Yamaha birch custom absolute Morten Andersen

[tokageroh1988]

Those are the best sounding drum i've ever heard! you must be some kind of tuning God my friend!Great!

[gadd00]

@tokageroh1988

Thank you for your responce:) glad that you liked the sound. The Yamaha BCA drums are easy to tune and I realy do recomend them :)) All the best from Norway :)

Morten

[990jimmer]

Brilliant, very good to listen to, wonderful drum sound, beautifully tuned

[gadd00]

@990jimmer Thank you for your responce :) All the best from Morten.

[jspfgh]

Heisann! Må først begynne med å si at jeg liker trommingen din veldig godt. Minner meg om en viss Steve Gadd! ;-)

Hvilke cymbaler bruker du i denne videoen? Nydelig lyd!

Bruker Yamaha selv. Har et Recording Custom! Knallsett! :-D

Simen

[gadd00]

@jspfgh Hei Simen,

Her bruker jeg for det meste K-Custom fra Zildjan (20" Dark Ride, 18,17 og 16" Dark Chrash. 10/12 splash fra Stagg (HS serie) HH: 13" Sabian HH Serie) 18" Zildjian China Trash..) Trur dette skulle være alle :)

Takk for kopliment. :)

Morten

[gadd00]

@jspfgh Hei igjen,

Ser jo at jeg her bruker 12" HH fra Stagg!! En liten funky sak i HS serien (rimelig serie, med helt grei lyd:)

[jspfgh]

@gadd00 Takk for svar! 12" HH, gitt! Kult! Er det noen nye videoer ute snart? :-) Får ikke nok av spillingen din!

[gadd00]

@jspfgh Hei igjen. Takk for det :)

Spiller endel ute for tiden og har ikke tid til videoinnspillinger nå. Kommer det roligere perioder kommer jeg helt sikkert til å gjøre noe nytt:)

Bor du i Vestfold eller på østlandet, er det sikkert en anledning til å høre meg live og det er mye morsomere håper jeg :)

[gshdrums]

so many people say you should not use evans on yamahas it they dont mix......well i have a oak i think ill be getting G2s next....

[ZiliosRock]

can you tell me, what kind of drumheads do you use on the toms?

[gadd00]

@ZiliosRock

I use Evans G2 coated :)

Good luck, Morten

[ZiliosRock]

the drums sound amazing!

[gadd00]

@ZiliosRock

Thanx :)

Morten

[mother66]

Hey, aren''t you in the NFL Hall of Fame?

[gadd00]

@mother66 No, sorry. Morten Andersen from Denmark is/was in the NFL :)

[boybawang9997]

do i love the way you set up your kit haha looks comfy how big is your bass drum

[gadd00]

@boybawang9997

Thnx :)

The BD is 20".

M

[zapatero39]

great drums, great cymbals, great tuning & fuking awesome playing

[gadd00]

@zapatero39

:) Thanx for the feedback zapatero :)

Just doing what I love to do. Playing drums.

All the best from Norway!

Morten

[jazz1607cro]

nice

[LaughingOutKraut]

Oh lord, what's that china cymbal? It sounds kick ass!

[gadd00]

@LaughingOutKraut

Thanx

It`s a Zildijan -China Trash- 18" (Oriental or effects serie.

All the best, Morten

[Plaguemix]

what is your tuning style? I really love the sound!

[gadd00]

@Plaguemix Hi there. Tuning is very individual but there are some basic rules to follow. I suggest that you check out Bob Gatzen`s videos her on You Tube about tuning:) Bob know`s his things and his tuning tips are very easy to follow. Good luck, and all the best friom Norway:)

[Plaguemix]

@gadd00 I know, but I wonder what your tuning style is, I tend to try out every style I like, and might implement elements into my own ..

[Qalstootel]

Wow dude i love that splash you hit at 3:03 . It sounds amazing

[rcflyin]

i luv how the low end bass sounds :D

[DevrimBabacan]

Hi.

Great tunning really and great resonance. I like birch, very solid sound. Wonderful.

But I choice maple.

And your solo is beautiful. Thank you.

[gadd00]

Hi and thank you for your response :)

Birch is great, but as you, I also play maple now.

