HOW TO TUNE A DRUM: 4 WAYS TO TUNE A 6.5” X 14” METAL SNARE DRUM feat The Mapex Sledgehammer
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- Drum Tech/Drummer Kenny Sharretts goes in depth to discuss "4 Ways To Tune A 6.5" x 14" Metal Snare Drum" using the powerful Mapex Sledgehammer. Learn to create the KICK ASS SOUND YOU WANT from your 6.5" x 14" Metal Snare Drum. This video shows you how to use 2 tuning intervals (Perfect 4th, and Perfect 5th) at a super low tension, and again at a medium tension. Great for those searching for a fat to medium tuning for their 6.5" x 14" Metal Snare Drum
I melted when I heard that Medium Tension perfect 5th... 🤯🤯🤯 my sledgehammer is days away from being in my hands, I can’t wait! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Awesome. I’m glad to know the video will help sir. Thank you so much for watching 🤘🏻
That medium tension warmth and crack is out of this world. Really looking forward to checking out more of your vids. Thanks!
Trey B thank you for watching and for the kind words. . Yeah it’s a really sweet tuning.
Awesome video! The more I've gotten into my drum tones and recording, it's been a pleasure discovering your enthusiasm on the topic and you insightfulness. Keep up the great work!
That is very kind of you to say. I love what I do. Thank you for watching.
Your videos are great! Especially these snare tuning videos. Its fun finding just the "right" tuning for a particular snare drum.
I absolutely agree. Sometimes it finding just the right combination of tensions/pitches to get the sound you want. Also thank you so much for the kind words, and for watching. More to come. As always please 🎶 like, share, and subscribe. 🎶
Phenomenal sound, Kenny you are the man !
Thank you 🙏 you are too kind. 🤗
Man, thank you so much for sharing the notes of each head you are tuning to. So much more accurate than all the videos out there that say “medium tuning”. Most of us have the ability to tune to notes these days so this is SO useful. Going to be retuning many in my snare collection and loving your demos for guidance and ideas.
Thank you so much for the kind words sir, and thank you for watching. Please like, share, and hopefully subscribe if you haven't already, and know I'm about to release a ton of new tuning videos. Keep an eye out.
@@KennySharretts Done!
Always great vids my man! Love the new intro also!
Thank you. Yeah I had to try a little change up lol!
Yeah, Kenny....totally digging your Song! And yes, great information here. After all these years I picked up a 6.5 x 14 and this is info I can use!
Cheepnus lol thank you so much 😊 That’s awesome on the new snare, and I’m super glad you find the video helpful.
I recently acquired this snare drum and I'm excited to try it out I'm gonna use these tips when I got to the studio with it can't wait!
Awesome. You will love this drum. It’s a beast. Thank you for watching, and I hope these suggestions help you get the sound you are wanting. 🤘🏻
Kenny I Love your videos bro. The step by step instructions is great.
Thank you so much. I try to be clear lol!
I just... I just love you man.. Thank you for the awesome opening tune. If our paths on the road ever cross.. ( providing the Road ever re-opens) i will have to let you listen to something that will hopefully repay the tears of laughter you have so thoughtfully provided. Cheers!
Jess Vera thank you. I’m glad you see some of the humor in my delivery. 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for watching. 🙏
@@KennySharretts My complete pleasure man,. You are helping me with getting to the Meat and Potatoes of a 73' Slingerland 6.5" x 14 COB SoundKing.. ((Thank goodness I can tune by ear.. these tuning things don't seem to want to acknowledge a D#!? ..However, The tone you got out of that monster... with "DoG" tuning, is what I'm looking for. Seriously. You're a hero. Thank you for getting this great knowledge and ACTUAL FKING REAL WORLD GOODNESS in SUCH a gloriously Unpretentious and All encompassing and Humorous way.. Cheers man. Beer and Free record on me when this bullshit comes to an end. All the best man, - Jess :)
Another great video Kenny!
Thank you Clyde and thank you for watching.
