dnt
Member
Hey, whatever feels good and lends itself to better, smoother playing!...except maybe this one.
"There is no wrong way to set up a drum kit"
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oldskoolsoul
Silver Member
I am not correcting any one, i just think is plain stupidity to laugh at one of the biggest current groove masters, only because he uses an unconventional set up..
I think people like Steve Jordan and Questlove for sure will not laugh at him because of that..
IBitePrettyHard
Senior Member
I'll just leave this here...
someguy01
Platinum Member
$20 says he wont be playing like that past 40yrs....except maybe this one.
Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX
Local Boob
damn...why didn't I think of that...recumbent drumming...like a recumbent bike
someguy01
Platinum Member
Jared has some funny a$$ videos.
Steve30907
Active Member
John Stanier said he did it to minimize how often he goes to the crash cymbal for that project specifically.
roncadillac
Platinum Member
Absolutely. The beats are very hi hat and snare driven.
TK-421
Senior Member
I’d be willing to bet some serious money that he sets his kit up that way not for ergonomics—but to “stand out” and look different. Which to me is not a good enough reason to have that insane of a setup.
IBitePrettyHard
Senior Member
Bingo. I saw a video where he said he sets up his drums that way to stand out and "be original."
Being different is all well and good...but being different for the sake of being different?
...and all at the expense of good ergonomics and practicality?
Daru performed with Jack White on SNL recently. Tons of energy and vibe. But he totally missed a tom hit because of those tom angles haha. (time stamp 5:01) Still a great performance though.
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iCe
Gold Member
Haha yeah i love his vids, especially those about stereotypes ?
Back to topic; i think a setup is wrong if the player experiences physical inconveniences while playing it. Should be an ergonomic setup and that you don't have to overstretch to reach anything.
Having said that... when i started drumming i had my toms close together because a) i saw a lot of drummers do it and b) felt comfortable. Some drummers i knew spread those toms far apart because they didn't like anything close together, but that felt like over reaching to me.
cbphoto
Diamond Member
I attended Daru’s performance at 2018 Sweetwater Gearfest. He was demonstrating the “drunk” beat (I was the only guy in the room who didn’t know what that was).
Later in the day I crossed paths with Daru and asked him about the setup. I thought it was to inhibit busy, flashy playing, but no. He sets up that way “100% for looks”.
He’s a very nice guy. We attended the Keith Carlock/Gretsch event and spent the hour giggling at his massive chops unchained for the demo.
Cmdr. Ross
Platinum Member
Harry Miree has all of you beat: Lefty double pedal played right handed. Cable x-hat & ride on the right with split toms ergonomically set up all around...
rebonn
Senior Member
I've been trying to find a picture of a guy playing a drum set where he was reclined back with his feet in the air perhaps in a cage type thing. I think I saw it in an old drum magazine. Looking for it I encountered some other weird set ups.
The Yamaha Kit
The Lazy set up
Tommy Lee's Big Bass Phase.
And last, a mailbox any drummer would appreciate
The Yamaha Kit
The Lazy set up
Tommy Lee's Big Bass Phase.
And last, a mailbox any drummer would appreciate
TK-421
Senior Member
He sounds like a cool dude and he's clearly a very capable drummer. But setting his kit up like that just to stand out strikes me as wrong on so many levels. Then again, I'm not the one playing with Jack White on SNL, so what do I know?
Odd-Arne Oseberg
Platinum Member
Just go to the actual vid to see it in action.
I have generally a "normal" setup in the practice room, but unless I'm playing standard stuff there's no reason to not play around.
A drum kit used to be a snare and bass drum + whatever needed to do the gig and I think that still applies.
I see all these kids on youtube playing covers of well known pop and rock tunes on standard kits, but reality for people who play a lot of different stuff in low volume situations and that need to be mobile is often very different.
Jared was mentioned in another thread too where he went over some stick alternatives, but he didn't really give all those tools a fair sshake. There's so mych you can do and for the ight type of situation an simple kit with a big stick bag gives you a lot of options. Change the throne for a cajon and just keep going. I sometimes go through tons of stuff to find the right timbre for the room and situation.
I have generally a "normal" setup in the practice room, but unless I'm playing standard stuff there's no reason to not play around.
A drum kit used to be a snare and bass drum + whatever needed to do the gig and I think that still applies.
I see all these kids on youtube playing covers of well known pop and rock tunes on standard kits, but reality for people who play a lot of different stuff in low volume situations and that need to be mobile is often very different.
Jared was mentioned in another thread too where he went over some stick alternatives, but he didn't really give all those tools a fair sshake. There's so mych you can do and for the ight type of situation an simple kit with a big stick bag gives you a lot of options. Change the throne for a cajon and just keep going. I sometimes go through tons of stuff to find the right timbre for the room and situation.
Thanks for leaving that there. ?
Old Dog new Cans
Senior Member
Bingo. I saw a video where he said he sets up his drums that way to stand out and "be original."
Being different is all well and good...but being different for the sake of being different?
...and all at the expense of good ergonomics and practicality?
Daru performed with Jack White on SNL recently. Tons of energy and vibe. But he totally missed a tom hit because of those tom angles haha. (time stamp 5:01) Still a great performance though.
I saw that. I was wondering why the heck he would want to reach out and down so much. Just seems like too much effort. It's like he does it for the sake of looking different. It doesn't seem very applicable and playable to me.