Don't mess. With the V. Great video!

One time I forgot my snare stand, so I inverted my throne and used that as the stand. Them a grabbed a chair to sit on.

This channel deserves to be bigger

I personally use guitar strings as cymbal rivets. They work pretty well.

I know this is a year old already, but here's a tip for CHEAP cymbal sleeves you might be able to use in the future: Air hose. The small clear plastic stuff usually used for aquarium air lines works great, and it is dirt cheap. You can keep a foot of it in your stick bag or if you have hardware cases, and you cut it with a knife or scissors (usually have a utility knife in the tool kit for gigs). It is simple to cut to any size you need, and you can get larger diameters depending on your hardware. It lasts a good long time before it gets brittle or cut through by the cymbal edge plus it is quite soft on the cymbals themselves. You can get it any place that has a pet section like a WalMart or a pet store, some hardware stores sell it like Home Despot or Lowses, and I've even seen it the Dollar Store before. Usually no more than $2, but often less.

TAKE THE 100 RIVETS OUT OF THE RIDE AND TEST THE CYMBAL WITH ALL THE HOLES IN IT

6:44 a true drummer air drums even when he has a drum kit in front of him

I put dryer sheets in my bass drums so they don't smell musty in the basement. The heat gun trick works great for when a kid gets stabby and dimples the head. Drinking straws for cymbal sleeves don't last long but they'll work okay for the snare strap. Once used two quarters under the screw that clamps the bass pedal to the drum because the rim was too thin for the clamp.

An year ago i broke my drum chain pedal in the middle of a gig! So i friend of mine took 4 plastic straw and he tied up! And i could keep playin the hole gig and keeps working today!

I did a little experiment on my old drumhead where back in the day I used drumsticks with colored tips and the drumhead was so dirty and I wanted to use that again. So I cleaned my drumhead with water mixed with baking soda and it worked.

I know this is an old video, but when I first started playing, I had need for new heads and no money. I took some round cookie sheets, put the heads on them and put them in the oven. That tightened them right up and they worked a while longer.

I saw the homage piece of wood on the wall immediately and wondered to myself "has that always been there?"..... Then the V. Awesome.

4:18 lol dude unbuttons the shirt and he has a sweater underneath hahaha:D cool channel, good drumming

kabassa ring is kewl...Im a vet, and have my dog tags...remove the tags and drape the necklace over top...smaller diameter 'bbs"...works great! I like your idea too!

That beard is...is.....beautiful! 😂😂

I have used strips of the black liner in shoppung bag as emergency snare wire tape.

Definitely trying the heat gun on the drum heads, had never heard of that before. Nice video!

Your videos are awesome man :) trying new things all the time and keeping it light with humour. good work :)

The testosterone is strong in this one!

pen grip cymbal sleeve works well. I'm using it on my ride, and crash ride. and I also don't use felts on the cymbal tops. I think it let's the cymbals breathe better. and ironically I was already using the bottle cap for the cymbal. I love the tips. they help a lot. subscribed. keep the tips coming.

You're funny! I also especially liked that Stephen chimed in about the V.

As for the hack around 3:45, if you ever need something to hold you snares on, take an old head, cut out a strip of it and use it just like the original snare holders. Better than shoelaces, and I'd trust my two-ply drum head better than a straw

i have had 3 cymbal companies all tell me the same thing. a tight cymbal is a reliable cymbal. having it tight on top with felt so its not flopping around prevents cracks in the middle at the bell. to tight causes cracks at the edge. a ride being nice and tight is a good thing with felt it shouldnt really dampen sound much. if anything help it be cleaner.

I was a drum tech for some years and I used the heat gun method all the time..great way to save on heads...also the mallet idea...plus don't forget never buy moon gels..go to the dollar store and buy merry Christmas or happy Easter gels etc....a dollar for a but load of them..ever notice there is a face in your cymbal..

Great job man - keep it going!

That was so funny when you said Enter the Straw

What a coincidence! I was thinking only yesterday about how I once made mallets out of a pair of broken sticks and cymbal felts, many years ago! :-))

Great bits here. Love the V references too. Your vids are awesome and getting better. Good useful bits here!

This channel is gold! I can't take it! Keep up the great vids!

i don't really know why but those v neck references really got me...

Much better "rivetted ride cymbal" hack just hang any metal necklace/chain from the center post across the surface of the cymbal, i prefer using those round ball type chains that hold dog tags, but you can buy them cheap at any hardware store as a bulb light chain extension(same exact thing) just put a loop on one end, size it to fit, then hang that lil rascal on there, sounds better than rivets and is cheap, easy, and lightning fast to put on and off. ive even done it mid song for just the bridge.

Coin on the cymbal tip: don't tape both side down.

Dude. Totally ran into this video because I'm on an unnecessary youtube steak and the felt made mallets is an incredible idea. I can't believe I never thought of that. That's awesome

I noticed the wood in the background like 5 seconds before you pointed to it. I love the shoutout.

Loving the thumbnail too

David: I watched a video with Small Faces Drummer Kenny Jones playing live, this would have been filmed around `1965 and on his Ride Cymbal instead of Rivets he had a "small" diameter light fixture pull chain, It was a longer chain hanging down on the cymbal from the post of his cymbal stand. It was the kind of light fixture chain that looks like small round beads but they are metal and if you have 2 separate chains they can click into each other to make one longer chain. , They sounded pretty good.

Should try the floor tom upright with the snare drum setting on the head. It does sound pretty cool!

Dude, that heat gun trick is amazing.

I strip the shells poly u,stain or fabric my shells.nice vid.

Nearly spit my drink on my screen when you went for the deep V!!!

And well you should like that fill!!! Smokin'.

