How to Set up a Drum Kit : How to Position Bass Drum in Drum Set

[sjphahaha]

thats like a 120 degree angle...

[THisIsBLuurr]

Thats a shitty bass and i dont even have a drum set and i know that

[cod656]

that sounds like shit what kind of bass drum is that

[liamsneath]

thumbs up for good sounding bass drum :/

[malarbusto]

I just got into drums and find on Youtube a) a respectful, appreciative bunch that quietly gives thumbs up and B) a loud, aggressive, unappreciative bunch that collectively jumps down the throats of anybody making the slightes error. This video is OK. I got something out of it and it's free, so I'm not complaining.

[chrometrees]

I know someone who followed all of ExpertVillage's tips on drums when he set his kit up. Tuning, positioning, etc...

In the end he needed all new heads because they can't tune a head for anything, and he had to re set his entire kit.

Lots of stress for just a bunch of idiots who own drums. They don't play them. I doubt they are even drummers.

[UnitShandler]

If you had to be stuck on an island with expert village or justin bieber who would you chose? May someone end me if I have to ever make that decision.

[mcohane9]

@UnitShandler Justin Bieber, because people would actually be trying to find him, and would be happy to get rid of ExpertVillage.

[EricSJan10]

I already set my legs in the O, R, and E positions they did not work out very well so I guess the V is probably the way to go. Thanks for being useful.

[candymanbrian]

1:35 The way he positioned his hands playing air drums even sucked...

[CalvinMagnus]

shouldn't they be experts at writing "pedal" instead of "peddle"?

[linglishboy]

Just play naked,who cares.

[girotube]

0:49 Who is knocking at the door? 0:49

Some acoustcs, eh!!

I would like to know who the heck is in charge of this "expertville" channel..

[Mooning2314]

@girotube its bob gatzen with a chain saw

[Wiesshund]

1) Set up the kit in any fashion you want, as long as it doesn't inhibit your playing it

2) What acoustics? Seriously, where did that come from?

I hope they dont have a vid on doing guitar intonation, that would earn you a trip to the guitar store i bet.

[nobby22]

Surely you set up a drum kit to the positions you're most comfortable with? And I'm sure he proves this point himself by saying he plays open handed. That's unorthodox so why can't people set their kits up to whatever suits them?

Fucking Expert Village, useless bastards...

[teamwork1productions]

that bass drum sounds like shit

[nascar08freak]

is that a fuckin rockband pedal

[IRproductionstudios]

"you wanna sit with you legs forming a V"....... oh really I swear I was supposed to play with them forming a R

[NoobTubre]

If you listen closely, whenever he uses the bass drum, it sounds like *crap crap crap*

[Shaded07]

I come to 'expert' village for a laugh.. Thanks expertvillage!

[jamiemow33]

He looks wayy too far away from the kit

[Joeyrcbmx]

expert villige gets total retards for every video....

[MisterKill666]

almost 140,000 videos.. and almost all of them are useless and filled with lies, if not ALL of them ! so sad..

[TheANYMOOSE]

@eradon try free drum lessons

[TKgang]

Press 5 over and over again. bless you!

[XDenzelMoshingtonX]

I ACTUALLY have a double bass pedal, due to the fact that im clearly more important that you.

[speedee911]

uuum expert village might be crap, but this video did help me.. as a less than beginner drummer, i didnt even know how to position the kick pedals and all that.. so yeah

[biggt96]

Phhhhhh. Your bass drum sounds like shit.

[eraddon]

everytime i search for any tutorial on drums i see this expert village guy,I've even typed : How to set up your drum set ( no expert village ) , but it still dropped me expertvillage tutorials :S

[IforgotMyMedication]

@eraddon you could type "how to setup drum set -expertvillage" that - sign makes the search engine to avoid expertvillage for you :D

[houseofburn]

"make sure you sit in the chair ass first so you dont hurt your neck"

[AirsoftCritics]

SET YOUR KIT UP HOW YOU LIKE IT. and if putting the bass drum behind your head at 45˚, thats fine, just play it and don't complain.