I have watched your videos and your drums sounds great:)

All the best from Norway.

Morten

[geebeeeeeez]

wow, you have a great sound. very talented. enjoyed watching!

[gadd00]

Thanx ;)

Great to hear that you enjoy my sound and playing.

All the best from Norway:)

Morten

[litoazmitia]

Morten, where can i find your mic set up?

[gadd00]

HI!

I relay don`t know:) I live in Norway and have bought it here.

Its a Set with bd-mic- 3 tom mics, 2 OH mics and 1 snare Mic.

The microphones are from CAD.

Good luck:)

[DWDrummerJon151]

Man i love your playing, and that kit sounds phenomenal, great yamaha quality and sound.

Any major influences (Apart from Gadd ofcourse, the master of groove)

[gadd00]

Hi and thank you for your response to my video:))

Sorry I haven`t been able too answer you before, but I have been away on holiday. Yes the birch drums sounds great!

When it comes to influences I have been influenced by many great musicians. Here are a few;

Per Richard Melsæther, Carlos Vega, Dave Weckle, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tom Brechtlein etc. etc.

Have great 2010:)

All the best.

Morten

[egefaenfeit]

Witch Tom sizes are you using?

[gadd00]

Hi there!

The tom sizes are: 10x9, 12x10 and 14x12"

All the best:)

Morten

[tjp323]

That was amazing...drummers are starting to forget today that all that matters is something that is enjoyable to listen and stays on beat and rhythm fairly.....ur playing is just beautiful to listen to

[gadd00]

Well thank you!

Glad to hear that you enjoy my playing. If you like you should check out the latin2 video and "morning dance".

I wish you all the best and a great Christmas holiday:)

Morten

[d15er]

Yamaha is the best...even their starter kits sound great

[gadd00]

You have so right:)

Stage custom and tour custom are great drum sets to!

All the best.

Morten

[GermanEaglePatriot]

what exactly is the difference between maple and birch? drum wise of course! i have a pdp birch kit and i dont know if coated emperors or clear emperors would sound good. that and coated or clear powerstroke3 on my bass drum as a batter head?

[gadd00]

Hi there:))

The diff. between maple and birch is in my opinion this:

The maple drum gives you a warmer/darker/softer sound than the birch drums. Yet with great attack. The birch sound has a fantastic attack and gives you a sense of deep warm sound. Almost the same? Well the maple drums gives you a sense of "smoothness" and more sustain. Remember that the birch is different from PDP to Yamaha. When it comes to head I use Evans G2 coated on the toms and G1 clear for the bass drum. All the best.M

[Shadowfury]

I got a question, what kind of tuning is that on your toms and especially your snare? It doesn't sound like a snare. I notice that u remove the snare springs or something on the side..? what kind of style of genre is this tuning for?

[gadd00]

Hi

The tuning here is mend for latin/funk but can be used in various styles. The snare is a regular Oak custom snare, but you are right. The spring is of in the first half of this video.

All the best!

Morten

[Sabiano]

Hey Morten! Great playing and great drum sound you've managed to get! What tom mics are those?

[gadd00]

Hi and thank you;)

The tom mics are in a cheap set of mics from CAD, that includes 2 overheads and a BD mic. For the snare I use a Shure SM 57.

All the best!

Morten

[vgw1971]

After much research I"ve come back to Yamaha Birch. The sound of your kit is inspiring. I play rock. I like your set up so much I may get the exact same thing. Please send detailed data of your entire set up. Ever played Leedy?

[gadd00]

Hi there

My set up is :Toms 10x9,12x10 and 14x12".BD:20x16"

Snare: Oak custom 14x5,5"

Birch Custom Absolute.

Sinc.Morten

[DrummerGS]

Every day I want a birch kit more and more!

[gadd00]

Yes I understand completely:)

[jmr2master]

gadd I subscribed so

1) I want your drum-set(s)!!

2) I want your cymbal(s)!!!

3) I want your mic(s)!!!!

4) I want the room that your playing in(So I don't have to practice in this apartment)

5) Keep the videos coming!!

6) Oh and send those to me via UPS please!! LOL

[gadd00]

:)

Call Mid West Percussion and ask for the drum dept.

