The Secret To a Great Bass Drum Tone

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The Secret To a Great Bass Drum Tone

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In this drum lesson, "The Secret To a Great Bass Drum Tone," I dive into the techniques that will elevate your drumming to a professional level. "The Secret To a Great Bass Drum Tone" covers everything you need to know about using both closed and open bass drum tones to achieve a rich, dynamic sound. By expanding your dynamic range, you will gain greater control and versatility in your playing. This lesson, "The Secret To a Great Bass Drum Tone" will help transform the way you play the bass drum and you will never play it the same again:) Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more drumming Q-tips!
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@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

FYI, at he END OF THIS VIDEO I play a few different styles (SAMBA, SONGO, MOZAMBIQUE) to give you an idea of how I play my open bass drum when playing those styles. Check it out! 👍🏾

@kentbyron7608 3 ай бұрын

I celebrate your great playing, light-hearted spirit (I feel like I can see the child in you), huge generosity, brilliant communication skills and your kind personality. Then there's the great lessons... bravo! University of North Texas chose wisely to choose you. A great lesson here! 🌞longtime subscriber❤️ gratitude!

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! I appreciate your kind words very much. And of course, I appreciate your long patronage to my channel🙏🏾

@tdrum21 3 ай бұрын

Well stated! Love this

@robertovilla6616 3 ай бұрын

Rock With You - Michael Jackson. A must in the repertoire, for sure!!!

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Boom! Your prize is on the mail…😉

@tomcarr4630 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic lesson! Control of an open bass drum is a skill that can help set you apart from other drummers.

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more 🚗! Takes some practice, but eventually the control of the tone starts to come more natural. Be easy, my man!

@markazinker3212 3 ай бұрын

there will always be haters , i appreciate the time and effort u put into your videos , if i didn’t have to work i would spend all day learning from u , thanks again!!

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Go to work Mark!! And make money for the rest of us. You can practice when you’re rich and retired:) Then you can learn from me ALL day🤣

@boomerguy9935 3 ай бұрын

Love your light hearted and warm opening statement in regards to the "haters"! It's OK to disagree. Wouldn't it be a dull world if we all thought the same? I also love all your drumming even though I don't agree with 100% of it. It's still great and I am learning from you in spite of my playing jazz drums for over 60 years. Keep it up and don't change a thing.

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Boom!

@erwinballings9155 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Quincy !!

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

My pleasure Erwin!

@steverichdrummr 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Quincy. I enjoyed observing your technique, and it was well articulated.

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful Steve!

@charlesfarran1717 2 ай бұрын

Why would anyone be so sad to be a hater? Drummers should support each other.

@drumqtips 2 ай бұрын

I agree Charles, we drummers should always support each each other even if we don’t agree on some things. Thanks for watching my man!

@JunkerOnDrums 3 ай бұрын

👍Yes very nice - like open bass drum, and open drums all the way.

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Right on my man! Me too:)

@borndrumming1972 3 ай бұрын

Thank you again Professor Davis! Great video. I know the patterns you played t the top. I can sing and play them back to you, but as far as a song, I'm unfortunately drawing a blank. I really enjoyed the Latin styles at the end! I was first exposed to this open/mute technique in '95. There is paperback book Called, West African Rhythms for the Drum set, by Royal Hartigan. He teaches the open/mute technique in this book, and uses it on all possible drum voicings, and with both hands and feet. In some of the advanced exercises, both hands, and both feet have an open or mute part to play in the pattern. It came with a CD! Also, you mentioned Elvin Jones. I'm not sure if you have ever heard of a song by the Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace, called Stealing Babies. But, their drummer Jeremy Irons, is a huge Jones fan. Jones, is featured on the end of that song. Check it out. I look forward to your next installment. Have a great week!

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the references. I’ll definitely check them out!

