Neil Garthly - 21st Century Drum Set Demo

[SupraJin]

whaat's that beautiful ride cymbal?

[DrumologyTV]

@SupraJin Sabian HH Medium Ride 20"

[SupraJin]

@DrumologyTV sweet

[Dilwiid]

I was thinkin that was a lil over kill when I first saw the set up.. After seeing it into play I think its pretty cool!! Our hands can cover many a drum.. why not are feet??

[soundmind529]

neil, garthly that is. you have surpassed neil, peart that is on my list as on of the most talented drummers i have seen! keep up the good work. is that drum kit a premier artist birch or maple? it sounds amazing. how do you get that set up to work every time? looks like a lot of stands and pedals to carry around! cheers!

[DrumologyTV]

@soundmind529 Thank you for the kind words. Alot of practice to get to this level. It is a Premier Artist Birch. I have everything marked to easy tear down and set up. But it still take an hour for both. The kit doesn't move much. Check out some of my performances from the Cape Breton Drum Fest. That kit was a Mapex and had some extras on it. Thanks again and enjoy!

[soundmind529]

@DrumologyTV yeah, im simple drummer. i dont like having more than four stands to carry around to gigs. im not as talented as you are with the multiple limb independence so my kit is pretty basic. youre right up there with marco minnemann. any advice? should i just learn rudiments with all of the limbs and apply it to the kit? thanks.

[BdangGONcorn]

i just shat out my eye nostrils, and my buddy walked in and puked and now he's dead....thanks neil

[immortalsoloist]

You are a great talent Neil. :) great job!

[jordanjcm]

?????????  What the hell is with all those pedals? I would bet that this guy NEVER plays with other musicians.

[HgMeza114]

wow..!!! speechless..!!!!

congrats!!

it would be such a mess trying to move the drum set.....

[NikeDrums]

When I saw your video where where you explain everything about your pedals I taught that you are one of a 100000 copies of Thomas lang,but when I saw this video I find out I was totally wrong!You got ambidexterity,groove,technique ,polyrithmic knowledge,and everything sound like you are octopus!Not my kind of drumming but are best of "your kind" I ever saw"

Congratulations!!!!

[DrumologyTV]

@NikeDrums Thank you very much for your comment. I have always tried to make music with my drum set. My advanced set up allows me to do just that. Check out some of my other videos from the Cape Breton Drum Festival. I play "Ticket to Ride" from the Beatles along with some solos. Enjoy!

[MrSkinspanker]

"he doesn't look cool doing it"? Maybe you can make us all a video on how to look cool playing the drums gylfi88 apparently thats real important, you could include a clip on how to apply eye liner.

[jakubrox19]

why a marching snare?

[DrumologyTV]

It gives that great techno sound without using electronics

[12gamer21dude95]

OMG! lol that first beat was amazing

[alrinach]

man you are fucking crazy. I am a metal drummer. but that shit was crazy. I liked it a lot. :D I am pedalfreak myself. you gave me some ideas. thx,,

[TheThirdHalo]

Is he in a band??

[DLpro96]

i have Century kit :)

[gylfi88]

Wow very good drummer but he doesn't look very cool doing it, the feet ?!?! WTF!

[dwsabianguy]

who cares if it doesn't look cool if it sounds cool?

[tiddlerbayley]

holy crap, i'm just starting to learn double pedals and think it kinda hard......this guy's amazin !!

[bixlord]

his playing sounds a bit like gavin harrison's

[SOAD525]

WOWOWOWOWO!

[applejes1]

wow this guys good, and his style is diffrent. but does he really need all those pedals, think about it, some of them can go to the people who reall nead one. im just saying

[Fluffydragoncat]

@applejes1

Why should he waist his money on someone else?

i am not trying to be a jerk, I really don't understand...

[x360z0cker]

no its 1:14 xD

[x360z0cker]

1:12

LooL

[HellsDrummer45]

Unbelievable!! what an independence !!!!

[fess04]

i felt compelled to comment.....fantastic work...very melodic....some nice music...great playing  CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!

[kauaokane]

damn dude this shit is crazy

[peyotx]

Cada quien tiene su propio estilo y enfoque de la musica, este compadre tiene un estilo similar al de Akira Jimbo en el sentido que quiere hacer como de "One-man band", y lo hace demasiado bien, aunque creo que eso implica ser un poco plano en la forma de tocar pero esta genial. felicitaciones Bro !