They will help you out and you can trust them - guaranteed.

All the best!!

Morten

[opiedrum]

Hello again Morten! How did you decide on the power toms vs the standard depth? And what depth toms are you ordering on your maple kit? Those birch Customs sound great and it looks like they are extremely responsive!

[gadd00]

Hi :) Sorry that I haven`t answered you before but I have been on holiday. I have had the power toms before and just like the sound that they give. I find the sound from deeper toms rounder and with more "body" to the tone, yet with great attack.

On my new kit I have ordered 10x7, 12x8 and 14x14. this kit is ment for more jazz oriented music. thanx for asking!

Sinc.

Morten

[MrSINDRE12345]

du er best!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jimbox666]

nice sounding kit!!!!!!

watch your left pinky finger though while in german/american grip

[gadd00]

Thank you:)

[Muzkontar]

Hey! Great playing and of course great sound. Really inspired and made me decide what drums i want,, trully. I always liked the yamaha sound, all the way from Manu Katche, to John JR Robinson...I was wandering...What what be more of an allround drum set or should i say mainstream drumset to use it almost everywhere, a maple absolute or an birch absolute. I really like your sound, but i want to know which wood of those two is more usefull...Thank you for your time and great talent...

Blaz

[gadd00]

Hi:)

I think the bast is too try them out and choose the drums that feel right for you. How ever I know it can bee difficult to try them out in music stores. Personally I enjoy playing maple, but I think I will recommend the Birch custom absolute drums. They are very versatile and great for any music style. Good luck with your choice.

All the best:)

Morten

[drumrnva]

Great sounding kit!

[gadd00]

Thank you:)

I will do some new recordings during the summer, with maple custum Absolute.

Realy looking forward to that:)

Have a great week!

Morten

[ceynon22]

Morten,

Nice playing, & I love the tone of those drums. I am shopping for a Yamaha kit for home recording mostly jazz/funk stuff. Since you also have a maple custom which model would you recommend for this application?

thank you kindly.

[gadd00]

Hi:)

The kind of drums you choose is a bit personal.I recomend you try them out before buying, if you have the chance.

If not I will recommend the birch custom absolute. How ever if you like a warmer sound you should go for the maple custom absolute or the maple custom.

Good luck with yur choice:)

All the best:)

Morten

[xbeast666]

Absolutely awesome sounding kit and very nice playing Morten. You've convinced me into buying one of these kits. I was looking at purchasing a Mapex kit, but I think I'll pay the extra cash and get Yamaha. Very Kool !

[gadd00]

Thank you!

I feel honored that you enjoy the drum sound and my playing.

How ever i feel confident that you wil be very satisfied with Yamaha birch custom.

Remember that i Use 10x9, 12x10 and 14x12 toms in the video.

The BD is 20x16". The heads are Evans G2 Coated. I wish you good luck with new drums and feel free to check out my LATIN 2 video.

Sinc.

Morten

[easternbco]

hey "gadd00" im a 15 yearold drummer and ive been playing for 7 years, after watching your video it has inspired me alot, i love your style, and btw how much did ur birch birch customs cost? thanks

[gadd00]

Hey there "easternbco"

Thanx for your responce:)

I `m glad that you have wathed the video`s and feel honnored to be an inspiration. You started to play when you were 8 and I started to play when I was 9:)

Wish you al the best.

(The drums was bought at Mid West Percussion, and I think I payed around 3000USD for it. Just the shell pack)

Incl. shiping to Norway.

Sinc.

Morten

[Benajah59]

what size bass and snare are you using here?

[gadd00]

I Use 20x16 BD (birch) and 14x5,5 (oak)

Sinc.

Morten

[AggressiveC]

Well thank you very much! I am trying to order them one peice at a time (10x8, 12x9, 16x16, 18x16, 22x18 x2) but I'm glad to hear that these drums sound amazing! Unfortunatly, I don't have any sort of micing so I would have to go au natural if you will. Thanks!

[AggressiveC]

Wowee man! Those drums sound absolutely beautiful! I'm thinking of upgrading from Rydeens to these, but I must know, do they sound this lovely without mics?

