PLAY DRUMS ON A CAJON! How to transform your cajon to a portable drum kit [IN 5 STEPS!]

In this video I show how I transformed my cajon to a portable drum kit!
I am a drummer. When I started to play the cajon my lower back was starting to hurt and I missed the drum feel. In 5 steps I show you how to turn your cajon to portable a drum kit!
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  • @andrewstump2558
    @andrewstump255811 ай бұрын

    Absolutely awesome! Makes the Cajon a whole new instrument for me. Can’t wait to buy all the gadgets to make my own set. Thanks for the inspiration!!

  • @schafer_yahboi9633
    @schafer_yahboi9633 Жыл бұрын

    Wow this is perfect! Exactly the set up I need!

  • @ClydePlays
    @ClydePlays10 ай бұрын

    Great video man - love the setup. Thanks for sharing.

  • @patrickboek1138
    @patrickboek1138 Жыл бұрын

    Cool, experimenting with my cajon and guitar

  • @denisejongenelis1262
    @denisejongenelis126211 ай бұрын

    Geweldig 🙌🏻

  • @Jonqen
    @Jonqen2 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff

  • @sweedmusic2166
    @sweedmusic2166 Жыл бұрын

    Respect!!!!

  • @bineeshvalsan6995
    @bineeshvalsan6995 Жыл бұрын

    Super👌👌👌👏👏

  • @musicsir1820
    @musicsir18209 ай бұрын

    I like it

  • @robbspencer
    @robbspencer2 жыл бұрын

    Cool. Sounds great. How do you mic it ? Just a an ambient room mic I suppose?

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    2 жыл бұрын

    Live and for recordings I always put a bass drum mic right in front of the hole in the back. That gives the bass some nice low frequencies. In front a directional microphone for the snare and bells. Sometimes a overhead mic for the room sounds. I like it when I have some choices while mixing.

  • @hotpoker4212
    @hotpoker4212 Жыл бұрын

    Would the base pedal,not give you a more bass tone, if it was lower down

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes it does! I play with it around all the time. Even at live shows I change the sound depending on the song.

  • @stefanrr4765
    @stefanrr47652 жыл бұрын

    No need to flip the heck stick only to play it by brushes? 🙂 Works in normal position for me as well.

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is also possible. But after a while my wrist starts to hurt so I turned it around. It feels a little more like a hihat this way for me.

  • @AntonioPortnyagin
    @AntonioPortnyagin3 ай бұрын

    Is is possible to use standart double bass pedal fo cajon?

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    3 ай бұрын

    You can try it but then you have to play with your heel instead of the front of the foot. I don´t like that personally. And don´t forget to change the beater to a soft one!

  • @Zrzeda
    @Zrzeda Жыл бұрын

    What cajon pedal is this?

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    Жыл бұрын

    De Gregorio. I tried all the pedals and this is the best. You can buy it here: www.thomann.de/nl/dg_de_gregorio_cajon_pedal.htm?partner_id=16598

  • @jamsiepooh
    @jamsiepooh2 жыл бұрын

    What do you do for toms?

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    2 жыл бұрын

    He James! Good question. I sometimes use the sides of the Cajon, but the best is hitting the front plate in the area above or around where the beater hits the wood. You can play around with the tightness of the brushes for some other sounds. Have fun exploring!

  • @matejsmetana3165

    @matejsmetana3165

    Жыл бұрын

    My dad's bandmate played cajon and he had a pair of congos. You can use those but with the cost of having the weight increased and thus having worse portability.

  • @Justwantahover
    @Justwantahover Жыл бұрын

    You are making a whole lot of sense cos you are savinga whole lot of bother and space and expense! 😂

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha thanks! As a drummer space is always a hassle. Happy you like it

  • @superblondeDotOrg
    @superblondeDotOrg2 жыл бұрын

    now only missing a Crash

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can use a small splash maybe!

  • @Justwantahover

    @Justwantahover

    Жыл бұрын

    I had a foot ride. Worked great and added sparkle to my guitar.

  • @user-cx2id7ni6g
    @user-cx2id7ni6g5 ай бұрын

    Nice work but... Cajon is a percussion not a drums and the way to play it is different. If you want to transform cajon to a drum set,then is better to play directly on a drum set...

  • @kellydodson6572

    @kellydodson6572

    5 ай бұрын

    Or…music is art and people can create and do what they want with it

  • @mrufino1

    @mrufino1

    4 ай бұрын

    That wouldn’t be transforming a cajon into a drum kit, it would be playing a drum kit.

  • @Thomasabraser

    @Thomasabraser

    3 ай бұрын

    He will be arrested by the music police soon, no worries. 😂 Thanks for the video. Please continue to do whatever you like to do.

  • @weezypeezy4366
    @weezypeezy4366 Жыл бұрын

    *HOW/WHERE CAN I GET ONE OF THOSE CAJÓN PEDALS?!?*

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    Жыл бұрын

    There is a link in the description of the video where I bought it. It still works very good to this day.

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    Жыл бұрын

    www.thomann.de/nl/dg_de_gregorio_cajon_pedal.htm?partner_id=16598

  • @willpriormusic

    @willpriormusic

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davedrumss Hi there, did you try the Millenium CP-777 cajon pedal? If so how did it compare?

  • @davedrumss

    @davedrumss

    Жыл бұрын

    @@willpriormusic I tried it once. It looks good because it has a direct connection but it doesn't feel very strong. The De Gregorio is stronger built and in my opinion will last longer. So if you can mis the extra money you should buy the De Gregorio.

  • @willpriormusic

    @willpriormusic

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate. Appreciate it.