Jonathann Launer Drum Set Tours! (From the L.A. Underscore "Escape from Omaha" DVD)
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- L.A. Underscore Drummer Jonathann Launer Gives A Detailed Tour Of His Amazing Custom Made DW Kits!! Taken from the L.A. Undescore DVD "Escape from Omaha"
He seems to be proud of his drumset
Dave -
2112 was recorded and toured on a set of '74 5 ply Slingerlands.
Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures were the '79 Superstars, vibra-fibed.
Signals, Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows were the '82 Artstar Prototypes (6 ply Superstar shells milled out to 4 ply, with 2 ply re-rings left intact from the millout, vibra-fibed.
Hold Your Fire, Presto, Roll The Bones & Counterparts were Ludwig Super-Classics, vibra-fibed.
Test For Echo & Vapor Trails were "Keller-era" DW.
Thanks for playing it.
Alexander Fusca he didn’t even play it wth
Yes, well technique makes up a lot. I've had a Zildjian 10' splash for 15 years, it doesn't have a crack on it.
He hit the UFIP and his whole
Boom stand wobbled. Time to invest in a rack on the right I think
I really enjoyed your drum kit description… Without being able to see it I still got a pretty good understanding as to what you have
That's so cool how you can hear the tone in the drum shell and that DW selects the right tone.
This is the same as my 1970's Ludwig kit. Yes, I was a Kiss fan.
I still have my Tama set from 1977, Saturn 12 plus 1. Still sounds good as do all the Zildjian A and K cymbals.
LOVE K's!
You know, I love absolutely everything about the quality, and sound, and all the work they put into making every drumset. Everything about DW is amazing. Except for their lugs. I absolutely HATE their lugs. Thus, the reason I will sadly never buy a dw kit. :(
i agree, if only they replaced them with tube lugs
How the hell do you break so many cymbals?
John good doesn't even play drums not that they don't use top-of-the-line wood and Hardware , they do but they're sure going to stick you with that premium price too . John would be a good car salesman
dw is so overrated
Loved hearing about both of your kits, man. The explanations about pitch matching and the differences explained concerning both kits were totally worth watching. It's my drumming dream to own my very own DW kit one day. We'll see! Thanks again! Chris
I got Pearl Octobans made out of maple as well on my 13 piece Pearl Masterworks Stadium kit. I use to have Peace Octobans before and they were made out of wood not acrilic. So there are many options for Octobans these days!
I grew up playing that. When I do jazz sessions, I still bring out the old trusty 4 piece! Thanks for watching!
Error #1: DW can make a 14"x11"
Error #2: You do not tune top & bottom heads to the timbre matched note. Note is for bottom head only.
Error#3: Hardware os gold, not brass.
Error#4: Zildjian break no more or less than Sabian as they are made from the exact same formula & process.
No errors. Yes DW can make a 14x11, I chose otherwise. Yes you DO tune top and bottom head in the timbre for perfect reference. For this last album, they were way higher, but still at the same pitch. And my hardware IS brass NOT gold! Thanks for watching. Keep rocking!
Really just depends on how you prefer to tune your drums: some people tune both heads to the same note to get more resonance, some people prefer to tune the reso head higher to get more of a thud with quicker decay
Actually, I did in fact play Meinl. And Ufip, and Wuhan and many more. While they all had certain sounds that would work for for different applications, Sabian was the only one that worked for what I was hearing for this band. Thanks for watching! Keep rocking! :)
Rack it. Yes, I know, the shockwave can transfer throughout the kit, when on a rack. But there is more stability, and less need for extraneous hardware.
High end Zildjian, paiste, sabian cymbals last long if you treat them correct
Aaron Ulrich It's NEVER been a matter of treating them right. If that were the case, Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, Buddy Rich, Simon Phillips and hundreds of professional drummers would never break cymbals. But we ALL do. It's a matter of which ones break less often. In my case it was Sabian. Phil Collins breaks chinas all the time, and they are Sabians! When you tour often, and you go through cymbals. Period.
I agree. I own both high end Zildjian and Meinl. Ive never broken any of them. But then again my technique is proficient so that both cymbals and heads are never broken.
i've never broken a cymbal either, & i've played cheap cymbals as well as the staple companies. i've even played cracked cymbals bought from other drummers that got no worse ( before i started drilling & repairing them ). all about the playing style & the sticks.
+kodiak wild Honestly never saw someone break a cheaper cymbal it seems its usually the higher end ones. THe worst are a crashes by zildjian they feel so good and buttery but have a rep for breaking
VerdiKtagrad i love buttery cymbals-- zildjan and sabian ( even meinl has a coupla smooth ones ). still never broke em. my sticks go before cymbals, but that's usually the light ones i cut from 3/8 and 1/2" birch or other light wood dowels, & even the lightweight dowels i've used last a good number of sets before giving out. but even when i used to play with hickory sticks, or the promark 727 oaks i used to love, cymbals & heads lasted ( though when i used to go a little wild back in the day, i did dent a few drumheads ).
