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I bet that kit sounds great! The shells are a bit deep for my taste too. What depth are you looking to cut them down to? Traditional sizes? 8x12, 9x13... For the toms I like triple flange 1.6mm hoops. The lighter the hoop the more resonance you get from the drum. With that said the Gretsch recipe is amazing with their die-cast hoops. It's difficult to know for sure what is going to work best with a set of shells. That's when ya gotta experiment. Which is one of my favorite things to do! Let me know how it goes. :)

Thank you! Would love to hear some of your stories!

Thanks, Robbie! If I ever get back in the t-shirt game I'll send one your way! :)

Thanks, Paul. I appreciate your thoughts. I agree with what you are saying and I would like to add to it a bit. Everything you said is true but there is a big difference in two areas between a poorly crafted snare and a high end snare -- how they feel when you are playing the drum, and what the microphone hears. They all have their own little something that makes them unique. When you find a snare that inspires you to play your best and it ends up sounding incredible on a track, then you know you've found your snare. :)

I agree. Most of the time when I'm mixing it's the overtones that give the track character. :)

@@Musikmusikmusik you are correct!

Thank you for the suggestion! I need to watch some videos on how to do that. I know that longer videos like this one can be easier on the viewer by adding timestamps. Thanks again! :)

Ah the drum key hanging on the HH stand . Remember struggling like hell one day with similar problem , dismounting my toms and stands until i saw the drum key hanging on the stand.

Thanks again for sending me the files! Had a blast working on the mix! Your toms sound incredible! Everything else too but the toms just sound so incredibly musical and powerful. You have yourself one amazing kit there! :)

@@RecordingDrumsWithBrad thank you for the compliments and thanks again for all of your guidance and expertise!

Thank you, Stuart! This kit belongs to Clint Carothers. :)

Thank you! For being a small bedroom it's pretty good. I still need to do something about the ceiling though. Soon. :)

Thank you! I'm a huge fan of the sound that a lot of drummers were getting in the 60's and early 70's. A lot of players still tuned there drums really high without any muffling. That, along with minimal miking, it allowed the drums to resonate and project tone for days. If you want this sound start by getting Remo Ambassador heads on the resonant and batter side. Tune them to the same pitch higher than you might think, where they are almost choked. That's a good start. :)

Thank you!! Billy Squire was one of my favorites when I was growing up. Emotions in Motion is still one of my favorite songs. :)

Hahaha!! Love it! And thank you, I've been putting in a little more time with the kit. Out of all the kits I've owned this is the one that sounds the best to my ear. It's also a lot of fun to play! :)

Thank you!! It was a fun one to record! :)

Thank you! I had the die-cast hoop on another snare and decided to try it on this one. I really like how it sounds on the Swingstar. The snare wires don't have a name on them so they are probably from an inexpensive snare. I plan on trying something a bit better soon. :)

@@RecordingDrumsWithBrad Thank you. I use the same snare with 42 strand snare wires. It's very aggressive and I like it. Please give it a try.

Thank you!! Both companies make incredible instruments!! :)

Hi Joshua! Yep, I write and record all the parts. Stuff like this I like to write on guitar and bass. I write a lot of stuff on keyboard too but it's a completely different style of music. I'm definitely a drummer first though. :)

@@RecordingDrumsWithBrad very cool.

Awesome, clean recordings Brad!

Thank you!! :)

Thank you! Starting to feel a bit better. Health is paramount. :)

Thank you, Marco!! I've got a few new ideas for it. Gonna be a fun one! The snare is the Swingstar with the die-cast hoop on the batter side. :)

Thank you! It's getting there. :)

Thank you! On the batter side I have a Remo Coated Ambassador and on the resonant side is a Remo Clear Snare Side. :)

​@@RecordingDrumsWithBradThanks a lot pal, great job!

Now that would be fun comparison video!!!

This is the 6.5x14 Tama Swingstar with a die-cast hoop on the batter side. I'm really starting to favor this snare!

@RecordingDrumsWithBrad steel shell snare drums are v ery underrated . Also, I need to get a 2002 24" crash. Used to have one, should have kept it.

Hi! Thank you! They sometimes do that for some odd reason. :)

Thank you! I appreciate you checking out the video. Always nice to hear that it was helpful. :)

And a lot of fun to play!! :)

Hahaha!! It's definitely an odd one!

Thank you kindly! :)

I can hear that!! :)

Thank you, Zeke!!! That's awesome!! :)

Totally! Probably the most versatile snare I own. Love that thing! :)

I agree! There is something very special about using less microphones on a kit that produces a really great and natural sound. Thanks for the comment and checking out the video! :)

I had been wanting a Superstar kit forever. I used to look at all the Tama catalogs as a kid and dream about owning a kit one day. Now that I have one I wish that I would have bought one WAY sooner. Tama really knocked it out of the park with this series. With that said I'm now doing the same thing with the Star series -- dreaming about one day owning a kit. I don't really know too much about what Walnut sounds like but I do know they look amazing! :)

@@RecordingDrumsWithBrad The Star drums are a dream to play. The craftsmanship is of course , second to none. To me , the combination of hardware, special bearing edges and overall quality create a feel when you hit them that make you want to perfect your technique .They sing like one instrument and i have never played a better set of drums quality and feel wise. The sound of Walnut is punchy and round and well balanced, they record like a dream. Now that is said , the best sounding kit i have ever owned and played for me, was a Premier Signia Maple from the 90s.

Hahaha!! :)

@@RecordingDrumsWithBrad Seriously though, great playing and great sound. New susbcriber.

@@mars_over Thank you! I sincerely appreciate it!! :)

Haha! Ya never know with power tools!

Hahaha!!

I did not use a room mic for this one. :)

Agreed. :)

Exactly! I used a file. Smooth, yes, smooth!

@@RecordingDrumsWithBrad Are those trophies for drumming???? Brad you’re so naive! 😂

Hahahaha!!!!

Thank you! :)

I will definitely give that a go! Might take a bit to get it right. :)

Thank you, Eddie!

I like to add eq and compression after. I very rarely commit anything to tape because I like to have the flexibility to change things later. :)

Hahaha!! Love that!!

Thank you, Clint!! :)

I'll have to try that! This inexpensive snare is starting to get a little pricey!! Haha!! :)

Very kind of you! Thank you!! :)

This is the only aluminum snare I've recorded so I'll have to take your word for it. :)

Thank you, Zeke! That's a first! I've never been compared to The Edge for my guitar playing! I'm a huge fan of his! :)