[kubo0666]

good advice , make it the way it suits you ...

[flyingcows547]

no ur wrong.. u dont want ur legs to make a "V" u want them to make a " E" geez. retard

[flyingcows547]

i love expert village! they help me with everything! *troll face*

[aquaverga105]

thanks man D

[blackatron666]

Personally, It doesn't matter what way you play...It's how YOU feel comfortable playing...

To be honest...I have my double bass pedal at a fucked up angle and I don't care...Just as long as I can get a great sound from the drum itself

[okledd]

I just got my drum set not too long ago and I'm having trouble positioning everything so that I can play comfortably. I'm actually left-handed but right footed so I think it's safe to say that's the main problem. Things like the ride stand and crash stand get in the way of my snare drum and bass drum and there's just a whole bunch of crap that gets in the way... Help please? :)

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

@okledd well, you could learn open handed style playing (look it up) or you could save up some extra money to get a slave pedal, the secondary pedal on a double bass pedal that isn't attached directly to a beater. If all else fails, train yourself to be left handed or right footed.

[futureofthewilling]

what the fuck its pedal not peddle

[MsM3G]

I have never played drums before in my life untill two days ago...I guess you can say I have a hidden talent. I totally owned a 9 Piece piece Premier... Double Bass n all rockin out hard core math rock n back down to some groove metal. I am a guitar player.

[derwoody1]

i think what this guy is trying to say is........make yourself comfortable.

the rest is a load of crap as usual from these guys

[sboderx]

dumbasses its not peddle, its pedal!

[OFFICALTHREEHALFS]

HOW TO POSTION A base drum: place it somewhere... lol

[blackatron666]

I'm not being funny but I stripped my kit down to clean it...So I took the snare drum apart and now the Spring piece underneath won't go back on...It stays slack...The Snare now sounds like a normal Tom...Any tips on how I can get the snapping sound back to the Snare?

[ianttyang]

@blackatron666 You need to slacken the snares with the switch down, pull the snares tight, tighten the screws to clamp the snares, put the switch up and adjust it with the knob.

[NoSurvivorskillemall]

I Just come here to laugh

and feel like the biggest Genius ever! XD

I Don't Even own a Drumset ( My friend does )

and i Can set it up and tune it Better than these people

Noobs can do better than this!

[dannydanzig666]

ok this is bullshit all these videos iv found only show you how to set this up with a double pedal not 2 bass drums i cant get my hat padal where it needs to be and these videos show me nothing

[s3kShUn008]

ive been drumming for bout 5 years now and ive just set up my drum whatever feels comfortable to me . i suggest the same for you guys. dont listen to other people that say "oh thats not right , the base has to be 3.9 inches from the snare " or whatever.

[SmurfTube252]

@s3kShUn008 you have been drumming for 5 years...hmmm "base"

[s3kShUn008]

@SmurfTube252 what do you mean "base"? yes i have been plaing for 5 years 1 year on snare for hiskool marching band 1 year base for hiskool and 3 years set for peprallys

[diegoisarockstar]

this guy doesnt know shit. and he has a shitty bass sound.

[nemasis19]

i could of swore the only reason people watched videos on the net was to get away from commercials!

[pubybarstumpy]

Your leg should form a v ????????? Man! Everything you guy's put on the net is shit talk!!!!!

[Scannor]

I bet none of those guys can play double bass either..

[gwaltzgs]

hahaha your legs always make a V no matter how far apart they are. Horrible explanation.

[unbeatenrug]

aghhh i cant get my high hat stand to cooperate with my doublebass pedal.. the legs of the high hat stand keeps getting in the way of the pedal

[taraldsvik]

lol, he makes it more complicated then it really is..

[6sic666666]

Your bass drum sounds like my grandmas wet farts

[creating13]

dude that bass drum sounded like shit. have you considered tuning it?