Great video once again and man does that snare sound great through all those different tunings. It took me some time and a lot of trial and error on my tuning journey to come across that D# G#. My favourite now seems to be G reso D batter mmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm makes any snare drum sound badass. I love your videos and appreciate your knowledge thanks for sharing.
Thank you Mike for the kind words. Yes a perfect 4th is a great interval. Thanks for commenting as well!
Great vid Kenny. I have a small collection of metal and wood shell snare drums and like to experiment with different sounds using different head combos.
Watching your vids have helped a lot amd look forward to seeing many more.
Cheers mate 👍
Cheers thanks for watching!
This is what I need. Higher tension with a fat lower tone, with some resonance. Very musical!
Slammin man! Thanks for the vid
My pleasure. Thanks for watching. Sorry for the delayed reply.
I love that drum.
Thank you so much for the Video Kenny,....I have had my Mapex Sledgehammer for 2 years now, and was about ready to give up and trade for a BB,....but I changed the Heads, (Evans - HD Dry, and 300 Hazy),
and also changed out the Snare Wires to Pro Sound, and did your tuning recommendations,....and now I have the "BB Crack" that I was after, without the "Ring",....and this thing is blowing my bandmates away. I still am confused by the "perfect 4th / 5th".....so I am continuing to check out the tuning videos to figure that out. Thank you for saving me some $$, and lot's of frustration.... KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!....and my "Surf Drums" are rocking!...I really appreciate your teaching, teching, Humor,...and playing. Thank you! Scott
Dude that is so awesome to hear. It's a great snare drum, with tons of beef. Like you said, the BB tone w/out the BB ring. Anytime you wanna learn more about interval tuning, please note I do one on one online drum tuning sessions. They are incredibly effective at honing your tuning skills. Book at www.kennysharretts.com Thanks for the kind words, and thank you for watching.
Hey mate thanks so much for all that you do for our drum community. Can i ask if your going to do a video on intervals for bass drum tuning. I am lost when it comes to what interval to use for the bass drum for a full punchy sound, even, minor 3rd or major 3rd or 4th? Thanks again mate from Australia.
Howdy L.R. I hope you eventually saw my 2 part series on 5 different BD tunings. Check it out. I have have some new BD tuning videos coming out soon.
Sounds awesome! I didnt know evans made an evans hazy 500, i got to put that on my deep dish snare! 14x12, an old gretsch!
It will add some beef for sure.
loved it
Watched this a while back and wanted to try this out. So just put a remo black x and emperor hazy on my new Mapex persuader (hammered brass 14x6.5) and tuned it up to that d# a# combo. WOW is it fat, thanks for the tip man! Keep up the great vids
Christian Pugsley my pleasure. Thank you for the kind words, and for watching. More to come. 🙏🙏🙏
Kenny Sharretts can’t wait! 🤘🤘
Kenny. like your videos very Informative
Thanks.
Thank you so much, and thank you for watching. Please subscribe as I have a ton of new vids in the cue.
Definitely going to attempt these tunings. I've been struggling to get any decent sound from my snare. Hopefully this helps. I've cranked the poor thing all over the range and just sounds horrible everywhere without gobs of drum dots then it just sounds dead which just makes it even worse. Thank you for this video.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching. Do note I teach online drum tuning lessons that are very effective for helping you find the snare sound you have always wanted. 🤘🏻Check it out at www.kennysharretts.com/book-lessons
Awesome video! Any videos on bass drum tuning on the horizon?
Scott!!! Hope fully soon sir.
Hey Kenny. Awesome videos, I’ve learned so much from you. I’m embarrassed to say but I’ve played the drums for 20 years and have never actually tuned my drums to specific notes. That led me to realize that I don’t even know how to tune my drums to an A or D#, so then I went down this rabbit hole, long story short, what type of tuner would you recommend buying to get my drums tuned properly? Thanks!
