Mapex Armory 'Producer Session' with Charlie Kenny
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- čas přidán 2. 03. 2014
- Mapex 'Producer Sessions' are self-produced videos undertaken by friends of Mapex to show the variety of ways Mapex drums are put to use.
In this session, Charlie Kenny works with the Mapex Armory series in Transparent Walnut, 22x18, 10x7, 12x8, 14x12, 16x14 with Tomohawk Snare. - Hudba
I've watched this video probably 50 times. I love the drums, the cymbals, and the music.
+TheDrummer1322 Exactly how I feel as well, this video encompasses how drums should sound with or without music to me
Mr Sean Kenny and Mr Charly Kenny....they know what they are doing.....very nice recorded and processed sound, very nice playing as well....world class sound/drummer.
Take them out of the box, tune them up and start playing. Those were stock Mapex drumheads. This is THE best drumset for the money. From beginner to pro. I used to think Mapex was garbage back in the day until I sat down and played a set. I ended up buying it after having 1 set of Gretsch and 2 sets of Pearl. Mapex make exceptional drums for an unbelievable price.
I know we are supposed to be listening to the drums and they do sound incredible (loving the new bearing edge tech) but those hi-hats are perfection.
Totally agree paiste are the absolute BOMB!
Guido Heidmann the hi hats are but I think his ride is signature dark energy
15" Medium
What kind of paiste are they?
rex slashrex Formula 602 Modern Essentials
That my friends is what A drum set is supposed to sound like. And that snare was tight. Love it. THe drummer played them perfectly.
Thanks Charlie! Keep your videos coming
Love from Greece!!!!!
I love that natural, warm, wooden finish on the drums! And the sound, too, obviously.
I'm floored.. this kit sounds killer!
Great sound and brilliant, groovy playing. This is a how a kit demo should be. Mapex seem to be setting the standard in mid-range kits.
Mapex knew what they did, the producer knew what he did, this drummer knew what he did. It makes a great kit greatly recorded and greatly played and sound fantstic ! Loved the tunning info in the end, as it sounded great it's always good to get this tip !
great drum sound, love that kick, really defined without being clicky but fat too, and really in the pocket Charlie.
holy shmite! FANTASTIC playing Charlie, you have gained yourself a new fan.
keep on hitting stuff =]
Playing a festival this week end for Canada Day, and this kit might be one of the rental kits i'll be using. I've used these before and was pleasantly surprised, especially by the 8 lug bass drum. Great demo video !
Wow!!! What a player!
The kit sounds fantastic too. I currently play a Mapex Orion and I love it to bits! Mapex are making some incredible drums.
Thanks Charlie for doing a great demo of the Mapex Armory. Solid in the pocket drumming and very nice tuning of your drums. BTW: I just added this set to my arsenal in clear black.
Darryl Siguenza
Nice! I have a 2010 saturn kit and i believe i just found its replacement! Seriously loving the 15" 602 hats blending with that kit, awesome sound
Hey Charlie! Love your drumming mate, youre my favorite drummer!
Great chops! I have this exact kit,bought it for a practice kit. Used Tama Starclassic b/b for gigs.
Now I use this one also. It mics and EQ great! Tuning is easy and the low end is great!
I am in love with those hats! 😍
Well done, mapex. Well done. You should congratulate your marketing team, because I'm sold.
so glad this is video is online :D really pleased with it!
Ik this was 5 years ago but your playing in this was insane man
Fantastic playing, nice music too.
This is awesome guys! Keep watching this video
amazing sound!!great playing too
love the air in the toms
Ultra-mega cool. Now that was a great post.
Excellent Charlie!
I love Mapex, just restored the old V series... 4 rack toms, 1 floor tom, bass drum, and a new 14x8 mapex MPX. All toms and bass use EC2/EC batter reso combo. Bass has EMAD2 with original remo reso. Snare has remo's reversed controlled dot batter and Ambassador hazy snare. From buying hoops, some new tension rods, putting Tung Oil in the drums and rewrapping them i must say they are my favorite. The bass drums tom mount holes have all been filled and with new wrap it looks like a virgin bass drums. Sounds amazing for basswood, but i had a lot of wood working to do. Filling dents and dings. Also fixing major damage to one of the drum hoops (over 2 inches of material was missing from the side... i had to sand, cut away some loose wood and put wood putty and reshape the hoop. It was a mess and took me 4 months to complete my 8inch tom, 10 in, 12in, 13in, 16x16 inch floor tom, and my 22x16 bass drum. Mapex is easy to work with, they sound great, and I love the black hardware.
