Russ Miller Drum Solo "Sanaga Shuffle".

[Arthurski73]

excellent

[OGTheDemon]

eh sounds like i heard this before....and not from him....it was not a a fat white guy.....

[curiousdwarf93]

how did you tune your tomes? i keep getting a little to much ring out of mine. got the same heads.

[kikme778]

@curiousdwarf93 you want your toms to ring! let your drums breathe! if you are wondering why your drums dont sound thunderous its because they arent resonating and ringing!

[curiousdwarf93]

@kikme778 thanks, i'll try it out.

[FeathersT21]

Seriously... Who couldn't like this? It's got lots of chops, it's creative!

[Waste0paper]

Russ Miller is a very pattern oriented player, it's really noticeable when you watch him play. It doesn't seem like he has a natural feel when he plays, it just sounds like a bunch of musical patterns glued together to be considered a solo.

[PearlGroove]

@Waste0paper wow. just... wow. This is America and you are entitled to your opinions, but you realize that you are speaking in reference to a Grammy winning artist who has played with everyone and on everything. If he really is as you say I doubt his phone would keep ringing.

[vaportrails44]

I was a student of Russ Miller's at Drum Design in Coral Springs, FL back in the late 80s til around 91. Amazing to see who and what he became.

[SuperEiao]

sick



[paisteguy799]

nice control, like the musicality, and goddam how did u afford those phx drums, jealos m8, check out my drum vids if u like, im 17

[dichotomism]

This solo reminds me of Steve Smith's 'Khanda West' solo.

[chessdude67]

Excellent!

[drummer4life54]

great kit. what mics?

[EVH3730]

@drummer4life54 Russ Miller uses May drum and instrument mics. go to his website to learn more

[MrPearl123]

what kind of kit is that?

[julianisdope]

@MrPearl123 Yamaha Phx

[spicefritz]

great exercise for independence

[Zazquatch1]

Beautiful love rythmic and melodious playing... total feel and control

[UniversalDummer]

perfect... 

[mightygamer0]

talk about musically playing the drums...

[dm6testa777]

he eating good anit he russ miller has more styles under his belt than most drummers i still have his first vhs one of my fav drummers

[CompanyMold]

the more weight he put on the better he got

[Oceansandblue]

he makes it look so easy! i wish....

[TheDittohead3]

man yamaha fills sound great

[drummakid101]

I have no idea why but, this really reminds me of Antonio Sanchez.

Such a great solo!

[IronCobraKid]

i went to one of his demo things. hes kinda funny too and not a douche like other pros

[ytsephill]

Now that's a TASTEFUL SOLO.

[lateralus1007]

ostinato master!

[porkpiedrummer]

love it man, awesome!!!

[zararochy]

steve smith stile....

[lutherrrr]

batter and reso heads on the toms?

they sound fantastic.

[thegreatNEb]

great sound....i wish I could make my snare purrrr like that with my rolls.....

[bennymalone]

@thegreatNEb Agreed, I think that's a Remo Fiberskyn 3 Diplomat batter head on the snare. I 've just ordered one for my vintage snare as it is quite close to a calf skin sound.

[venierclo]

Exelent i laked Brother

[ransisua]

whoa. Condenser mics for the toms. Awesome!!!

[uprlvl]

@drumfreke...... why do you say such things? as a musician we should respect what others bring to the table...thats what makes us different. Besides, I would like to see you play this solo....since it is soo "square"

[w9jon]

good comment dude!! I can play the melody part with toms bass and snare but the whole solo is a real challenge.

Peace

John

[robdrums69]

@uprlvl - I agree, playing for 25+ years myself I can SAFELY say that this solo is not at all easy - that kick pattern alone, independantly played at the same time is something to behold - holy shit lol

Drop by and say hi !

Robdrums69

[slickingdom]

Nice solo Russ !! Your PHX's sound great !! I'm dying to get me one of those PHX kit's from Yamaha !!

[Drumfreke]

Who cares about the 18" kick. I saw Steve Hass do that before Weckl and Novack. This whole solo sounds very square to me. Kind of hokey dokey and rat tat tat ish. I like Russ on record, but not as a clinician.

[cheezruff]

extra 18" BD on right = Weckl

[Insectamongus]

actully, it's a 16" BD. so it's not weckl

[drulius]

I saw Gary Novak doing it before Weckl. Does it matter?

[joellouisfire]

He's unbelievable. My dad took me to see one of his sessions in PR when I was 11 or 12 years old. He's a cool guy

[membito]

that was friggin awesome

[zackspoz]

Beech Customs all the way!

Hehe

[henrikrathje]

But Russ is a GREAT drummer.. R.E.S.P.E.C.T !

[travisBrulzz]

dude i can get this sound out of my fucking rydeens this set is overated big time

[henrikrathje]

Yep... these drums are good, but not worth their price in ANY way.

Price tag is ridiculous!

[gnialf]

Yamaha doesnt make crap, everything they touch is supposed to last :) do i play yamaha ? yes of course :)

[w9jon]

i have to admit, this kit isn't tuned to its full potential here. I personally believe most drums are overated but, believe me, i have heard this kit from 10 feet away. Trust me, its awesome!

[AggressiveC]

I have a Rydeen and it sounds like dick. You are obviously playing Sonors...

[hotwheelz20072]

No I'm pretty sure it's Yamaha. Look at the lugs and the hardware. Definitely not Sonor.

[Acrylicdrums]

Russ endorses Yamaha drums.  The kit sounds nice.

[TheNextStudio]

O_o very nice!!!

[mtaygoldin]

these must be the best drums available!!!!

[musiqmanie]

Yamaha PHX drumkit (with converted 16'' aux bass)

Yahaha PHX snaredrum (custom made)

Yamaha Hardware (with the new HS1200D hihat stand, Doube pedals etc)

NICE!

[ryanneedhamthe3rd]

what sizes are his toms?

[xbeast666]

Russ is putting on some wait, huh ??

[aronizer]

He probably has also a great taste for food

[Twotontessie]

Not impressed with the drum sound. My Oak Yamahas were like $1300 - you don't have to spend 5 grand for the best sound.

[musiqmanie]

You dont get this sound of oak's

I have custom oaks myself and they don't sound like this.

This is worth the money for shure.

[phatphace]

I love this guy's works, especially in his jazz fusion house bands. This certainly has alot of Steve Smith influence but really shows off the kits unique sound perfectly.

[mlcoo17]

Damn, that's what I call drumming. Impressive skill, impressive kit, and some drum dealer's economic stimulus package.

[tserhey]

It seems that this "Moeller ostinato" type of soloing motif is starting to become quite hip. JoJo does it, Steve Smith does it. And now Russ does it, quite nicely even!

[bradboal]

Very, very nice! What a monster.

[bradboal]

BTW - I love the black chrome! Hope Yamaha adds that as an option...

[cdmill7]

Seriously musical, nice to see someone play "music" on the drums and not just "Go-Off". The kit sounds sick!

[cpdrumming]

Russ the drums sound super thick man....Love the kit.