[TheDamWillCollapse]

@wellseriously: try using the metal spikes on the pedals' base by twisting them until they dig into the surface; it should stop them moving. Carpet is ideal :)

[peterplays4fs]

what a load of shit, set the kit up, then change it till it's comfortable

[rootvalue]

I have no idea why everyone gets so much pleasure out of whining... THANK YOU, EXPERT VILLAGE'S EMPLOYEES, FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO HELP OTHERS. It's better than nothing. :)

[mairava1996]

When i was into skateboarding i found a vid on here on how to do a 360 flip.. The guy couldnt even land the trick he was teaching. And for guitar hero songs. Joe wills leaves out half of the song and half of the notes and he doesnt even teach it right.

[fordV84wheeler13]

i used to play open hand but i thought it was wrong so i leard to cross over. wat a waste of time! ;]

[wellseriously]

everytime i hit my double bass pedal i moves then after 3 hits the chain is rubbing on my hithat stand can someone please help... i am new to this.

[zoltan69s]

like the pedal is moving? get a rug under your kit, and your pedals should have little spikes to hold them in place. or you can get velcro

[TheDesine]

hit me up in my inbox if you have any other questions than what im about to answer. on the legs of your bass drum look underneath to see if there are spikes up inside the bottoms of the rubber stoppers. if there are you can screw the them to the right and the spikes will come out. and lengthen the legs themselves, itll sound better/less wear and tear on your bass drum/ less bass leakage. for the chain on your hi hat could be multiple things hit me up ill help you. :)

[VenomCoB]

the bassdrum sounds kinda like a weird bitchslap

[AlexjBartlett]

still, if you are lefty you are supposed to put the hi hat on the right and the ride on the left, prick

[ChriyR]

@AlexjBartlett No you don't dickhead ! I'm left handed and Right handed and its recommended to put your Drum kit the other way ! LEARN DRUMS FAG !!!

[AlexjBartlett]

So right handed your hat is supposed to be on the right? wow fucking retard, you need to learn drums, you can't even keep a simple beat

[ChriyR]

I can't Keep a Simple Beat HAHAHA ! I meant Left also CHECK MY VIDEOS BEFORE COMMENTING MORON

[AlexjBartlett]

I did, and you fucking suck worse than these people on expert village

[KonaStuff08]

"Mounting our drum kit" Ahaha.

[B3NGAG3]

Wow, his bass sounds worse than mine! lmao and mines pretty bad :/ getting a new kit tommorow though :D

[AlexjBartlett]

This guy, i hate Expertvillage so much, you're supposed to play the hats with your right hand retard

[ljy17]

Actually your wrong, the technique he uses is open handed, which quite a few drummers use, if your a lefty the hi-hat doesn't necessarily have to be on the right side of the kit... unless a lefty plays cross hands.

[MrJake6262]

expert village still sux, get the door fag

[IFreakingEatPeople]

if u didnt get that, i ment it sounded like he was knocking on a door

[IFreakingEatPeople]

sounds like someones at the door!!!!

o... wait... thats just that fag playing his bass drum again....

[JOEYJORDISON666MAD]

well i've only seen two expert village vids , this ones decent the one where the guy drop his stick...errrr

[hickowned]

expertvillage is horrible they dont knnow shit about anything dont listen to them!@!!!!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!

[Avenged7Fold2do]

@hickowned LOL 69 likes

[Gunsanddrums99]

@hickowned no one listens to him..... everyone`s just board, like me :)

[computerhacksaw]

beware of 'expert' village - most of these people have absolutely no idea what they're talking about.

/watch?v=TisMsYavFUY

check this link to see for yourself.

[AlexjBartlett]

I agree, they're idiots

[Kickflipkid687]

wow... lmfao... you're right, holy crap that was horrible.

[peanutbutterjelly798]

dogey bass (and yes i forgot how to spell dodey)

[oapy1111]

need to tune da bass drum man fo real

[guidonietmann]

i really dont like this videos from expert village.