Nice playing...Nice music...Nice drums 🌟 🌟 🌟
Hey Charlie great sounding mix on the kit! I had already purchased mine when I saw ur video. I love Mapex drums and this is an incredible kit for the cost. I have been using it live for months and they sound incredible. Great and tasteful playing as well!
Cheers Matthew! :D
+charlie kenny
Cheers to you as well. I love Mapex Kick drums man. They always track well and sound great live too. I wasnt sure about the tomahawk snare as I usually prefer a wood snare. I was afraid it would become a ringing mess live but on the contrary it tunes up nicely and is quite controllable. I have actually got quite a few compliments on it live. I love the natural tones that ur getting on ur recordings. Keep it up!
I also have an armory in purple haze, I love this kit!!
Mapex sempre surprendendo, excelente.
Thanks for the vids. Great playing and a great sound! I would like to see a vid with the new Mars line. Thanks!
Great sounding kit.
Mapex is one great drum company and prices are very affordable.
I am looking so forward to getting this drum kit . in two weeks . its sounds sweeeet
Awsome drums n love the music to
I have this exact set; finish and everything. They sound amazing, easy to tune, and the finish is awe-inducing in person. I bought Gibraltar hardware and have the toms setup in an offset configuration. Great price, great drums!
Were you using the stock heads?
***** yes max, they come with remo coated emperor UT's. it was all the stock heads used int he video :D
The value for the money here is just ridiculous. The drums are beautiful, sound amazing and they are actually affordable. I´m gonna find a place for them and get them. I think I´ll go for the deeper shells version. Love it, absolutely.
+BackLooking I bought a 5 piece with the deeper toms and the exterminator snare. Absolutely love them! I still can't believe they are under $1,000!
Hey man! Thanks for the awesome video! I listened to it and I am going to purchase one of these kits!
glad you like it! you won't regret the purchase :D
charlie kenny
Do you have to buy the shell pack as well as the hardware pack to be able to mount the toms that way?
Thomas Bowen Hi Thomas. Apologies for the delayed reply. i don't believe so. the kit comes with the tom arms in the shell pack so you could use your own hardware with it. hope this helps. cheers,
c
I have an Mapex Armory Series and it's a great kit!
I do too it's a very solid kit I love mine
I love that Wood sound.
10 años después, viendo nuevamente el video me da nostalgia :')
Superb playing.
What a great drummer!
Ottimo sound!! Complimenti per la tecnica, grande batterista!!
That 14" tom blows me away. It has just the right amount of low end and the perfect tone.
thankyou max! all the tunings are at the end of the video :D also check out the tunebot! recently purchased one and they are surprisingly accurate!
charlie kenny Thanks, that's a huge help! I'm getting this kit soon, so I'll use those notes for reference. I might check out the Tunebot. I've seen a few drummers endorse them.
I am so getting this kit. it sounds amazing
good choice Angel :)
Awesome drums
I just love this company i have a mapex qr series and sounds very nice in my house
Beautiful ..
great sound,,,,mapex sound...
Sounds awesome!Just ordered a magma armory can't wait!
how is it? planning to get magma red as well
Mapex & Paiste a match made in heaven.
awesome stuff man. have you tried any of the other armory snares? the daisy cutter is a personal favorite.❤happy jamming!
This kit sounds absolutely amazing! I love those cymbals too, anybody know what they are (paiste is as much as I could tell)
Can you explain the tom tuning? Why those pitches and how'd you do it?
Nice playing! great drums for the money
agreed!
A little Aaron Spears influence on that second song :). I have the Saturn and love them to death. I wouldn't say these are mid range in all the all around kit but the price is. Mapex is a great company that way.
I also bought exactly the same kit you're playing here - same finish too -also largely as a result of how it sounds on this video :)
are you enjoying the kit mate?
+charlie kenny hey man, thanks so much for asking. I haven't gotten it yet. Looking forward to it. I will update when i get it :)
does anyone know what kind of drum clips they're using on the tom mics? thanks!
I really dig your playing style!
I'm almost sold on the Armory - I feel the Peacemaker snare if for me - have you tried all 5 armory snare options, thoughts?
