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Actually, skip what I just said. I only like him 'cause of his fro!
Not since Sib Hashian has there been so prominent a 'fro behind a kit...
Actually, skip what I just said. I only like him 'cause of his fro!
I think it is definitely a Yamaha kit with a '60s style wrap finish. It would be a major no-no for him to play a Ludwig kit when he's under contract with Yamaha. The finish is probably a custom job--when you are a big enough drummer, Yamaha will do some custom things for you (particularly custom finishes).
Does anyone know what kind of snare he generally uses? On the Fallon Show, it is hard to make out. The Yamaha site says 3.5x14 brass, but I think the only Yamaha snare in this size is the Garibaldi one. Does he use one of the older, discontinued brass piccolo models by Yamaha (i.e., non-nouveau lugs)? I really love his snare sound.
But take a look at the bass drum spurs, claws and lugs on this photo:
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/arts/photos/2009/02/19/the-roots-cp-6279565.jpg
It' certainly looks like vintage stuff. The snare in this picture looks like a supraphonic but generally he uses the garibaldi piccolo or the old brass piccolo.
You can even see the rail mount on the bass drum on this picture:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2ox-majELpg/SbgQJhELA7I/AAAAAAAAANw/n_qAH3qNNoA/s400/the+roots+band.bmp
Ah, very nice pictures and observations. I agree: that main snare looks like a supraphonic with the standard lugs, 5x14. The auxiliary snare I can't make it--definitely brass colored, but it too looks like a 5" depth. Hmmm.
Regarding the vintage kit, I don't know. He is using the Yamaha subkick device on the bass drum. However, take a look at this Yamaha kit from the late 1960s--could it be something like this? This kit has a similar finish with the rail mount--and after looking at your photo again, I definitely think ?uestlove may be using this Yamaha birch kit from the '60s:
Interesting, may be so someone maybe can judge from the sound?
Heck, we have the Internet! We should just e-mail him via his Myspace page and ask what kit he is using. I did this with Matt Chamberlain not too long ago, after seeing him play with Tori Amos. I wrote to him via Myspace and asked about his cymbals, and he wrote back in less than a day! Perhaps ?uestlove would let us know what he's playing himself!
Get hip to it people.
?uest's youtube channel below, some cool shit on there:
http://www.youtube.com/user/qoolquest#p/a
Also, the single they put out for the delayed (again...) album How I Got Over:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Fp9vwy0T0
And live on Fallon, kicking it off with some James Brown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTsKYjy5ptM
Enjoy yourselves.
what are some of your guys favorite Roots songs and ?uestlove drum parts