"i cant focus on unpacking" I too forget how to walk when I hear C H O P S

This is the best ad ever, every single drum/cymbal company should sponsor you lmfao Love you Zack!

'Alexa, Add this video to "Bad Porno intro's" playlist'

@elikebudi

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah! Hahhahaha

@XiJinPiggie

17 күн бұрын

My literal thought when the opening happened

*Gets the Matt Gartska stack and IMMEDIATELY starts playing Physical Education wtf...*

@gordonchristophertubo3164

16 күн бұрын

Yeah that boi was something else

"Am I correct in this assessment?" "...I guess"

@Neptoid

Ай бұрын

It being lighter means it’s more responsive and lighter and quicker to play

@OogaB0oga

17 күн бұрын

@@Neptoid yeah, like a bird, flying

Bro spotting myself in the front next to your drum kit going full surprised pikachu 😭 thanks for being so fucking nice after, and you’re welcome for fixing your hats 😉

@ZackGrooves

Ай бұрын

OMG ITS YOU. YOU LEGEND

@oscarpayne4639

Ай бұрын

@@ZackGrooves looking forward to more from that gig. Had my jaw on the floor, was hilarious, and I had the best seat in the house. Can’t thank you enough dude

@maametiwaah9474

24 күн бұрын

@@ZackGrooves Hi 👋 I’m Josh

100% definitely sponsored 😂

@abstract1946

Ай бұрын

wdym?

@elcrackengaitos_bs4804

Ай бұрын

No way bro we didn't watch the vid

@karu6111

Ай бұрын

wow, good catch

@TheSalPic

Ай бұрын

1:32 yes

@liamhannrockon

Ай бұрын

Your bright 👍

Bro this intro is something else, had me rolling😂😭

I'm currently cleaning my studio while watching this, love you Zack!

@Djacob_

17 күн бұрын

Currently getting signed on by a big name record label while watching this video!

Zack I first saw your videos a year and a half ago and they really inspired me to make drums my main instrument. I was only going to be the drummer for a bit since my jazz band didn't have any drummers at time but when I saw your videos I saw how fun drums truly could be. Thank you and I hope you a great future🙏

The Mingus "yeah😩" was on point.

@monkedonke96

18 күн бұрын

when?

@sicknashty3837

13 күн бұрын

​@@monkedonke963:23

Look, #1 thing about ekit is not pissing off wife, fam and neighbor… #2 is you don’t have to add a bunch of hardware to add a cymbal or effect. #3 is you don’t get random noises making your snare wires come to life or the entire kit feeding off Sonic’s from other drums . And most listeners are not going to notice most of things drummers might bitch about , regardless of the genre of music

@Cristofre

Күн бұрын

Kind of like the difference between having an acoustic piano or a good electronic stage piano. My acoustic piano needs practically yearly service. I guess on the other hand, the physical feel of the piano, the way the hammers hit the strings and cause other strings to vibrate,etc. can't quite be replicated. Same with drums.

"Meinl u didn't see this" :D

I miss your lofi covers ❤

11:54 I was not expecting the sound with that face 🤣

Dude, welcome back! Can't wait to see what's coming next. I am honestly blown away by the drumkit... E-drums sets are becoming wild.

Love your content man! One if my favorite drummers and I’ve been a fan since 2020. You inspired me a lot!

That kit sounds fucking good. Like, you're not gonna replace your jazz acoustic kit with it, but for many people this is an amazing option. It's 3k here in Europe so I think I'm getting one as soon as I stop doing my digital nomading.

It's one thing to make it like that with all the cymbals and stuff loaded in, but it's a whole other thing when an expert can actually distinguish the specific one from which samples have been extracted. That's CRAZY!!!! As a sound engineer, this kit is a steal. I can honestly now envison building a real recording studio entirely in my apartment in Montreal city. This could like switch my life around and make me saved literally 10's of 1000's of dollars on setting up a soundproof studio and/or renting, complaints issues and negotiation, storage etc when you take all the hassle into consideration and how easy those are to record, this is what I've been waiting for for the last decade!!!!!!!!!!

