How To Assemble and Setup a Drum Set

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Drum & Percussion Product Specialist Craig Toutant walks you through the entire process of setting up your first beginner acoustic drum kit, from unboxing, to assembly, to positioning and tuning. He shares a few tips and tricks to keep the entire process tidy and quick, so if you follow along with this video as you set up your drums, you'll be playing in no time!
00:00 Intro
00:21 Unboxing
10:32 Assembly
20:27 Setup
28:17 Tuning
The drum kit used in this demonstration is a Mapex Venus 5-piece drum kit with cymbals and hardware in Aqua Blue Sparkle: www.long-mcquade.com/277591
DISCLAIMER This video is intended to be an instructional video for beginning drummers either purchasing or renting their first drum set. As such, only the basics of setup and tuning are covered in this video. There are lots of other resources online and on KZfaq for more advanced setup options and fine-tuning techniques. If you have any specific questions about drum kit setup and tuning, please ask in the comments and we will reply as soon as we can!

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@charlenewilliams546 3 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video. I'm 35 weeks pregnant and I bought my daughter a second-hand drum kit for her birthday. With your help, I set the kit up all by myself❤.

@1952RL Жыл бұрын

Excellent instructional video, I am 70 years old and setting up my drums for the first time!. Thanks!!

@davidarmstrong2503 6 ай бұрын

AWESOME 67 and just ordered my first drum set. we are never to old.

@Ca_milo_G 6 ай бұрын

42 here , first drumset bought today

@longandmcquade 3 ай бұрын

These three comments were amazing to read. Rock on all of you! 🤘

@WickedWestCreations Ай бұрын

I just bought my first kit! Mapex Armory Tanzanite burst. This video was perfect thank you!

@longandmcquade Ай бұрын

Fantastic first kit! You jumped right into an intermediate-level kit which saved you a step, and now that kit could easily last you a lifetime.

@jahmariemorales7698 Жыл бұрын

nice video: and i am a blind jamaican drummer.

@CyberSkul1 4 ай бұрын

How did bro write the comment😂😂😂

@israelCommitsGenocide 4 ай бұрын

@@CyberSkul1 blind people can still use computers, they have programs that read whats on the screen to you.

@CyberSkul1 4 ай бұрын

@@israelCommitsGenocide oh

@martymcfly696 4 ай бұрын

Cyberskul1 voice to text most likely

@Minister_for_Grass 24 күн бұрын

@@CyberSkul1the voice

@AadraRecaps Жыл бұрын

I just used this to set up an entire drumsets for my church, like right now. Thank you❤❤❤

@a.sbundu8380 Жыл бұрын

This video really helped me today. I bought a kit for my 3 yrs old son. I used your video to guide me along. Thanks a lot

@longandmcquade Жыл бұрын

Great to hear, that's the intent of this video. You're very welcome!

@johnnybravoBoyah Жыл бұрын

Just assembled my wine colored ludwig backbeat 5 piece , I just have to hook up all the drums to stands etc.. this is the BEST video ive searched. Others have some lame guitar going crazy in background as they talk 🤷‍♂️. Anyhow i ll be finishing my tomorrow My first drums & i just turned 61 yrs old lol *ill be referring to ur video tomorrow too 😁

@longandmcquade Жыл бұрын

Thanks, we're happy it helped!

@Pr0fess0rG 3 күн бұрын

Awesome. Thank you. Well-paced and crystal clear. And just the right amount of information.

@tumwebazebetty2841 Жыл бұрын

Wow that's really helpful may God bless you Bro

@longandmcquade Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!!

@DWP13 Ай бұрын

That you for this! I’m waiting on my Venus set to arrive tomorrow!! Can’t wait.

@bachanmon6511 16 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot from India 🙏

@d-repaslp. Жыл бұрын

Just got this for my son now rock for daddy you 4 year old

@j.r.dewyer7163 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was a great help!👍

@alyssamiller5258 6 ай бұрын

this video was extremely helpful and one of the only ones that i could really understand and follow easily. thanks!!

@longandmcquade 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!!

@chadniere6376 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much sir❤❤ appreciate what you are doing.... Helps me a lot

@efraingarfias7856 6 ай бұрын

Only can say thank you very much I just got a set for my 4 year old and I didn't have a clue . Now thanks to you I do😅

@longandmcquade 6 ай бұрын

Amazing, we hope your 4-year-old enjoys playing on their now properly setup drums! 😁

@UnknownUnknown-fe8dt 7 ай бұрын

Great video!!! this is one shows you step by step and also shows you how to do it props to you!!

@longandmcquade 6 ай бұрын

That was the goal of this video! Thanks for watching!

@curlyfries3767 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this video, I was completely lost and overwhelmed when unpacking my drumset and stumbled upon this video and helped me alot as im starting my musical start in drums, amazing video thank you so much.

@longandmcquade 3 ай бұрын

We're so happy to hear this helped you! And we love curly fries. Clearly the best in the fry family.

@Mort849 10 күн бұрын

Yeah same the first time I tried setting up drums I somehow made a circle then found this video and they are now completely setup

@davidarmstrong2503 6 ай бұрын

Thank You so MUCH You are very Helpful

@pjjp3862 Жыл бұрын

nice assembling and set up all i wanna hear is right in this video

@kieranwilson9086 4 ай бұрын

Excellent Video. No BS and to the point. Well done and thank you!

@longandmcquade 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Kieran!

