MIKE PORTNOY NEW KIT 2009!!!!!

[MIKEPEARTNOY]

I named my signature snare after my daughter. What I'm saying in effect is that I bang my daughter.

[Easleytee]

WOW...another drum genius on YouTube.

The musical world is a much better place for infomercials espoused by glorified Rock drummers.

[lopiyo]

babinga kit? or bazzinga kit? XD!

[metalband1000]

thumbs up if you think his kit looks awesome

[frodosex]

4:58 now he is gonna hate

[SebaChannel]

4:58

mike mangini...

he will never say that name again

[portnoyere]

I wish he was my teacher

[Drumspiracy]

It will be 66666 views soon after this! Beware.

[PhantomSocke]

Wasn't there a time when he played Mapex?

[dreamdrummen]

@PhantomSocke yes at the images and words and awake age he played mapex with wood octobans..cheers bro!

[tamaman65]

@dreamdrummen I knew he use Mapex on Awake, but I thought he use Tama's on Images and words, I learned something new. Kudos

[drummadude327]

@dreamdrummen no, he used Tama on images and words and WDADU, he played mapex on Awake and a change of seasons. then he quit using them because he was endorsing a product (Mapex USA) that went off the market. so that meant he was playing clinics and shows on tama, pearl, dw, and even ludwig! but when they recorded Falling into infinity he got an endorsement deal with tama and crated what was known as The Purple Monster.

[stanleynich]

@PhantomSocke see the video Lie by Dream Theater

[drumoff15]

why did u leave mike why

[MrAdammassacre]

awesome drummer but ive heard hes a fucking arsehole to work with :(

[XDrUmErBoY512X]

imagine having the warmness of walnut and the low end of bubinga.

imagine that hybrid kit O.O

[Wiinvideo]

Cant find world... <3

[Revertemperor]

Optimus Prime´s Drummer Kit

[AjaxpuffNstuff]

lol im not going to lie but all drummers who are signed to TAMA always say the same thing about the bubinga that they have the best sound and most attack. its in the contract

[Greennaxx123]

that's a bad-ass beard he got there!

[Sneakerisawesome]

@bRadicalmagic1

Poor attempt at sarcasm but still funny

[gillylovespey]

i think he has the biggest drum set to bring around on tour being next to rushes drum set

[ThexteraDrummer]

@gillylovespey Check out Terry Bozzio's set up! That's HUGE!

[noconfig]

No, Mike, Starclassic Bubing haven't the RICHEST sound, but the HEAVIER. Too much metal sound in BC&SL, friend. Too much! I love you anyway.

[balerinauzicka]

pfff.....I will have prettier drums in October.

[DrummaAddict]

Everything is black and silver except his Goatie.

[OutofNothing71]

@ASStealA8 thats true but he reached an unbelievable high level when he was very young, he graduated from berklee college of music for a reason, you should check out the first dream theater albums and see it by yourself

[bRadicalmagic1]

Mike, single bass drum or double? FYI: Don't tell nobody, but they now make this new fangled device called a double bass drum PEDAL ! ! ! Solves ALL of your problems. You really should look into it ! ! !

[Twenty321]

@bRadicalmagic1 Hello, did you not watch the video? He does use it, on the right side of the kit. And no it doesn't 'solve all of your problems' it is merely a different approach to double-bass drumming with it's own set of pros and cons.

[SpaceDyeDream]

@bRadicalmagic1

Most people use double pedals instead of double bass drums because of practical and economical reasons. In matters of sound quality, two bass drums is by far your best choice.

[OutofNothing71]

@ASStealA8 they are good musicians but portnoy is way beyond them in almost every sense

[A7xdrumr]

thumbs up if Portnoys facebook brought you here!!

[metallicguns95]

1:51-2:12...does not compute,,,Portnoy is ownage!

[GuillermoSmyser]

I had no idea John Myung's more out going twin brother was Mike's drum tech.

[eileenandtom]

Cool setup I really enjoyed the interview. I play on the MLX series Pearls I bought back in the 80's. I had Octobans in my kit at one point with Tama Techstars. I sold the Tamas a while back and now I'm kicking myself. They were the only electronics back then that used real skins. Now I use the Roland SPD-S with a tom and bass drum pad for a 2nd kit & percussion. I want to add that my daughter bought the lastest Avenge Sevenfold CD & she found Portnoy as being real cool for helping them.

[sammy0317]

jizz

[anash258]

Mike Portnoy \m/ My Idol.

[allmetaliswelcome]

what are those cymbals that are kinda like stacked on top of each other, next to the octobans on the right kit?

[dreamdrummen]

@allmetaliswelcome; next to the octobans a 14" (max stax) which consist in a china over a crash cymbal..

[allmetaliswelcome]

@dreamdrummen thanks!

[Solai08]

@dreamdrummen china kang over splash actually

[2010METALFAN]

@allmetaliswelcome those r mike portnoys signature sabian max stax

[LVTNUnggoy]

OMG..

..infuckingcredible..

[tecna64]

i really really love tama's my first ever kit was a 5 piece tama starclassic and i never left tama's i love them so much that i want to get endorsed by them some day, tama and sabian cymbals is the perfect kit and thats what mike has and his kit sounds beast man

[gibson00000000000000]

man, that's my dream kit

[warimperials]

what's the point of having a floor tom on each side?

[gibson00000000000000]

@warimperials, i don't know, but even neil peart does it too

[warimperials]

@gibson00000000000000 a lot of people do

[espChris93]

@warimperials in fast two handed sections its faster accent the snare on either the right or left side(depending on your timing) instead of having to double hit with one hand. He could also have them tuned differently like the ones on Neil Peart's kit

[wilso666]

WHERE IS ERIC?!?!

