Bass Drum Beater Roundup - 43 Beaters Reviewed!

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  • Опубликовано: 1 апр 2018
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    We tested 43 different models (forty-three!) to help you get a better sense of what some of these kickers can do. Obviously, we won’t be able to convey exactly how the units featured in this article will impact your bass drum’s bottom line, but we hope this information will help you make some more informed shopping decisions.
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Комментарии • 235

  • @jayatday9527
    @jayatday9527 3 года назад +11

    I like the part where the terribly tuned bass drum goes, "bap...BAP...ba-ba-ba-BAP"

  • @Jetty-xd9yc
    @Jetty-xd9yc 5 лет назад +84

    For Christ sake your a major drum magazine, next time tune the kick drum!

    • @Warfinger2116
      @Warfinger2116 2 месяца назад

      Yes! This was actually completely useless😂

  • @robinsd4
    @robinsd4 6 лет назад +373

    Regardless of the beater, this bass drum sounds dead and flat

    • @Quartiano
      @Quartiano 6 лет назад +17

      robinsd4 certainly cuts down on the time that it takes to watch video though. Too much resonation would drag out the video. Their are so many variables here also:
      size of the kick
      the material the kick drum is made of the heads
      the room
      the player
      the tension on the pedal
      the muffling
      The tension on the head (s)
      Its practically impossible to emulate a sound that is exact to the one you personally play or are most familiar in. Only by you experimenting will you truly know whats up.

    • @MrWhiteBARry
      @MrWhiteBARry 6 лет назад +18

      True
      But it sounds dead and flat...

    • @redflag8970
      @redflag8970 6 лет назад +14

      all sound the same

    • @thegimpsometimes5937
      @thegimpsometimes5937 6 лет назад +8

      Its better for a true representation of what the beater sounds like rather than drowning it in eq and compression

    • @robinsd4
      @robinsd4 6 лет назад +11

      j rock way too much muffling. The heads don’t resonate at all. Most of the beaters sound the same. How can you test a fluffy beater on a drum so muffled? You need jazz type tuning to appreciate such a beater. I’m not talking about eq and compression, just natural resonance of the bass drum.

  • @crissreznor
    @crissreznor 5 лет назад +3

    I had no Idea of how many shapes and sizes of beaters out there. Thanks for showing !

  • @nathanbotkin8130
    @nathanbotkin8130 4 года назад +3

    I think what people aren’t talking about enough is that it’s a feel thing, when we use sticks we adjust or grips over time and we try different sticks with different weights, balances and thicknesses, it’s the same thing with a beater, it just effects our foot speed, fluidity, technique and feel

  • @jonashellborg8320
    @jonashellborg8320 4 года назад +6

    thanks for this extensive comparison! I like wood beaters, they help to cut through the mix. But i love the sound of those huge fluffy balls! Still talking about drums!

  • @paulysci925
    @paulysci925 6 лет назад +18

    They all sound the same in the end and are hard to compare when you bury the beater 😧

  • @startingQB
    @startingQB 6 лет назад +14

    Thumbs up just for all the work you put in to test and record 43 bass drum beaters.

    • @DRUM
      @DRUM  6 лет назад +1

      Thanks! Glad you appreciate it!

  • @yrussq
    @yrussq 6 лет назад +13

    Imho those were the best.
    Ahead - Pro Kick Much Wave 2:55 - the brightest
    Tama - Speed kick Bob's Two way 4:21 - lightly dampen
    Tama - Soft Sound 3:49 - the most quiet
    Vic Firth - VicKick VKB4 Cajon 4:40 - universal
    Skate wheels do magic as a beater or you can use Danmar UFO skate beater :)

    • @Jetty-xd9yc
      @Jetty-xd9yc 5 лет назад

      Damm straight! I used an old Oj's Slime ball on 3 different albums. I ended up getting a current World Industry's wheel and giving it to the engineer here in San Diego.

  • @FawleyJude
    @FawleyJude 6 лет назад +13

    Got through the first five, no way I can listen to that rhythm 43 times.

  • @JiTiAr35
    @JiTiAr35 6 лет назад +289

    bap....ba-ba-ba-bap....

  • @GamingDrummer89
    @GamingDrummer89 6 лет назад +4

    My favorite, though not by much, is the second side they use of the Mach Wave beater starting around 2:56. Has a good focus to the attack...still, I think it'd be more objective if they did the recordings with a more distantly-placed microphone. That way you'd get the full sound rather than just the attack.