[gadd00]

Hi there!

Yes, they sound great in "natural " to.

If you use them on stage with a PA set up and add a bit reverb on the snare, it should sound like this. In this video I have also added a very small amount of EQ.

If you upgrade to BCA you will have a great set comp. to the Yamaha Rydeen.

Remember that this is the powersized drums:10x9,12x10 and 14x12.

Heads: Evans G2 Coated.

Good luck!

Morten

[paisteguy799]

hey man great great playing what toms mics r u using, check out my drum solo if u have time im 15 by the way

[gadd00]

Thank yoy!

The mic`s that I use are from CAD.

You ask for the tom mic`s but the o.heads are just as important.-)

By the way I have seen you on you tube before and you play great yourself.

Hopefully you have a good teacher.

Sinc.

Morten

[collingitrite]

good stuff. nice fluid movement. i am kinda more a weekend hack player. i have a few things on here just making some noise on my kit. not sure how to network on this thing though. keep up the great work. i enjoy watching all my drumming brothers seasoned pros or not doing thier thing on you tube. keep up the great work guys....

p.s. kinda makes me wish i stuck with the traditional grip thing

[gadd00]

Hi

Thank you for your responce!

You play very good yourself and it`s great to hear and com in contact with other drummers. We all learn from each other and pick up great licks or grooves. Personaly I feel that one of the most important things is to have a good time and feel good wile playing. A good tecnique and time feel is of course important aspects that wil help us along.

Keep up the great playing and have fun! :-)

Sincerely

Morten, Norway

[joesags]

Sounds great...I have the same kit, these drums are awesome

[gadd00]

Thank you!

Glad you have the opportunity to experience the great Birch drums:-)

Good luck!

sinc.

Morten

[gadd00]

Hi and thank you.

Glad that you enjoyed the clip:-)

The Hi hat on this video is s cheap Stagg Hi Hat (SH) 12"

Sinc.

Morten

[paulannis]

Hi Morton,

Nice playing! I've just had a go at doing a little video for youtube and when posting it I stumbled across yours, nice one.

Take it easy

Paul

[gadd00]

Hi Paul

thank you:-)Nice playing on your video. Keep it up (and if i might suggest a small change: tight up your resonance head an top head) Just a suggestion:-)

Sinc.

Morten

[paulannis]

Thanks, it was the 1st time I tried recording the kit, i only used a kick and 2 overhead mics. Tuning, yeah, To be honest i didn't bother tuning the kit and that snare detunes it's self so quick it's ridiculous, a top end Craviotto as well, i usually use my Keplinger, much nicer. It does sound a lot more lively in the room, still learning with the mics!

Cheers

Paul

[gadd00]

Hi

You have come long way already!

The tuningthing is very individual and Craviotto should hold the tune I hear. I have never tried it myself however. I use a Yamaha Oak Custom snare and I am very satisfied with it. When it comes to mics I ended ut with CAD mics on the toms, BD and overhead. on the snare I us a Shure SM 57. The recording is done with a lap top and Ableton Live pluss EMU 1616 soundcard and Behringer AD/DA Converter.

Good Luck!

Morten

[adrimaulanasadira]

how about yamaha stage custom? the factory of stage custom is in my country right?

the endorser of yamaha in indonesia called denny very love the sounds of stage custom.

[gadd00]

Hi there

SC is nice drums but has its limmit`s soundvice. I choose bca or mca if I were you.

Sinc.

morten

[kneedragger81]

SO I am youtubing to try to hear the differences in yamaha custom sets. I just heard an Oak Custom and it sounded shit compared to this kit. Is Oak considered a higher quality? Also, how do you tune your tom heads? 4th apart?...I am hearing a nice "doppler effect" (doh--uumm). Good stuff...nice demo

[gadd00]

Hi

No. Oak Custom is not a better drumset than the birch or maple drums.

Tuning..... I tune the drums different for different occations. The "doppler effect" is just that the under head is a bit to loose.

There are many way`s to tune drums.

I choose the "tone" first by tuning the under head. Then I tune the over head normaly a bit looser than the under head.

Thanks for asking:-)

sinc.

