Hey I'm trying to tune my first kit and am still super confused about each head. I had made a drumeo account several months ago and never got to actually use my free trial. Is there advice you can give?
"We have our whole lives to play drums, take your time." Dude you're awesome, your double base technique was the first drum instructional I ever purchased. That was many years ago, I'm still a fan. Rock on, keep making these videos!
I know this was seven years ago but this just made me pause the video, stare up at the ceiling and think about myself being an old man absolutely ripping drums. Looking forward to it. Cheers
Its not about what kind if kit you have ! I use to have groove percussion kits with evans heads on them and tune em up and they sound amazing. All you have to do is throw on brand heads to your liking evans,remo,aquarian etc and tune em up you'll surprise yourself
Go to zzounds.com Or American musical supply online.. Both of those websites give musicians an opportunity to buy all the gear they need for monthly payments. I bought my pdp dw 7 piece kit with all new batters and resonate heads, cymbal packs, throne, stands, and fee other for under 2grand paying 100+ a month for 8 months and zzounds in 2015 I Just received 3 packages yesterday from AMS with new sabian cymbal pack, all new drums heads, gopro camera etc etc for 200 for the next 5 months. They even do no credit checks. It can happen if u want it to
NO worries man, thats why those drums are priced as high as they are. A good drum will have a good tone from the shell as well as the head, where as with a cheaper set, most of the good tones will be coming from the head itself! There are plenty of great videos for making cheaper drumsets sound really good through getting good heads, some dampening, and a little tuning!
Good job! And for everyone, you dont need to spent 10k on a set for amazing drum sounds. I just tuned my Yamaha stage custom, using his tips and it sounds way better now.
Jared says: "I remember when I was 15 or 16...I remember struggling with tom sound." Hey Jared! Clue train! It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that you're now tuning/playing DW's top of the line series could it???
This is why I love this channel. No bullshit advice like "you need to do it this way". I have so much downtime to learn and really dig deep with improving my playing since I had major leg surgery recently. Thanks for the great videos!
Cold Sleep, We could call Jared, Jared Baker in honor of the Ginger Man, Gingher Baker - he was adept at Tom playing which introduced some African influences with being a Master of Syncopation in his playing. Watch some Ginger's solos from the past and /or watch Beware Mr. Baker documentary. A very Cranky person, but a Helluva Drummer who took Rock Drumming to the Forefront. May he RIP. Br well and safe All in the era of CVV.
Ok, I just want to point out, I notice when you put your drum heads on, you should equally tension each tension rod across from one another instead of clockwise around the drum shell. This is going to allow your drum head to sit better on the shell instead of having an uneven amount of pressure going down on one side of the drum head. It's ultimately going to mess with the full optimal amount of resonance of your drums, over all tone, and sound of them too. I'm not saying the drums sound bad and if your ears agree, then by all means tune them they way you'd like, but generally speaking, I don't think it's the best thing to be demonstrating what is generally considered to be an improper drum tuning technique by most drummers. Cheers!
I have played around with the drums for as long as I can remember. My dad is an amazing drummer but until recently I haven't taken it seriously. As a surprise My dad bought me a Pearl Vision 5 piece drum set to replace the the badly used and damaged one I have been playing on at my church. Your videos on tuning have helped me soooo much! I have also watched a lot of your videos on keeping time and downloaded the metronome app. It all has helped immensely, especially because I don't have any other drummer friends who can help me and my dad is in another state so I was at a complete loss on how to tune and I have to have a decent sounding set by Wednesday. I just watched the video on how to tune the kick and it already sounds SSSOOOO much better. Its funny, a lot of people think that playing the drums is just a sort of Neanderthal act of beating on something with a stick and so when I would try to explain to people how much trouble I was having no one really understood that there is ACTUAL thought that goes into it! But thanks so much for your help!!!
I love the lessons .and I dont mind saying that I'm 47 yrs old .ive always loved drums .I can't sing so I tried drums .When I was younger I always wanted a drum set .but mom and dad couldn't afford them .so I let my dream to play with peter criss the best drummer in my eyes .next to everyone who pick up a drum stick I love you guys and gals. I finally have a set of my owni have to say its amazing I wish I could have done this all my life .but when I would go to concerts I would always watched the drummers first show was Kiss , peter criss a rock god in my eyes .I know I will never be as good as peter criss ., or the ones who play daily. Part because getting older not as lumber .but I will always say a prayer for you .the drummer so god keeps you well please I think everyone in the band are great and with out there be no shows .but the drummer in my eyes are talented. I wish I could have followed my dream to be a drummer. God bless you all who play every night .now go rock the hell out of those drums. ..................♡
I like to use two keys and use graduated tightening at opposing lugs in a rotational progression. This saves a lot of time and benefits the head as it cross tensions to final preferred tuning. Yet and in short, whatever works for you, well, works!