Don’t be embarrassed. Its not something that is taught in a standardized fashion like guitar tuning. As far as tuning aids go the Drum Tune Pro app (much cheaper) or a Tune bot (way too expensive) will help, but without good methods to tune they can make you chase your tail even more. Just remember I offer online tuning lessons that help you define your tuning methods. The lessons will change the game. Thank you so much for watching, and feel free to email me at kennysharretts@gmail.com to discuss lessons.
Just picked one of these up, no snare tuning expert but I do get a lot of snare wire ring. First brass snare. Seems to be perfect with a tone ring on her and a moon gel
Awesome as these are great drums. Yeah brass has been known to have a bit more more snare howl than your average snare. 🤣🤣 Balanced wires and balanced heads go a long way in controlling that issue. After that a gel and or ring is always the perfect touch. If you want some in depth tuning guidance on your brass snare please book an online lesson or check out my step by step lesson on tuning a 6.5” x 14” Brass Snare.🙌🙌🙌
www.kennysharretts.com/video-courses
There’s a great vid for balancing your snare wires on my YT Channel. Thank you for watching, and commenting.
Oh my gosh! Even through my cheap phone speakers that sounded great! Lots of cushion for the pushin’!
Thank you Michael! 🤗 Yeah the first Tuning is a bit quieter than the others , but as a fatback snare in the mix it’s awesome. Thx for watching 🙏
Thanks!
This is a great video with very valuable info. Thank you for sharing! In the past I've only been able to get this sound by happen chance, and always wanted to know how to achieve it consistently
I have a couple of questions. Do the same tunings work for wood drums? Also- what octave are the notes you're referencing? Thanks!
Howdy Brook. Thank you so much for the kind words. The same tunings will work on wood drums, but the tones might differ a bit due to the shell material. I’m putting the finishing touches on a step by step vid for tuning 6.5” x 14” Metal snares for my website www.kennysharretts.com (with a YT highlight reel) that will include pitches (correct octaves) , Drum Dial settings, and tons of real world applications of my tuning techniques. Thank you so much for watching, and commenting.
I've had this snare for almost a year trying to find the perfect tuning. Thank you so much for the video. I'm using a Remo emperor x coated on top and ambassador on bottom. Going to try that d#, a# tuning. Do you use the tune bot to tune?
MrPortnoy247 My pleasure. Thank you for watching. I did not use a tune bot. I tune with a pitch pipe, pitch app, or piano (app or real). I recently began using a tune bot for my viewers to make sure that if they use a tune bot, they can match my settings. 🙏 Hope the tuning rocks for you.
Hi Ken great tuning vid. 👌 question: using a drum dial. If I have lug tension, for example at 80, What causes 2 lugs (opposite each other) to be higher barely on tension on them and will not reach any lower tension value? I find that to be the case on most of my snares.
Man I don't use one, but I do know there is a certain level of tension the dial needs in order to notice the drum head.
I have been in two minds between this snare and the Tama Starphonic Brass.
Yikes. That’s a hard one. I LOOOOOVE Tama snares! The Starphonic Brass is sooo tasty. That being said for the money this is a great snare drum. VERY aggressive. Thx for watching as always.
what should I use to tune this drum to the notes you are singing WITHOUT having gone to music school?
Just tuned my 6.5 supra to the lower tension A, E perfect 5th. LIFE CHANGING! thanks kenny. Any tips on tuning vintage 3 ply ludwigs with maple reinforcement rings? lower rock tuning, thanks!
DDLV That makes me happy to hear of your snare sound satisfaction! 🤘🏻 My video on the Rogers Dyna-Sonic might be of help. czcams.com/video/W3RMJL6e-68/video.html Although the Dyna 5 ply with re-enforcement rings it should give you some useful guidelines. Thx for watching. Please like, share, and subscribe. 🤗
@@KennySharretts Thanks! I actually thought I had it all set last night, have a rehearsal tomorrow and said hey let me go check on the supra before i toss it in the case. Ended up going with the medium tension perfect 5th. Sings and cracks! I checked out the video but I was referring more to toms! specially the floor. I might just have to hit you up for a Skype session because I have too many questions for the comment section!!