  • @bradt.3555
    @bradt.3555 6 лет назад +10

    How far did your drum move by the end of the comparison? Watching it move messes with my OCD!

  • @marnie9452
    @marnie9452 6 лет назад +4

    3 minutes in..... OK. THAT BEAT IS SCARING ME NOW.

  • @ACLOCKWORKDRUMMER
    @ACLOCKWORKDRUMMER 6 лет назад +5

    kudos to this drummer!!!!!great control

  • @alexanderjamieson7971
    @alexanderjamieson7971 6 лет назад +2

    Which ones felt better. Did some allow for quicker rebound than others?

  • @impish1579
    @impish1579 6 лет назад +97

    ba.....bap....bababaBAP...

    • @callumroybarron447
      @callumroybarron447 3 года назад +1

      this had me cracking up throughout the whole vid, good job!

  • @blackielawless4470
    @blackielawless4470 6 лет назад +2

    Good reference. Thank you.

  • @Elijah-sz6qx
    @Elijah-sz6qx 6 лет назад

    Help me guys, what's better bet single-chain drive and direct drive??? pls also suggest the cheapest but durable brand

  • @yup2579
    @yup2579 2 года назад +1

    Lowboy standard right side forward sounds solid !

  • @sebastiandior1315
    @sebastiandior1315 6 лет назад +1

    That was fantastic thank you!

  • @dionchagas
    @dionchagas 4 года назад +2

    This comparison was very useful, it shows that you have 20+ models of beaters that have pretty much the same sound. Doesn’t matter that much the model, the kick sound would be 98% like the other model.

  • @thetruegodless
    @thetruegodless 6 лет назад +4

    Damn. That drum kit in the intro sound bad ass!

    • @allrequiredfields
      @allrequiredfields 3 года назад +1

      Seriously. Bright, ringy - people don't really tune kits like that anymore. I love it.

  • @FredOldman
    @FredOldman 6 лет назад +7

    awesome testing, though you realize that most of the hard beats are distorted on the pre amp right? would love to hear all thos kicks with a condenser mic on the room, wich isnt saturated.

  • @ynotw57
    @ynotw57 6 лет назад +2

    Hopefully there was a mic inside the drum and not just a 57 hovering on the beater side at the hoop. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that technique. Also, love the Gibraltar Tide Pod at the end.

  • @user-sanyoindustrial
    @user-sanyoindustrial 10 месяцев назад

    ほとんどの動画がクローズ奏法ばかりで それしか出来ないんやろうなぁ~と思ってたところ この動画を拝見致しました 大変参考になりました!

  • @jmanchickabow
    @jmanchickabow 6 лет назад +8

    I'd like to hear this agin but with a little more tension on the kick

  • @candreel
    @candreel 6 лет назад +5

    He saved on tennis to buy this amount of beaters.

  • @jaxdowell2570
    @jaxdowell2570 6 лет назад

    Any hammer type of beater seems to deliver more a punch compared to a rounded felt tip

  • @Deagledrumzz
    @Deagledrumzz 6 лет назад +2

    Not to even try an Axis wrecking ball beater is a big mistake. Those beaters hit very hard and with the Axis pedal are super fast.

  • @carlosalcaraz5500
    @carlosalcaraz5500 6 лет назад

    Hola!! Alguien me podría decir de que esta hecho el maso que sale en el minuto 3:23?? Gracias!!!

  • @davidisaiahlibrando9582
    @davidisaiahlibrando9582 6 лет назад

    Your bass drum is slipping do u have a roller??

  • @janknjazovic
    @janknjazovic 6 лет назад +6

    this is a cool video! tnx!

  • @richardaling5278
    @richardaling5278 6 лет назад +1

    What is that double 'box' sound everytime? Override?

    • @richardaling5278
      @richardaling5278 6 лет назад

      Or is that the sm57? Personally i never mic a batterside, only e901, d6 and subkickspeaker.

  • @geuregogoa
    @geuregogoa 6 лет назад +2

    Interesting video

  • @benf340
    @benf340 6 лет назад +6

    It’s really hard to hear any difference when you have your bass drum that dampened

  • @thebarak
    @thebarak 6 лет назад +9

    That's no longer a bass drum. All the resonance has been damped away. No wonder all these beaters sound so similar. And why are the claws not in line with the lugs?