*shrug* i don't tickle the drums ( unless for effect ), but i don't strive to beat the snot out of them either, so i've never unintentionally broken a cymbal or drumhead or percussion accessory or well made stick. i suppose even if you play at moderate intensity long enough, anything will eventually give out. many other things in my life wear out prematurely ( especially vehicles & work gear ), but not drumset components :-P
Because this is not from DW. It's from me. This simply the gear section of the L.A. Underscore DVD (soon to be released) and every band member has one. It's just me showing my own personal choices and why, due to my 45 years of experience. So weather you call them concert toms, or tubs, or cans, it really does not matter. It simply gets my point across! It's just fun talking about drums, right? Hell, when I would talk to Armand Zildjian, he used to call cymbals PIES!! LOL!
LAFFMANN- I like you because you are never angry :)
That gold on blue is amazing.
Wow, what an astoundingly beautiful kit!
Ironically I have nearly the exact same set-up in terms of drum placement and sizes (a fewer number of 8" toms though), even down to the splash arrangement, the bells and the damned tube stick holder! Hah!!!
My shells are nowhere close to the quality of yours (it's just an old Rockstar DX kit LOL), but like you, I use its entirety in the music I play.
Great video!
I play Tama and every single drum sounds amazing.
Any recommendations, we're looking for a new drum kit right now.
What's your budget and style?
God that finish is gorgeous.
Yes, that's true. Based on my over 45 years experience in drums, I have played them all. DW simply is the best gear for me personally. Thanks for watching!
Yes, chinas are supposed to be played that way, but for the stax, Mike Portnoy (the inventor of them himself) plays it with the splash on the bottom and the china with the bell facing upwards on top. But since you have the china on the bottom and the splash upside-down on top, it's basically the exact same but upside-down so it doesn't really change the sound.
i was lucky to be endorsed by two amazing companies roc drums owned by glen quan and atlas cymbals imported by vincent ceherelli who called himself jim atlas in new york. these gentlemen helped me more than they could know with my session and rehersal and live work with the likes of pete bardens when he returned to the camel catatog after not playing it for many years.
I've never heard of these companies, mind telling me a little more about them? How do these 2 companies compare with others companies as far as sounds and prices go in your opinion? Just asking because I've been seeing a lot of small drum and cymbal companies lately but I've never played their brands before.
Just did some research for a little bit and saw the R.O.C is Republic of China and are no longer made and correct me if im wrong but that atlas cymbals are now Ufip?
He does what I do,I noticed on the kick drum pedal the plastic ring that held the brand tags still on there.I do that,I remove the tags but leave the plastic loop on the hardware :)
Must be nice having all that money
They're free
I gave it a thumbs up for the spinal tap reference.
I kinda wet myself a little when you showed off mini-me. GORGEOUS kit!
Bloody beautiful!
This is just the gearhead section. For playing, look at all the L.A. Undescore videos here on youtube, like "Big Daddy", or "step off!" Thanks for watching.
Looks cool, I want your kit
Exactly right! They sound the same. So by me inverting them, they don't break. I'm very aware of Mike's approach, as he's a very dear friend of mine. Wonreful player! Thanks for watching!
If your breaking a lot of cymbals your doing something wrong, hitting at bad angle or if its around the bell ,people forget to change the plastic sleve that your cymbal sits on, i check mine every week , if it wears through its metal on metal , then you get hairline cracks. People will crack a $200 cymbal because they were to lazy to change a $2 part .
They sound great 🤯
For performance videos, do a search here on this channel for L.A. Underscore. Thanks for watching! They won't let anyone put a url in the postings for some reason.
"I'm using every think on my drum set. Hell on!!!😂
AH! That's my stick holder! Thanks for watching!
this is just the gear section of the L.A. Underscore DVD. All the performances are there as well. Some are on this channel. Look for "Big Daddy", Speed bump", or just do a search in youtube for L.A. Underscore. Thanks for watching!
The "big blue" kit would look insane in a natural to regal fade.
Indeed!!
I dig the kit. Beautiful finish and hardware. The only thing that would make it even more perfect is if the rack was the same color as the drum hardware. But still, flawless.
SO NICE,but i most really like,is the few hairs in the middle,waaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!AWESOME,ROCK N ROLL!!!!!!!!!!
If you search on my channel, or just on youtube for L.A. underscore "Big Daddy", you will find a song that has some nice soloing over 9/8 at the end! Thanks for watching!
dude I love the kits! And I completely agree with the splash cymbals thing. I just bought an A splash cymbal and its already cracked!
This is a very nice DW kit.
Another look at my drumset. I'm a legend.
Constant use! Thanks for watching!
I've been playing Zildjians for over 40 years (started when I was 12, I'm 53 now). I can hit as hard as anyone else and I only ever broke 1 8" splash cymbal (that I used to invert to make it like a mini-china). After all the inversions it finally cracked. But not from actually hitting it, but from manually inverting it. My 1st Zildjian 20" medium ride is still going strong and sounds great. I don't know what Jon has been eating (or where he buys his Zildjians) that he breaks them all. Weird.