DDLV Awesome, and yes a Skype lesson is an awesome idea!! 🤗🤗😂 I’d love to help you dial in your sound. 👍
If you’re a metal drummer, then you should love Mapex. Their stuff is awesome. Underrated drum company imo. Their bass drums are insane also.
AGREED! I was blown away by one of their Armory kits I set up, and this Sledgehammer is a big 👊 of 🤘🏻 up your . . . Lololol!! For metal drummers this snare is the bomb!
Every time you demo a drum, I wana buy it lmao.
@@gbirdo4718 This makes me happy to hear.
Hi Kenny, Love your Videos and the theme tune is brilliant :))))
Just want to verify with you,,,, Your first medium tuning example with Batter at D#, Reso at G#,,,,,, I can hear the D# harmonic clearer if i mute the reso head,,, when not muted i think the fundamental of the batter is B-flat with a D# 1st harmonic,,,, Is that correct ?
Thanks
Michael
Michael127gerard wow thank you so much for the kind words. Man when you don’t mute one side while listening to the other you will hear a lot of harmonics. Sometimes I’ll add a moongel in the center to clarify
Ace! Have to get one!
The new Predator model is the “same” drum but with an upgraded design with better tolerances. I’ve tuned up, and played both. Get the new Predator. Same vicious sound, but with a better build. Thank you so much for watching.
@@KennySharretts definitely! Saw a great drummer on IG play one.. Instantly hooked. Normally my preference would be Pearl free floater
Love my 6.5x14 ludwig BB
as I love mine my brother. They are awesome snares.
If I’m using a Tune-Bot, what would the lug frequencies be on the Medium Tension perfect 5th variation? (D#, A#)
Hi! When you tune it to D# (batter) and G# (resonant), is that a G#4 and D#4, or G#3 and D#3? And is it near the lugs or the center you want those pitches?
Most Likely it's G#3 to D#4. TB and other apps can be finicky with snares.Thank you so much for watching.
A on top, e on bottom sounds excellent
Thank you sir. On this drum it does indeed. Thx as always for watching.
Can you also tune a Emperor Coated down to a A on a 14x6,5 Steel snare?
Hola! Cual me recomendarias mapex sledgehammer vs dw collectors brass .. all 14x6,5
Soooo, how do I actually tune it to those notes? That middle or last option sounds great! I have the same snare and am just using the original Remo Ambassador heads that it came with on top and bottom ... But no matter what I try I can NOT get rid of the buzz in my snare. I've tried everything. Maybe there's a good tuning app to actually be able to set the tuning to those exact notes? Any help/advice from anyone would be awesome!
I have a few videos discussing how to tune to notes. I'm about to release another. Also I have a video discussing how to install, balance, and level snare wires. The method will greatly help with unwanted snare buzz, as will some of my snare tuning videos. If you need some direct help on these topics, I do online tuning lessons via Skype, etc. Please email me at kennysharretts@gmail.com to find out more details.
YOU COULD HAVE A BUMPER CAR BUMPIN'
LOLOL!!! TOTES!!!
This sounds so good ! Ive ordered a Persuader snare !Should i use a heavyweight or the heavyweight dry ? What do you think ?
I absolutely love what the dry ring/vents adds to the pop of all Evans heads so I would probably do the HW Dry. Either way thank you for the kind words, and for watching. I just did an online lesson with a cat on the Sledgehammer model and he was stoooooked. If you want some guidance sculpting a killer tone of your own please book a 1 on 1 Drum Tuning Lesson with me at www.kennysharretts.com
i gonna try it !!Thanks man !!@@KennySharretts
Great video! You think a 6.5x14 is more versatile than a 6x14?, both being wood snares
Thank you, and each has its own character. 6” would probably be a bit more “versatile” in the sense that it can kinda mimick both a 5.5 and a 6.5.
