an Earth Ride as your main. I don't think I've seen any other professionals that do that.
Did the Zildjian A custom Rezo Cymbals just discontinued?
Man you got lots of cymbals! Love Zildjians (wish I could get some of those rezos) and vic firths. I love short toms too, they have a much more controlled attack. If I was in the market, that's the route I would go. And yes, that finish is pretty killer! I gotta check out those kit lights.
Wait, did the Zildjian discontinued the A custom Rezo Cymbals?
@metaldudebuff92 thats up to you. I have a 20", they are easier to find. The 22" will pop up now and again but not as often. you should listen to each of them and choose on what you like
kick ass drum kit man I dig it it sucks living in a town house if I was in a house I would be playing I get a chance onces in a while to play when I am at my buddy house .when are you guys going to be in Chicago let me know man haven't never seen you guys live
Hey Chad Big fan :) Gonna be doing drum covers soon on my channel and i might be getting endorsed by Pearl Drums soon sooo i was checking your sizes so i can get the same tone and sound as you :)
K Series are incredible.
Chad goes "you don't need all this to make yourself sound good, i do though"
NO! Don't go back to the traditional tom set up! The other one makes your kit so original and that just makes it say Chad all over it. I love how it looked too, it was unusual but not obnoxious :)
I think it's an original kit , and a groovy kit ! The position of the ride seems also a little bit inspired by McBrain's position (if i can say :) ) or few other drummers like him ! Maybe one of the most original kit
Late to comment Chad I know but always felt you have the coolest drum setups! But now we need an updated one of your Tama/Paiste configuration, either way really hope you resume posting more soon! \m/
Why Tama/ Paiste configuration?
@@anthonyn1312 As he's no longer with any of the companies in this vid it'd be cool to see what precisely he's using now...
@@haydendraycott7897 when he will do Tama/Paiste configuration?
Your to kind lol. I use a 20x18 kick with subwoofer attached to the 20" . The total is 20 x 22. thanks for checking it out.
Thank you Chad! always learning of you! God bless you =)
because i like the different sounds ... Im a big fan of splashes
Chad you are my idol!!! I go to JVS and watch your vids whenever I can dude, I love the way u groove and I can only play by ear and can’t read and Im slowly starting to actually take time and play calmer instead of bashing, and I try my best to keep time and and I’m having trouble opening and closing the high hat when I ride on the ride and playing the kick too.... if that makes any sense.... any advice?
@Baggsiv Cannot wait for that video! (:
@BethSchlinkert Would it be possible to make a trigger that would make the light react to the drum being played?
this guys got good taste dw,zildjian,remo,and vic firth
hi chad. can you make a video on how you tune your main snare drum? that would be awesome! cheers! :)
Oh my.. o_O can I have one of those kits maybe the one in the back not set up :D rlly need something to play on lol
You look quite a lot different than I remember you looking.
I couldn't work out how to word the previous sentence, and while it still looks incorrect, it's the best I could do.
@metaldudebuff92 Ebay - usually 20" but a 22" will pop up from time to time.
They do make the 13" A Custom Mastersound hi-hats still
YOU FUCKING ROCK SO GOD DAM HARD. WHAT A BADASS!!!
I WISH I COULD MEET YOU
tight! and the beater is pulled mostly back all the way
lol ur strobe light option on the kick drum would be an epileptics word nightmare...
Hey Chad if you get a chance to answer this I'll appreciate it 'cause I'm just confused. When you said you're decent enough to play a traditional set up now what do you mean? Is setting the toms up the way you used to make things easier to play and how so? Just wondering. Amazing kit btw.
Thanks bro. God bless.
I also l love Zildjin and dw
CHAD IS BADASSSSS
@donlegoman11 As far as I know, the bassist and guitarist got booted but ben and chad are apparently gonna continue making music. I think it's still unknown as to what's going on beyond that.
I want an earth ride so bad! I heard they stopped making them though. Do they still do?
@BAGGEDBIRDS Okay thanks! Would you recommend the 20 or 22?
When will that tuning video be online?
I have a 20x20 because I too only play 20in kicks how do you think the 20x20 compares to the 18x20??
so i've heard a lot of rumors and whatnot but has breaking benjamin broken up? I just really don't know and am curious. Thanks.
Smaller toms are the way to go. They look so much better. Pearl , Dw and Sonor have realized that lower depth will sell based on looks alone.
I really would like to get the bass drum lights I don’t think so they still make them?
i use vic firth SD4 sticks but i blow through sticks about once every month
nice custom cymbals
Why did you switch from Zildjian cymbals to Paiste cymbals? And why did you switch from Vic firth drumstick to Vater drumstick?
That kick is so hot! Haha.
Last question i promise. Did you use a 20 inch bass drum for Breaking Benjamin? Albums, live ... thanks =)
Cool
What kind of grip tape did you use with your Vic Firth Signatures?
I wish you were back in BB, Chad. Shaun Foist is great, but you were technically better for their style. By the way, is Szeliga a Hungarian name? Cheers.
Hey Chad, what are you using for Drumheads?
How the hell did I never know Chad had his own youtube channel?
Anyone knows if we can buy his signature stick somewhere?
Hope you can answer this Chad. I just wanted to know, why are Yamaha kits, like your old one so expensive? I know DW collectors are hard to find under 3,500 , but im seeing 6 piece Yamaha kits going for almost 8,000 ?? Is there a reason why they are so high in price and who does Yamaha expect to buy them? lol
tour of them yammies?
anybody have that Earth ride? not sure which to get, the 20 or 22?
a 23? how would you get heads for that?
what heads are u using?
THANK YOU to Chad Szeliga of Breaking Benjamin, from LiT Urban Underglow, for endorsing our LiT LED Drum Kit!!! Looks awesome!
what kind of drum heads are those
What bass drum size is that? thank you master!
This has nothing to do with drums, but you should make a video talking about your tattoos ;)
im not Chad but with the way he had it set up before would make it easier to play down the toms, at least for a right handed person, thats my guess.
hey , what happen to BB ?
Just curious Chad, what was the Yamaha set you played when you was with BB?
Yamaha maple absolute
+Chad Szeliga Thanks Chad. Was looking at some on ebay lol. Thanks for taking the time to answer questions.
DUDE PLEASE TRY TO GET BREAKING BENJAMIN TOURING AGAIN!!!!!
hey chad you and ben and the guys should do a jam for youtube live in your basement that would be cool just jamming or going over songs
hey chad do you play to a click live?
@metaldudebuff92 ive found them on ebay
Why do you have two 12 x 14’s?
@baxslol Im doing a single video on them and how to tune ...
why do you use two cow bells
Who sales the bassdrum lights?
Chad, why do you have two 6" a custom splashes..?
Just because it’s sound like family and sound same
They don't make Earth Ride's anymore.
Dang 200 bucks for the lights
How much are your Skype lessons?
not sure brotha write DW and ask them ..
Breaking Benjamin is still together?
@mateusxxx probably
i really want skype lessons, but i dont have the money, damn
I have K series and K custon they sound so much better than A series i just wish they were as pretty as A custom .... Have you ever seen A custom under lights? fuckin unreal.