I just got a job at my local guitar center, they have two of these set up for the public to play.. they sound great! Very cool to see you playing one 🤙🏼

I would go for a man that plays chops as loud as they can all the time

@elikebudi

Ай бұрын

Haha!

wait until he finds out about the new zildjian ekits

Nice review, Zack! Thanks for making it so entertaining; I like that you brought the band in addition to playing it yourself. I'm not impressed with my electronic kit for exactly the reasons you gave. It's the next step up from entry-level, but as a still-beginner drummer trying to master technique, mechanics, and dynamics around the kit, it cannot replace practicing on my acoustic set.

These sound better than any other Roland on the market. The only e-kit I’d ever consider again and I’ve had a few Roland’s over the years

yes, another for the ranks of the electron revolution. 6:11 content. I've been shedding on a DTX 502 with some aftermarket mounts for almost 10 years. I remember the older electronic drums because I still use one. Not as old as the 70's antiques but with the same dated single-zone piezo technology. I have fond memories of playing rock in kitchens and getting it to unconventional practice locations and am really impressed/oddly satisfied with jazz being played in a kitchen with full band + drumset being set up in the living room. Keep grooving.

Hope efNote sets you up with one of their kits too. Just let you take a little swim in edrums for a bit.

What happened with the neighbour though? 🤣🤣

@ZackGrooves

28 күн бұрын

neighbor lore to be continued..

Yessir was jonesin’ for a video… thanks!

You know it's a good day when zack posts a long video

Finally, zack is back!!!

the sauce carl put on physical education was crazyyyyy

That Lo-fi beat you did on the last e-kit was “😩” I wish you could do a full cover

Wow 😮 it works even for straight ahead? I'm impressed 🙌

I ever loved Alesis sound before, I love Alesis sound these days. Great KIT!

Great kit, I donated mine to my church, and its been solid for 2 years.

I've been looking into buying the Alesis Strike SE Pro... And my man uploads a video of the Strata!

So, I'm a saleman for a certain musician gear company, and just so happen to also be a drummer. Some of the features you may have missed on the kit are that every single pad is dual zone, so the bells on the cymbals play the bells of the cymbals, the edge of the snare and the center sound different, and the same is true for every Tom. The other cool feature you didn't point out is that every cymbal has choke capability, meaning you can choke your cymbals by hand, adding to some artistry in that part of your playing. Lastly, the brain of the kit has space for additional cymbals and Toms, and even a second snare, so if you want to upgrade your kit's size, you can. The brain is so complex you can micromanage and mix your triggers and sounds from there. Just truly a masterwork of engineering from Alesis in the E-kit field.

The kit sounds GREAT!

Gotta say, the kite sounds phenomenal

I lost my shit when homeboy guessed the matt gartska stack

Wow. Just goes to show. It's not about what you play, it's about how you play it. Mr. Grooves.. 🫡 we salute you. (And mingus) what a good boy!

In theory it should be more responsive and lighter and quicker to play. Unlike acoustic you don’t need a lot of power for it to give in and reverberate. But not for the upstroke where it bounces off and helps you on the way up

Please play more music with the band. You guys are awensome.

It's pronounced "Alesis"

@ezekielsandifer156

Ай бұрын

Thanks

@CamxCam.

10 күн бұрын

No, it's "Alesis"

I Got One In My Studio It Sounds Good I Really Recommend The Alesis Kit🙏🏾

@11:54 thankiu for this frame alesis

Just stumbled on your channel. Dude you’re a killer. God damn specimen over here.

I have experience with roland v drums but that was close to 20 years ago. These drums have taken what roland did to another level.

Zacktherizzler

the fill @ 12:43 is smooth, right into the sax solo nice

I love this man

11:20 in, Bass player is kill’n it…. Very nice sounding kit!!

Man I feel like he's gonna LOVE that zildjian kit

So .. I have played this at Andertons Music Co , UK where it’s set up right now for demo.. I’m normally a Roland guy but I have to say the strata prime is way above any of their previous kits. It does feel better ! The kick feels fantastic and the cymbals all respond so much more realistically than others , including Roland TD-27. The samples are crisp. A serious player in the e-drums world. And a refreshing/ exciting alternative to the Roland options. Acoustically (outside of the headphones) it’s also significantly quieter, especially the kick drum !) Currently £3000 makes it great value for money too 👍

Yoooo I played with Carl and his brother in college! Mad respect!