Hi Kenny, can you make a video for small snare drums? like 12x5!!! regards
emmanuel martin hernandez while its not a full breakdown, I do cover a tuning setup for a 12” snare in this video czcams.com/video/Rfd0a8ya1OI/video.html “Discount Drum kit Transformation”
Thanks for your insightful and inspirational videos, Kenny. I have one question regarding this video. If I tune my Black Beauty to your Low A/E Perfect 5th tuning with batter A3 (220hz) and reso E4 (329hz) (lug pitches with tune-bot) I get a D# fundamental tone. This sounds lower than your result. How did you measure the notes of the heads when determining A and E? Thanks a lot!
Howdy Jan ,
In my early vids I just used a piano so octave choice is alas relative to your tastes. If you like the A3 use that. If you like the A4? Use that. I tried to keep it open. My main question is what head are you using? The Evans Heavyweight on this drum tends to pitch lower at higher tensions.
My second question though is how do you like the P5th tuning you mentioned? Thank you so much for watching, for using the methods I discuss, and commenting. Please also note as i’m telling all my viewers Super Thanks is now available on my vids to help support my channel. 🙏
@@KennySharretts Hi, I have original Ludwig Weather Master heads, Heavy as batter and Clear as reso. I like the P5 tuning I mentioned, although a bit low. What puzzles me is that the resulting fundamental tone (in my case) seems quite a bit lower than yours in the video. What would you say is the fundamental tone in your case for the low P5? Thanks again! I used the super thanks, not super big but hope it helps!
@@JanPeeters Thank you so much. If half my fans did the same I’d be truly blessed. 🙏🙏🙏Alas I didn’t take a tone at the time, and the snare belonged to the studio. A little swap. Rebuild the snare. Shoot a vid 🤣🤗 I always tune to pitch at the lugs. Always with the opposite head muted.
@@KennySharretts Great Kenny, Thanks, for the additional info. Have a great day!
Great vid Kenny. Is the snare tuned A2 or A3 pitch in the first two demos? Thanks man 🍁
Cory Apolcer I’m not sure but I would aim for A2 and start from there. Thx for watching.
@@KennySharretts A2??? That's only 110 Hz.
@@charlesswicegood3759 yeah it’s a super thick head so it was a low tone that matched my floor that was at an A2 , but when I repeated it with a tune bot it was an A3. I didn’t use a tune bot on this video. In fact it was this video that encouraged me to grab a bot so I always had the right octave settings for viewers. 🤘🏻I have goid ears, so I was thinking it was one way, but it was a higher octave.
@@KennySharretts Hey thanks bro, i really appreciate the reply. I purchased your course on your website, and FINALLY I can tune my toms like a pro! I'm still struggling with my 6.5 BB snare. Driving me crazy! And it WAS the most important video ever...
That 5th was ripping!
Agreed!
I picked one of these up because if your video. I definitely need to put on my evans 500 on the bottom of this thing. Bottom head stock is a little too buzzy. I can't seem to control the ring on mine. It rings so hard it buzzes my wires.
Crixus The Gaul I’m a 300 guy most the time, but if you like metal tones, the 500 kills it on this drum.
@@KennySharretts surprisingly 500s are tough to get right now! Their out of stock most places.
Wish we could test buy drum heads, does that heavyweight head help? Pdp concept steel snare, tried evans 1 ply, remo ambassador, all either uncontrollable ring, or when dampened sounds like cardboard box
That is something I do understand. I actually just did an online tuning lesson yesterday with a cat who had a similar issue with his Brass snare. Most of the issues were fixed with proper tuning, and balancing his snare wires. Then the ring became something that enhanced the sound of the drum. Adding a gel didn’t make it sound like a cardboard box, but instead focused his snare sound to a fat fist punch of a snare sound. In this vid i’m using a single ply with a dot, and only a 3/4 moon gel. No uncontrollable ring, and it definitely doesn’t sound like a cardboard box 🤗🤗🤣🤣 If you need help on the matter please stream this step by step lesson OR simply book an online lesson via my website
www.kennysharretts.com and we’ll get your steel snare rocking. Thank you so much for watching, and commenting.