    • @oatjohnsonmeal3292
      @oatjohnsonmeal3292 6 лет назад +1

      bass drums should have almost no resonance. i think that drum sounds great.

    • @DerekInTheFront
      @DerekInTheFront 5 лет назад +9

      @@oatjohnsonmeal3292 bass drums "should" be whatever the player wants. There's no rule written in stone that a bass drum shouldn't resonate. Maybe your bass drum doesn't, but others' may.

    • @allrequiredfields
      @allrequiredfields 3 года назад

      @@oatjohnsonmeal3292 Oh god, you can't be serious 🤣🤣 splat... splat...

    • @oatjohnsonmeal3292
      @oatjohnsonmeal3292 3 года назад

      @@allrequiredfields I am.

    • @isihernandez9752
      @isihernandez9752 3 года назад +1

      @@oatjohnsonmeal3292 a drum ain't nothing but a resonance chamber. The bigger the drum, the bigger the resonance. If you don't want resonance you could swap the bass drum for a cardboard and save some money...🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @rhabdob3895
    @rhabdob3895 6 лет назад +31

    This was a good exercise. The fluffy ones sound the same and the felt ones sound the same and the hard ones sound the same.

    • @nate6692
      @nate6692 6 лет назад

      That was pretty much my take too.

    • @JesseP.Watson
      @JesseP.Watson 6 лет назад +1

      Yep. It says you only have 3 beater sounds to choose from. Beyond that it's just about your prefered weight. So... Resist the salesmen.

    • @juliendetalhouet4219
      @juliendetalhouet4219 6 лет назад

      boring indeed

  • @dawidtrepkowski642
    @dawidtrepkowski642 2 года назад

    I have tried danmar axis tama ic pearl quad trick and finally found my lifetime winner dw sm110

  • @tmont007
    @tmont007 4 года назад +1

    They should have explained that the idea behind this demonstration is how the beaters affect play. Not what the drum sounds like. Short of attaching the pedal to a sheet of ply wood, this is the most logical way to do it. But I guess it's too hard for some folks to resist expressing their expertise because, well, we all knew this, Right?

  • @jeffbridges6110
    @jeffbridges6110 6 лет назад +2

    IDK if you are just using an SM-57 at the batter side (I hope not). But from the way this video sounds , it makes it sound like all beaters are the same , and that you should just go out and buy the cheapest one you can find. Which isn't accurate because different beaters "do" make a difference (along with heads , tuning , bass drum size , etc.) Interesting video though.

    • @DRUM
      @DRUM  6 лет назад

      Thanks for watching. It was also miked on the resonant side. You're right, beaters definitely do make a difference in sound, and also affect how you play.

  • @clivecarpenter2848
    @clivecarpenter2848 5 лет назад +12

    That's eight minutes of my life I'll never get back.

  • @nektarpanagiotis6707
    @nektarpanagiotis6707 6 лет назад +4

    Now that ios a good drum player, he doesn't a double pedal to play fast. But the other metal guys eth double bass drums are still cool too.

  • @vandavis911
    @vandavis911 2 года назад +1

    i like gibralter wood naturql one.

  • @sideoutside
    @sideoutside 6 лет назад +1

    All these negative comments. Can't make everyone happy. Kick drum sounds fine to me. Don't like rock? Make your own demo of beaters. Whiny cry babies.. Nice demo dude.

  • @jonathanw8461
    @jonathanw8461 6 лет назад +3

    That first soft beat for each demonstration irritated me every time. I don’t know why though 😂😂😂

  • @DirtySk8RatStaney
    @DirtySk8RatStaney 6 лет назад +7

    So what ive gathered most of them sounded the same.... Like all the hard wood beaters sounded the same, all the felt beaters sounded the same.... So brands for beaters don't mean shit, is what I'm taking away from this...

    • @kevinbothwell8425
      @kevinbothwell8425 4 года назад

      From experience I've learned that many brands cheap out on the shaft material. Which is why I normal go with dw beaters. Has little to do with sound and everything to do with durability. I'm sure pearl and Tama beaters are probably equally durable. With that said, with the difference in tonality between a fleece Beater and a felt Beater, I think everyone ought to own at least one of each.

  • @mathisrichard340
    @mathisrichard340 6 лет назад +15

    maybe if your bass drum was tune right it would sound good!