Veramente bravo
I've been always looking for those earphone. What are their name? thanks man
Hola muy hermoso sonido!!Por cierto ,de quien es la musica
how do stock heads sound so good?
Would you say these are a better value than the saturns? I listen to the Saturns and then to these and think they both sound great. Mapex sure makes it hard to pick a kit!
Plus the fact that it comes with a snare that you can swap out for any other one is a very attractive feature
Hello Tyler,
I know this answer won't help but they're not really comparable kits. the armory has a rounder bearing edge giving a very warm more 'old school' sound (thats not to say its not a versatile kit though) as opposed to the saturns big meaty punch! then there is obviously the price difference between the two. At the end of the day the saturn is a Pro kit but the armory is still fantastic and represents exceptional value. I'm buying one to go alongside my two saturns! definitely won't hesitate to gig it! great little kits! Cheers mate,
Charlie
Excellent sound..this video does a great job showing off the Armory kits...what cymbal are you using? I know the hats are the formula 602 but what about the crash and ride?
Hi John. the hats are 15' 602 essentials, crash 1 is an 18" dark energy, the ride is a dark energy mark 1 ride and the second crash is a masters series dark crash ride
Hey Charlie! What is this song called???? It sounds so awesome to play along too
Nice playing! Just wondering what kind of EQing was used on this?
Hi there! I play a horizon birch transparent cherry limited edition kit and I am quite pleased with it -- black dots on top and clear ambassadors on bottom. What would be the benefits, sonically, if I switched to Armory? Thumbs up for the video. Cheers!
Hi Paris,
Am I right in think the horizon is a poplar shell? Either way there will be a huge difference between the two. the Mid price drum market is so competitive at the moment with all the big names having good representation at this price point. this means that mapex have thrown a ton of money and innovation into the production of the armory. it really does do everything a pro kit does just with out the price tag. so much so I have elected to take one on tour for 100+ dates a year over a saturn. the difference in sound is minimal and unlike the saturn I can afford to have it knocked about by a tired crew who just want to get to the hotel after a long days work! Armories represent outstanding value for money. cheers,
Charlie
Como hacen graban la batería arriba de la bateria de la canción?
Great video! would love to know what heads you're using? Thanks!
Tom Baxter they are the stock chinese REMO heads that come with the kit. Not bad for stock but throw some quality heads on there and you really got something. Cheers.
What cymbals are used on the kit?
Do you know the octave of the notes you used for tuning?
I've got one of these and was considering selling as I can't get a decent sound. Clearly my tuning techniques are way off lately, these sounds glorious
tom feathers learn to tune to specific notes. These drums sound like one of a kind when you get the tuning down
I got this kit and love it so much. How did you tune the Tomohawk to sound like that though?? Thats phenomenal
tunings at the end of the vid mate
obviously the tuning of the top head is noted at the end of the video. something people dont seem to place much importance in is the tension of the bottom head. once the snare wires are touching the bottom head the 'note' is all but lost. its more to do with the effect tensioning of the bottom head has on the sound. the tighter it goes the drier the snare will sound. when tightening the bottom head make sure you do it as evenly as possible!
I don't suppose you know the fundamental note for each individual drum do ya? :/. Great vid, helped me make my mind up about whether to get this kit, and I'd like mine to sound like this one! Ty
dysfunction1 Hey mate tuning like this using REMO heads will give you a not matching the bottom head. for some reason Evans are different though. not to say they're bad :D
Excelente sonido!!
Alguien sabe como se llaman las canciones que esta tocando????
whats the name of the first song? and who sings it?
AWesome.
cheers! :D
which model are this cymbal pack?
What kind of drum tuner are you using ?
Would have been nice to have included a cymbal description.
Hey Charlie, I'll keep comin' back to this extraordinary recording of you playing the Mapex Armory and the geourgeos sounding Paiste cymbals time after time...and I'm wondering if you can say something about the differences between Armory and Saturn V...by the way...you're a great drummer...
cheezdoodles1961
Hi mate,
Thanks for the kind words. The kits are close in standard. Let's put it this way I own a velvetone and a Saturn V for recording and I tour an armoury.