[joseefra123]

how many pedals do u need!

[DrumNBum]

would like to know ur over heads u use and mixer and actally could u just tell me everything?

TOms snare bass overheads and mixer/ interface/ software/ application EQs or compression,.gates, reverb HELP IS GREATLY APPREICATEDD

[DomtheBeast94]

just wondering what type of hhx sabian cymbays do u use

[DrumologyTV]

I use 14", 16", and 18" Studio Crashes. They came as a set so they are sonically matched. Thanks for watching.

[teteukern]

muitooo bom

very good

[PolyMetrix1618]

This is sick.

[downthecircus]

im not really into drumers with more then a four piece set but damn dude those legs can really move. especially around 2.20.

[docterblack]

damn good limb independence! i wish i could play like that haha.

[ZmanTaeKwonDo]

wow very nice setup on the drums, it will be good if is a 21st century setup to include some electronics.

but no doubt he is the one man band!

[JimNifter13]

That's friggin' amazing coordination

[dfurnaridrummer]

look at the pedal beaters swing when he takes his foot off them

[dfurnaridrummer]

its an amazing sounding kit

[Sofakingwetadit]

Very nice...

[abzu77]

I got ten or more ideas from watching this. Really master-level drumming. The ease at which you use several foot techniques is impressive.

[DrumologyTV]

Thanks for watching! Keep on drumming!

[skaterzakk]

wow thats all i have to say wow!!!!!!!!!!1

[DrumologyTV]

I am glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!!

[pilowpants12]

he is officialy my fav drummer and my heroo

[diwataness]

you are an octopus

[rugbyangouleme]

now you need a double bass...you could fit a left footed double pedal on and it would be ace

very nice footwork! and handwork!

[nopo182]

cool shit. five stars

[kyjello12]

your set looks like it would be a blast to play.

[axeman106]

is this your current set-up

[DrumologyTV]

Yes, but with some slight changes. I use a ride cymbal all the way to the left. Look at some of my videos from The Cape Breton Drum Fest. You can see my set-up from one of the camera angles.

[halakie]

Holy shit, 2 bases 2 hihats, switching between them at 2:22, damn man Nice drumming!

[drummakid101]

Look at this guy!

Talk about independency to the max!

[Ardre8]

the drumming is enough

[Ardre8]

Amazing! but terrible boring songs

[george5030]

i would love to know what cymbals you are using in this video! AWSOME!

[DrumologyTV]

I am using Sabian Cymbals. All various lines. I use what sounds good.

[george5030]

hi! yes I already knew you use Sabian... I would like to know the series of each cymbals you are using and the cymbal name and sizes and all that beacuase you re one of my influences and I would like to have that sound! Thanks!

[drummerfrombeyond]

are u neil garthlyÉ!

[DrumologyTV]

yes.

[theiceman259]

the only thing that your set is missing is a smoothie maker

[kikirune]

haha your style reminds me a bit of thomas lang

[dfurnaridrummer]

wow......so many great ideas and amazing playing

mad polyrhythm

and the snare with pedal gives some pretty cool stuff

[MRROCKDRUMMER]

what band is he in ?

[THIRDeyeSCOPED]

i take lessons from this guy

[impatrickg]

wow this is an excellent vid and only 64 coments wtf

[arconda666]

Fantastic!!!

[KimonoSkunk]

I damn near spilled my soda when I seen you play, GOOD LORD Man, you are incredible. I'm a BASS guitar player, (Steinberger) And you have me speechless. @.0 And don't even try to bend my brain around those stick flips....

Was wondering, I am planning on getting a beginner drum kit and thinking of the electronic pad ones, cause I like with close neighbors... any suggestions?

[DrumologyTV]

Thanks for the comments. I would suggest the Roland or Yamaha. They make the best ones. Good Luck!

[fitodelonge]

O: hoooooo my fucking god his is good

[DrumologyTV]

THanks!!!  Keep on drumming!

[gravytrain1995]

wow his is good

[nickmusiclover]

i love minneman esc drumming! i think it'd be cool if you did some classic rock songs with this unique setup.

[7Harm7]

Man, this is great!!!

[olsztynPrague]

is this possible? great

[jhoff]

Amazing, i noticed there are some similar foot patterns to derek roddy in the beginning, u are rly rly quite great

[krisdrepko]

Wow. That was world class!