Kenny, do you ever use a piccolo snare? How do you feel about them?
I don’t have one personally, but I do love a good piccolo snare sound. They are very to the point snare drums.
One of my biggest pet peeves when watching drum tuning videos is when the host says " crank your head to medium tight". In my head i'm like "so how would I know when i have medium tightness?" The instructions are quite subjective.
I strongly believe that drummers should use notes as basis to standardize their reviews/ setups such as this video. I mean sure, we can always customize the sound we want; no issues. But when we're educating, i think it's important to teach drummers how to achieve certain ranges and allow them to remember how to get there any time they change heads or whenever they feel like exploring other ranges.
Why yes. It’s a very subjective video.After all I teach my methods via online lessons to drummers around the world. Every single one happy as hell about their updated drum sound. I also offer streamable step by step lessons at www.kennysharretts.com as well as a bevy of free note oriented tutorials ALL OVER my YT channel. Like tons. I mean like TONS! I also strongly believe in the methods I’ve been using to tune drums as a pro tech for over 22 years for artists such as Rihanna, Janet, & The Dead. So even though I’ve given away TONS of pro level guidance for free on my YT channel you are correct. I didn’t give you everything for free. 😢😢😢So sorry. 😢😢Just stop by one of about 20 plus drum tuning vids on my channel where I give pitches AND Drum Dial settings for the tunings in the vid, and hopefully your extremely judgmental, and condescending opinion will be challenged to failure. It brings to mind a phrase I learned from UT football coach Mack Brown. Better to be thought a fool for saying nothing rather than opening your mouth, and removing all doubt. Thank you for watching. Not for commenting. But definitely for watching. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🙏🙏🙏
@@KennySharretts oh, don't get me wrong. I loved the video! The fact that you told us the note intervals was the very answer i believe every drummer should know, especially when they ask other youtubers "how do you tune your snare?".
Sorry if the inital comment came off weird. But yes, i do watch your videos. Loved the ones about tuning drums in 4ths!
Duuuude had you led with that I would have not felt attacked, but instead would’ve been all “meeee toooo”! 🤣🤣 I firmly believe in using notes as a reference so you can always tune right up to the snare sound you had before. Every time. 🤗🤗 moreover that’s why I started adding the notes to my vids. To help drummers sound better, and hopefully they book a lesson or stream a video to learn more. Forgive my spindly reply, but some folks have been real loose with their comments lately. Then I wouldn’t have opened my mouth to possibly be the fool. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🙏🙏
hahaha! Im so sorry! I guess my frustration as a drummer watching tuning tutorials is I don't get a standard reference of "how to get to a medium tension". After watching yours and Nolly Getgood's videos, i've learned how to adjust my drums to the music im playing. In fact, i made it sort of a thing to comment the note i'm hearing when i listen to snare reviews, just so other drummers have a standard reference to what they're listening to.
Hi, what octaves are you tuning the drums to? The notes help but what hz is each one?
Low and High LOL. Alas I don't use a Tunebot in general for tuning so at the time I had none handy. Strobe tuners are great for this, but I roll with the concept of tension/pitch being relative. If its a loose tension and giving me a C for example, I call it a low C (although usually thats a C2 or C3) if it's tight I call it high which is usually a C4. I've added TB and DD settings to a lot of my recent vids to help drummers such as yourself who want to know. I don't tune with these tools, but I will document the settings for my viewers. Thx for watching.
I want that sound but I don’t understand the notes tunes to.. I have a drumdial but that doesn’t do notes lol
intro music slaps hard
Napalm93 yoooo thank you so much. That’s a song called “Constant Companion” from my band So Called Underground. Thx for commenting, and for watching. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
What did you use to check the note the heads are at ? Going to try this on my SLP black brass
I used a Round Pitch Pipe Often used for tuning timpani. Sometimes I use a piano. Any tone app will do. Thank you for watching.
BTW these will kill it on your SLP Black Brass.