@brewstergallery 3 ай бұрын

Ned in Spain enjoying yet another essential gem from you Quincy, thank you man. When played properly there is a wide sound spectrum on all the components of a drum kit. Sounding so good too.

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

That’s exactly it crazy Ned! Hope all is well, my friend.

@Jazzrob891 3 ай бұрын

The best jazz drumming teacher on KZfaq. Pragmatic, competent, clear in explanations.

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate that very much!

@michaelzwick6243 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! It was extremely helpful. I've been struggling with how to play my 16" bass drum (tuning, head choice, beater choice, etc. ) Now that I have that stuff figured out, I can practice controlling the sounds by how I play. You are the man!

@drumqtips 2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@CharlesTPrimm 2 ай бұрын

I'm a bad dog and have played heel up my entire existence and at this point can't be taught the trick of playing heel up BUT unlike many of my contemporaries (playing rock'n'roll especially) I do only bury the beater when the music absolutely calls for it and otherwise have developed fairly good technique to play ope tones heel up. I wonder if there are others like me.that way? Anyway, I really enjoyed your insights here, and your usual terrific playing. So enjoyable! Cheers always.

@drumqtips 2 ай бұрын

We all have habits that we’ve developed over the years that are hard for us to break. As long as you feel like you’re getting a good tone and you have a good control and you’re not hurting yourself, all good! Thanks Chucky.

@coconutandrus4944 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Quincy for the bass drum tips . I’ll keep them in mind in my playing and practice. Man, there’s always something new too add to the items to work on .

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

You are so right. The list is never ending my friend! Have fun in the shed :-)

@parkersibley1619 3 ай бұрын

As a midwesterner, I dig sneaking in the JR!

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Ha! Bingo and of course we gotta make sure our midwestern brothers don’t get forgotten. Looking forward to getting to work in the fall Park!

@thearnikamfeed 3 ай бұрын

The fill sounds like intro from Rock With You by MJ

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

That’s it! Your prize is in the mail…🤣

@joewar-booker5485 3 ай бұрын

It is a privilege to be able to follow your videos and recommendations here... I'll try to put them into practice on my old Rogers Holiday. Very grateful and also happy to send you a cordial greeting. Health, peace, love and music Mr. Davis. Thank you 🎼🥁

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Oooh! Your Rogers kit sounds tasty!! Always good to hear from you Joe Book!

@grand1nquisitor 3 ай бұрын

My favorite use of this technique is using it for a disco style beat where the off beat is used for an accent like on 3and. Likewise, also found it to be powerful for double hits to the second hit to be either on or rebounded. I’ll have to incorporate this my fills. Thinking about using it to switch between the classic Phil Collins drum fill but switching out some bass drum hits with it being open. Great vid, thanks!

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Those are definitely great uses of this technique. Thanks for sharing!

@thibaultfoulon1982 3 ай бұрын

Is it just me, or does your bass drum sound more open than usual? Another good lesson from Master Q, anyway! Thanks again 🥁

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Very observant! For this video, I turned the mix up on the bass drum mike a little bit more than normal so you can really hear it and all of the different attacks tones and dynamics I’m playing.

@jazzhole8208 3 ай бұрын

The fill in soundet like a passage of the 'radetzky march' 🙌🥁

@KaiOwensDrums 3 ай бұрын

What interval is between the batter and resonant head?

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

The outside head is tuned about a half step above the beater side head.

@Gk2003m 3 ай бұрын

Now that is a great lesson.

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾

@raitoxote 3 ай бұрын

I feel as if open tones provide a relaxed and laid back groove and closed tones push the song and bring energy. This would have to do with the type of move your limb has to make in order to achieve the sound: - Quick movement for the closed sound - Slow movement for the open one It would be interesting to experiment with the logical opposite: a slow stroke butying the beater (maybe this would make a "buzz roll" with the beater) and a fast open stroke (maybe this would be an accent)

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

I like the Way you think my man :-) I think you’re onto something. Maybe you should do a video on this topic. I’d definitely watch it 😉.