Morten

[kneedragger81]

I see. I find if I tune resonant head approximately a 4th scale degree higer than batter head, then I get a nice doppler effect "doi-umm". Will you briefly note the advantages of better shell material? I use Pearl Export / Tama Rockstar kits and I tune, tune, tune! I have found tuning range to be small; therefore, I tune batter head to where drum sounds most open and resonant. I then tune reso head maybe 1-2 semitones higher. Sometimes tune heads 4th apart and works, but just those 2 ways.

[gadd00]

Hi

I think that when you use in particular maple shells you will get a more open sound with "more body" and sustain than cheaper drums. This makes them (maple/birch) more difficult to tune, but it`s worth is! AND you will have a mutch bigger tuningrange to choose from than.

So, if you have the chance, try tha birch or maple drums from yamaha. I am pritty shure that you will hear a big difference.

Good luck!

NB: I`m not a yamaha endorser:-)

Sinc.

Morten, Norway

[Manfromtheforties]

Hello,

What mics do you use and where? Also what heads do you use? Thanks in advance, I love your sound.

[gadd00]

Hi and thanks for asking:-)

I use CAD microphones on teh toms, bass drum and overhead on the snare I use a ShureSM57. The mics are placed an inc. over the rim. and the overhead are placed ca. 60 cm. over my head. The heads are Evans G2 coated on the toms, Evans snare dry on the snare and Evans EQ1/2 on the bassdrum. Important I use a very! thick front head on the bass drum.

Sinc.

Morten

[runtifish]

yammy drums are the best..so to get that doppler effect on my drums what do i have to do to the tunning? could you have a look on my vid and give me some advise please......fantastic by the way.

Shaun.

[gadd00]

Thank you!

after listening to your video I dont think you have to to too mutch with you`r tuning...

However I would recomend you to try one mic. on each tom pluss on the snare and Hi hat. (Overheads?) When you record, you might wan`t to try to do that digitaly with a computer and feks. Live 8 program.

The recording custom should sound great anyway. Good luck!!

Sinc.

Morten

[adrimaulanasadira]

hahaha. just using your jacket. mmm, what do you think about ddrum dominion maple? gimme your comment, thanks

[gadd00]

Sorry, but I know nothing about D drum acoustic drums. I have been playing Yamaha since 1989, but offcourse I have tried ather drums like Pearl, Tama, Sonor, Ludwig, gretsch and Premier.

However maple drums in general have a warmer sound than the birch drums. Remember that the depth of the drum has a big effect on how the drum sounds.

Sinc. Morten

[adrimaulanasadira]

nice sound dude, yamaha is so jazzy. i love the type of sounds.

oh ya, i'm from indonesia, greet from indonesia.

adri, indonesia

[gadd00]

Thank you for your responce. Yamaha has a great warm sound with a solid attack.

All the best from Norway.-) (minus 19degrees today)brrrr

Morten

[loko306]

great playing men! what hi hats are you using?

[gadd00]

Thank`s!

I use Stagg HS 12" hats on this video. My splashes are also from Stagg. The rest of my symbales are K-Zildjian.

Sinc.

Morten

[UpTheIronsForever07]

Have you tired Yamaha Stage Custom? are they good? im looking for a new kit and i need somthing around that price range!

[dorianbrentfoyil]

Hey there man. Very solid, very smooth, what an excellent drummer you are!

[gadd00]

Hi there!

Thank you for your kind words.

I have been playing since I was 9 and starte out in a marching band. I think it`s important to develope a strong teqnic along with reading exersices. I wish you all the best!!

Sinc.

Morten, Norway

[sindre0077]

I agree, very solid drumming!

[Barbosa123]

I love the sound of birch!!!

Great playing.

[gadd00]

Thank you for your responce!

The 14 " is not well tuned.... but I 'l fix that until next time.

It's many great drums on the market today, but I think its remarcable that the birch drums still is popular. I think that feks. YAMAHA have done and is still doing great drums after they started with the 9000 (recording custom) drums. On this video I use the power sized drums wich gives extra low end to the sound.

Keep on drumming!!

All the best from Morten, Norway

[gadd00]

@Barbosa123 Thank you! :) Sorry for the very late answer :)