I just bought a Tama Silverstar (birch). Changed the stock heads to Remo Coated Emperor and they sound BEAUTIFUL! Nice & warm with medium resonance and sustain. I like the bottom head being a little more loose as well!
Thanks for the tips, Been really trying to use my ears to help dial in the perfect sound on my kit, after watching your video I tuned my resonant heads and got the best tom sound Ive ever had. Made last nights show a blast!!
Its late, I live in an apartment, I'm watching this with the volume super low and STILL could immediately hear the slightest variations on the tom lugs as you tuned. lol. It ain't rocket science to those who have problems with tuning drums, if you're having trouble its because you're over thinking it and you're not trusting your ears or your gut... just relax. let the tuning happen, follow this wise young man's instructions, and your kit will sound fantastic.
Me too. There is no way to remove ALL overtones naturally, and even the slightest overtone that most people would thinks sounds fine I HAVE to tune it out.
I OCD over the position of the heads.... I use clear Remo Pinstripes over clear Ambassadors..... The logos have to be in line with each other, as well as the drum logo.
Bear in mind that a half-turn on a DW drum, which has really fine threaded tension rods, isn't going to be the same as a half-turn on a Ludwig, or Gretsch, or Pearl, or Tama, which all have larger/coarser threads on their rods.
Yeah man u have done more than your fair share of helpful videos. you taught me alot and made me secure with the stuff I did know. I love the sound u go for, sounds great, and exactly what I try n get out of my set ,dry thud with warm, tone. A good teacher separates his personal habits and simplifys the subject matter, a fine job. I make all my wanna be drummer freinds watch your videos. anywhere from hitting the drum to tuning and muting. love it. Haha these vids, have saved me hours of explaining time.!! can't wait for another
The high pitch overtones in my floor tom almost overpower the rumble, it's awful. I cam to this video for help but he literally just puts on his heads and it sounds amazing. He could take a shit on his floor tom and it would sound great
Hey Jared just wanted to say that I got the pearl export drum kit and I got new remo heads and your advice totally worked. Thank you and happy holidays.
Sdvc49 I bought the carlsbro csd500 electric drum kit. For the tom 1 2 and 3. Could I use Tom 1 high for Tom 1, Tom 1 medium for Tom 2, and Tom 1 low for Tom 3. I know I sound stupid. Or does it have to be Tom 1 for Tom 1, Tom 2 for Tom 2, and Tom 3 for Tom 3. Thanks in advance
Old school tuning....almost exactly how I tune. And I love Evan's Coated G2s....and Jared can play any Evan's head he wants. Awesome. My challenge in tuning the toms....the 12" tom....my main Tom. It's an elusive sound to get sometimes. I drive my band leader crazy if I try to tune at all at the gig.
Jared I just loved this video of how you tune ur Drums... Thank you so much for the idea... Even I tune my drums by following ur method... N loved the tone of ur kit ❤️ Wishing you all the very best 👍🏻❤️ Lot's of Love & Best Wishes from Kolkata, India 🇮🇳🙏🏻🤘🏻
Thank you for posting this video. I have a set of collector's series as well. I've been using Remo emperor heads and ambassador resonate heads. Haven't really enjoyed how my kit sounds. I just replaced 10" Tom with Evans G2 coated and it sounds so much better. On to the rest of the kit. 😎 Thank you, Jared.
I think those 14" and 16" toms are hanging on a double tom stand. And they seem to be holding pretty well. I was looking into converting mine into floor toms but I think it's worth giving this a try seeing that it worked for you. Legs and brackets reduce the resonance quite a bit when compared to rack toms.
Cool Video, I appreciate the ultimate sound, and the technique of tapping near the Tension rods to hear,and even the sound. And the ralationship of the resonant head. I learned some things,Thanks.
You have no idea how much this helped me out. I've been tuning my drums forevever and I could not get the sound I was looking for whatsoever but after watching this, my toms sound like a drum tech of 50 years tuned them. You're methods are unbelievable. Thank you so much!!
This is awesome! I use an old CB Drums set with Remo coated emperors for the batter and Remo clear ambassadors for the resonance--on my 12", 13" and 16" toms. It can be really hard to tune both bigger toms.
Excellent , the tip on tuning the bottom head the same makes sense to me. Also my bass player mentioned how he other bands drummer uses the dial and felt maybe my old school use your ear and feel of the drum head response was outdated but I guess not. 👊
Great video! For years I was putting too much tension on my heads and really choking the sound… getting that horrible wonky, boingy, tone. This is a great video for young drummers learning to tune toms.
A simple straight forward technique, sounds good. Tuning the drum to its' natural tone is the best way. You still get the bounce, but not the overtones.
