Can You Make a Kids Drum Set Sound Good? rdavidr & Stephen Taylor

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  • Check out Part 2 of this video where we make this kit EVEN BETTER!
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  • @rdavidr
    @rdavidr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    See us make this kit even better: th-cam.com/video/P3Yj8qWFu5E/w-d-xo.html
    Check out the baby kit battle on Stephens channel! th-cam.com/video/HYCYZt-S6iA/w-d-xo.html
    Subscribe to Stephen! th-cam.com/users/drummeretc

    • @Secure81
      @Secure81 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should do a short video about how you made that camera mount at 3:49

    • @Mariusperian1
      @Mariusperian1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi rdavidr

    • @weatherill430
      @weatherill430 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      rdavidr hey Dave what state of the union do you live in if you don't mind me asking

    • @rottingemptiness
      @rottingemptiness 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy Damn !!!!

    • @peenut7807
      @peenut7807 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow thats a cool guitar

  • @Lukas-qx3ow
    @Lukas-qx3ow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7509

    I can make a good Drum Set sound like a Kids Drum Set

  • @tymime
    @tymime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2125

    Honestly was more curious what it sounded like before you replaced the heads.

    • @thebeatclinic9000
      @thebeatclinic9000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      It sounded fucking terrible. Did you hear him hit the snare and Tom?

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@thebeatclinic9000 I feel like they could have tuned up the existing heads to compare to the new ones though... Not that this kit even resembled the one he bought in the end...

    • @theepworthepiscopalspike8260
      @theepworthepiscopalspike8260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@ballsrgrossnugly the problem with that is those cheap stock children's drum set heads weren't meant to be tuned like an adult drum set is, they aren't REAL drum heads, they're essentially just really strong paper, strong enough to withstand a child's strokes but not an adults, the heads probably would have split in half

    • @dustinl2640
      @dustinl2640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You heard it already

    • @replicantpedals6085
      @replicantpedals6085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The literal translation is "it sounds like something you should never play" - and really, it puts off new players when EVERYTHING they do sounds ugly af

  • @robertcaffrey6097
    @robertcaffrey6097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +490

    It would've been a good idea to demonstrate the sound of the kit before the upgrades.

    • @JustTooManyPuppies
      @JustTooManyPuppies ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i mean they all sound the same

    • @chumdinger8320
      @chumdinger8320 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Set a few folds of toilet paper on various size coffee cans. Use aluminum baking pans for cymbals and any metallic thing of your choosing for a hi hat…oh and stomp the floor in a pair of worn construction boots. That’s what any kids kit sounds like. Trust me, I still play my kid’s kids’ kit cause I’m broke..

    • @Ton369
      @Ton369 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      no crap

  • @MerchantMonk
    @MerchantMonk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5345

    So how do you make a 25 drum.set sound good? Add 500.00 worth of stuff!!!

    • @sonijam
      @sonijam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Lol

    • @NotoriousFoxxx
      @NotoriousFoxxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Exactly.

    • @robertgarza2865
      @robertgarza2865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      It's not the drums that make the drumner. It's the drummer that makes the drums.

    • @k9opsgaming295
      @k9opsgaming295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      Robert Garza but some drums are just complete trash too

    • @thiccpufferfish3894
      @thiccpufferfish3894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I feel like I've been scammed

  • @mosesbastian2209
    @mosesbastian2209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4038

    I feel like they like they should of played it before they upgraded it

    • @JamesSmith-vk2ky
      @JamesSmith-vk2ky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      Agreed. A compare/contrast would've been nice. 🤔

    • @biggils8894
      @biggils8894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Moses Bastian they did, and it sounded not much better with the upgrade. Obviously!

    • @RBRM3
      @RBRM3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@biggils8894 no, no they did not! Banging on it or BEATING on it and lack of tempo would have sounded like shit on anything!

    • @sonijam
      @sonijam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly!

    • @yeboidal8220
      @yeboidal8220 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like yeah

  • @deanmoncaster
    @deanmoncaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2538

    We wanted to see if we could make a childs kit sound good so we went out and bought a child's kit, then we replaced everything on it invoking the ship of Theseus, and now it sounds great!

    • @dumpygoodness4086
      @dumpygoodness4086 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      EXACTLY. I got a Ludwig Jr kit for $200, and didn't REPLACE jack. I just
      TWEAKED what it already had. (I reduced, mostly: ditched the adorablefloor tom, the cymbal stands, the reso heads and rims [my goal was to make it
      as minimal and light and quiet and tight as possible, to play outdoors]. I cable-tied two DRUMSTICKS to the mounted toms, as Cymbal Stands (!) and did add a Dollar Tree Plastic Vase ("cowbell") via cable-ties. It was ugly black so I took GOLD holographic ductape ($1!) and cut it into diamonds and afixed on all the shells. I taped the heads a bit too with this cool trippy tape to mute stuff, and my kit sounds INCREDIBLE. I added a couple small cymbals too.
      I really dislike waste, as well. I never ever break guitar strings, and I never break drumsticks or drumheads! I may be the lightest-touch drummer on earth, b/c i practice outdoors using rods.