Thanks Kenny , love the video btw 🤘🏻
Would these tunings also work for a Pork Pie B.O.B Big Black Brass Snare 6.5x14?
Yes you can apply these tunings to any drum. Hopefully they will guide you to the sound you want. Thank you for watching.
What app/thing do you use to get the correct tone reference?
Martin Vegh usually a pitch pipe, or a piano on my computer. I’ve used pitch apps before to get tones. I actually need to download one. Recommendations?
@@KennySharretts Thanks for the quick respond!
Im using the app called "Pitch Perfect", its a neat app and it has all the features you'll need for tuning. I downloaded it after hearing Nolly GetGood using it for tuning.
It has 2 good features...the normal setting when you press lets say a D# and you get the tone for how long you press the button, but you can also go into the page called "Notes" and make them sing longer instead of pressing the button all the time. Try it out and tell me what you think!
Hello man, i have this heads combo on a Tama SLP 14x8 and can't get a nice sound out of it
Did you try these setups? If the heavyweight/500 combo doesn't give you what you need, you can try an HD Dry/300 combo.
@@KennySharretts Thanks so much for your prompt response and your amazing videos. First i'm 41 and have never tune a drum to a note i'm sorry any advices to start doing it? i know there's a few "tools" to do it right? Second i think the main issue is the snare side 500 it's too thick dark and very poor in sustain. I had a Emperor X, ambassador hazy combo before and was much better, i willl try changing the 500 for the 300 i think it willl help a lot. I have the HD dry/ 300 on a ddrum Vinnie Paul (The one with the dragons) and it's ok. I'd like to get that crisp but fool bodied sound Matt Sorum had on GnR era with that Yamaha Rock Tour Custom 14x8. Kind Regards
Hey Kenny, I love your videos!
On the medium tuning of the D#/A#, would that be D4# (311Hz) A4# (436Hz)?
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the kind words, and for watching. Either that or a D#3 and a A#4. The reso is a 4 for sure. Super tight. I never used any apps or tune bots until recently to map settings for my viewers. LOL! But I have found on snares you can get both readings depending on how you use the TB. I'd have to watch the video when I can to remind myself of the details, as the Evans Heavyweight is so thick that it has it's own "Tone map" comparatively to other heads. Same with the 500 as a bottom head. Thicker so it's got it's own profile. If I had this drum I'd tune it up, and tell ya. LOL! But this belongs to a friend who is now back in Columbia.
Last tuning perfect fifth: A#(4) for the reso Head ? Thats are 466 HZ. This i cant do with a reso with 200 or 300 mil. Thats only possible with an 500 emperor reso, isnt it ?
seelanne funny you should mention that as it’s a Evans 500 on the reso lol. Nice work 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤗
Hey i still dont understand how you tune these with the tunebot
To paraphrase Aragorn “One does not simply tune with a tune bot. One must meticulously craft the tuning to perfection then present the tuning to the tune-bot Gods. Lest you feel it’s wrath via confusing readings. “ 🤣🤣🤣 Truly I only use it to check my work for my videos. That way i’m giving my viewers a legit setting. I recommend streaming one of my step by step vids to understand the method I use. After that checking your work with a TB is easy. Thank you for watching.
Do u tune with one side muffled?
yes indeed I do. Helps isolate tones. Thx for watching.
@@KennySharretts thanks for the quick answer, I'm gonna try the last tuning on this video on my sledgehammer 👍
I don’t understand the notes. Which octave are we talkin about? For the middle tension both 3 G# (207 on TuneBot) and 4 G# (415 on TuneBot) on the reso doesn’t seem to make sense. One is too low the other too high? And 4 A#? Reso is probably gonna explode
Howdy Dennis. When I shot this video alas I didn’t have a tunebot or drum dial. However I did have a piano. I was also surprised during this shoot at the range of this particular drum. I mean I’ve been a pro tech for 24 years. Stevie, Rihanna, Janet, the Dead, and it’s rare to find a drum with this broad of a range. So when the Reso gave me what sounded like the G’s in octaves I was impressed. As far as the A# man I was REALLY surprised as it was tight, but still had a bit of tone. I’m with you. An A# is “usually” way too high for a Reso head. Just for the record your comments seem angry, and accusatory towards a drum tech who has shared TONS of pro level knowledge on his channel for free. For FREE! And then you get pissy? Boooooo! I have no reason to lie, and I do have a bit of experience with tuning drums. So let me clarify. I’m not just some rando dude teaching you how to tune drums from his bedroom or a friends garage studio. I am a tech for Dead & Co ( aka The Grateful Dead) teaching you how to tune drums from his bedroom or a friends garage studio. 😂😂😂 Either way thank you for watching.