Gotta say, as a music educator, this is an issue that continues to come up. I don't consider myself a "hater", but I do have an issue with you even saying that people hate when they suggest that you may not be teaching this in the most successful way. Again, you make a good point in that there isn't only one way to do it, but I do recommend tuning the lugs across from eachother for clarity and maintaining integrity of the heads as well. It just seems like you saying that they just sound amazing allows you do convey it isn't worth doing things thoroughly
Wow, very good. Rotating the first tom to get to its resonant head was a great extra. I'm new to drums and see that the higher notes are at my left (with the lower notes to my right), which is totally the opposite from a keyboard or a guitar. That is going to take some time getting used to. Also, a ledger sheet showing which space is which drum/hat/cymbal/etc. would be nice (maybe in a separate lesson).
thanks for posting this video. I used to play years ago . and now I only have room for a stage set toms only set is Ludwig with 2 tom's 8x8 and 10x8 with heavy duty floor stand. your video has helped me to tune proper. I have evans heads as well.
It tends to sound better for me if the reso is actually a little tighter than the batter. I learned that from Russ Miller's tuning video. It also makes a great deal of difference what type of head you use as well as the size of the drum regarding the tension difference between the top and bottom head. for deeper drums I almost always have to have the reso tighter.
Hi, to be honest, this is the first video from Jared what makes me question whether this was a good investment of 23 minutes of my life. I think in this time you could actually say much more about the options and other ways how to tune. Perhaps even different tunings for a few distinctive music genres. I know it is a matter of taste, but honestly - by saying "Get yourself a good drums and drumheads and it will be very easy to tune and get good sound" I am not so sure this will satisfy the most of the drummers watching this. For instance - I have always struggled to get nice sustain - not so long but kind of live. And there are a lot of ways to achieve this even without dampening - like tuning the reso head higher. Equal tune on both heads = the longest tone and that is not always desired. Otherwise I am very fond of what you are doing and I think it is very beneficial for the drumming community. Peace
It depends on your preference if you want the low thump sounds on your toms,use Remo pinestripe heads,the heads are 2ply 7 mil. I personally have pinestripe on my ludwig rocker elite and it sounds great
It is personal preference. If you do choose to use Evans drum heads, then for the top heads, and for a dark tone, you would opt to try out the Black Chrome, EC2 Frosted or Clear, Hydraulics, or Onyx. For brighter tones, go for the G14, G12, or G1. The G2 heads are the mid range tone. Then again, that's based on personal preference, and also depends on what sound you're trying to achieve.
I learned many years ago to start with the lowest drum first. This is for the purpose of ‘relationship’ between the toms. You may tune the smaller ones too high by the time you get to the floors, and then the whole set is too high. Start with the floors and go up.
Zack Mester Have you replaced the heads? Just keep trying. It takes time to get that perfect sound. With enough patience you can make a terrible drumset sound pro.
Zack Mester Ludwig accent series wasn't bad those are deep drums. I think one thing that they failed to discuss was the role of each drum head, reso and batter, and more or less that idea of a perfect step down much like when a guitar is tuned and the strings all have the same sequential drop thats what you can almost imagine for your drums. Keep your batter head as your pitch control and your reso head as the depth control also watch Bob Gatzens tuning method he goes more into the cross tuning and how the lugs affect one another
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Good video. When I change out my drum heads, I check the rim for burrs and clean the rim. Before I put the new head on, I'll take an old candle or paraffin block and run it around the rim of the drum. This helps lubricate the head so I don't have to seat the head. Been playing since 1974, keep on rockin!
Jared - awesome sounds and video as always! Would you put a tune bot on each head (top and bottom) and let us know your hz readings and notes? That would be amazingly helpful.
Plexus like he said, it may sound horrible to you, and that's ok. Tune your drums to what you like. If that's the way he likes it, then that is the way he is going to tune it.
sigh i cant tune my drums for shit, i take all the keys out and finger tighten them till i cant turn any more then turn each rod atleast once or twice each evenly and it still doesnt sound right to me but i dont want to spend like fifty fuckin dollars just to see if its right or not...
Do what he did and tune each lug. On both sides. batter and reso. I've never come across a kit that didn't sound good when tuned right. And like he said experiment. your top head might actually sound good but your reso is ruining shit.
first and foremost new double ply skins.if for some reason they don't sound good, then mute with duct tape or gel on the side that's really reslly very important especially with cheaper sets to get rid of that metallic sound, I start with my front high tom or low tom then make the rest relative to that w.e. u no best sound wise. your bottom heads are resonating the initial hit on the front head so if the drums arent great u dnt want them to resonate a whole lot, your going to be relying on the skin more than the wood on lower quality set, ive done and hears both the following, tune bottom head lower than front head. if u dnt like it try tuning it higher thsn the front. I'd say stay on the looser end then mute with tape honestly I've been playing cheap sets and making them sound good for years promise get a relatively nice pitch or stable tone out of each tom get them close to a drumset u can sound copy. then mute with a 3 to 5 inch piece of duct tape on the furthest side of the front skin. somthing that will be very sticky i no gorilla tape deff. works best u dnt want the pieces of tape to peel off in the corners then u will get a vibrating out of it. hold your warm hand on the tape for 30 sec or so let it bond b4 u ply
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Hey I'm trying to tune my first kit and am still super confused about each head. I had made a drumeo account several months ago and never got to actually use my free trial. Is there advice you can give?
