Jay Ruiz playing "41"

[TomakaBonzo]

best cover i have seen

[FruitpunchFTW]

Great job, when are you going to post more vids???

[jek4321]

ITS RASHAWN ROSS!

sick cover by the way

[pokitts]

Awesome Bro!!

[plaguethis]

i like the snare and symbols and u did a good job man, keep it up

[dregel2006]

liked it man...even though you dint play it like him. you played it like you nice bro...check me out...peace.

[FruitpunchFTW]

Great interpretation man, especially given the size of your kit. Carter has like 25 pieces and you pulled it off with way less, amazing! 5/5

[metube3489]

Jay my friend, I have played drums for 14 years and you have some of the best hi hate groves i have ever seen. Bravo!

[metube3489]

...I mean besides Carter than is.....

[metube3489]

the groove at 1:50 is awesome

[drumlooney]

Hey Jay first offf nice work, would have like to see some ghost notes in there but a nice rendition. Keep up the good work.

[Sal1214]

Very nice dude. Short a few pieces but most would never hear the difference. Awesome job, and a nice set too.

[Sal1214]

In reply to my previous, I've watched many of the other versions done, and you do the BEST cover. Bravo once more!

[MadLady223]

hey Big Jay, great as usual, C U at work  smooches

[hammerinhammer]

It's nice to finally see someone play a dave matthews song on the drums with some rhythm and soul.

[javierjayruiz]

you can find the videos of me playing with the church choir under apostolic tabernacle merced ca. you cant see me but you can hear me. lol.

[ammcafee]

Very nice,impresive work on all aspects. good feel and great groove. Hats off to you!

[groovindoug]

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[danix31]

Congratulations!!I wish I could do something like that!!

[javierjayruiz]

i usually use evans on all my drums but i love the remo powerstroke 3, which is wut is on this snare.

[ZWCdrummer]

great job you have an excellent sense of groove bro...keep it up, hope to see more of you in the future...oh and what snare head do you use???

[baterolla]

Hi there, maybe you dont have a great abilitie with your fingers, but you have the most important thing in the music, YOUR GREAT SOUND AND AWESOME GROOVE...

[Ggirl777]

What's UP! Sounds Good!!!!!!!!!!!

[joesags]

Great Job!

[zacharhia]

Javier, Brotha!! Very nice. I am a new "Jay" fan! As a jazz/instrumental music enthusiest (and huge Dave fan), I know that some of those transitions can be tough, but you laid it down the whole way through. Right on, man. Hope to see you next year!

Zac (Your Colonial Insurance Rep)

[javierjayruiz]

if anyones interested, my buddy who hooked me up with my vids posted sum videos of our church choirs that i also play for. check em out!!! hope y'all enjoy em! PEACE!!!

[tjal4s]

How do we find these videos of your church choirs? Are they on your favs? If so, what name????

Jen

[Diffusion213]

Oh and very nice on the mix job on the kit, sounds great for a home studio!

[Diffusion213]

Very nice man, a fresh perspective! The biggest thing I would say is that you often feel a little disjoined. Your bass foot is a little inconsistent at times and sometimes pushes a little too much and I think your right hand tends to follow it. Sometimes it lays in that pocket real nice and sometimes you could bring it back just a bit. Cheers!

[a3dez03]

well as avid DMB fan I must say this is the best interpretation of 41 i've seen on the tube.

[javierjayruiz]

wutz up y'all?! just wantd 2 say thanx 4 all the comments. im hoping i can get sum more done so i can share with u guys!! PEACE!!!!

[dkchickenlittle]

wow wow wow. Playing the song with similar beat but the soul is very different with Beauford's. Great job! Certainly you are a good drummer.

[tjal4s]

Your very talented! I'm impressed. See ya at work, Jenny

[detroitskater666]

MY GOD MAN. i swear every time i listen to this it gets better. that set sounds so damn good. keep it up dude u got it going ON!!!!!.

keep it real man

[warrioor]

sweet!

[19chee76]

=jAy=

ahhhh yes thats my jam right there..that song taught me to play open hand, dats a sweet groove and that reggae off time is tricky but you got it locked dawg keep up the great work!!...next u gotta cover "lover lay down" by DMB...

peace

-richee

[flummerello]

How long you been playin?

[RobnCol]

Really nice buddy !

[murfo]

wanna move to budapest??? could do with a good Carter for my band:)

[dowse1010]

jay! dude right on. the feel you have on the drums is inspiring. your interpretation of the song was nice. you held it down and supported the song's groove like carter does but had your own style. your a great drummer. i would say to try and play open hand like cb but you got it down playin righty. the only positive criticism i would give would be to try and vary the dynamics on your snare hits and try incorporating more ghost notes. very well done dude! dowy

[javierjayruiz]

oh yeah!! the snare is 5x13. correction, the lower tom is 14" not 13. when i tune my drums, i keep em fairly tight, not to the point where the sound is choked but to where it has a good ring to em. the lower tom has a moon gel strip on it, but everything else is pretty much wide open.

[javierjayruiz]

the drums belong to my buddy who hookd me up on these vids. they are the pacific chameleons wth shallow toms. they are amazing. i used em live in a concert without mics n they rocked, especially the 12x20 kick!! they are 5x10, 6x12 and a 7x13 toms.

[javierjayruiz]

1st off, thanx again for the comments, but let me clarify that this is just my version of the song. i wouldnt for the life of me try to imitate carter!! lol.

[detroitskater666]

man u got some skills. the beat at 1:30 is really sweet.your kit sounds so good also. keep it up man, u got some skills. war kinda snare are u using

[Rocker12723]

hey man you gotta show me how you tuned those drums.. they sound amazing

[malibuandfisher]

groove is good think you should work on your left hand on the snair thair is alot more goin on than you think. lov the regee feal you dropped at the end. good work. check mike martel on you tube and rich martel. me and my bro

[swishbelly]

tasty!

[javierjayruiz]

thanx 4 th comments!!! Appreciate it! Glad y'all liked!! Im no carter beauford but it was a fun song 2 play! I cant wait 2 do more. Peace, Jay

[Alwayzsmilin]

Damn! I'm usually hard pressed to accept a Carter rendition - especially when one puts their own touch on it - but you really had a nice groove there, I really enjoyed it. Keep it up!

[mauigrl0921]

I'll admit never really listened to Dave Matthew's band all that much, but this song is pretty cool. Can't wait for you to do more, but don't forget to use "Joey" next time Jay. Peace ninja!

[javierjayruiz]

hope you guys enjoy this video!! dont mind the flubs. lol. all comments welcome! Peace, Jay