    • @maxfisher1471
      @maxfisher1471 3 года назад

      @@josteinv.jordet257 This tuning is wrong

    • @josteinv.jordet257
      @josteinv.jordet257 3 года назад +1

      If you listen closely the kick actually has a nice ring to it, i think it's just the mics

  • @rhythmista7707
    @rhythmista7707 2 года назад

    Was pleasantly surprised with Gibraltar g class.

  • @bushidowarrior4917
    @bushidowarrior4917 5 лет назад +1

    It would have been a much more musical approach if you didn't choke the last note of ever four strokes. What would have been more effective would have been, one open tone, one closed tone (burying the beater) and four rapid open tones.
    Nevertheless thanks for the upload and production.. Much appreciated..

    • @DRUM
      @DRUM  5 лет назад

      Good suggestion for the next one. Thanks for watching!

  • @vandavis911
    @vandavis911 2 года назад

    i use pearl quad beater. flat plastic side.

  • @skalvensi1581
    @skalvensi1581 5 лет назад +1

    ASMR of Drummers

  • @james35856
    @james35856 6 лет назад +52

    Damm where did you get all of them beaters from? All the money u spent on all them beaters . You could of bought a decent pair of shoes . Ha ha

    • @drumtravelfun
      @drumtravelfun 5 лет назад +1

      They were most likely provided by the manufacturers, as it is a Drum magazine.

  • @ricardolara5663
    @ricardolara5663 5 лет назад

    It's not the beaters or Famous brand drums,it's the Guy or Girl ,in Spanish ( es El MONO quien la toca)

  • @916drummer
    @916drummer 6 лет назад +120

    good lord...learn how to tune a bass drum!

    • @boblatzer
      @boblatzer 6 лет назад +13

      probably stuffed with blankets.

    • @rickabick1982
      @rickabick1982 6 лет назад +19

      lol, tuning is personnal. he have probably tuned it the way you don't like....

    • @drummerboylutch878
      @drummerboylutch878 5 лет назад +2

      @@rickabick1982 although your right the only thing is that when demonstrate and item like beaters you gotta tune it to where you can tell the difference eaiser between the models cuz in this vid since the head is flat most of the beaters sound the same due to the batter side being so loose and dead. If your going to demonstrate and compare tune it to whats best for the video

    • @Kasey_PVKD
      @Kasey_PVKD 4 года назад

      Wanna our holes in your bass drum... Wood dammar beaters!!!

    • @allrequiredfields
      @allrequiredfields 3 года назад +2

      @@rickabick1982 Tuned that low, all the beaters are going to sound the same - which is exactly what we have in this video. Tuning up the batter would have made all the difference.

  • @jcsk8
    @jcsk8 6 лет назад +1

    What? No skate wheel?

  • @morgunstyles7253
    @morgunstyles7253 2 года назад +1

    Who on earth would use the pointy end ?

  • @chlejepan1735
    @chlejepan1735 5 лет назад

    Fascinating...

  • @DustinPlatt
    @DustinPlatt 6 лет назад +6

    *dun dUN DUNDUNDUNDUN*

  • @Grit489
    @Grit489 6 лет назад

    I hope you saved all your receipts !

  • @sanapomu5138
    @sanapomu5138 5 лет назад +1

    WHAT ARE THOSE !!??

  • @janrally8474
    @janrally8474 6 лет назад

    And where is the reviews?

  • @maxdrum7869
    @maxdrum7869 6 лет назад

    Good

  • @buzzfry1960
    @buzzfry1960 6 лет назад +4

    How about you tune the drum first

  • @derekcavin7665
    @derekcavin7665 6 лет назад +1

    Interesting.

  • @maneshjagtap8074
    @maneshjagtap8074 5 лет назад

    Nice ....

  • @nubiabezerra7007
    @nubiabezerra7007 6 лет назад

    muito bom

  • @joelmarquez4629
    @joelmarquez4629 3 года назад

    Holy shoe 👀

  • @Theeightmilebend
    @Theeightmilebend 5 лет назад

    Hey Billy we are going to have you record a you tube video for us on bass drum beaters so please make sure you wear nice shoes !

    • @allrequiredfields
      @allrequiredfields 3 года назад

      Imagine coming to a drum video and caring about nice shoes.

  • @fliabearzotti1121
    @fliabearzotti1121 5 лет назад

    Lo más lindo es el augero de la zapatilla

  • @thaidozy
    @thaidozy 6 лет назад +63

    To anyone finds this useful... go buy a guitar.