I find that the firmer I push my ear buds into my ear the better my drums sound.
Ear buds or ear plugs?
😆
That’s funny 😆
Or noise canceling headphones 🔥
Yes.
20:12 "...I'm looking for that du, do, doo, dooo."
Every drummer: [Understands exactly what he's talking about] 💯
7:47
@@nickmaille5951 LOL 😂
Exactly! hahahaha
Best pic!
I do, what you don't speak "Rack Tom"?
Jared Falk: *hits tom*
Me: "wow thats sounds amazing"
Jared: "now that doesnt sound good at all"
that rare moment you find another cuber drummer
+Elian Idioma whats your 3x3 pb?
Speed Cube Sam a slow 16
😂😂😂😂💀
LOL me too bro
"We have our whole lives to play drums, take your time." Dude you're awesome, your double base technique was the first drum instructional I ever purchased. That was many years ago, I'm still a fan. Rock on, keep making these videos!
I know this was seven years ago but this just made me pause the video, stare up at the ceiling and think about myself being an old man absolutely ripping drums. Looking forward to it. Cheers
How to tune your toms? First:
Get a good drums!
Me: 😥
Its not about what kind if kit you have ! I use to have groove percussion kits with evans heads on them and tune em up and they sound amazing. All you have to do is throw on brand heads to your liking evans,remo,aquarian etc and tune em up you'll surprise yourself
@@jahkmusic5729 thanks man.. I guess I'll give it a try too
Go to zzounds.com
Or American musical supply online..
Both of those websites give musicians an opportunity to buy all the gear they need for monthly payments.
I bought my pdp dw 7 piece kit with all new batters and resonate heads, cymbal packs, throne, stands, and fee other for under 2grand paying 100+ a month for 8 months and zzounds in 2015
I Just received 3 packages yesterday from AMS with new sabian cymbal pack, all new drums heads, gopro camera etc etc for 200 for the next 5 months. They even do no credit checks.
It can happen if u want it to
Out of tune pra caralho! Kkkk
NO worries man, thats why those drums are priced as high as they are. A good drum will have a good tone from the shell as well as the head, where as with a cheaper set, most of the good tones will be coming from the head itself! There are plenty of great videos for making cheaper drumsets sound really good through getting good heads, some dampening, and a little tuning!
Quick tip! If you want lower tom pitches, start with the lowest floor tom, and work your way up!
I'mTheDrummer Great advice thanks!
Thanks lad!
That's fucking smart! I never thought of doing that. Thank you
Question does mics affect the sound of toms
@@jasonevans5480 suppose they could if the mic is directly clamped on.
One of my favorite sounds in the world is the sound of a drumkey hitting a tension lug!!!!
Enjoyable sound
How about that sound of the sticks rolling off your floor-tom and hitting the floor?
Yeeeas
@@B-a-t-m-a-n hahahahhaahahha
It's a distinct sound!
Good job!
And for everyone, you dont need to spent 10k on a set for amazing drum sounds.
I just tuned my Yamaha stage custom, using his tips and it sounds way better now.
Jared says: "I remember when I was 15 or 16...I remember struggling with tom sound."
Hey Jared! Clue train! It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that you're now tuning/playing DW's top of the line series could it???
This is why I love this channel. No bullshit advice like "you need to do it this way". I have so much downtime to learn and really dig deep with improving my playing since I had major leg surgery recently. Thanks for the great videos!
Man, Jared's drumming is beautiful. That long set of tom rolls at the end was just a work of art.
Yes. Reminded me of quad players in marching band.
Cold Sleep, We could call Jared, Jared Baker in honor of the Ginger Man, Gingher Baker - he was adept at Tom playing which introduced some African influences with being a Master of Syncopation in his playing. Watch some Ginger's solos from the past and /or watch Beware Mr. Baker documentary. A very Cranky person, but a Helluva Drummer who took Rock Drumming to the Forefront. May he RIP. Br well and safe All in the era of CVV.
Ok, I just want to point out, I notice when you put your drum heads on, you should equally tension each tension rod across from one another instead of clockwise around the drum shell. This is going to allow your drum head to sit better on the shell instead of having an uneven amount of pressure going down on one side of the drum head. It's ultimately going to mess with the full optimal amount of resonance of your drums, over all tone, and sound of them too. I'm not saying the drums sound bad and if your ears agree, then by all means tune them they way you'd like, but generally speaking, I don't think it's the best thing to be demonstrating what is generally considered to be an improper drum tuning technique by most drummers. Cheers!
