What's crazy is, if you didn't introduce any of the songs by name, they'd still be instantly recognizable regardless.

On “Since I’ve been loving you”, you can hear the spring on his pedal squeak every time he lifts the beater off the head.

I'm 55 years old and will always remember when my father put the Led Zeppelin II on the record player. I was a young boy and his words where "Now let's listen to something real" and turned the volume up. I was completely flashed. I did not know, that my father was a drummer years ago.. but this evening he told me.. and that his old drumkit was still availlable. Crazy about that info, one week later I was sitting behind his old Teardrop kit and the adventure had begun. You remind me of him and these days. Keeping the Bonzo spirit up!

It’s crazy that a drummer 53 years later is being studied by us like a Mozart, Bach, and the geniuses of centuries past. It will be true for Bonham hundreds of years later. Great job with your presentation, sir! Making the Kick the Genesis of your teaching really helps.

George, in my 50 years of attempting/learning Bonham your teaching has been the most thorough of any source. Be it specific technique like the triplets or just watching you play full zep shows and picking up tips. As always thanks for sharing your time and talent.

Triplets are the way Bonham drove the bus. The groove he kept was always riveting to listen to and watch. Just an original style with precision. Timeless drumming. Thanks for sharing. We all studied at John Bonham University. John Bonham University Alumni ( TM )

MAN!! The tuning of the drums sound spot on to Bonham’s recordings. At least to me it does. Fantastic video!!

Thanks 👍. Drummer 's life without Bonham is like Italia without Pizza & Spaghetti 😊..... Un saluto dall' ITALIA ✌

I will never underestimate the versatility of a Ludwig Speed king pedal again!!!

You are the real deal. Very enjoyable to watch. Thanks for sharing. Tony.

You explanations are always easy to understand and presented in a friendly manner. Thanks George.

Excellent overview and tutorial....Thank you.

Hey George! I enjoyed watching you play in high school. Just found you on You Tube, glad to see you’re still playing man. You sound better than ever!

Sweet. I love your videos man! Rock on 🤘🏼

You are always enjoyable and I always learn something. As someone who learned to drum sitting in the dark 40 years ago listening to Bonham play it's amazing to see you have such a depth of knowledge of all his drumming styles. I believe an early version of What is And What Should Never has bass triplets in it. Loved the video examples of those inspirational drummers. Thank you and God Bless you

Beautiful and thorough explanation. AND with a (not-so) Speed King!😂 brilliant. Thank you Mr, Fludas!

These videos keep me wanting to practice, thankyou!

Yeah George very nice those placements are waaaaay trickier than they seem great stuff thankyou bro

My head is about to explode. Your bass drum sound is John's bass drum's twin, and it's spooky. Nicely done sir.

Great job on this video..😊😊😊

Super cool as always George!

Very cool vid! The one triplet use that i always remember because it blew my mind some 20 years ago is the one in the Thank You version included in the BBC Sessions, during the guitar solo (which i also love!). How he jumps to that crazy train beat and then back to the original like it was nothing… damn 🤯.

Great video . thank you....kit sounds great

I'm so old I have to play these in half time. Great playing George, you are the master.

Nice playing George

That bass drum is nailing his tone! Excellent video, sir.

Here we go again!!! Mastery lesson at higher level!!!! No drummer is a reliable drummer until he is able to use Bonham Bass drum triplets in his bag of tricks!!!! Thanks for this awsome lesson. Greetings from Portugal!!!! 🥁🇵🇹💜🇵🇹

Awesome tutorial George. I'm a heel up player but trying to learn the rocking motion to finally try to get these right

Hello! Great video. I have a special place in my heart for a 3 piece drum set like in the video because a 3 piece set was my very first experience feeling a drum set. BONHAMOLOGY OR GEORGE, I enjoy all your videos, YOU ARE ALL RHYTHM'S BONHAMOLOGY,Take care!

I can't quit you baby has the best drum sound ever. Studio version. Love it!!!!

Best class about triplet. Marvellous. Peace and Love to all. God bless you all.

