This my dude here, he’s a personal friend for many years and an amazing person and one of the best drummers around. Great interview Ralph, I have two of the same cymbals that you use 😊 too.
Talk about a “ Great Drummer 🥁 “ … Ralph is a awesome drummer and I love how gave props to the Late Great Drummer Tony Thompson who made the “ CHIC Sound “ popular and he paid tribute to him! Thanks for interviewing Ralph.
Love these rig rundown videos! Thanks David and MD! Especially when the drummer REALLY cares about his gear and sound like Ralph. That’s it, open handed from now on!
One of the best drummers i ever seen....He plays tight, funky and he almost dance around his Drumkit. I also play the VATER Drumsticks... Best handling Sticks with a great Balance & nice Sound... Thank you for sharing this amazing video ❤
Great video. Thanks for the video and taking time to put it together. I like those Oak Yamaha drums as well. The best drums Yamaha makes in my opinion. Ralph being one of those few monster open hand drummers that makes the rest of us look like amateurs.
Everything this man described is exactly in my setup. My drums have ebony pinstripes on it because I love the quickness and the low end Also with the cymbals zildjians cut anyway but quicker faster sounding hats and crashes is my thing also like Ralph. Man from the cymbal selection to the heads his setup so similar to mine
Another class act and such a wise drummer. I have a couple left handed students that I am teaching open handed as well. However, I am not switching the Ride to their Left side. I am teaching them to play the ride patterns with their RH. More like a Gary Chester, New Breed, technique, although it will take them more time to master. Question, would you recommend LH drummers lead with their right hand when playing fills on a RH kit? I couldn't tell which hand you lead with when you did a few fills here in this video. Thanks for the awesome content David and Ralph. Be blessed!
Thanks for chiming in. I really appreciate it. I lead with my right hand when doing fills. Whatever is comfortable is what works. Techniques have a way of morphing and changing. Open handed drumming was a common thing until Cobham, Lenny White, Simon Philips made it ok. The understand the core of a groove and what works for the music is all that counts. Bernard Purdie and Steve Gadd and Harvey Mason are the examples of how to groove with any style. If you want to work for your entire life, find what works for each song and not for you. How you get there is all about your confidence and your humility.
remo black suede, but they make them in ambassador, emperor, emperor x, power max and powerstroke 3, I dont know which one. I cant believe they did that whole thing and did not talk about them when he went in deep on black pinstripes. Every Kit rundown that miss something obvious out!
Great to see a real funk kit with smaller sizes of drums and cymbals, This is my kinda set up. I was getting really bored of the 13 16 22 drums with 19/20 inch crashes. that just a Wall of sound you play funky and fast on that kinda set up and it's just a roaring mess.
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Hands down my biggest drum mentor. the lessons he's taught me has taken me around the world and back👊🏾
Love this amazing drummer and person. He's like a son to me
This my dude here, he’s a personal friend for many years and an amazing person and one of the best drummers around. Great interview Ralph, I have two of the same cymbals that you use 😊 too.
And not to mention he absolutely makes the drumset with or without Nial Roger’s and Chic! 👊🏻
Talk about a “ Great Drummer 🥁 “ … Ralph is a awesome drummer and I love how gave props to the Late Great Drummer Tony Thompson who made the “ CHIC Sound “ popular and he paid tribute to him! Thanks for interviewing Ralph.
Those black pinstripes bring the thickness! It's a sound with a primal feel. Great for dancing.
Great to see Ralph Rolle feature.
Love these rig rundown videos! Thanks David and MD! Especially when the drummer REALLY cares about his gear and sound like Ralph. That’s it, open handed from now on!
Open-handed is the way to go!
What a drummer and nice guy
One of the best drummers i ever seen....He plays tight, funky and he almost dance around his Drumkit.
I also play the VATER Drumsticks... Best handling Sticks with a great Balance & nice Sound...
Thank you for sharing this amazing video ❤
a natural talent,saw him live. what a good singer too! effortless
Open handed technique, love it!
he's left handed so it not really open handed for him.
I’m a huge fan of Ralph’s hi hat grooves, and I’ve borrowed that “slap the top” sound from him.
Very tasty! Very Carter B esque. Love it❤❤❤
Love this guy. So passionate, so educated. Amazing video amazing knawlegde
Such groove
very good moment ! thanks for that
Great video. Thanks for the video and taking time to put it together. I like those Oak Yamaha drums as well. The best drums Yamaha makes in my opinion. Ralph being one of those few monster open hand drummers that makes the rest of us look like amateurs.
Wicked drummer!
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Always love my brother Ralph Rolle your that BOY! Ha ha ha 😊Rick Brennan from CHANGE N Philly love always peace ✌️ 333.Rick
hey Ralf good stuff..
Everything this man described is exactly in my setup. My drums have ebony pinstripes on it because I love the quickness and the low end
Also with the cymbals zildjians cut anyway but quicker faster sounding hats and crashes is my thing also like Ralph. Man from the cymbal selection to the heads his setup so similar to mine
Cool stuff
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Another class act and such a wise drummer. I have a couple left handed students that I am teaching open handed as well. However, I am not switching the Ride to their Left side. I am teaching them to play the ride patterns with their RH. More like a Gary Chester, New Breed, technique, although it will take them more time to master. Question, would you recommend LH drummers lead with their right hand when playing fills on a RH kit? I couldn't tell which hand you lead with when you did a few fills here in this video. Thanks for the awesome content David and Ralph. Be blessed!
Thanks for chiming in. I really appreciate it.
I lead with my right hand when doing fills. Whatever is comfortable is what works. Techniques have a way of morphing and changing. Open handed drumming was a common thing until Cobham, Lenny White, Simon Philips made it ok. The understand the core of a groove and what works for the music is all that counts. Bernard Purdie and Steve Gadd and Harvey Mason are the examples of how to groove with any style. If you want to work for your entire life, find what works for each song and not for you. How you get there is all about your confidence and your humility.
This setup is giving me Carter Beauford vibes
What Remo snare head is that? Amazing!
remo black suede, but they make them in ambassador, emperor, emperor x, power max and powerstroke 3, I dont know which one. I cant believe they did that whole thing and did not talk about them when he went in deep on black pinstripes. Every Kit rundown that miss something obvious out!
What kind of heads are there on the snares? Kevlar? Nice tone!
I believe those are Remo Black Suede but not sure whether an Ambassador or an Emperor.
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Great to see a real funk kit with smaller sizes of drums and cymbals, This is my kinda set up. I was getting really bored of the 13 16 22 drums with 19/20 inch crashes. that just a Wall of sound you play funky and fast on that kinda set up and it's just a roaring mess.
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I encourage everyone to play open-handed, righties too.
Ralph is such a groove machine shame it was done this way would have been nicer in a more controlled manner
Wrong place to interview! Sounds like a fight on the southside
Back ground noise made me NOT listen past 4 minutes
killer drummer but to be honest that kit sounds like absolute SHIT
I could never get on board with black drumheads.
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