If you have the money then get the Saturn as it is a killer kit. But if on a budget I'd have an armoury with a half decent set of cymbals and a snare. Also the tomahawk that ships with the kit is pretty remarkable for the money! You can't go wrong with any of them. The other thing to note with the armoury is the finish! They are so hardy. They will stand up to the rigours of the road no problem. Hope this helps,
C
really nice playing Charlie
thanks Eli!
Are those the sizes for the fast toms???
Is that groove at 1.22 inspired by Benny Greb? Sounds great!
Have a question with regard to tuning. You mention how the drums are tuned to different notes (each head). I was wondering how you went about that? All by ear? Or did you use a tune bot or something similar?
Hi Charlie - fabulous video. I've just sold my old Premier APK 8 piece and bought exactly the same kit you're playing here - same finish too - largely as a result of how it sounds on this video and am intrigued as to your tuning notes at the end. The sound is absolutely magnificent and I am just wondering how you achieved specific 'notes' for each drum head. I'm presuming you used an electronic tuning instrument? Can you let me know the make/model etc. as it certainly seems to have made a massive difference and I'd like to get the same finished result. Cheers for your help.
hey mate we tend to do it by ear and reference on a keyboard or guitar. there is a device called tunebot that i actually own and is pretty good. the thing is it doesnt account fir lug pairings to you have to be careful. hope this helps! cheers,
charlie
Thanks for getting back to me Charlie. I did consider getting a Tunebot but, to be fair, after a bit of tweaking I'm quite happy with the sound - delighted in fact. I'm a bit annoyed with myself that I've had to resort to a few dabs of Moongel to damp a little excessive ringing but, if Anika uses it on her Mapex kit, I can live with it.Thanks again for your advice, much appreciated. Richard.
Awesome video! Thank you for sharing your playing (and your specs). The 15 inch hats absolutely rock and I use the same ones; 14's are OUT! With your 2 note interval on the "pitch bend".......are the batter heads tuned higher? Thank you! Eric (Victoria, BC).
I'm "guessing" that the bottom heads are cranked up 2 notes higher, for only a "slight" pitch-bend. (?)........and not a more noticeable pitch-bend where the top heads are cranked up higher. Thank you. Eric
im buying these with zildijan A custom series cymbals any thoughts wanted the saturn but they dont ship to Guam
thats a groovy drummer too
thankyou! :D
So are these regular tom sizes or fast toms? I dont know which ones i wanna get. I cant find a video that clearly shows the difference.
Reaper5150 the toms are 10x7 & 12x8. Depends what you call shortstacks. There won't be much difference between the two to be fair. They both sounds great
HI.The toms are fast sizes - 10x7, 12x8, 14x12, 16x14. In the UK, the Armory kits all ship with these tom sizes, the kick in the video is a 22x18, they also come with a 22x20.
Hey can anyone tell me what cymbals he's using??
What crash are you using on your right hand side? Sounds nice, a little like a china cymbal
the crash on the right hand side is actualy a paiste masters dark crash ride. its paper thin so has that great dark trashy tone. it's also proven very hardy as ive been beating the hell out of it for over three years now (this was a concern when i got it)
ahh okay thanks! great playing by the way
Hi charly How can I get the tracks you play in this video. greetings from Argentina .
Does anyone know if the finish on this drum is also available for the saturn v series?
+Landon Jones you can go to the mapex website to see all the available finishes
incredible playing, also how do you get a steel snare that isn't muffled to have so little ring ? so nice
Cring0r thanks for the kind comments :D to be honest i think it has a lot to do with the skins the armory ships with. they are the chinese remo's. they seem to be more naturally dead than a standard emperor/ambassador. not to say thats a bad thing. I had the tom heads on my white armory for a good few months before changing them. cheers,
Charlie
Cring0r The tomahawk is fantastic though :D
pasite is incredible
How do you play your toms that high
Does anyone know if they still make the transparent walnut finish shown here? I can't find that finish with a 22" kick anywhere :(
HI Ryan. The Transparent Walnut finish is discontinued now, the current 'natural' finish is the Desert Dune.
@@MapexUK Dang... thank you
I currently have one of the desert dune finishes Ryan. It’s a lovely finish and looks expensive!
What is the ride cymbal? Really digging it
+Matt Reese
Hi Mate,
its the dark energy 20" ride cymbal. Both the mk1 and mk2 versions of this ride are lovely!
Cheers,
Charlie
Did you put anything inside your bass for this video? Like a blanket or a pillow?