    • @blackmamba015
      @blackmamba015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      That’s like saying it’s the ship of Theseus if you replace the strings on a guitar. They just added their own cymbals and tom, replaced the heads and that’s it, kit was still used just different heads. Which is the same as changing the strings on a guitar. Maybe you didn’t really understand the Ship of Theseus cause this is not that at all

    • @deanmoncaster
      @deanmoncaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@blackmamba015 you know what Jokes are right?

    • @henryrankin7334
      @henryrankin7334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Our profile pics are the same color.

    • @jic1
      @jic1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@deanmoncaster Yes, but the joke doesn't really work, because it's *normal* to change heads and snares, and swap out the stock cymbals. It's like if they replaced nothing on Theseus' ship but the ropes and the sails.

  • @PaulPassarelli
    @PaulPassarelli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    As my father used to say: "It's not the tool, it's the operator." After a few 'adjustments' he made the new thing he built sound good. It would have been interesting to have heard him play the thing as it was delivered.

  • @casperdewith
    @casperdewith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    5:59 Very satisfying to see the ride’s swinging frequency match up with the frequency at which it’s hit.

    • @SpartanFunnyProyect
      @SpartanFunnyProyect ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I guess it's sort of like... forced resonance? xD

    • @casperdewith
      @casperdewith ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SpartanFunnyProyect So the drummer chose the tempo based on the swinging speed of the ride? Seems unlikely. Nice coincidence for sure, though.

    • @SpartanFunnyProyect
      @SpartanFunnyProyect ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@casperdewith Nonono, his hits force the period of the oscillation and his hits to synchronize. Causing resonance and an increasingly larger movement (higher amplitude, but same frequency).

    • @casperdewith
      @casperdewith ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SpartanFunnyProyect I don’t think this is how resonance works. Swings don’t work like this either. There is one natural frequency.

    • @SpartanFunnyProyect
      @SpartanFunnyProyect ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@casperdewith Resonance is any phenomenon which has an oscillation with an increasing amplitude due to an interaction in a precise moment. A swing an a toddler is a good example of resonance, but I don't know how a kid would react if you started pushing him at a precise tempo no matter where he is in his swing journey (well, he'd be annoyed, to start). Would his swings synchronize to (a reciprocal of a power of two of) your pushes eventually? Or is it just a coincidence what happens in the video?
      Check this video to see where I got this idea from: th-cam.com/video/T58lGKREubo/w-d-xo.html
      (Dunnow if I'm just wrong thoxD)

  • @StephenTaylorDrums
    @StephenTaylorDrums 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3427

    I just feel like the pink really brought out my eyes.

    • @frankspikes4867
      @frankspikes4867 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hey bro, love both channels!! You guys are hams. Lol. The kit in the video ain't too bad. It is cheesy though.

    • @mariadalmasetto9642
      @mariadalmasetto9642 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But what's the fun of it if you put (semi) expensive first-brand drumheads and symbals? Even I (a noob) can make it sound good with all those good heads and cymbals :/

    • @moshchenskij
      @moshchenskij 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@mariadalmasetto9642​, well, putting cheap or worn out heads on drums, either baby kit or studio kit, will not make them sound better or make this comparison more fair. The thing is that when you have equal drumheads and cymbals on both drumkits - you can hear the difference between shell size, woods and furniture on those two drumkits. Quality of all this stuff makes great influence on drum sound also.

    • @drumyogi9281
      @drumyogi9281 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Does purdy eyes, huyuk

    • @angelgringostarrgrajeda2381
      @angelgringostarrgrajeda2381 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did. Lmfao.

  • @mattmozey113
    @mattmozey113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3054

    *im a guitarist what am I doing here*

    • @geetarislife2843
      @geetarislife2843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      same

    • @pokerface456
      @pokerface456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Same

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      Come to the dark side...
      we have cookies...
      and you get to beat your instrument with sticks.

    • @geetarislife2843
      @geetarislife2843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 I already beat my instrument with sticks... but I do like cookies

    • @fuscox1379
      @fuscox1379 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 oh ya, well us guitarists get to finger ours 🤣

  • @EntireShadow
    @EntireShadow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1154

    But you changed so much, it's it just a normal drum kit then?