@amarisphillips5943 8 күн бұрын

Thanks home boy if you ever need a foot massage, you know your man. 🙌🏼

@lilian896 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video!❇

@longandmcquade 3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome Lilian!

@pierreiskanderofficial 8 ай бұрын

I just bought this exact same kit!

@richardharrisonchasseurdim8142 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Loads!

@game0nnemesis 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ACEMON-XD Жыл бұрын

Noice! Merci bucketz ;)

@scattered_ii7389 6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

@longandmcquade 6 ай бұрын

🤝

@gezusmofo 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! ^_^

@binyamgelana3995 6 ай бұрын

U helps a lot❤

@longandmcquade 6 ай бұрын

Great!!

@watermelon_lolli5873 5 ай бұрын

How tall is the leg supposed to be??

@alexgarciavideos 5 ай бұрын

i the "star pattern" tuning a preference or does it have to be that way?

@longandmcquade 3 ай бұрын

It's the preferred way to ensure you maintain equal tension across the drumhead. If you just go around the drum, the rim will pull down on the drumhead collar on one side and will cause the head to slip and not stay centered on the bearing edge.

@jampa- 6 ай бұрын

What is the measurement of those tension rods? I need a couple for my low tom.

@longandmcquade 6 ай бұрын

Tension rods come in many different lengths. 35mm, 41mm, 52mm, 58mm, 112mm... We'd recommend you bring one into your local shop to match up the length.

@davidmcaninch4714 2 ай бұрын

I prefer to have my toms in front of the snare drum and ride cymbal over the kick tilted towards me a bit, for ergonomic purposes. Ergonomics are not “just a big part of it,” ergonomics is everything when it comes to setting up drums. If you don’t have an ergonomic setup, you’re not going to be successful. The problem is they don’t typically teach you this in your beginner drum classes. I think ergonomics should be one of the most important lessons to teach beginners because it’ll give you good playing habits, not instantly, but it’ll help you learn to play correctly. And I like to tune the drums *BEFORE* I set them up, particularly the bass drum.

@lisagaut9353 Жыл бұрын

Where do I get a drum key?

@just.normalhuman Жыл бұрын

Like in the video you'll prob get one in the kit or u can buy one online idk tho I'm not an expert

@longandmcquade Жыл бұрын

Most drum sets will include one in the box. Or you can buy one separately here: www.long-mcquade.com/departments/297/Drums/Accessories/Drum_Keys.htm

@game0nnemesis 3 ай бұрын

How do you know what stands go to what

@longandmcquade 3 ай бұрын

Great question. Check out 25:04 and Craig answers this question. The difference between the two cymbal stands in this kit is that one is a straight stand and one is a boom stand. The boom arm allows for more placement options because it can extend out over other pieces of your kit to get it to a comfortable playing position. Typically in a setup like this, the boom stand is used on the ride cymbal, and the boom arm allows the cymbal to reach over the rack tom or floor tom. If you try to use a straight cymbal stand for your ride cymbal, it might work, but you'd notice that the ride cymbal feels too far away and you might not be able to reach it comfortably. So we recommend using the boom stand for the ride and the straight stand for the crash. Bonus tip: Always make sure that the boom arm is extended out directly over one of the legs. That will make it stable. If you place the boom arm in between two legs, it would be easy to tip over due to the weight of the cymbal.

@user-yd5vd7cu5m 3 ай бұрын

💯👊✊

@TriggerThat 2 жыл бұрын

hold on.... do I have to, I don't know if I should, is it appropriate, do people even do this anymore? ok then... FIRST!

@lifewithyumarlewin Жыл бұрын

you can et a drum key from a music stor or when you ot your drums the drum key will be in the box

@srijanathapa4043 Жыл бұрын

Elves😮😮😮😮

@elfurrohetero3518 2 ай бұрын

21:12 ThAt BrEaThInG...

@ikigai47 8 ай бұрын

(raises hand from back of class): Question teacher. Why wouldn't you immediately replace the heads rather than putting the cheap Chinese heads on that come with the kit? Are you affiliated with Mapex or something? Nothing wrong with it if you are of course, just curious

@longandmcquade 8 ай бұрын

Craig is affiliated with Mapex, but that has nothing to do with why we didn't replace the heads in this video. We didn't for two main reasons: 1) Because that's not what most people would do when buying a new kit, and is not what we do when assembling kits for display in stores. This a beginner-level video, using a beginner-level kit, intended for a beginner-level player who likely wouldn't fully appreciate the sound difference of new heads. The price for new heads on a kit like this is not an insignificant amount, so we would always recommend new drummers learn, play, and "beat the snot" out of the factory heads, and replace them once they got their use out of them and they're all pitted and worn out. 2) It is unnecessary for the purpose of this demonstration. Craig properly put on, seated, and tuned the drum head, so it doesn't matter if it's the factory head or not in order to show how it's done. Also, two toms and the snare drum come pre-assembled, and dismantling those 3 additional drums and consuming new heads out of our inventory would have been a waste of time and expense while the process remains pretty much the same. Thanks for watching!

@ikigai47 8 ай бұрын

@@longandmcquade - Understood. Thanks for taking the time to explain and great video. I too was assembling a Mapex while watching this. Played for years but never assembled a bass drum from scratch. From my experience the Chinese Remos are so bad so I was really curious why you weren't throwing them out as step #1 haha. Have a good weekend