@JoelCarbonellGonell 3 ай бұрын

Great video as always! Thank you very much!!! I have one request (after all this time! haha) It would be super helpful for me to have your insights on how to play in "half time" or in "2", I searched on your old videos but didn't find a video on this matter!!! Matcha green tea is great! Almost every morning for me! Have a great week!

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Great suggestion Joel! I was just discussing that with Bass Player today in fact. I’ll definitely try to do one of those videos. And the Matcha green tea is definitely the way to go:)

@JoelCarbonellGonell 3 ай бұрын

@@drumqtips That would be amazing! Have a great day!!!

@AstAMoore 3 ай бұрын

For bebop tunings, the challenge is to _keep_ that beater on the head. I tune my bass drum a little lower, and still the beater bounces off the head creating a diddle effect, which is mostly undesirable. If I apply more pressure, the pitch bend becomes too pronounced. Your foot control is great, but I tend to play off the head virtually all the time.

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Everyone’s technique is going to very which is normal. As long as we are able to get the sound in the field, we want with the control we need are completely valid. Thanks for sharing my man!

@scotthartman6440 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the dynamic lesson! Question: would bebop tuning be suffiencent/reasonable in a jazz combo setting when playing latin, funk, boogaloo, etc? Should we tune a little lower to accomodate these styles? Thanks!

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Good question Scotty! It always comes down to personal preference. Some drummers keep the same tuning for all styles and other drummers tune according to the style they’re playing. For example Bill Stewart doesn’t change his tuning for different situations but someone like Antonio Sanchez or Vinnie Calautti does. So maybe try different tuning out and see what it feels in those different situations.

@rachelwhite438 3 ай бұрын

Looks like you finally took the football out of the box, officially a Texan. ❤

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

It’s actually still there:) It’s just not standing up now.

@rachelwhite438 3 ай бұрын

@@drumqtips I’m glad you liked it 🥰

@nikitaptashko3430 3 ай бұрын

Interesting. Thank you

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MattMurphyMusicTeacher 3 ай бұрын

I feel like I was a hater on last video Q (the comment about ‘playing the KZfaq game’ that you kindly responded to. Though I do feel disheartened sometimes by what creators have to do to play that ‘game’). I kinda feel like crap about it now, sorry man. I have a lot of respect for you as educator 😊

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

All good Matt! I can understand your frustration with some of the videos on YT for sure, so I understood where you were coming from. You came back this week for more so I guess I can’t be that bad🤣. Cheers!

@neftalisantos9956 3 ай бұрын

I love you Q please have my kids! 🙏🏽🔥

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

I think you just earned the award for best comment EVER!!! And of course I’ll have your kids whenever you’re ready my friend :-)

@mrmisfit635 3 ай бұрын

I swear I didn't steal your green tea, Q! Nope, wasn't me! I got a question for you. What size dimensions are your drums? And fresh K-Swiss ya got there! ✌🏼

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Ha! Well since you were the only one to say you DIDN'T steal my matcha, you've become suspect #1. LOL! Check the description box for my drum specs. Cheers!

@richard28a 3 ай бұрын

Who were your teachers and who was the biggest influence on you?

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

Billy Hart was my most important teacher who I study with in my college days. My influences include Carl Allen and Billy Hart, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Bill Stewart, Greg Hutchinson Kenny Washington and Elvin Jones.

@drumting 3 ай бұрын

Hi Q, do you ever play heel up without burying the beater?

@drumqtips 3 ай бұрын

No. I tried to explain that in the video, but I wasn’t that clear. Trying to play heal up without bearing the beater would cause a lot of tension and control issues. Therefore, I keep my heel down. Only when I need to lay into the bass drum a little stronger do I lift my heel. Good question!

@drumting 3 ай бұрын

@@drumqtips thanks mate. It’s interesting because I play almost always off the head, but heel up.