    • @vitorgas1
      @vitorgas1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      drum kit of theseus

    • @JonnyJayJonson
      @JonnyJayJonson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      The point is that you can make the shittiest kit actually useable with quality heads and good tuning. Plus triggering the drums could add to the fun.
      Yeah, you're not gonna use it for a 120 date tour with Sting but busking/open-mic/pub gig, maybe you could.
      I'm not including cymbals in this because, come on, those brass disc things aren't cymbals.

    • @YeOldeKamikaze
      @YeOldeKamikaze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@JonnyJayJonson
      >brass disc things
      chuckled right there

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JonnyJayJonson Considering I got a 5 piece with (shitty) cymbals and some spare brushes etc for AU$50 a few weeks back, I don't see any reason to get a kid's set in the first place! Put those good heads and cymbals on an already adult sized kit!

    • @Anvilshock
      @Anvilshock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Heads are consumables. Nowhere does it say that you can't use better consumables.

  • @oksanaraby5403
    @oksanaraby5403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Me sitting here at 3 am pretending I know what they’re talking about.

  • @senoreverything6366
    @senoreverything6366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2609

    My question is: can you make a super amazing and expensive kit sound BAD????

    • @StephenTaylorDrums
      @StephenTaylorDrums 5 ปีที่แล้ว +386

      Señor Everything oh, this is a great idea

    • @ErickC
      @ErickC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +244

      I think the 1980s answered that question pretty decisively.

    • @koolBOY8323
      @koolBOY8323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      lars ulrich on st anger....roflmao

    • @TheMusicrunner
      @TheMusicrunner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Way too easy. Detune everything and you’re done.

    • @senoreverything6366
      @senoreverything6366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@TheMusicrunner but they could get creative with it

  • @witzerdog
    @witzerdog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    This should be labeled "When your heads cost more that your kit."

    • @alvallac2171
      @alvallac2171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *than

    • @EightiesTV
      @EightiesTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      When *one head* costs more than your kit...

  • @NaturalSelection-gn3nn
    @NaturalSelection-gn3nn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    5:57 idk why, but that cymbal moving is just so satisfying

  • @GearsandStories
    @GearsandStories 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    *FIRST OF ALL*
    We need to make a child

    • @bigmichael2765
      @bigmichael2765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      why the fuck isn’t this pinned

    • @abrahamlincoln42
      @abrahamlincoln42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The child would probably make the drums sound worse then before with them playing it

    • @stupid_idiotorsomething4048
      @stupid_idiotorsomething4048 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ■ ■

    • @sm_4859
      @sm_4859 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigmichael2765 ikr

  • @andrewfaraday8918
    @andrewfaraday8918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4299

    "How to make this drum kit sound good?"
    Step 1, replace all the parts.
    Really?

    • @user-bd5vt7mz4d
      @user-bd5vt7mz4d 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Yes really

    • @YeOldeKamikaze
      @YeOldeKamikaze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      They were about to replace the shells, hoops and hardware but then they realized it wouldn't be the same kit anymore haha.

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@YeOldeKamikaze It's not the same kit as it is! This video is a complete joke! The answer is "no, but you can get a better kit and add the good parts of the kid's kit to it"

    • @Anvilshock
      @Anvilshock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Heads are consumables. Nowhere does it say that you can't use better consumables.

    • @SlyHikari03
      @SlyHikari03 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Also tuning.
      It’s that simple.

  • @prestonlhouse
    @prestonlhouse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    No joke, it sounds pretty damn cool!

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's because it was no longer the same kit tho...

  • @thebasketballhistorian3291
    @thebasketballhistorian3291 5 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    Ship of Theseus:
    "If all the parts of a ship are replaced one-by-one, is it still the same ship?"

    • @crkopacz
      @crkopacz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Came here to say this

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@crkopacz about 50 people beat THIS guy to it tho...

    • @bobbirdsong6825
      @bobbirdsong6825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Drumheads are meant to be replaced, the shells are what actually constitute the kit.

    • @sp0inkzter
      @sp0inkzter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he just replaced the heads

    • @acriddd2875
      @acriddd2875 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheGreatestTeamOfAll lmaooo

  • @TechBaffle
    @TechBaffle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Add the $899 28" ride cymbal to the $20 Kids Drum Set 😂

  • @Skult1
    @Skult1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    Better than most kits I’ve heard lol

    • @KINGKAI41
      @KINGKAI41 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also, keep in mind that the audio is coming from mics around the set.

    • @Tio-Nino
      @Tio-Nino 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean Lars?

    • @577buttfan
      @577buttfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It all has to do with tuning and experience man..pricey drums are over rated lol.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KINGKAI41 I only see a Shure 57 and something in.the kick...

    • @pamelabeltran67
      @pamelabeltran67 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      King KAI Better than Ludwig?