Happy 2023! George! What is and what should never be would do it for me.

the professor of bonhamology is in!!! hate to heap praise all the time but your playing gives me the chills man…from all the great jazz and zep stuff to the surprise mitch mitchell and bill ward stuff i just watched and heard ya do.. youre my fav drummer, hands down!!

That's incredible..I'm 62..still drumming...and all this time I thought he was hitting 3 times on the kick...so possibly another example of this is the Don Brewer drum intro to We're An American Band?.... thanks so much for this video!

Took me to school, thanks, George! The other thing that really got my attention was how musical Bonzo's playing was. When you can recognize a song by the drum part, I'm not sure how many artists can pull that off.

Brillante demostración, felicitaciones desde Argentina Bonhamlogy!!

Enjoyed that immensely

Great video george, you make it look easy. I heard some early versions of the lemon song "killing floor" in 69' where he would throw them in. There were also some parts in the studio version where he had them going for a while.

YOUR BASS DRUM SOUNDS AWESOME.

Such an enjoyable watch. I never thought I would make it through a 13 min video of someone talking about bass drum triplets but this kept me interested the entire time… I actually wish it was longer

thanks for your time ,George you make it look like the beater belongs on the head and you're just letting it up for a few seconds .good job 🤘 Hey to Terry ✌

George, I'm about to turn 64 I've been an amputee (right arm) since 25. I've always had a love of drums and felt I had a feel for it, but it was just a dream...till now. I bought a TD1-DMK kit and I'm having a blast! Your videos help me so much! I know I have limitations and I accept that, just wanted to thank you for sharing your knowledge and let you know how much it's helped me. Much appreciated!

Another excellent video,Thank You!

Another great chapter in Bonzo's bible. 👏👏👏

Thanks for teaching all of us the illusive sought-after BONZO technique 😀 foot pattern triplets!!! WE appreciate you for teaching us some of your trade secrets...And ALLLLLLL FOR FREE!!! THANKS 😊 GEORGE!!! "BROTHER DRUMMER"

Thanks for taking the time to give us a good view of your kick foot technique and of course the post of this great video. We all love Led Zeppelin and John Henry Bonham's signature style and all round approach to drumming. Thanks again. 👍🎼🇬🇧

Brilliant ⚘

Very cool man.

Thanks for another great video. I think I hear triplets during the guitar solo on dazed and confused. Also I think I hear them on Dancing Days. Both are the studio versions. Thanks

Really excellent work! I could talk Bonham all day. I have. 😐

This is a very good explanation of how John Bonham got his groove. Thanks for sharing this. Cheers! ✌️🥁

Love the bass drum technique. I used to Love that speed king pedal...

Great Insight george! The sound you are getting on that bass drum is so spot on. I always thought Achilles Last Stand with that galloping thing going on was basically a slow triplet but maybe technically it's something else but it seems to have that feel?

No problem at 85 BPM but at 95 it's a struggle. Especially with spikes and plates in your right foot. Thank you again George!

Great video, and btw, Happy National Drummers Day today!!

One of my top favorites, Custard Pie. 🥰

Great video, well done, liked, subscribed, locked and loaded.

this is the only thing i can't get right on an electric drum set. wish i had a garage or something so i can get an acoustic set lol. thanks for the insights!

CLEAN

this is one of the greatest videos on KZfaq. ( & I’m a guitar player/ lol ) If ya can master this bass drum ( full elevated foot ) your past 50 % Bonzo , In my tink’n .

George, Carmine got this from Gary Driscol. Gary Driscol was Ronnie Dio's drummer from 1965 until he left Rainbow. Their band in the 60s was called Ronnie Dio and the Profits, the most popular cover band in central NY state. Gary was an amazing drummer. What he did with is foot was mesmerizing. Every drummer in upstate NY was in awe of him. He not only did quads but did them with separated and accented notes. The prophets, then renamed the Electric Elves, opened for the Fudge in the late 60s and immediately after Carmine tried to imitate Gary. He couldn't, no one could, but he did a good job trying. To put it simply, what Gary did with his foot was otherworldly. He was like a world class athlete who could do something with his body that no other human being could do. Neurologically, his brain could get his foot and ankle to do something that was impossible to copy. Believe me I tried for a decade. He was that great and I hope that since Gary was horrifically murdered in 1985, that Carmine will eventually give him credit for the place in drummers history that Gary deserves.

