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Every serious drummer NEEDS to spend time behind a kick snare hat setup. Plus or minus the ride/crash. Those are the core features of the drum kit you'll always have to depend on, having a solid foundation on the drum kit as well as being forced think more creatively is such a huge benefit for a drummer

As the eternal beginner I really like this approach.

Back in my college band I played a setup just like this, plus a floor tom and a crash. The stripped-down kit definitely helped me find my groove and my sound more efficiently than a standard 5-piece or so. I'm now up to a 6-piece kit permanently set up in my studio (with a whole bunch of cymbals) but I always have a blast playing something simple like this. Addition by subtraction!

@HighlanderNorth1

2 жыл бұрын

❗😳❗ What? A 6-piece kit? That's awfully excessive, don't you think!? Let me guess, you also have more than ONE cymbal! Look, I can help you with the following advice; you must seek inspiration and knowledge from the purveyors of the ultimate minimalistic percussion movement, ie. the "alternative" rock drummers of the early to mid 90s! They launched a revolution against the "extravagant" drummers of the 80s. By 1993, almost no "alternative" drummers had so much as a single mounted tom, let alone 2-3 of them! They certainly didn't use any of the optional "bourgeois" percussion add-ons like rototoms or octobans! No way man! In solidarity with our Bolshevik comrades from the early 1900s, who ate only bland potatoes and moldy bread, we too must embrace extreme minimalism and blandness! 😁

@edwardssistershands

7 ай бұрын

"just like this" but... different. This is why people make the dumb drummer memes.

I dropped the floor tom, mounted tom and a 2nd snare at a July 7, 2024, gig. I liked it!

Less is more, it encourages imagination and resourcefulness , plus it's not about quantity but quality. I keep noticing one can make a bigger impact sticking to simplicity in general .

@JeffPenaify

4 ай бұрын

thats so true for me, the more options i get is just more distractions from me holding a groove 😂

I love this whole philosophy you just demonstrated, love it!

@demonicsweaters

19 күн бұрын

Thank you!

The demo was a great proof that the minimal kit is better than viable. 🎉🎉

Thank you, this was a great lesson. I'm still a beginner drummer and I was overwhelmed with all the possibilities, but by downsizing the kit in this way, I can start to focus on my playing and get creative. 🙂

@demonicsweaters

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

love when people play on the rim of the bass drum.

@demonicsweaters

2 жыл бұрын

it does sound cool

Thats basically the Kit I use to play in the Band of our Church. I never saw a music School from the inside and learned most of the stuff I do today by myself. It isnt much, but enough to keep the People entertained. Thx for this Video.

Amazing demos here. After watching this i think playing on a kit like this could actually make someone a better drummer because there has to be a lot of intent behind most everything you do (or don't do) and you can't just be lazy and hit random toms or crashes. It would probably also make mistakes harder to cover for so again, more focus and intent.

@demonicsweaters

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I agree, everything has to be more carefully thought about to keep it interesting, which in turn makes all the drum parts more interesting.

@papacos4745

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree 💯 I've been playing on a 3 Piece without the rack Tom & never looked back. Simple setup for me & makes me stay in the pocket

I adapted a similar approach because of space constraints. I even, although almost sadly and unwillingly lol, opted to use a cajon as my bass and throne, both to minimize floor space requirement and noise. It's all just being about creative, especially when translating songs that normally would need toms.

@johntarleton6330

5 ай бұрын

I did the same thing with the cajon. Love my setup

This is a very inspiring and great lesson. Thank you for this.

@demonicsweaters

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it, thank you!

Great ideas!

Cool approach to drumming. I’ve streamlined my kit for space reasons. I’m using a five piece with just a hi hat and china cymbal.

This is basically the kid who drummed on the desk was doing

THIS IS THE KIND OF DRUMMER I'M LOOKING FOR!

Real neat ideas here, man!

This was really inspiring. Thanks for sharing these tips. And great playing, I enjoyed it! You have a really good sense of adding or removing the right amount of ingredients the song needs in each moment.

@demonicsweaters

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Really helpful, thanks!

Love it! One more easy option - turn off the snare for Tom style fills

@demonicsweaters

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

Pretty Dang Good, definitely like a minimalist setup myself, Nice Share!

Great video!!