  • @benmccully4756
    @benmccully4756 5 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    2:57 “ if you have problems with your snare drum sounding bad”
    Lars *heavy breathing*

    • @quag1481
      @quag1481 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Siren 331269 lmao i’ve never laughed so hard in my life

    • @rebelguy9487
      @rebelguy9487 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the Academy Award for most savage comment goes to......
      Siren 331269!

    • @CosmicConical
      @CosmicConical 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually he said good

  • @yogi902
    @yogi902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Next Upload: How To Turn Your Old Beat Up Car, Into A New Car!
    Step 1: Replace ALL old parts with new parts!
    Step 2: Enjoy your new car!

    • @kekag
      @kekag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How does changing the heads compare to replacing the drums? That's tantamount to saying replacing the strings on a guitar is the same as replacing the whole guitar. Have you ever touched a drum set in your life?

    • @divzav9735
      @divzav9735 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Better yet, throw your car away and buy a new one!
      👍

    • @tomj2064
      @tomj2064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      kekag I mean but if u used a like cotton drum head or someshit and replaced it with a mesh one it will make a difference. It’s really makes the difference so its essentially the same thing. Changing guitar strings is like changing the drum sticks

    • @kekag
      @kekag 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomj2064 First of all, pretty sure cotton drumheads don't exist unless you're referring to animal hides. Secondly, obviously changing styles of drumheads like going from mylar to mesh is going to make a difference, but so is changing from 14 guage metal strings to nylon strings on a guitar. Also, drumsticks hardly make a difference sound-wise in the context of the whole kit. Unless you're playing on a practice pad, it's very hard to hear the different unless it's drastic like going from a 7a birch to 3s oak stick. Drumsticks are way closer to guitar picks in that sense.

    • @tomj2064
      @tomj2064 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      kekag i know cotton drum heads don’t exist, just decided to use it since I couldn’t think of anything else. That’s y I said “or someshit”. And guitar picks is just for personal preference, that’s y some ppl don’t even use them. Drumstick tips made of wood gives a warmer sound, and nylon tips a more harder brighter sound. Just like guitar strings, where different materials make a difference.

  • @woahsarah
    @woahsarah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    i honestly have so much respect for drummers... keeping rhythm and tempo seems so challenging to do😳

    • @ricardoconqueso
      @ricardoconqueso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It’s really easy if you just simply disregard everyone else in the band….or in the audience

    • @DinosaurDrummer
      @DinosaurDrummer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah it takes a bit of practice but it’s not that hard as it’s seem when you do it enough

    • @GoPackGoBaby
      @GoPackGoBaby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ignore everyone else because they’re supposed to align to you not the other way around and when people in bands try to turn it around there’s usually issues

  • @JeffRandallDrumming
    @JeffRandallDrumming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1288

    Enjoyed the video guys! Maybe you should give the kit away to a young subscriber?

    • @noah.mp4781
      @noah.mp4781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Jeff Randall I agree!

    • @jonnymac86
      @jonnymac86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Was going to say this. Sounds great for a youngster to play on.

    • @stinkbud2
      @stinkbud2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Brilliant.
      Really made me smile, my little lad would love that, have to sit him on my knee at the moment.
      Let some youngster have it they’ll love it 👍👍👍👍

    • @ekowtaylor9449
      @ekowtaylor9449 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ya I want to if you look at what I commented youll know why

    • @ekowtaylor9449
      @ekowtaylor9449 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just have a passion for drumming

  • @GroundBeef1
    @GroundBeef1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    I was laughing my ass off when Stephen was on the kit. Very comical to see such a beast of a man play on that tiny drumset.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know a guy, Tony Dale, he plays on a little Pac-D (Sakae) and gigs with a 644.00 kit (shells, pedals, AND hardware)...I have one identical to his. If you see one grab it, they're going out of business. Which is too bad, they make a nice lil kit. They made the cocktails for Yamaha.

    • @doca9357
      @doca9357 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      check out benny greb sponge bob kit

    • @rebelxapologist4505
      @rebelxapologist4505 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      A PINK one at that! LOL

  • @benmasten5924
    @benmasten5924 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like going back to watch these vids as I learn more and more about drums

  • @wilfredomendez3450
    @wilfredomendez3450 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was awesome, dude total transformation.

  • @TimTkachyk
    @TimTkachyk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    The first hit on that big apple ride was hilarious.

    • @rdavidr
      @rdavidr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I think we should have got it for the kit...

    • @TimTkachyk
      @TimTkachyk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      You could use it as a tray to carry around the rest of the kit.

    • @_rlb
      @_rlb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anika Nilles uses huge Meinl rides :)

    • @imp4198
      @imp4198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But how can this cymbal be so expensive, it sounds so bad

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TimTkachyk LOL!!!
      You win the internet for today. Great. lol

  • @johariclark
    @johariclark 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love it!! Start to finish! Thanks!