Ben LaRose lol douche
I have played around with the drums for as long as I can remember. My dad is an amazing drummer but until recently I haven't taken it seriously. As a surprise My dad bought me a Pearl Vision 5 piece drum set to replace the the badly used and damaged one I have been playing on at my church. Your videos on tuning have helped me soooo much! I have also watched a lot of your videos on keeping time and downloaded the metronome app. It all has helped immensely, especially because I don't have any other drummer friends who can help me and my dad is in another state so I was at a complete loss on how to tune and I have to have a decent sounding set by Wednesday. I just watched the video on how to tune the kick and it already sounds SSSOOOO much better. Its funny, a lot of people think that playing the drums is just a sort of Neanderthal act of beating on something with a stick and so when I would try to explain to people how much trouble I was having no one really understood that there is ACTUAL thought that goes into it! But thanks so much for your help!!!
Forest Morrell I also have a pearl vision kit!
him: The key is you need 1) good drums and 2) good drum heads
me: damn
Who'd have thought 😂
The edges some times shed light and need to be sanded down to even them out ,I learned the hard way.
Damn dude 😤😤😤🙁
I love the lessons .and I dont mind saying that I'm 47 yrs old .ive always loved drums .I can't sing so I tried drums .When I was younger I always wanted a drum set .but mom and dad couldn't afford them .so I let my dream to play with peter criss the best drummer in my eyes .next to everyone who pick up a drum stick I love you guys and gals. I finally have a set of my owni have to say its amazing I wish I could have done this all my life .but when I would go to concerts I would always watched the drummers first show was Kiss , peter criss a rock god in my eyes .I know I will never be as good as peter criss ., or the ones who play daily. Part because getting older not as lumber .but I will always say a prayer for you .the drummer so god keeps you well please I think everyone in the band are great and with out there be no shows .but the drummer in my eyes are talented. I wish I could have followed my dream to be a drummer. God bless you all who play every night .now go rock the hell out of those drums. ..................♡
I like to use two keys and use graduated tightening at opposing lugs in a rotational progression. This saves a lot of time and benefits the head as it cross tensions to final preferred tuning. Yet and in short, whatever works for you, well, works!
Having good mics help it sound that way
Shadow 3091 ya and so does good tuning
Good mics won't change pitch of your tuned drums
I just bought a Tama Silverstar (birch). Changed the stock heads to Remo Coated Emperor and they sound BEAUTIFUL! Nice & warm with medium resonance and sustain. I like the bottom head being a little more loose as well!
I think this type of video is amazing in how simple it’s presented. Thank you again Jared,
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Normie.
Yes brother
No homo
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Thanks for the tips, Been really trying to use my ears to help dial in the perfect sound on my kit, after watching your video I tuned my resonant heads and got the best tom sound Ive ever had. Made last nights show a blast!!
Thanks man, I'm 12 and I just got a pearl export kit for my first acoustic set and I was clueless on how to tune the drums 👍
Follow the studio drummers (not the live drummers). Seek excellence and perfection.
Your age doesn't matter man
My first kit was a pearl export, just an amazing kit to have. I still have it too.
Its late, I live in an apartment, I'm watching this with the volume super low and STILL could immediately hear the slightest variations on the tom lugs as you tuned. lol. It ain't rocket science to those who have problems with tuning drums, if you're having trouble its because you're over thinking it and you're not trusting your ears or your gut... just relax. let the tuning happen, follow this wise young man's instructions, and your kit will sound fantastic.
Hey Jared, I just wanted to say that Drumeo is the best thing ever ! Thank you so mutch, you're an awesome guy and a great drummer :)
I OCD over having the perfect drum sounds
Me too. There is no way to remove ALL overtones naturally, and even the slightest overtone that most people would thinks sounds fine I HAVE to tune it out.
@Imthedrummer seems legit
Don't we all
I OCD over the position of the heads.... I use clear Remo Pinstripes over clear Ambassadors..... The logos have to be in line with each other, as well as the drum logo.
Jonathan Friedman I do the same on head position
I always found them harder to tune but that is my personal opinion. I'd recommend trying different heads to find your own sound.
Bear in mind that a half-turn on a DW drum, which has really fine threaded tension rods, isn't going to be the same as a half-turn on a Ludwig, or Gretsch, or Pearl, or Tama, which all have larger/coarser threads on their rods.