Sponsord or not, very inspirational. Great to observe and hear in a jazz setting. Of course, you don’t have to tell the cats when they bad but GREAT STUFF. Thanks

i need more videos of yall playing standards

FYI, the Felp on the pedal. will eat through the mesh on the Kick

I had a blast seeing your performance at Prishtina Drum Festival if you remember so keep those bootys movin

An amazing musician can make any instrument sound amazing.

I Love this Version of all Blues ❤

Hahahahaha the genius of the script for the video

bro knew the cymbal sounded familiar and played the exact matt bit just to confirm haha props

ily zack grooverino

i would never expect an ekit to replace an acoustic kit in a jazz situation... yet, the strata prime still makes a convincing substitution, especially if you have more than one kind of playing situation

welcome to the E-Kit Cult, My neighbors have called the cops on me about 4500 times and ive gotten 2 tickets but NOT ANYMORE!

Epic and intresting video

That upright is beautiful

That hihat sounds marvelous

Zach the only guy I've seen make an unplugged ekit sound good

Best sponsored Ad ever lol

bought my roland td-30 6 years ago for 3K. seems alesis is just now catching up to a 12 year old kit. Love your stuff zack wish i could play jazz lol!

try the Roland VAD706, you can tune the sounds in a lot of different ways with the TD50X, and the visual/feel of the set is extremely close to acoustic also. with electronic drums, you can put custom samples, like the amen break samples for example, super fun

every drummer on youtube be getting this kit

That's actually impressive.. usually entry level Alesi presets (Yeah bruh, I just wrote Alesis in plural) sound like shit.

I love you so much, 2 minutes in to the video and i got a big ass smile on my face. I started following you around the 50K mark i think, and i legit watch your videos to cheer up. Also im a metal drummer and i learn a lot about jazz from just watching you play.

Zack, wish you would have mentioned the amplification system you used on the kit? Looked like a couple of small studio monitors on the floor in the background. I know Alesis makes a pretty good powered speaker and am surprised they didn't send you one as well for the review. Maybe the best option for the jam would have been to use a blender powered headphone amp with Vic Firth headphones for everyone in the band. This may have been the way to go as you can really hear more of the fine details of the music and the guys may have had a better experience with the electronic kit. I have played the Alesis, it is by far their best effort, I like the cymbals. Still keeping my TD27kv. Great video however keep it up!

Nathan really thought he got away with the Mario kart lick at 11:17 😂

@mide8845

Ай бұрын

sounds like a very common bebop line to me

@IAmBlueChicken

Ай бұрын

@@mide8845 Wait what line?

@mide8845

Ай бұрын

@@IAmBlueChicken a lick you play over the ii7 chord

unique

This is like a skit for something bad and dirty 😂

I'm surprised at how well snare buzzes come through

if you were going for a corny porn intro kinda vibe at the beginning then you absolutely nailed it

To be honest, this is one of the most goofiest yet fun intros I've seen. Speaking, how do you keep the noise down with drums in Memphis anyways?

For a kitchen, the sound you got was amazing, very little boxy room sound, however the stand up bass volume was a little low, I guess because it was un-amplified, all and all a very impressive recorded mix.

I played this kit in the local Guitar center and it does feel nice. I liked the sounds for the drums and some of the crash cymbal sounds. I found however that the high hat sounds all sounded artificial. I have not tried all the kits but I tried over a dozen at the store and none of the hats sounded great. The Module is slick with the big screen and easy navigation.

You better be at PASIC this year

amzing

I hope skit Zack gets that date

I need to hear more Zach on trad jazz bro, I can tell he's got hella good language so now I'm curious.

11:51 absolutely slayed me

Goving these to zac was the Smartest thing alesis could do . They really do sound excellent

You should do a q&a sometime soon!

9:47 sounds so clean you could eat your dinner off it

by the year 2030 all drums must be electric ☝

Great review and your vids are just FUN and your playing of course is awesome!

Having an E Kit is great. The ones worth playing are expensive though. Hook that up to SD3 or something similar and very versatile, and in the end, maybe cheaper than recording your own kit.

These actually sound crazy good for an electric kit

Still rocking the $10 Walmart chair. Never change. ❤️

DADDY ZACK UPLOADED

Use it as a midi source for addictive drums