  • @nicolasenne
    @nicolasenne 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I mostly come back to this video to listen to the grooves in the end, they're pretty chill

  • @samward1038
    @samward1038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Stephen doing Bonham triplets on that thing was nuts to see

    • @ErickC
      @ErickC 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It reminded me of this: th-cam.com/video/DyO7lvzfw5Q/w-d-xo.html

  • @oRBTo
    @oRBTo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    bass drum riser, more effects cymbals, record and/or gig it.

  • @joelisaac2242
    @joelisaac2242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This dude is taking stuff to the new level haha cheers!!!

    • @UltraCasualPenguin
      @UltraCasualPenguin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He still has a long way to go:
      th-cam.com/video/RK_Q8xNpv-Y/w-d-xo.html

  • @nickvincentPianoCovers
    @nickvincentPianoCovers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    You should donate the kit to a children's hospital or something similar.

    • @deakynpriddy7508
      @deakynpriddy7508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Ehh id say maybe the adoption center or something similar, i personally wouldn't want to hear red hot chili peppers while hearing my child get diagnosed😂

    • @jic1
      @jic1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It would make more sense to use whatever money these videos made to buy *new* kids' kits for children's hospitals. The kids aren't going to appreciate some beat-up old kit with mismatched cymbals and expensive heads, even if they sound much better.

  • @maprow
    @maprow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    Goes to show that heads + proper tuning are responsible for 90% or more of the sound you will hear from your drums. Growing up I always played entry level kits, but would immediately swap out the stock heads for quality Evans, Remo or Aquarian. A few years ago I had enough saved to buy any kit I wanted. I looked at DW Collector's Series, but ultimately decided they were not worth the price and went with PDP Concept Maple for a fraction of the cost. Despite what John Good says about lining up the grain patterns and everything else to get you to spend $4000 or more on a shell pack, it's not worth it. My PDP Concept Maple set has Evans G2 batter and Evans G2 reso on the toms with Evans emad 2 on the kick. I've compared the sound of my kit to a friends's Collector's Series and in a live setting, there is no difference. Sure, in a studio with $7,000 Neumann mics you may be able to hear a slight difference, but rehearsing with your band or playing live, you will not hear it. I have recently setup a home studio with Shure, AKG and MXL mics and the drums sound great on my recordings. Save your money for quality heads and learn how to tune and you can make any kit, even a kid's set or the cheapest used kit sound good.

    • @JeserNoob
      @JeserNoob 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      maprow at that point you’re buying something (DW Collectors) as a reward perhaps for reaching a milestone or for the recording situation like you mentioned. Also the quality of build in terms or craftsmanship, parts, longevity and stability tend to be greater on premium kits because although they might sound similar you’re paying for more durable and robust parts.

    • @MetalxMasters
      @MetalxMasters 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The price I would personally stop at is about $2,800 for something like a Tama B/B kit, and then order the additional drums I want later. If you start on a good kit with great heads, hardware and awesome cymbals you can never go wrong.
      DW, to me, is like the Gibson of drums. Overpriced for what you get. But I understand why people like them.

    • @JeserNoob
      @JeserNoob 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      DIY Musician haha that’s actually what I ordered! I got a 24, 14, 16,18 config. P sure it was a b/b in vintage marine pearl.

    • @TacoCrisma
      @TacoCrisma 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I play an X7 maple and they sound excellent

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MetalxMasters Tama makes some stunningly nice sounding drums for not much $$$.
      I was given a 71 Imperialstar for free. Suck the filth out w ShopVac and clean it. Hydraulic head hides cheaper drum oddities and I actually like it as much as my 26 Ludwig Vistalite. Maybe more. Sound is more "focused." jmo.
      With the Martini kit and nice cymbals, well, why move $4,500 and 500lbs of drums if you don't have to? Make their doofy kick.a low tom.

  • @CameronFleury
    @CameronFleury 5 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    This is great! Reminds me of the time Mike Portnoy played on that Hello Kitty drum set.

  • @nevej9556
    @nevej9556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    4:06 “That can live there.”😅😂🤣

  • @corychatman2734
    @corychatman2734 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I could watch you two play for hours!!!

  • @the6ig6adwolf
    @the6ig6adwolf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "You would have one of those cheap crappy things laying around "
    SHOTS FIRED!

  • @Zezezeze69
    @Zezezeze69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Skip to 5:50 if you just wanna hear them play.