Yeah man u have done more than your fair share of helpful videos. you taught me alot and made me secure with the stuff I did know. I love the sound u go for, sounds great, and exactly what I try n get out of my set ,dry thud with warm, tone. A good teacher separates his personal habits and simplifys the subject matter, a fine job. I make all my wanna be drummer freinds watch your videos. anywhere from hitting the drum to tuning and muting. love it. Haha these vids, have saved me hours of explaining time.!! can't wait for another
I don't know why I'm watching this. I don't even own a drum set. :P 😂
:))
ME TOO WELCOME TO THE CLUB XDXDXD!!!!!
wouldn't be surprised if you had to be studying right now 😂😂😂
Jonathan Esparza LOL wow, racist much? It's cool it's cool..
Racist?! I thought I was making a relatable comment...
Thanks for the info, looking to but a drum set myself
Great video! I went right along with you and finished at the same time you did, and my drums sound great. Just takes patience, and trial and error.
DW exotic series just sound amazing!! I have searched all my life for this sound and have finally found it. Thanks DW
"Step one- buy your dream kit..."
18:38 I wish I could say the same about my 16 inch floor tom
the same here bro ! :D
same!
same lmao
The high pitch overtones in my floor tom almost overpower the rumble, it's awful. I cam to this video for help but he literally just puts on his heads and it sounds amazing. He could take a shit on his floor tom and it would sound great
Hey Jared just wanted to say that I got the pearl export drum kit and I got new remo heads and your advice totally worked. Thank you and happy holidays.
TYVM! Very help for me! IMO one of the most helpful tuning videos I've seen to date! Much appreciated!
WOW! Those mics are awesome! You can barely hear all the bad tuning
I have no idea what my Tom's are supposed to sound like
Tom t same
Tom t what are their dimensions?
Sdvc49 I bought the carlsbro csd500 electric drum kit. For the tom 1 2 and 3. Could I use Tom 1 high for Tom 1, Tom 1 medium for Tom 2, and Tom 1 low for Tom 3. I know I sound stupid. Or does it have to be Tom 1 for Tom 1, Tom 2 for Tom 2, and Tom 3 for Tom 3. Thanks in advance
cracked black pepper and rock salt you shouldn’t be here if you have an electronic kit
Picture a butthole in your mind. That's how your toms should sound.
Old school tuning....almost exactly how I tune. And I love Evan's Coated G2s....and Jared can play any Evan's head he wants. Awesome. My challenge in tuning the toms....the 12" tom....my main Tom. It's an elusive sound to get sometimes. I drive my band leader crazy if I try to tune at all at the gig.
Jared I just loved this video of how you tune ur Drums... Thank you so much for the idea... Even I tune my drums by following ur method... N loved the tone of ur kit ❤️
Wishing you all the very best 👍🏻❤️
Lot's of Love & Best Wishes from Kolkata, India 🇮🇳🙏🏻🤘🏻
Can have your drums?
Wolf753 No thank
Nope
he may do a straight trade if you have a turtle?! :oP
haha, 'I like to line up the logo with the drum mount'. lol, I hear ya, my ocd brother!
no,no,no....the head logo MUST be at the 12 o'clock position on all drums for the feng shui to be correct.....otherwise ya gonna play like shit!!!😉😂
I enjoy the esthetics of the drum head logo over the badge of the drum.
12 o’clock in relationship to my playing position, anything else I couldn’t play.
12 o'clock from where I'm playing as well.
I learned A lot. As a guitarist, I followed same rules. Sound, feel, ssstttrrreeeaattcccchhh out. Flawless demo. No extra babble.
Thank you for posting this video. I have a set of collector's series as well. I've been using Remo emperor heads and ambassador resonate heads. Haven't really enjoyed how my kit sounds. I just replaced 10" Tom with Evans G2 coated and it sounds so much better. On to the rest of the kit. 😎 Thank you, Jared.
Before you changed the bottom on the 12" I think it sounded great
Phat Poodles
Spot on....
Always tune UP after down. Like on a guitar.. down, and then slightly up. That way the screw stays better in tension
thanks. you were good company while i changed my heads. Very useful channel. Im a 46 year old metal drummer and you speak with a good groove.
I think those 14" and 16" toms are hanging on a double tom stand. And they seem to be holding pretty well. I was looking into converting mine into floor toms but I think it's worth giving this a try seeing that it worked for you. Legs and brackets reduce the resonance quite a bit when compared to rack toms.
Were you a quad player? The way you played all your toms at the end gave me that vibe.
emmittsmith482 XD
*tenor
Alec Ryan quad has four, tenor has 5-6 not much difference
@@kylechad529 well really quad is just a colloquial term at this point, nobody says sextet or quints that much, they're all just quads, or tenors
When I was little and first started drumming, I considered the drums tuned when all of the toms had different tones and werent dead/ wrinkled
Cool Video, I appreciate the ultimate sound, and the technique of tapping near the Tension rods to hear,and even the sound. And the ralationship of the resonant head. I learned some things,Thanks.