That pen thingy is pretty nice, as well as the ending of this video.

I aspire to have as much free time as you! Great work through your whole channel!

Really good

i love you, thanks for the tips!!

so the floor Tom snare hack came in handy one day at a wgi event went I forgot my snare stand 4 hours away and I just thought oh I know what to do( also it works the best if you put the feet into the rim ) thanks for the hack you saved my skin also If you are wondering I am the set player for a PIA group called modulation z

I've tried heat guns on drum heads... and talked to a veteran drum builder about it..... hey says that it's not good for rejuvenating a whole head, since the tension won't be even anymore. BUT using a small focused heat source to take a ding out of a head is ok.

can u make a vid about a diy drum sleeve and felts..

hey david I have a new hack I have yet seen done I came up with it myself. not sure if anyone else had a video of it but it's a bass drum dampening trick I have 2 versions of the technique. first one on my old kit I took double sided sticky tape (I know bad choice) stuck soft foam on sticky tape and then stick tape and foam inside of drum head bout half inch from edge all the way around the head.. second one 2x5 inch peace of thicker foam just 2 peaces one at top other at bottom duct taped to inside of both heads about an inch from edge of head

Hai david,i just made my custom snare drum from 13" tom.. but, snare wire won't stick to the snare side head propperly..it's hanging up a bit... Any suggestion how to fix it? Thanks for your answer..

the vick firth practice tips work great for mallets

i use the cymbal mallet trick

Hi rdavidr your drum hacks are simply sick i have learnt so much from your videos and have implemented some of your hacks already ! I like to share some of my own hacks in appreciation to yours cheers

I have UK size 9 feet are they good for the floor tom snare hack?

Cool...I dont think about this hacks.. Thanks bro

If you tension the drumhead on a drum first the heat gun will work better by applying even tension instead of warping it

hi, david, I can't get my lug (where the drum key goes) off the screws. it's on a practice pad and I can't see the bottom of the tension rod. I think it's stripped how do I fix it?

Hahaha this is great!!!

Hahahahahaha enter the floor Tom!! Enter the straw!! Enter the coin!! Awesome I liked this video

Here's a drum hack idea, makeshift cymbal stands. I know a lot of drummers like me don't have the money to go buy 6 $70-$100 stands and I can't find much on KZfaq to make a good makeshift stand.

Lol that hint was enough. Especially since I had one of his videos up right then.

How do you play the upside down tom? I like mine as it has a phat tone while wearing a double folded beach towel. The drum i mean

The cabasa ring or chain mutes the cymbal just as much if not more. If you want a rivet cymbal, drill it for a rivet (or however many you want.)

Hi rdavidr! Just wondering, you said you don't use felts on your cymbals. I've seen other drummers do this and just wondered why? Awesome videos dude, really cool!

LOL I love the video but it sounds like you were harnessing your inner Hank Hill while explaining everything. But seriously rad video I totally subscribed.

We need a "So, yeah..." compilation 😂 Wait... Even better... An auto autotune song! Or both 😄

For anyone asking about the channel its Stephen Taylor who always has wood with holes in in his vids🤣🤣

I have the same kick pedal!!! lol

Try it with head tight and really is best for toms!!!

On the floor tom test, was that the amen break?

My drum kit didn't come with a snare stand but came with 2 stools so I use the stool and it works fine but it's really hard to balance on it if it falls off or you knock it

Cool video, hairy chest, love it!

You don't even need to wear a shirt because you chest hair is like a rug

6:59 when true drummers make videos. this happens.

Cool, never heard of the other guy. thanks for sharing.

Can you please explain in your next video how to mount a stick bag to the floor tom? Or what is the best way to mount such a bag. Greetings! Keep up the good work!

Nice

Great vid! I saw how you removed the dents FROM a drum head, but still waiting to see how removing dents can FORM a drum head ;^p

3 years later you finally do a collaboration 🤣

5:54, there's definitely a face in your chest

Esse cara e muito top kkk

Can you make a video on fixing warped cymbals?

i use martigra necklace beads for a rivet sound

the straw!! it happened to me once on a gig, happily, just right between sets... so all I got was a dollar bill... i'll tag you on my instagram proof. still working!!

I actually used the pen grip and it worked.

Tht chest hair

my dude got a US postal bin in the back, that's a felony my dude

the only thing that I could use right now is the pen sleeve thing, my cymbal came without a cymbal sleeve and I get worried that my cymbal will break when it rattles.

Man i love your channel! You come across as someone with a very „chill“ personality. Keep up the good work and i bet, next year when i check this comment, you‘ll have a million subs!

Enter the straw i dont have one lmaoo

Your snare and floor tom is from a Premier Olympic drumset?

Do those black foam squares in the wall help any? or is it more for looks?

I feel like you'd have a super interesting take on crafting a cocktail drumset. Please?

Hey man i recently joined your channel, i dig it a lot, love the drum hacks, is something I do a lot too, just for fun why don't you expand a little on this and present sort of more creative drum hacks, like stacking cymbals or using pans, for example I use the "old drumhead" a lot for the the "deep snare sound". Some pleople even use "scrap metal" for different textures. I dont know, I think you can pull it off. Again, thanks for the hacks, I enjoy the editing too! :)

Hey I used duck tape for snare straps test it out!!

nice

I made some mallet’s out of old jack in the box antennas. Took two drum sticks wooden tips & some painters tape wrapped it around put gorilla glue and wha la home made mallets 🤡 works great 👍

The heat gun may help in a pinch, but long term you'll only thin it and put a hole in it.

WOW! I never new removing dents FORMED A DRUM HEAD! I'm gonna remove them all right now

Why do you not use felts on your cymbals