Some of the best drumming I've ever seen and I've listened heavily to A LOT of drummers. I only hope to be half as good, someday.

Any tips?

[DrumologyTV]

Thanks for your kind words. Two tips. First, find a great teacher, and second, practice alot! Keep on drummin'.

[krisdrepko]

Thanks A lot. I've been taking lessons a while. I guess the independence just comes with time and hard work.

[TensaZangetsu2189]

trust me on that i took lessons for 4 yrs till my teacher told me he couldnt teach me any thing more

[abacacus]

man, the one called flying machine was freaking amazing sounding!

[klownn]

nice drumming. only problem is you must have a separate brain just for your legs.. most ppl don't have that :(

[hazzpwnage]

most talented drummer ave ever seen and ave watched probably every solo on here :P (am 14 and want to be professional)

[telblackwell1980]

thats so cool, do you ever get cramp in your legs?

[DrumologyTV]

No. You have to build your endurance and muscle strength. Thanks for watching.

[hamaknaflint]

tremendous brain agility!

[hamaknaflint]

tremendous brain agility!

[alexhughes117]

You have taken very far your 4 way independence! Can you tell me what kind of snare and tuning do you use?

[knightmare11]

amazing.....very creative drumming... wow!!

[dwdrummer993]

the begining to me sounded alot like walk this way from aerosmith, but maybe thats what you were trying to do, but any way amazing man your a incredible drummer

[choffan]

boring.. too pedals, puzzle-drumming attempting to be groove... it seems to me the problem of the majority of white drummers

[CircularPerfection]

...Man, what? Dude. This guy has great feel, and the racist bullshit was just unnecessary. He is amazingly independent in his limbs, which I assume you probably aren't, and this was anything but boring. Grow up.

[MoNsTeRxV3]

name 3 good world wide black drummers plz

[choffan]

Carter Beauford (best drummer of the world)

Pete Alexander

Tony R. Junior

(idiot)

[samba1990]

Carter Beauford

Dennis Chambers (fastest in the world)

Tony Royster Jr.

[andrewgantt]

All those previously mentioned...

Thomas Pridgen

Will Calhoun

Mike Smith

Aaron Spears

Fish (Fishbone)

There's a grip, rookie

[krisdrepko]

Tony Williams

Billy Cobham

Lenny White

Max Roach

4 Revolutionary drummers.

Obviously you haven't looked to far into your ignorance.

[svensktrummis]

one of the few videos, that inspire.

Great vid. not like the masspruduced shitty vid. other makes.

sorry for my bad english

[sticktodrum]

holy crap on the double bass groove at 7:56! metal dude, freakin metal.

[DrumologyTV]

Thanks for the kind words. Keep on watching!

[viestartss]

hey, this awesome!!!

such videos gives inspiration and new ideas!

thanks for sharing!

[carlerobbinsiii]

I remember seeing neil play "Walk This Way" with a band. That was years ago... now the guy is THE MASTER and doesn't need a band. Not only does he have four limb independence, he musical independence. "Way" to go, Neil!

[pugestrife]

I like how you use so many percussion istruments.

[awalker93]

HOLY CRAP YOUR CRAZY MAN, YOU BLEW MY MIND!, is that a marching snare next to your bass that sound really high pitched?

[DrumologyTV]

Yes. It is a indoor marching snare with duel snares. It sounds great. Thanks for watching!

[awalker93]

hey no problem man you rock, i wish i had all of that stuff you have, i wanna be a pro drummer like you i practice everyday and wait for the day i get sponsored. you are a role modle to us younger drumers man keep playing man i wanna see more

[DrumologyTV]

I have other performances on YouTube.  Check out my sceen name Drumology TV or click on the "More from: Drumology TV" above related videos. Keep on drumming!

[awalker93]

sure will

[TheAnnihilator12]

This is the kind of independence I dream of. Hopefully if I work hard I'll be able to achieve something similar in some years. Incredible video, I love how you can do all these multipedal orchestrations and make them groove!

[kraziidrumkidd]

Lol i love the marchin snare idea!! That was one of my top ten fav drum solo's ever.

[DrumologyTV]

Thanks for watching and the comments.

