Omar Hakim on Roland V-Drums

[Reg Dewitt]

He's quite enthusiastic. Maybe someone could put up a Yamaha interview for balance.

 

[jotadrums]

He is surely one of the GREATEST drummers EVER. But Roland pays well seasoned professionals, I assume...

Anyway, Roland V-drums starting even from the entry levels like the Roland TD-1DMK are a true delight. Higher end models simply makes you fall in love.

 

[Chris Whitten]

I don't think anyone is paid, except for clinic appearances, or a fee for making a video.
The deal is you get an artist discount of new gear.

 

[GretschedHive]

Obviously, Omar Hakim is a great, great, great drummer. And that was a fantastic (unpaid?) advertisement for Roland. But as far as I could tell, he never mentioned how the drums actually feel, which is what I'm maybe most interested in—they've obviously versatile, in terms of sound output. And I know mesh heads have come a long way. But I'd still like to have him talk for a minute about that bit.

 

[Bo Eder]

He's quite enthusiastic. Maybe someone could put up a Yamaha interview for balance.

Yamaha makes electronic drums?

 

[jotadrums]

[...] or a fee for making a video.

----Would this be the case?

 

[Chris Whitten]

I imagine he was paid a small fee for appearing in the video. Of course, major, major musicians have to protect their hard won reputation. So I doubt any one of that stature would rave about something they didn't use or didn't like.