5 beginner drum kit SETUP mistakes
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Did you know that how you set up your kit is critical to you feeling comfortable & musical?
If you’ve just gotten started on the drums or just bought your first kit, and you’re struggling with figuring out how in the world to adjust all the drums and hardware to their perfect “sweet spot,” then today’s lesson is for you!
Neglect this crucial beginner step, and you can practice all the things in the world and still not feel at home on your instrument.
But no worries, because my goal today is to simplify all of this and show you how to adjust each component of your kit (and in what order!) so that you’re instantly feeling in control of your drums. YOU CAN DO THIS!
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@user-br3pd3cp7t 6 ай бұрын
Very helpful indeed. Not new to playing but don't know that I have ever heard as good a description of the whole process. Thank you.
@jacobanderson6805 3 ай бұрын
I really hope you read these comments, because short of being ultra slippery I sit on a stack of buckets with a fishing seat that fits as the lid on one of the buckets. If I can get it to stop sliding I'm not sure that I would switch to a normal drums throne, because it's become quite comfortable
@user-nf2wk9yx8z 2 ай бұрын
I've found the best way to get a comfortable setup is to make sure I can hit every piece of the kit using brushes with traditional grip, which shortens my reach by probably about 2 inches compared to my typical matched grip with sticks. I've ended up sitting a little higher and closer than I used to, and also tilting the snare drum ever so slightly away from me. I also put the ride more or less where the second rack tom usually goes. Also the left side of my kit got higher, and the right side of my kit got lower. I think I'd end up with a stair-step pattern, similar to what Neil Peart and Dave Weckl arrived at in their later careers if I were to add more drums and cymbals. I have less shoulder, back, and knee pain setting up this way.
@robertbelanger6733 6 ай бұрын
I lowered my hi hat a little about an inch, put my toms a little closer together I have a Yamaha Custom stage 5-pc 20”X17 bass 10”,12”, rack toms & a 14” floor tom. I lowered my floor tom about 3/4”, my cymbals were set pretty well! We’ll give it a test run today mostly minor adjustments but playing them will be the final test😁👍🏻🤘🏻🥁
@johnapppel64 6 ай бұрын
I'm very much a beginner, working with an electric kit at home but an acoustic kit during my in-person lessons. I'm still working to get the electric kit properly adjusted. This video really helped a lot, along with your older "how to set up your kit" video. I think this one lays things out just a bit more clearly. I'll definitely be making adjustments based on this advice! I take it a second high or rack tom should be place similarly to the first, just shifted right? And any tips for placing a second crash and fourth tom? (I've got an Alesis Nitro Mesh kit with the expansions.)
@dairyairman 6 ай бұрын
Great video! I agree with just about everything in it. I wish somebody had told me this stuff a long time ago. I figured most of it out on my own through trial and error. The tip about the floor tom being lower than the snare is a good one! I learned that one myself after smashing my right hand on the rim a few times, sometimes in the middle of a gig. It's super painful of course, but the show must go on! I'd be playing in pain with blood all over me and my drums. Finally, I learned to lower the floor tom a little and tilt it towards me slightly. That also helps prevent accidental rim shots, like you said. I liked you tip about the rack tom too. I like it tilted towards me somewhat, but not too much. I try to get the rack tom as low as possible to avoid catching the stick on the rim as you go from snare to tom. That's a great way to lose a drumstick in the middle of a show, by the way. I've done that a few times. I don't understand drummers like Keith Carlock and Daru Jones who actually tilt their toms away from them. Of course those guys can play like crazy, but what is their rationale for those tom angles?
@user-nf2wk9yx8z 2 ай бұрын
I think Daru & Keith are comfortable with that sort of angle on the toms because they both usually use traditional grip and also sit relatively close to the kick drum.
@Asphaltsquadron 6 ай бұрын
With regard to seating position...I don't know if he does anymore, but Tommy Lee who's tall like you used to sit on the floor (looked like it) his knees were up around his ears haha! This was back in the day before they got signed, used to see them play here around Hollywood. Ive always sat with my thighs just above horizonal, which with my Roc-n-Soc throne is an inch from being bottomed out. I have a 29" inseam and 5-9" tall. Great tips here for everyone, not just beginners. Thanks!
@brennom6725 6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, I recently started playing the drums and this has really helped me, after 2 months of struggling with a comfortable setup listening to various tips online, this was easy to follow , well delivered/explained and the setup is feeling very comfortable now and feels amazing to play so thank you.
@stephenwestland942 6 ай бұрын
I have been playing nearly 20 years. Very interesting video - it pretty much describes how I set my kit up. But even for me there were a few nice tips. Thanks!!!