[xxnatedawg911xx]

Does anyone know what snare drum head Mike used on Systematic Chaos?

[erotomaniac96]

who would have anything BAD to say about bubinga shells? they are only the most priceys shells out there! he BETTER love em! haha. if he didnt he would sound like a spoiled prick! hahaha :P ive got the B/B hybrids and they sound pretty amazing in themself. that kit is sick! as are all his kits, MP is THE MAN!

[harmony0404]

Happy birthday, Mike! Stay cool! We love you!

[666jamesroot]

love this kit

[Godspeedfreak666]

if only Sabian made a black series of cymbals...he could use those 2 top off the black and silver idea lol

[harmony0404]

HE is my BIG BIG BIG BIG LOVE!!!!!!!

[Zynpar09]

Does anyone know which kit Mike Portnoy used for the train of thought album?

[BCDT52]

He used the Siamese Monster, same as Six Degrees.

[Fydelous]

"The Best of Both Worlds" Haha, Mike Portnoy made a Miley Cyrus reference XD (jk)

[xxnatedawg911xx]

@Fydelous its a drummers term.

[clance13]

his snare sounds crappy compared to the mirage kit

[ChaosInExpansion]

I think it's the same snare in both kits

[clance13]

@ChaosInExpansion

still it must be tuned higher in my opinion

[Godspeedfreak666]

@ChaosInExpansion same type of snare, but one is smaller and has a steel shell

[A7XSPRITEMONSTER]

i hope he does good with a7x

[OutofNothing71]

@A7XSPRITEMONSTER you should actually believe instead of hope, portnoy is better musician than all members of a7x

maybe the best drummer alive, my favourite indeed

[MrTeslasRevenge]

@OutofNothing71 Don't get me wrong I'm very fond of Mr. Portnoy, but I belive the title of world's greatest drummer belongs to NEIL PEART ! =)

[OutofNothing71]

@MrTeslasRevenge Yeeaah!!! (not sarcasm) :)

Neil Peart and Mike Portnoy are both virtuous drummers but the difference lies on the styles.

I think Mike Portnoy is the best not only because his skill are out of this world -same with Neil- but also because his style suits with mine, so i feel identified with him.

You know, its a matter of taste.

NEIL PEART & MIKE PORTNOY rule the world of drumming nowadays! Keep rockin man!

[dirtyharry07]

@MrTeslasRevenge close, but not quite. the title of worl'd best drummer belongs to Buddy Rich!

[MrTeslasRevenge]

@dirtyharry07 Sorry I should have specified living drummers I love Buddy too : )

[Blashyrkh1993]

@A7XSPRITEMONSTER probably since he's better than The Rev.

[dannydanzig666]

well thats cool cause i got a mirash drum kit and all it said was mirash now i know its tama that is fuckin awsome

[MrSoloniPedro]

woooooh great

[HighBoOsT100]

That's a crisp sounding kit.

[mm14304]

hes back with his old drum tech now, no more eric.

[drunkhas]

Where did Eric Disrude go?

[basquet182]

What's the name of the song between 2:40 and 3:35? Anyone?

[gimli1980]

The Count of Tuscany... Off of their record Black Clouds and Silver Linings

[metalmetal9]

This is The count of Tuscany

[warimperials]

3:39 what are they called? octavoms?

[mot393]

think its spelt octobans, you can buy them or you can make them yourself if you're like that

[K1DUDE911]

Octobans

[captivehonour16]

lol 1:16 portnoy makes a funny

[Viper668]

Not going to lie, that's a fucking tight beard.

[bonesmuggler101]

Where did the punching bag go? is he back to beating up the mic?

[doublebassdrumboy]

I love you Mike...great drummer!!

[jonbalrules]

Nice Drummer He is MONSTER

[myguitaris]

good toys..mike!!

[lipsinkers1995]

i wanna no y the hell (over the past years) has most of his crashes sound like effect cymbals and not crashed!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[silverthehedgehog007]

If your talking about the two main crashes on the right side of his kit, its because they are heavily hand-hammered. Vault Fierce Crash and HHX-Xtreme Crash. Those are meant to give quick and trashy accents.

[LunarReplicator08]

Sweet~...awesome concept..~_____~

P.S.

"Any1 know jose's nationality? He seems filipino to me..xD"

[drunkhas]

Pretty sure is at least mexican related.

[thefordrs]

What song is at the start?

[dreamdrummen]

from the new album "Black Clouds and silver linnings" A rite of Passage...

[xxnatedawg911xx]

@thefordrs a right of passage

[scarred2112]

It's most likely a combination of the drums, production, and the songs but I've always thought his Mapex kit the best-sounding both in the studio as well as live (the "Awake"/"ACOS" tours from '94-'96). *ESPECIALLY* Mapex's Octobans, made from real wood as opposed to Tama's fiberglass shells: "6:00" has never sounded as good as when MP was on the Mapex kit.

...plus since going back to Tama and his first "Monster" setup... no *ding*. Doing it on the Stax just isn't the same as the Cymbal Disc.

[txoxmxg]

TAMA is the best.

[imbriaco]

HAhahahahah i think we all want a tama drum set........... i'll work to buy one hahahahah some day......

[000pepo]

very nice drums :-D

[maludamaluda1]

the best!!!

[kyile123456789]

saw them in Manchester 4 days ago and he was using this and he didn't make a single mistake he was perfect

[Schexterxxx]

He's always perfect. He's Mike friggin Portnoy

[direguy200]

man i wish i had more cymbals....... i have 3 cymbals including the hi-hat....... I wish i had Tama :(

[mejaibross]

so do I ¬¬

[longliverock515]

i just saw dream theater 2 days ago he was using this haha

[Sylarnemesis1988]

I hate you U_U