@@KennySharretts not angry at all! Just curious ;-) Maybe I should have used one or two emoji’s 😅
Wow! That’s definitely an impressive timing range then. There is no chance I’ll get that high with my snare
@@DennisBergDrums well then please forgive my booooo. 😂😂 peeps have been pretty aggressive in their comments lately so i’m just a bit sensitive 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️😂😂😂 I hope my answer was still kind, helpful, and humorous. Hence the garage studio joke. Yeah this drum was a bit of an anomaly, but that’s it’s good as is goes to show not all drums tune the same way. Also I could have been wrong in my assessment of the pitches as metal snare drums are notorious for singing out tones that are note the pitch of the head you are striking. Again please forgive my confusion. I try to be kind, give tons of great info to help all drummers. Thank you so much for watching.
@@KennySharretts no worries ;-) I like your videos. There is always something to learn!
What is a snare cart?
I may have trying to say snare card. 🤣🤣🤣IE: a set of tunings at different tensions that you like or know work on this drum. Just a note card per se. So you write/type them down and hopefully they help you when you are using your snare.
@@KennySharretts that’s cool. I’ve been taking plenty of notes :)
You know your snare sounds good when you turn into Rick Flair
Bahahaha I was going for more of a Randy Savage, but I’ll take it. 🤣🤣🤣
Dude this comment still cracks me up every time I see it.
02:48 Rather an A
That’s my snare 😆
Thanks mate! What would make this even more cool would be, if you would actually not cut away and do the tuning work, you are telling us about, off camera, but instead actually let us see you tune the drum, and how you do it, in real time, not cutting those very important steps out.
I thought that’s what I’d actually be seeing, but unfortunately, you edited all of that out, and just told us about it.
Why not recut this with an “in depth” view of your process, showing all, even all the warts and realism and time that it takes to actually tune the drum, instead of a bunch of tight editing, but showing really nothing at all.
Sorry, but unless I can see the process of doing what you tell us about, it’s just that, being told about something, but not really have been shown how you go about getting it done. Cheers.
Thank you so much for watching, and commenting. Sorry if this video was disappointing. For those who have some fundamental tuning skills this video has apparently been quite helpful. For those who have taken a drum tuning lesson with me, this video is a great way to have benchmarks to practice their newly acquired tuning skills. What you may have missed was that when I’m not on tour I teach drum, and drum tuning lessons. If you want to know more about how to tune this drum please book a lesson. Because the reality is my method removes most warts from the tuning process. Or check out my website where I have a video on how to re-head, and tune an 8 lug snare step by step, or my vid that shows you step-by-step how to rebalance your 10 lug snare after a gig. Either are only $9.99 so for less than the price of plate of fish n chips you get an in depth lesson from a pro drum tech who works for artists like Stevie Wonder, Rihanna, and Dead & Co. Now that’s one hell of a deal. OR you could check out one of over 100 videos on this channel where I give FREE lessons on how to tune up drums. May not be as in depth as you wish, but there’s a heck of a lot of free tips/lessons on my channel that will help you get better at tuning your own drums. Certainly more than enough for you to have thought twice before being sending some smack talk to me on Christmas Eve simply because my free video with TONS of free tips wasn’t up to your snuff for a free video. I hope your Christmas was lovely, and insult free. Have a happy new year, and again thanks for watching.
@@KennySharretts ok, tanks.