You have no idea how much this helped me out. I've been tuning my drums forevever and I could not get the sound I was looking for whatsoever but after watching this, my toms sound like a drum tech of 50 years tuned them. You're methods are unbelievable. Thank you so much!!
Nick Swardson is a pretty sweet drummer, : ).
That 10" tom sounds so good because you seated it.... ;D
FUCK SEATING
very rude, both of you
ahahahha
Pepito, that's exactly what I thought as soon as he acted surprised how quickly the 10" drum tuned.
pepitochavez That profile picture brought a tear to my eye :')
This is awesome!
I use an old CB Drums set with Remo coated emperors for the batter and Remo clear ambassadors for the resonance--on my 12", 13" and 16" toms. It can be really hard to tune both bigger toms.
Seriously amazing thanks for upload this video
Okay, please ship it to my office in Canada. After I receive the testicle (must be the left) I'll ship the kit.
What size is the kick?
um........
This is officially the greatest comment of all time
it's in the mail
"DRUM MINIONS.....ASSIST ME!!"
Thanks for the video, I've just bought my first kit and this really helps.
Excellent , the tip on tuning the bottom head the same makes sense to me. Also my bass player mentioned how he other bands drummer uses the dial and felt maybe my old school use your ear and feel of the drum head response was outdated but I guess not. 👊
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Great video! For years I was putting too much tension on my heads and really choking the sound… getting that horrible wonky, boingy, tone. This is a great video for young drummers learning to tune toms.
A simple straight forward technique, sounds good. Tuning the drum to its' natural tone is the best way. You still get the bounce, but not the overtones.
Gotta say, as a music educator, this is an issue that continues to come up. I don't consider myself a "hater", but I do have an issue with you even saying that people hate when they suggest that you may not be teaching this in the most successful way. Again, you make a good point in that there isn't only one way to do it, but I do recommend tuning the lugs across from eachother for clarity and maintaining integrity of the heads as well. It just seems like you saying that they just sound amazing allows you do convey it isn't worth doing things thoroughly
Exactly
DW's are some of the easiest drums to tune, amazing quality drums
Wow, very good. Rotating the first tom to get to its resonant head was a great extra. I'm new to drums and see that the higher notes are at my left (with the lower notes to my right), which is totally the opposite from a keyboard or a guitar. That is going to take some time getting used to. Also, a ledger sheet showing which space is which drum/hat/cymbal/etc. would be nice (maybe in a separate lesson).
bringing my kit out after about a year and this video helped so much. thanks man !!
Still nowhere near the OCD-perfect sound of Gavin Harrison's drums.
FrustratedTurtle
Gavin's been at it for decades longer than Jared.
I love the sound and now I am sampling those toms from the video.. ...thank you!!!!xP
thanks for posting this video. I used to play years ago . and now I only have room for a stage set toms only set is Ludwig with 2 tom's 8x8 and 10x8 with heavy duty floor stand. your video has helped me to tune proper. I have evans heads as well.
I got a new drum set recently I'm changing the top heads but if change the bottom heads does it matter?
sticks45 you shouldn't have to change the reso head, but you can if you want a different tone or muffling.
Reso heads need to be changed as they stretch. They do wear out.
What about the unsung hero's called THE BOTTOM HEADS..
It tends to sound better for me if the reso is actually a little tighter than the batter. I learned that from Russ Miller's tuning video. It also makes a great deal of difference what type of head you use as well as the size of the drum regarding the tension difference between the top and bottom head. for deeper drums I almost always have to have the reso tighter.
This was a very fun first intro to keeping a beat. Thx - great, easy to follow instruction.
14 sounding much poor than others
I don't know why but i hate 13'' and 14'' toms. Maybe too close to the snare or something. Can't stand 13s or 14s.
I also have a hard time with my 14
"relatively short"
some may have different definitions of short
You are awesome dude. I'm learning a lot from your videos I'm 30 years old been playing drums for a while
I just got my first drums, THANKS for this helpfull video Jared!!!
Hi, to be honest, this is the first video from Jared what makes me question whether this was a good investment of 23 minutes of my life. I think in this time you could actually say much more about the options and other ways how to tune. Perhaps even different tunings for a few distinctive music genres. I know it is a matter of taste, but honestly - by saying "Get yourself a good drums and drumheads and it will be very easy to tune and get good sound" I am not so sure this will satisfy the most of the drummers watching this. For instance - I have always struggled to get nice sustain - not so long but kind of live. And there are a lot of ways to achieve this even without dampening - like tuning the reso head higher. Equal tune on both heads = the longest tone and that is not always desired. Otherwise I am very fond of what you are doing and I think it is very beneficial for the drumming community. Peace
I have mapex drums so should I get Evan drum heads for my toms or is it ok??