    • @Ivolth
      @Ivolth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks, bro ❤️

  • @thomasgale96
    @thomasgale96 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    great vid, edited perfectly and entertaining, ty

  • @sethvillarreal1316
    @sethvillarreal1316 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your Videos Bro, keep up the great work ! 👌👍

  • @tjlong4586
    @tjlong4586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    Bummer, it is like you cheated.
    I was hoping to see if you could take what came in the shipment and make that sound good, spending zero extra dollars.
    What could you have done with the original kid-kit to maximize its sound quality?
    It would have been a cool lesson on making the best of what you got, something most starting drummers could stand to see/hear.
    😕

    • @itsthemightyd2339
      @itsthemightyd2339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Drumeo does a video where they do that. You should give that a search.

    • @JonnyJayJonson
      @JonnyJayJonson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      But that's not really possible, is it? A kiddie kit will never sound great unless you upgrade the heads/cymbals at the very least.

    • @melting_grrl
      @melting_grrl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You can tune crappy stock heads til the cows come home and they're gonna sound crappy. Flipping out heads, which is routine maintenance like changing guitar strings, and making good, complementary choices can make even a cheapo kit sound passable.

    • @SEXC300oh4ch
      @SEXC300oh4ch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shut the fuck up

    • @VICIOUSD3M0N
      @VICIOUSD3M0N 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SEXC300oh4ch You don't have to be such an ass.

  • @purnellknight5368
    @purnellknight5368 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Omg I love these Colabs man and the the Kit sounds really good

  • @eniosadflower
    @eniosadflower 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Daaamn that jam at the end, so goooood

  • @radvincula2003
    @radvincula2003 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Rdavidr, my nephew just gave me away his junior kit, and what I can say is Less Is More, this kit become my portable kit. Your videos are very inspiring and very informative. Love your channel. 😀

  • @benf340
    @benf340 5 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    How does that snare sound so good???

    • @jooplin
      @jooplin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I dont like it but its not toooo bad

    • @cooliofoolio
      @cooliofoolio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jooplin I think it's the gel. Without it I think it would sound better. Sounds too digital here, even though it's analog.

    • @torontoantonio1842
      @torontoantonio1842 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@cooliofoolio analog snare? please explain.

    • @cooliofoolio
      @cooliofoolio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@torontoantonio1842 analog is a real snare, while digital is like an electric or midi snare

    • @caladam2221
      @caladam2221 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@cooliofoolio Without the gel it would probably have tons of ring.

  • @Gage20111
    @Gage20111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow that's amazing those little drums sound really good man .

  • @thomasmoje5926
    @thomasmoje5926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My very first drum set was a 'kid's set': a Remco 'Liverpool Compact' three-piece kit with a 12" snare drum, a 10" rack tom, and 16" bass drum. And it had a 10" gold-colored sheet metal cymbal. It was in blue color paper wrap around the drums with plastic hoops. I believe the shells were pressed paperboard of some kind. The thing is; the batter heads were Remo coated plastic heads and were fully tunable. The snare drum had snare wires on the resonant head. The bass drum batter head was a tunable plastic head and the reso side 'head' was some kind of paperboard. That was the kit that got me started and as I recall they actually sounded pretty good for a cheap 'kids set'. I received it for a Christmas present when I was 12 years old and I was thrilled to get it after begging for a drum set after I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. I have fond memories of jamming in the basement with neighborhood kids..learned to play 'Wipe Out' on that kit started me on the road to a lifetime of fascination with drumming. The Remco 'Liverpool Compact' kit was a step up from the usual 'kids sets' of the time as it had actual tunable batter heads it was quite fun to play.

  • @drummermomcjs
    @drummermomcjs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lots of fun, kit sounds really good after the new heads!

  • @jezusmylord
    @jezusmylord 5 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    28 inch ride? meh not big enough.

    • @mrhairyhippo6504
      @mrhairyhippo6504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Thomas Pridgen would use two of them as a pair of hats.

    • @jezusmylord
      @jezusmylord 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Well you would look silly wearing ride cymbal as a hat, dont you think?@@mrhairyhippo6504

    • @russ6541
      @russ6541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      jezusmylord no

    • @nitigrover8504
      @nitigrover8504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Smaller than a splash

    • @mosquitodied
      @mosquitodied 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s ok..... do you have any 54” in stock?

  • @khamlisenaga4859
    @khamlisenaga4859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    These two guys Rock...
    Seriously..😊😊😊Rock big time👍👍👍
    God bless you both🙏

  • @carterman1025
    @carterman1025 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that snare so much idk why

  • @jroar123
    @jroar123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You guys are sick! Great job.

  • @AlpcanAras
    @AlpcanAras 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    A small band could invest in one of these and go straight to recording

    • @TheRocketRaider
      @TheRocketRaider 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not really

    • @AlpcanAras
      @AlpcanAras 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheRocketRaider why not

    • @notmichaelcalabrese2518
      @notmichaelcalabrese2518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Alpcan Aras the replacement parts are probably more expensive then just getting a new drum.