[cheezface29]

wuts up with ur bass

[spartns12341234]

It sounds like his drum head is loosened up

[Kickflipkid687]

yeah, sounds like it's hitting cardboard.

[GingerWithAGuitar]

hes helping beginner drummers get an idea of about what to do.

Set it up the way he says then tweak it to your liking

[DullahanEX]

CRAP

[bejared99]

i love the little awkward moment in all of these videos, at the end, how the guys just stare at the camara hahaha

[DWAx1999]

peice of crapp

[captnhook236]

You watched the video....and now you make comments..like...don't listen to this guy, set shit up the way you want!! why did you bother to even look at this video? I don't get why people have to be such critics! Not everyone knows how to play or set up the kit thats why videos like this get posted!!

[x3xtacYx]

he just said that ur hi hat can b as far away as u wanted didnt he

[DreamTheaterPWNS]

Why in the world would you listen to this guy, just do it the way you want it.

[xPeaceloveandmusicx]

This video is for people to get a basic idea of what everything looks like. Obviously people are going to place everything the way they feel comfortable. It's not an exact science, but people need to know the basics.

[saintsrowsoilder]

C'mon, he's just trying to help you's out, dont give him shit

[tubtub39]

OR .. just set your shit up the way YOU want it lol

[scandishredder]

what dont people know where the fucking snare is supposed to be?!

[deet191993]

Why don't people know how to use proper English and grammar?!

[bluestar9864]

my drum set is in my room and how would the double kick work when there is no room

[arnotjuuuh]

he sounds horrible

[JoeDrummer1993]

bass drum sounds jank.

[chexerz27]

the video really isn't to show off the drums....its just for setup

[deet191993]

Very well put.

[bassmasta321]

who the fuck sets up their drumset by listening to someone... different people r more comfortable with different set ups... expert village my expert ass

[TheShawningDrums]

lmao

[xRAIZORx73]

i agree expert villige has alot of crap thats not even true.

alot of usless info on top of that.

[UAEXAZn]

this came out day after my birthday and i play drums :P

[guyicka21]

i noticed that all these drummers from expert village have nasty ass sounding drum kits

[Br0k3M3xican]

i used a towel and used some screws lol it works :D

[2wakko]

your bass drum sounds really flat and dead...

[Br0k3M3xican]

I dont have carpet in my house and my Electric kit the bass drum trigger keeps moving

any help plz?

[MadShepard]

get a rug for $20 put the kit on the rug make sure the legs of the throne and the kick trigger are on the SAME rug...it works

[iLikeAntiFlag]

you could buy a rug or just duct tape the base of pedal to the floor really good then connect the pedal and the trigger with the screw or whatever holds the two together

[Br0k3M3xican]

ill try the duct tape but i got a workout mat and i put it under the trigger and that somewhat works and i just screwed it in lol

[abupno]

sorry but the things from 1:30 on make no sense to me. If you play openhanded you can set your HH lower and further away from your snare than if you play closehanded. If you set your hihat to far away and use the traditional playing style (right hand on HH and left on the snare for right hand players) you will find it difficult to hit your snare with full power, not to mention the problems with alternating your left hand betwen HH and snare, your balance when playing fast double bass stuff...

[MadShepard]

why are people from the so called "EXPERT village such village idiots? I don't get why they're so f'n stupid

[Drummergirlemw]

haha, i agree. Everytime i see expert village i find i new video because they are just so annoying.

[VittorioPetrina]

No! You start before to put positioning "the heart of drum set", the snare dryum. After you positioning the drum stool....so you put the bass drum, the hi-hat......and after the rest of the drum set.

It's important positioning before of all the snare drum and the drum stool to bring the right distance between snare drum and drum stools. If you believe that is te bass drum the first, please go to the drum lessons FIRST LEVEL. Principiant! Thanks!

[VittorioPetrina]

You set up a drum kit you MUST start from position the snare drum FIRTS!!!!

dumber

[alexgo4210]

no bass drum always goes first its the center of the drumkit

[Carks128]

i think it would all be personal, i personally set up my bass drum first, and agree with you. but other people can set up their snare first, who cares.