[BenSY06]

how i wish i can play like NEIL..lol^^..i only can play double pedal..

grrrrr

[Swellbrain1]

Great stuff

[AnihilatorPT]

this guy can't be real!!! :O

OMGGGGGGGGG!! :O

[drumbum918]

hell yea hes real man! he was my teacher i learned from the best

[decodine]

you got a pair of great feet

[oohmammaoohmamma]

this is my drum teacher no bull he owns the academy of drums in toms river

[Druman08]

Amazing. Absolutly breath taking! The first 1 minute got a little repetative, but its stil amazing foot work! It around 2:15 it sounds like your playing all of a drumline music at once. Amazing amazing!

[DrumologyTV]

Thank you for watching! More videos to come.

[Druman08]

Hey 2 real quick questions...

-What is holding the marching snare up so the pedal strikes the center?

-What is holding the closed hi-hats that are played with the foot?

I enjoyed watching =D. Thanks for the post. I was on a drum forum and somebody mentioned this guy because another person was asking how to stabilize their pedals. Turns out it lead me to a great video.

[Druman08]

Also what Ride is that. The Zildjian Rock Ride? I think thats the last of my questions for now.

[DrumologyTV]

Sabian HH 20" Heavy Ride

[DrumologyTV]

Thanks. I am glad you enjoyed it. 1) The marching drum is held by a regular snare stand. I spread the legs all the way out, turned the basket 90 degrees, and really tighten the tension on the basket to hold the drum. 2) It is an X-Hat holding the high hats closed. I then turn it 90 degrees and use a hard plastic beater to get the attack. All of the pedals are velcroed down so they won't move. Check out the new videos that are on the way!

[nellyfolly]

I think my drum set reached its size limit because I put it in a corner of the basement and Im to lazy to pick it up.

[Raymanx223]

ok..ur foot technique is soo out of this world...I'm convinced u can do for foot independence then Thomas Lang...

[nevDRUM125]

must have ALOT of money to afford all of those Pearl Eliminators,tehe

[jakamake]

Hey man I would love to see more vids of this guy,never heard of him b 4.

[DrumologyTV]

More videos are coming in the future. Stay tuned.

[jakamake]

Are you the drummer in this video?

[seemydrums57]

Yes I know you got Cakewalk on your computer

[sikory]

and how have you got that hi-hat vertically, I never saw anything like that

[DrumologyTV]

I took an X-Hat attachment and just put vertical. The pedal is just velcroed down. As simple as that. Thanks for watching!

[sikory]

and another question (i hope all those questions of all those people incuding me ain't annoying), how do you attach the pedals to the snare/hi-hat

and keep them from wobbling around because if I just put a pedal to the floor, it starts "walking" around.

[DrumologyTV]

The pedals are not attached to the snare drum in any way. The key is to have a pedal with a solid foot plate like the Pearl Eliminator and stick velcro (the hook side) on the bottom of the foot plate. Make sure you use a carpet that can grip velcro, like burber or industrial carpet. A pile or shag carpet won't work. It's that easy.

[scopions84]

nice style... virtuoso!!

[druman44]

disgusting playing man. when you leave the pedal boards constantly they have a tendency to bounce. How do you control your pedals, from bouncing all over the place so that when you go to slam on one its not bouncing down/ and you can get a strong stroke (opposed to a dead one). does a particular tension help with this or tempo/bpm. great playing.

[DrumologyTV]

Thanks! I found that using a strap drive instead of chain drive helps keep the pedals in sync with the movement of the beaters without the extra sound of the pedals flopping around. Spring tension is medium and the tempo help assure that I get a clean stroke. In the beginning I was getting dead strokes, but with alot of practice and some tweeking of the pedals, I was able to perfect it. Thanks for watching!

[kakashi3412]

Those stick flips are crazy

[lildrumman404]

how to  you get the marching snare to snare in place for the pedal to hit?

[DrumologyTV]

I just put it in a regular snare stand, spread the legs all the way out and turned the snare to 90 degree angle. Thanks for watching.

[kornkid662000]

awesome kit and badd ass playing man

[afiloveronejames]

beautiful. god i wish i could play with such subtelty of technique.

[paps8]

Thats pretty cool. Im deffinately glad to have you as a teacher now.

[DrumTVShow]

Hey Neil! How you been? Great to see you put your awesome stuff on Youtube! ... Dan

[cjcdrums]

Great playing! God I want to play that kit!

Man, I would love to see what Lang or Donati could do on it though..

BTW sick polymetric groove at about 4:00