    • @AlpcanAras
      @AlpcanAras 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@notmichaelcalabrese2518 Well it should be a strategical economical planning then.

  • @kol0ss384
    @kol0ss384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    2:02
    Guy at the store: Are you sponsored by Remo? Does it have to be Remo?
    Stephen: aS a mAtTeR oF fAcT

  • @Ramshackled17
    @Ramshackled17 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have one. Thanks for the tips for the snare!!!

  • @leopardcubpupkryky6940
    @leopardcubpupkryky6940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sounds great!

  • @parkermurray7435
    @parkermurray7435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Happy Birthday big Dave

  • @DM-lp2ie
    @DM-lp2ie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love listening to stephen play

  • @levibrousseau7608
    @levibrousseau7608 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope there is more of those kits so my friend can learn on something to start with.

  • @doozle5132
    @doozle5132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sounds cool. Got a distinctive sound. Cute but not tacky. Good job.

  • @kyle8336
    @kyle8336 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Yes a 20 dollar drum set, but all the money to repair cost much more

    • @JonnyJayJonson
      @JonnyJayJonson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All he bought was heads and did some DIY, what's the big deal?

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JonnyJayJonson New heads I can give them, but they also added an extra tom and completely replaced all of the cymbals! Those alone would have been upwards of 5 or 600 bucks for zildjan!
      So, no, "some diy" doesn't cut it, buddy.
      That's the big deal!

    • @JonnyJayJonson
      @JonnyJayJonson 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ballsrgrossnugly you can't take those brass things that a music shop has the nerve to call 'cymbals' seriously. Anyway, that's separate to making the actual drums sound good. And if they added a tom, so what? Doesn't mean you have to in the same situation.

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JonnyJayJonson Just saying, defeats the purpose of getting a kids kit in the first place. The fix should have been to tune it up and put as much DIY chains etc on the cymbals to make them sound as better as they could be. This isn't making a kid's kit sound good, it's putting the wooden parts FROM a kid's kit into a more expensive one.

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JonnyJayJonson And I believe the cymbals were part of a drum kit last I checked? I don't see the title saying "make the snare tom and kick sound better by spending money on them" or anything like that. This video is useless clickbait shit.

  • @kristinrichardson2223
    @kristinrichardson2223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:38 buy 2 and use them as hihats!

  • @TeamVenture88
    @TeamVenture88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The snare and toms came out totally decent!

  • @lgmnowkondo938
    @lgmnowkondo938 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that snare sound...seems like a good option for a practice kit for sure.

  • @pacificdrumma
    @pacificdrumma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    As a die hard Remo fan, I’d like to see the mini EMAD Evans offers on the kick, and a harder beater. Bet you can get it pretty beefy.

    • @houseofpills
      @houseofpills 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats exactly what I was thinking, Way more life to be squeezed out of that shitty little drum.

  • @peterfreak71
    @peterfreak71 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Should turn all the drums on the kids kit into toms

  • @Imru_gamer
    @Imru_gamer ปีที่แล้ว

    That snare and the whole kit sound beautiful!! 💜💜💜💜🥰😍😘

  • @fabianernestopacheco
    @fabianernestopacheco 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The snaredrum and toms sound great!!

  • @_Just_Some1
    @_Just_Some1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    2:23 better than St Anger 😅

  • @enricop.8386
    @enricop.8386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +463

    you basically replaced the drum set

    • @witchblades6979
      @witchblades6979 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Enrico P. But every kit even the not crap ones you need to replace all the heads with good ones

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@witchblades6979 What about the $500 worth of cymbals or the $200 extra floor tom? I feel like everyone defending this one is just glossing over the fact that it's not the same kit by the end, and us plebs that don't have $500 of zildjan cymbals and extra toms lying around can just suck it!

    • @BLTspace
      @BLTspace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@ballsrgrossnugly No new drummer should be shopping childrens drum sets. That should go without saying. This isn't a video to show you how to make a childs kit work. It was a fun challenge for them. There is no magic $50 drum kit for new drummers that will also sound amazing, it doesn't exist. You get a cheap used set inside your budget and you rebuild it over time, new heads, pick up a cymbal here and there, replace hardware and eventually you have a nice kit. Heads are the cheapest and best way to give a kit a makeover though. Shop used, kits, cymbals, and hardware are all fine used when in decent shape. Don't even bother looking at new if you want the best bang for your buck.

    • @ballsrgrossnugly
      @ballsrgrossnugly 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BLTspace Since when did I imply that kids drum sets are a good idea for a starting drummer? I'm sorry, if you want to make shit up and imply that it was my idea, you should join the Catholics, they seem to be good at projection. As I stated in reply to your previous incoherent rant, and I will put it another way for you, just to make sure your 10 year old brain gets it. I could title a video "can you make a guitar sound like a drum kit" and then replace the strings with a snare, the pots with a kicker, the tuning pegs with cymbals, and the bridge with a cowbell, and by your logic, that would be just fine. No clickbait here, move along. You, fucking, moron.