Great lesson George! Love these bass drum triplets! What a great way Bonzo orchestrated these around the kit, right off the bat with GTBT, and Black Dog is another favorite the way he plays them. Love the history too that he learned from Carmine, Morello and Papa Joe. Now I want to know where they learned them from! Thanks! ✌️❤️🥁

7:43 “Black Dog”, I absolutely love JB’s playing on that.

Damn you know the shit

Nice work, that snare sound is right on the money. l should check first maybe there's some on the Rain Song, then it could be flams instead.

I love the no floor tom setup.

Just starting practicing this... my foots doing the worm lol

When I was ghost notes and triplets were all over the place

that snare drum!

On In Through The Outdoor, at 2:10- 2:11 I believe he does 1foot triplet on All My Love. It can be heard on the iso drum track. I'm loving your new content btw

He also did them in I Can’t Quit You Baby at RAH 1970

Ever feel like your just a drummer doing aerobics in the garage, and who knows if it will ever go further than you just enjoying yourself playing? Glad you guys made it work for you! It' s encouraging when some of us noise makers are feeling useless.

leonard haze told me he started recording the 1st yesterday and today album w a camco pedal but the strap broke so then he put on his speed king. the fastest single footwork w more bd notes ive ever heard on an album.

On Black Dog, I'm sure he plays three quick bass notes a few times during the outro, on top of the doubles that you've shown here: Snare, Kick-Kick-Kick, Snare, Kick. I could be entirely wrong though, but that's how I've always heard and played it.

The Speed King is truly King😊

Thanks for a great informative video.what bass drum pedal do you use please ? Thanks 👍

I got to get a speed king, I’m curious how they feel compared to modern pedals, I’m used to a Pearl elim and a Trick Dominator

My pedal became squeaking after playing these triplets all the time, just like Bonzo’s speed king. But I kinda like it😄.

Great video. I have a question. What is the thing that looks like a napkin hanging out of the bass drum?

Genius! 🤘🏻🥁

So its basically like Procaro/Purdie kind of a shuffle, reduced triplet, but played with a kick

Hey George, fantastic breakdown However, you have a dryer sheet stuck between your bass hoop and drum ..

The kashmir trips are so smooth

thanks for taking time to edit and post, serious question... you find floppy shoes better for bass drum or stiff souls, just curious

You have to find a seat that had the squeak in it whenever John bounced up and down on it. have you ever heard it?

For those who'll ask how he got that great bass drum tone, look at 1:39 to see the Moongel on his sock to figure it all out.

What is the spring tension set at on your bass pedal?

You forgot When the Levee Breaks, toward the end of the song. Now you do cover the same fill in a couple of your examples. But Its use in Levee is my favorite use of Bonham Triplets he did. It's so genius.

Cool stuff! Is that Gretch bass drum on the right a 20"?

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George, I have always thought that Bonham was heavily influenced by jazz and big band drummers... heck, playing with bare hands was a Joe Morrelo thing. Stravinsky said good composers are influenced by other composers, but great composers steel. Aside from obvious native tallent, I believe Bonham's genus was cuningly integrating jazz and big band licks into the rock form, thus creating his own idiom. Great video as always.

Hello george this is kenny if u get this message im looking at u give this john bonham example on drums in case u dont remember we worked together at the recorder of deeds.u look good george steal waiting for my lessons

Hi, what pedal tension are you using

i heard ca claim jb said he got it from him but i listened to the song he claimed he did it on and i couldnt hear it.

Do we hear these triplets often enough in new music? I don't think we do, at least not in the good times bad times way.

Are you using a speed king bass pedal?

how are these videos free ??? simply thanks, George

Bonham used a Speed King pedal which is a reverse pedal

George, i was listening to a rare Bonham interview ( I think ) and he said he played drums at school. Im assuming the school band. I was waiting for the interviewer to press him on that but he didnt. Have you heard this?

Have you checked out Akane from Band Maid? Page called her the next Bonham. Seriously. And she is all about the triplets.