@user-lm8tv4tk9z 5 ай бұрын
I have adjusted my kit, many times over the years, (at home drummer). I thought I had it about where I liked it until I watched this. Great suggestions above what I have picked up along the way with some of your other videos. I likeed the H/H and Tom suggestions the most and these will be two areas I am going to experiment with now. Thanks
@tckoja 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tips. While watching, I was adjusting my new e-kit and I tried it out at the end and yeah, it feels more comfortable to play now.
@hkschubert9938 6 ай бұрын
Thank you !!! I needed this !!!
@Dexter.12366 6 ай бұрын
Really helped me a lot especially with the tip on the position of the high hart
@cdecent 6 ай бұрын
Great lesson. Thank you.
@georgekondylis6723 6 ай бұрын
When I was playing original punk my band usually had a 50 minute set. I had to play all kinds of kits and setups and adjust as best I could. Learned a lot from watching other drummers setups. The guys , or girls, with good technique had a much easier time adapting.
@Ca_milo_G 5 ай бұрын
new sticks for you!!
@WuttLives 6 ай бұрын
Thank You for the GREAT tips! I'm much more comfortable with my Alesis electronic kit. The only hang-up I have is the 4th tom. I just can't get it as comfortable as the rest.
@richardofsylmar 6 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@MatChew75 6 ай бұрын
Vinny Coliuta When he played with Frank Zappa from 78 through 8 1, his first tour in 78. He was using a yellow gretsch kit but he was sitting so low. I didn't know how he was playing The Kit. But he seemed pretty comfortable behindbut On the next tour he was using a double bass sonor kit. And the seat was def higher not a lot higher but it was. And he's one of the great drummers of all time..
@MatChew75 6 ай бұрын
Vinny's knees were higher than his waste. It's crazy how low he was. But like I said by the next tour he had solved the problem. It really didn't affect his drumming that much.
@wj2music 5 ай бұрын
Walk This Way by Aerosmith. Recognized that beat instantly
@danacarney7017 6 ай бұрын
Thank you sir
@l.mack1991 6 ай бұрын
Just wondering, if you use a match grip, which allows for playing a level or even surface ( like timpani , tip TOMS and snares). Is there an advantage to using the sloping angle for the snare, or is it simply a preference ? Thanks !!!
@leighgrant7051 6 ай бұрын
What is it that you have on your snare drum? looks like beads?
@jcdrums2798 6 ай бұрын
ok Stephen , but it depend , how many pieces you have....for me is 6 rack toms and 10 cymbals!
@jcdrums2798 6 ай бұрын
at 20:30 nooooooooo!
@ILikeWafflz 6 ай бұрын
It doesn't help that most drum sets inexplicably come with hardware that puts the rack times 4 feet away from the player. I've had to get separate hardware so I wouldn't feel like I was reaching behind a tv to play them.
@XoseGuitar 6 ай бұрын
Look at Dave Grohl's hat set up in Nirvana. They were like 10' off the floor!
@mghuber1 6 ай бұрын
That's more than likely due to 🎤 and how hard he plays.
@C-Gan1970 4 ай бұрын
Shnare.....
@mghuber1 6 ай бұрын
Hard to take someone seriously who plays flat footed 😂... Jk jk . Nice tips
@juhapeltola8232 6 ай бұрын
All pieces of that setup is way too low. That is propably the reason why your playing looks like that.
@MrFchank 6 ай бұрын
This is a good video for beginners, but like most videos,too much talk. Not enough playing.
@cDisturbed. 6 ай бұрын
It’s not meant to be about playing tho lmao
@Ahapenootjes 6 ай бұрын
At 1,95m tall (6'5") I struggle a bit with the throne height. I don't have a kit of my own but I regularly play in a practice room on the provided house kit. While I can set the house throne to around 65cm, it's fairly unstable at that height. I can't really set it any higher while I feel like it might be better for me at a few cm higher. So, does anyone have advice for a cheap throne which is still stable up to ~70cm (27.5-28 inch) high? Or maybe I can look into a second hand throne and replace the threaded seatpost with a longer one (I think it's often just acme-thread). I can put my own gear in storage there so I don't need to bring it every week. And man, I wish I could set the high-hat pedal further away without setting the high-hats itself further away. Maybe I should just do some flexibility training 🙈
@ILikeWafflz 6 ай бұрын
Is it feasible to put a 2x4 block under each foot?
@Ahapenootjes 6 ай бұрын
@@ILikeWafflz something like that might work as well. I usually tend to think overly complicated 😂