    • @BLTspace
      @BLTspace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ballsrgrossnugly When you complain that the video wasn't serious enough and that they cheated with an extra drum... the only thing i can take from that is that you're looking to seriously use a kids drum set. Other than that you're just mad and complaining for the sake of complaining. Just look at your replies. This was a fun challenge co op video and you're raging in comments lol. The drums sounded way better with new heads. WTF did you expect. Just leave your dislike and move on to the next video, nobody cares.

  • @scootergreen3
    @scootergreen3 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Sounds very good!

  • @steff-annedark3166
    @steff-annedark3166 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just want to say, your guys' laughter is contagious

  • @eddyfree33
    @eddyfree33 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Amazing what a difference the heads and a better snare make. And I love the sound of that hat! It would have been interesting to hear you play the kit as it came for comparison

  • @amaftershock
    @amaftershock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    This sounds better then my 2k drumset.....

    • @lebowski1973
      @lebowski1973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Alex Mojica i sure hope it doesnt

    • @brendenroumaya8376
      @brendenroumaya8376 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mics

    • @allenmitchell09
      @allenmitchell09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s than not then. I hate to correct you like that, but I see this mistake so much I couldn’t help myself this time. Not trying to be a duche, but I’m just educating a bit. No, hate just love my man!

    • @basementgardens4208
      @basementgardens4208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Allen Mitchell it’s douche , you fucktard

    • @SonorGeek05
      @SonorGeek05 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To: Alex Mojica. Is your set a DW?

  • @Khaltrops
    @Khaltrops 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah dude! Now that’s a win

  • @BeauJustin
    @BeauJustin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This made me happy.

  • @frank0563
    @frank0563 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The only logical conclusion to this kit...Is shredding death metal played in a hello kitty costume....Marketing gold here man! Don't pass that up!!!

  • @knotish
    @knotish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The sound of that kit reminds me of the sound of the drums from Brick House by Commodores

  • @Chris-is6xb
    @Chris-is6xb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job guys.

  • @gabepalumbo6733
    @gabepalumbo6733 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nobody can just appreciate an entertaining video on TH-cam :)

  • @supermanluke66
    @supermanluke66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When you upgrade the beginning weapon to full max

  • @alexanderandersen144
    @alexanderandersen144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Hey! Have you made a all same size drum kit? Ex. 16" bd, 16" snare, 16" tom - and only 16" cymbals? 😀

  • @BarbellThor
    @BarbellThor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sounds like a really tight smooth jazz set.

  • @rtanidean4931
    @rtanidean4931 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dang guys. That kit sounds great. Kudos! 😜👌🏻🎶

  • @eddieesparza1865
    @eddieesparza1865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That snare and tom actually pretty amazing! lmao

  • @csheets40
    @csheets40 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We need more cowbell.
    I kid, I kid!! Sounds great guys, nice job!

  • @chriswilliams9709
    @chriswilliams9709 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I need that share and man it sounds good to!

  • @realityreport79
    @realityreport79 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    that actually sounds really nice

  • @jps_musics
    @jps_musics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That sounds amazing what

  • @bigberd3680
    @bigberd3680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    can you make a marching snare plz

    • @TealTactics
      @TealTactics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think we'd all love to see that 👍

    • @yogibear4375
      @yogibear4375 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fuck off

    • @MrAVGNdude
      @MrAVGNdude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yojgaibi Troutfish L

    • @oil1252
      @oil1252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yojgaibi Troutfish fuck you

  • @TragedysHalo
    @TragedysHalo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'I'm ab to patent this snare system here..'
    Caught my ass of guard 🤣😂

  • @TommyDoesMusic
    @TommyDoesMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That GP set was actually my first drum set! I didn't know they made heads in that size. Might pick some up

  • @CarlosGlatzos976
    @CarlosGlatzos976 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Would have liked to see how much it did cost to tune up the kit. And the before after comparison. But sounds really good now!

  • @facumart2889
    @facumart2889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:54 sounds like insane in the brain. Plz someone make a remix of this

  • @BopsStudios
    @BopsStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had found a really cheap snare drum in the dumpster, re headed it, lined the inside wood hoop with some sure microphone padding, Voila, the 'Dumpster Sonic". Really was neat for 80's sound stuff....

  • @mitchellabdul-lahwaliel-sh209
    @mitchellabdul-lahwaliel-sh209 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The info was great!!!🤩🤩🤩 My way would've been waaaaay too complex and now I see it's more in the heads of the drums; not soo much as the size