Dream on, chicken: he's marrying my daughter. Couldn't help noticing that Yolanda kept smiling at him though - not that I blame her!
David's kit was my favorite sounding (and David my favorite looking ) of the bunch, but then, his kit was definitely the 'middle ground' kit. I love it. All very impressive. What were the snares?
Ooooh, I must bury that one straight away. Unlike all our "Honest Capture" videos, this one did require mild EQ & other manipulation, but only enough to give a fair impression of the sound in the room. Recording was old school live, with everything firing into everything else. In particular, we had to dial the big walnut kit back a fair bit & take bottom end out, otherwise it was overwhelming.I enjoyed that very much!
It's amazing how good recordings can sound with no EQ and open bass drums.
Yes, George naturally as a big groove aspect to his playing, but all three players were delivering in a defined style for this shoot.that was really cool, I was really digging the drums in the middle, man what a groove!
Well, not this one, but maybe another The kit is much much fatter than appears in this video (read previous comment). I'll be putting up the honest capture of this kit in the drums section, hopefully later today Check it out.I honestly don't know if I've heard a phatter kit than the walnut in my life!
She will be mine.....oh yes.......she will be mine.
That's a 13" x 5.75" In-Tense series segmented English ash & Ovangkol with 'S' hoops.Yesss! The far left (David?) kit sounded killer! I especially love that snare!!! What is it btw?
All exactly as planned Bo. Dave (McKeague) was asked to keep it tense with plenty of displacement as a complete contrast to George (Cook) on the big walnut kit. The players, Tuning, playing interpretation/approach & kits were chosen specifically to show a multi faceted jam. I love the way Dave takes some of his stuff here precariously close to falling off a cliff! That's tension baby I'm putting up the Honest Capture video of Dave playing the Origin kit in bop tuning soon. You'll see the fluid yet slightly edgy side of his playing in that video.Awesome Andy! I really liked the groove of the second guy, I did like his sound too. The third kit sounded the most generic. The first player made me nervous
That bass player really lays it down, man.
I'll be putting up the honest capture of this kit in the drums section, hopefully later today Check it out.
All exactly as planned Bo. Dave (McKeague) was asked to keep it tense with plenty of displacement as a complete contrast to George (Cook) on the big walnut kit. The players, Tuning, playing interpretation/approach & kits were chosen specifically to show a multi faceted jam. I love the way Dave takes some of his stuff here precariously close to falling off a cliff! That's tension baby I'm putting up the Honest Capture video of Dave playing the Origin kit in bop tuning soon. You'll see the fluid yet slightly edgy side of his playing in that video.
Such a mix is possible Jim, but there's different ways of achieving the near identical results by augmentation of the same wood species.Great video !
It is amazing how one company, Guru, can make such different sounding drum sets. I wonder what would happen if some of the big drum manufacturers made a video comparing their different lines of drums. Could sound ugly.
I think I would have to mix and match different types of Guru drums to make my perfect setup. Like an English ash bass drum with beech & ovangkol toms. Is that allowed?
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What doesn't come across in the video, is the huge presence of the walnut kit. You get a better idea of it in the individual video (separate thread). We "hear" with our bodies just as we hear with our ears, especially low frequencies (anyone who uses tactile monitoring will testify to that). When you're in the presence of that kit, the sheer power of it is close to overwhelming. There's a 26" DW collectors bass drum in the same studio, & the 24" walnut eats it for breakfast. In fact, even the 20" ash bass drum kicks it into the long grass in terms of tone & delivery.Well, Liam likes the ash best, but of course he lost his heart to it in Manchester. He still talks about it. I shall buy him one when I win the lottery.
I'd pick the beech/ovangkol for myself because it's so beautifully melodic.
The walnut knocked me sideways. I don't understand exactly why. All I know is that when I heard the honest capture video, it made me exclaim out loud with sheer delight.
Dave already owns an Origin series ash kit, so he won't have eyes on the latest beech version for some time (although he does love it).Or was he asked to keep it tense because many players play tense, and what better way to show off a great Guru kit than it being played the way it's future owner will be playing it?
Just kidding
Thanks Larry. From someone with your ears, that's praise indeed Check out the Origin video in the drums section of the forum. We've tuned it two ways, & in a way I think you'll likeOutstanding clips and drum sounds!
Each player was asked to take a specific approach to the grooves. Dave McKeague was asked to take a fairly displaced semi jazz vibe, George big ass grooves, & David a fusion approach.
Ha, no it wasn't, but I just noticed I used the Ride quite a lot....
I find George's grooves infectious. I love his big linear style, & the ultra low tuning suits him perfectly. Dial in Yolanda walking those low notes, & I'm in "growl" heavenAh, that makes sense in context. Not normally a big drum n bass fan but I've come back to this a couple of times. A bit suckered in by the contrast of styles at that standard and when Yolanda's hits those big deep notes.
Thanks my friend We produced this as an entertainment video as a contrast to our usual fairly "studious" honest capture videos.Great video
Well done to all involved. Absolutely fascinating to watch throughout.
A real treat. Some great playing on show.
Thank you In hindsight, the walnut kit is a touch low, simply because it doesn't translate on "lesser" playback gear. It's talents are more apparent in this recording though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQQwo_bv_N4First heard this though the little desktop speakers in my office. Just got to hear it though the monitors in my project room. OMG, that walnut kit has a kick drum that sounds like what an 808 wants to when it grows up. As a smaller kit fusion oriented guy, I liked the ash kit and David's playing the best. But I wonder what it would have sounded like with coated heads and tuned down just a little. I also really liked the groove on the few linear fills George did.