  • @yep-that-happened
    @yep-that-happened 6 лет назад +9

    Was that a bass drum? Sounded like a fucking closet door. Tune your drum and learn how to mic it!

  • @tadajagdish5546
    @tadajagdish5546 5 лет назад

    80th 8ï

  • @kparanavithana2255
    @kparanavithana2255 5 лет назад

    mad man

  • @corysnyder7273
    @corysnyder7273 6 лет назад

    If i'm not mistaken, it's actually not good to keep the beater down with pressure on the head after a hit.

    • @AtTheSourceStudios
      @AtTheSourceStudios 6 лет назад

      Cory Snyder is pretty normal to bury the beater a little. Most do it without even knowing. Not to an extreme but like this guy does is normal

  • @ronnyraygunz8718
    @ronnyraygunz8718 2 года назад +1

    boom... Boom... B-B-B-BOOM

  • @ied1107
    @ied1107 6 лет назад +7

    I see the shoes, this guy can play skateboard cool!

  • @MarcoPisaneschiDrummer
    @MarcoPisaneschiDrummer 6 лет назад +16

    You change the beater but you have to change your shoe! ;)

    • @UnrealK9999
      @UnrealK9999 6 лет назад +3

      Marco Pisaneschi shut up

  • @Neeko_Z
    @Neeko_Z 5 лет назад +1

    oh gourd. way too many. especially the "soft" want soft? learn to play softer... just maybe you''ll acquire better technique

  • @doseofreality100
    @doseofreality100 4 года назад

    All sound the same. Which makes sense since they're just roughly the same sized objects hitting the same sized drum. Only thing that would make a noticeable different sound would be adjusting the size of the surface area of the object hitting the drum. So your standard beater..... then one about the size of a mallet...... then one the size of a drum stick, etc. Changing the shape of an object but keeping it roughly the same size (read as sq. inch surface area hitting the drum) will make little to no difference....... as evidenced here.

  • @allrequiredfields
    @allrequiredfields 3 года назад +1

    For fuck's sake, tuned this low everything is going to sound the same.
    When professional drum channels are posting stuff tuned this poorly, I begin to understand why every drummer I meet has such terrible, generic sounds.

  • @mmsall.onlyrs6709
    @mmsall.onlyrs6709 5 лет назад

    Wow

  • @gysherlol4762
    @gysherlol4762 Год назад

    ahaha you forgot my dad

  • @perelapouc
    @perelapouc 6 лет назад

    aucune différence
    ou comment s'emmerder a faire une vidéo de pied droit

  • @diegomonte8480
    @diegomonte8480 5 лет назад +1

    Is 3:50..

  • @southpau
    @southpau 4 года назад

    I guess that air
    hole in the shoe makes your feet faster.

  • @rjchappati
    @rjchappati 6 лет назад +1

    Once i hear this, i imagine the Believer from Imagine Dragons 😂

  • @littletiggatigga1191
    @littletiggatigga1191 5 лет назад +1

    cool thanks ;) but change your shoes guy ;)

  • @BillRayDrums
    @BillRayDrums 5 лет назад

    Didn't see a Slug beater...

  • @GraduatedIn
    @GraduatedIn 4 года назад

    Screw it it all sounds the same even with the bass out of tune. Ill just use whatever comes with the demon drive double pedals from pearl lol, when I can afford to get drums and stuff like that

  • @noampitlik2332
    @noampitlik2332 3 года назад +1

    Boom......boom.....boom.boom.boom.boom!

  • @chorizolocochon9139
    @chorizolocochon9139 6 лет назад +1

    isn't just the tuning is also the bass drum head.
    That actually sounds horrible

  • @ARSF89
    @ARSF89 6 лет назад +1

    Acho q o cara precisa e de um tênis novo 😁

  • @jakobz3599
    @jakobz3599 8 месяцев назад

    Safer

  • @estebanmiranda6737
    @estebanmiranda6737 6 лет назад

    mucha diferencia no hay

  • @vanteal
    @vanteal 4 года назад +1

    $100 says whoever that is plays in a church band.

  • @steveross8326
    @steveross8326 6 лет назад +4

    The difference (if any) is negligible........

  • @keithmoon3190
    @keithmoon3190 3 года назад

    Lyrics: Bump, bump, bubububump...

  • @jfragale03
    @jfragale03 6 лет назад +1

    Is it just me or is this guy’s time inconsistent?

  • @drumer671
    @drumer671 6 лет назад +13

    And i thought i can't tune