[leotron4]

Im gonna sit in way that my legs form an H

[ThePortaBlindata]

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah­a

[likes2sploooge]

they should have gotten a drummer who doesn't play open handed because he's not setting up a standard setup, he's setting up a specialized setup. the video was informative but it would have been better if he didn't play open handed so he could set it up like most right handed drummers do

[poopychosen1]

dat trum set zounds shetty...

like my language lmao

[shawnmilke]

hahha

[bendarneille]

all u expert village people need to watch another youtube video...

HOW TO TUNE A BASS DRUM!!!!

jesus. that sounds like crap

[zash008]

it amazes me all these guys still in high school telling people how to properly position your drums and equip.... due, look around and see if anyone out there is the same on thier kits. my advise to the world's drummers is " if it works for you then place the drums where ever you feel you want them and play!

[kjetil888]

yeah i agree...it is actually no point of whathing this vid...xD exept if u havent whatchend any drummers ever and just bouth a ki for fun... i dont relly some one have done that...xD

[SOADMunkE]

would it be possible to set up the double bass pedal on the outside of the hihat pedal? anyone? that would solve the problem of the hihat being farther away.

[ricardobs]

yes! some people do that. John Dolmayan does it!

[SOADMunkE]

yeah I thought I read something about him doing that but I wasnt sure. I tried to set my pedal like that but the bar isnt long enough... is there some kind of extender for it? If there is what would be the price range? and what would it be called?

[renquist13]

most driveshafts are extendable, and if not, invest in a new, longer one. check out DW.

[UnderworldGrim]

yeah ive seen people do that

[renquist13]

it doesnt matter. whatever works for you. i have my double bass outside the hi-hat. but then, i dont really have my foot on the hi-hat, i have it set to play with a bit if fill in it, but yeah,

[atreyukx100racer]

umm nothing is wrong and nothings right its all personal prefrance

[mrtumnus88]

i just got a double bass pedal and the left pedal one hits the bolt that would clamp it to the bass drum, but there is nothing to clamp it too. how can i make it so when i use step on the left pedal it doesn't hit the bolt?

[Hemail]

I like the toilet tube in the back. It must make some noise some times :-)

[redtacto]

1:05 he apperently doesnt want his feet under his knees

[iggvf]

HAHAHA...  funny...

:D

[AlbyT180]

very non informative..

GOD I HATE EXPERT VILLAGE

[WOW1234097]

hes a fruit

[dominich4962]

i found out if u put material the bass sounds meaty and really nice u should try it

[nicolas0514]

sounds shitty just put a pillow in the bass

[cph42594]

you obviously don't know what you're talking about. there are to many pillows or a blanket in the bass drum, if there were none it'd be an echo like sound.

[KaySlay654]

crappy sounding bass drum, sounds like yer hitting a door

[aassyr1111]

llllloooooollll yah man i agree hehehehehe

[rarteaga]

Yeah I bet his camera was last used for recording an album too.

[ekstaasikontiainen]

damn right!"

[xXQcAresiusQcXx]

And your pedals are squeeking!

[xXQcAresiusQcXx]

You have a weird face...

[FxCLOONEYY]

u have to many towels in ur bass drum it sounds shit helpful about the angels tho

[Kwondum22]

this video is kind of ridiculous, everyone is going to set up their kit in their own way

[TurboSiri]

nice info! thx

[AFallFromSin]

how did you get the sound to sound like that? of the basss drum

[skaterman339]

you have to put a pillow or blanket inside of the bass drum otherwise you will end up with a horrible echoing sound.

does that answer your question?

[dtegg91]

lmao this guy looks like my friend so much. They even dress the same.

I honestly thought for a second it was him lmao

[namawon]

seriously, these videos dont help at all.

[menjsc]

helpful!! especially about setting up leg angles - I wondered about that