It depends on your preference if you want the low thump sounds on your toms,use Remo pinestripe heads,the heads are 2ply 7 mil. I personally have pinestripe on my ludwig rocker elite and it sounds great
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Thanks gonna try find one on eBay or Amazon
It is personal preference. If you do choose to use Evans drum heads, then for the top heads, and for a dark tone, you would opt to try out the Black Chrome, EC2 Frosted or Clear, Hydraulics, or Onyx. For brighter tones, go for the G14, G12, or G1. The G2 heads are the mid range tone. Then again, that's based on personal preference, and also depends on what sound you're trying to achieve.
Wow things just got harder!
dude I'm 19 and I've been watching your videos when I was about 15,you inspire me
I learned many years ago to start with the lowest drum first. This is for the purpose of ‘relationship’ between the toms. You may tune the smaller ones too high by the time you get to the floors, and then the whole set is too high. Start with the floors and go up.
wow I want that tom sound. but my drumset is awful
what drum set you have?
Ludwig Accent Combo
Zack Mester Have you replaced the heads? Just keep trying. It takes time to get that perfect sound. With enough patience you can make a terrible drumset sound pro.
Haha I've gotten my set to sound good for how cheap it is but there is just simply no way I can match a custom dw kit like in this video
Zack Mester Ludwig accent series wasn't bad those are deep drums. I think one thing that they failed to discuss was the role of each drum head, reso and batter, and more or less that idea of a perfect step down much like when a guitar is tuned and the strings all have the same sequential drop thats what you can almost imagine for your drums. Keep your batter head as your pitch control and your reso head as the depth control also watch Bob Gatzens tuning method he goes more into the cross tuning and how the lugs affect one another
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Good video.
When I change out my drum heads, I check the rim for burrs and clean the rim.
Before I put the new head on, I'll take an old candle or paraffin block and run it around the rim of the drum.
This helps lubricate the head so I don't have to seat the head.
Been playing since 1974, keep on rockin!
Jared - awesome sounds and video as always! Would you put a tune bot on each head (top and bottom) and let us know your hz readings and notes? That would be amazingly helpful.
1 minute tuning, 21 min TALK!
from my ear the only one that sounded actually in tune was the 10 inch.... is that just me
Once the band kicks in............do ya think anyone's gonna notice?........It was close enough for jazz! lol!
+Stevie Ross yeah but I just watched a video called how to tune your toms and the toms were not in tune
+Plexus
well, if you say so.......who am I to contradict?
Plexus like he said, it may sound horrible to you, and that's ok. Tune your drums to what you like. If that's the way he likes it, then that is the way he is going to tune it.
It’s just you, they sound amazing. Awesome drums, awesome sound.
Thanks jared this video helped me a lot to tune my 16" tom, know i realize i was not that bad when tunning it ! LOL ... Thanks for all the videos !
Thanks. Been looking through many videos - I think you have the answer.
sigh i cant tune my drums for shit, i take all the keys out and finger tighten them till i cant turn any more then turn each rod atleast once or twice each evenly and it still doesnt sound right to me but i dont want to spend like fifty fuckin dollars just to see if its right or not...
Do what he did and tune each lug. On both sides. batter and reso. I've never come across a kit that didn't sound good when tuned right. And like he said experiment. your top head might actually sound good but your reso is ruining shit.
first and foremost new double ply skins.if for some reason they don't sound good, then mute with duct tape or gel on the side that's really reslly very important especially with cheaper sets to get rid of that metallic sound, I start with my front high tom or low tom then make the rest relative to that w.e. u no best sound wise. your bottom heads are resonating the initial hit on the front head so if the drums arent great u dnt want them to resonate a whole lot, your going to be relying on the skin more than the wood on lower quality set, ive done and hears both the following, tune bottom head lower than front head. if u dnt like it try tuning it higher thsn the front. I'd say stay on the looser end then mute with tape honestly I've been playing cheap sets and making them sound good for years promise get a relatively nice pitch or stable tone out of each tom get them close to a drumset u can sound copy. then mute with a 3 to 5 inch piece of duct tape on the furthest side of the front skin. somthing that will be very sticky i no gorilla tape deff. works best u dnt want the pieces of tape to peel off in the corners then u will get a vibrating out of it. hold your warm hand on the tape for 30 sec or so let it bond b4 u ply
Grab a tune-bot:) Takes all the guess work out of the process.
can i have your t-shirt?
You're the best drum channel ever bro! Congratz from Brazil!
Great video. I'm about to put new heads on for the first time. Love all your videos.
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I sat for ever trying to tune my drums and they sound like absolute crap, it's probably just because they're old af
rocketscrub try new head I like Evans for the level 360 and get a 2 ply head it will help a lot and moongel
Thank you so much, this helped me so much! Great Job
Awesome video!! I got my drum kit today and ive been browsing a few tutorials a such to have more knowledge about it..thanks and keep playing