LOL! Well, 6 crashes & only 3 splashes but who's counting! For this style of music, that's the perfect size kit. Thanks for watching. For performance videos check out this link. Cheers!
mini me kit, still bigger than anything i ve ever played !
This guy is a really good drummer
HA! Yea, I guess you're right. Thanks for watching!
Those kits are absolutely amazing DW is the way to go but so damn expensive i have an old Tama swingstar and its great but im dying to get a DW kit
Cool to see Edward Norton finally got into drums.
Nothing against big Blue, beautiful DW kit.......however the Mapa Burl kit🔥🔥🔥 I get weak in the knees, the only kit DW makes better imo is The Purple Heart 💜 wood kits. Unfortunately I can only have a Roland kit where I currently live, if I could have an acoustic kit it would be a DW mapa burl. DW just makes great drums and hardware
I love dw drums. But you talk about how dw is so much better than every company. dw this, dw that.
What are the depth sizes of the rack toms and floor toms?
yes, i do think
It's a Gibralter, but DW now makes an amazing rack system as well.
Well why weren’t you using a DW one if they are so great?
GOD DAMN! Do you breath?
Look for the L.A. Underscore songs "Step off" and "Big Daddy" here on youtube! You will hear the drum in all their glory!
Are these maple drums? I noticed you have reinforcement hoops on the octabons, but not on the concert toms? why is that?
holy shit......awesome kit man....
Well.. It's good to know how proud he is about it.. :P
Edward Norton explains why he plays on a DW kit.
I would love to see you play a standard 4 piece kit
incredible!!!
oh wow I had no idea about tamber matching! I'll have to be more careful next time I purchase a drum set
Personally, I think it's a load of bullshit and more of a gimmick to charge you more.
great video!
@juddgreg333 Yea, I had a brass snare for a while. Great sound for a different band at that time. Also a Pearl free floating chrome snare for a while, Maple, rosewood, African Cordia wood, Birch are other snares I have had. The sbare on my "mini me" kit is maple. Wonderful!
SaBiAn(n) actually are made by Robert Zildjian. SaBiAn is an acronym of the names of his children. I don't really like Sabians, because I find the bell usually sounds like a "Firebell." But he says they do not break... SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!! (even if I don't totally like the sound of Sabians...).
Whereas... UFIPs are supposed to be the easiest to break, as they are roto-cast, rather then forged... But I have never owned one...
Short stack drums sound neat!
Everything beyond Vapor Trails: DW Custom-spec'd to order.
“I use it (ufip cymbal) on the end of “Just Dreaming”..” which band wrote that song..? Are we supposed to know what song that is?
I dont want to hear him play, I want to hear the drum he is telling me sound lower because of this and that. Again its not good to say the drum sounds good and then say doooooooooooommmm. just hit the drum. I am one of the gear heads but its all about the sound
Now us drummers can say "Can you hear it? The SUSTAIN, listen to it... Boommmmmmmmmm..."
A lot of DW 'praise' yet, you didn't hit one drum > unless I missed it???
DW gives their “artists” any kind of drum kit they want and then pass the savings on to the consumer.
Do you play them or just set them up and look at them?
DW and Sabian are the only way to go IMO. Even though I play PDP. Only because I cant afford a DW kit.
you should have named "mini me" "little red"
Bring back those Simmons!
John Good timbre matching blah blah blah. Althought an iconic figure in the industry and really helped advance the instrument, the man has been beating the drum of timbre matching for years. Every single piece of equipment I have owned from DW from thrones to pedals has literally broken apart. Put a DW next to a Yamaha PHX and honeslty tell me the DW sounds better not possible
They're supposed to be set up with the splash on bottom and the china upside-down on top of the splash.
how is a 14" tom per se deep? especially when you get a custom drumset a 13" could be just as deep as a 14"...
You bet they will! Talk to John Good. He will know the drill!
Hey, how do i record my drums without a computer?????
Nice 👍👍👍👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂☺️😊 drum set
Try using ADATs or any of the multi-track digital recorders.
Too many people don't understand how the fuck an endorsement works in this comment section and it's so aggravating.
Please! Can you show us and play Lars Ulrich kit? The white kit?
I’m thinking of doing sabian cymbals of the mixture or combination between aax and hhx
COOL! They all play nice with each other.
nice man.what do you think of the cup chimes?
Would have liked to here you play them.
thanks dude i think i will.
Whats the black thing at 6:25 next to your hi-hat stand
i agree with you 100 percent
how did you get to where you are today. Who gave you your foot in the door connection to be a known studio drummer... I always wonder this about people who become established in the music industry because it is so difficult to make a career out of it... I have been told by established successful name drummers that there is no session work anymore. If there is no session work anymore, and its a longshot to play with a band that tours... how can one make a living in music????