Great video man! I am moving from Washington DC to Queens New York this September, I would love to link up and catch one of your shows. Keep on Groovin!

thank you! This is what I have been looking for.

@demonicsweaters

7 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it

Much appreciated. Gracias!!

@demonicsweaters

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is a great lesson on what drumming is at it's core, I'll be mixing this method with Johnathan Moffats lesson of "lead the beat with your foot", gotta love a good bass beat!

@demonicsweaters

Жыл бұрын

thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

This was so helpful!

@demonicsweaters

Жыл бұрын

thank you! glad to help!

nice video!

Mans is hittin' us with the Nate Smith!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "This is only a fraction of my power!" "You haven't even _seen_ my final form!" "I left the rest of my set at home." "I couldn't find the rest of my set tbh. 🤷🏾‍♂️" But forreal, this is an awesome video

@demonicsweaters

18 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I actually like to take the kick, snare and hi hat set up and get 15" hi hats so that they are somewhat both hi hat and a crash and then add a second kick pedal for the fills. Such an efficient and fun set up. Also makes setting up for gigs soooo much easier

I used to play a fully setup drumkit and now i reduced it to hihat, snare, bass drum, floor tom and crash/ride...i feel happy looks sophysticated and it made me realize about less is more and how to be more creative

Great video man

@demonicsweaters

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

There are two reasons why I like and chose the two piece kit. One, it works for my live boom bap hip hop drumming style. Two, it doesn’t hog up my minimal practice space which is less than 100 square feet. Thanks for the inspirational video. Keep rocking. Also, your song is epically dope!!!

@demonicsweaters

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@BrothaSubjek

10 ай бұрын

You are straight killing it on the minimal kit. I got a lot out of this video. Thank you

@demonicsweaters

10 ай бұрын

@@BrothaSubjek Thank you!

Really cool video!

@demonicsweaters

Жыл бұрын

thank you!

respect!

I think this is great, I hope to do this min imalist kit thing just like this and record myself just to know if what I play grooves or not and analise my playing!

@demonicsweaters

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@bhaveshsolanki6485

2 жыл бұрын

@@demonicsweaters not as cool as you really enjoy your video's they help a lot man, I got to grips with musescore initially because of your first vid on it!!!

@demonicsweaters

2 жыл бұрын

@@bhaveshsolanki6485 Glad to hear that! Thank you!

Loving this.... I'm buying a wood burning stove to burn all my toms...

@demonicsweaters

Жыл бұрын

lol, maybe just put them somewhere haha

i only have a snare a ride and tom so very simple but works enough for me

Great insight - what can you take out or replace! Great share!

@demonicsweaters

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Just got a 4 piece...I feel like I should work my way up to a two piece hahaha

The idea taking things away to have something later to add back in never occurred to me. Really helpful than you!

@demonicsweaters

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

8:10 Alright 👏👏👏🥁👉👍🇧🇷

Well .... this made me realize I have a weak right foot that i need to work on.

I make sample based music i found this cause i want a real set sample. Kick snare an hat some cheap percs. An you could do a lot with a sampler or computer

Would a 2 piece kit be good for beginners or is it better to start with toms included?

@demonicsweaters

Жыл бұрын

Honestly a 2 piece is perfect for learning. Less distractions for learning the groove.

Are those sabian monarchs? You have good taste in cymbals.

@demonicsweaters

11 ай бұрын

They are! Definitely interesting sounding cymbals. Though I sold them already. I’m going for a brighter sound these days.

@bobsondugnutt7526

11 ай бұрын

@@demonicsweaters Cool. From what I've seen it looks like you go for value. What do you think of the Istanbul Xist series and Dream Energy?

@demonicsweaters

11 ай бұрын

@@bobsondugnutt7526 I've never tried any Istanbuls, but the Xist sound great from what I've heard. I had one dream cymbal in the past and it sounded pretty good, though I wouldn't say great.

You can do all song without drums either 🤣

Less is more.

Also, that was some sexually appealing triple bass action. Keep up the good work! That was amazing! I hope I wasn't too out of pocket with that one. Yes? No? Anything, guys? 🤷🏾‍♂️ Ok, I'll take my seat. 🪑

@UncertifiedAttorney

15 күн бұрын

😂😂