Roland TD20KX Drum Solo - Jouxplan having fun!

Can't resist uploading this - I had got the kit about a week earlier and was (am) still getting used to the damn thing! So this is just a bit of fun :-)

I am not a drum solo person - I detest drum solo's as a rule, and never play them at gigs. To my mind, a drummer has plenty of opportunities to show his/her skills whilst playing with the rest of the band - why bore the audience to death with a drum solo? If your audience is full of drummers, that is different of course!!

Anyway, please don't get hung up on the way this has no structure, does not flow, has some serious flaws / pauses / unintended stops and other such errors. All I am doing is having a blast with my new drum kit, and making it all up as I go along :-)

What is interesting to ME, is that all of a sudden I feel like I can play with double bass drum pedals. I do stuff in this solo I had no idea I could do. Same with the snare work - I have never been able to HEAR myself doing this before. I put this down to the far, far better sound / tuning of this electronic kit compared to my well documented incompetence at acoustic drum tuning; AND the fact that I can really 'let fly' and hit everything without trying to keep the sound levels down.

Let's face it, how often have you seen Jouxplan actually hitting any cymbals with real venom?!!!! NEVER! Equally, I never really lay into the bass drum pedal, and my technique such as it is suffers as a result. So, suddenly, with this Roland, I can really 'let go' and slam those pedals. It's great fun!

I am slowly getting the hang of the Roland - it is now a week after I recorded that solo and 'Fly On A Windshield', and I now have 6 different drum kits of my own saved and I seem to be finally getting to grips with things like the mixer, memory, instrument settings, kit settings and everything.

I tell you what, playing along to some of my favourite Genesis and Police stuff in recent days has been a real blast with this - I may have to re-record some of these on the Roland for you!

For those that have not seen it please do have a look at my latest Genesis cover 'Fly On A Windshield', and comment on the Roland. Do you like the Roland, or not? Your feedback will determine which kit I use for future videos :-)

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• TD20KX
• TD20
• KX
• drum
• solo
• jouxplan
• alex
• warwick

[pizz81]

Very great kit.... what's the price of all, if i can ask ?

[jouxplan]

@pizz81 Of course you can ask! The stock kit is about £5400 if I recall. I have added an extra tom and two extra cymbals, so the stock price of my kit is more like £6400. I paid a lot less though.........

:-)

[DavidScottCrowe]

I am a day away from purchasing this kit and your video has all about cemented the deal. You sell its versatility (as I never trust the Roland sponsored videos). Based on the comments I've read, seems you are very happy with the set. Any suggestions before I default on my mortgage? There is a bundle package I can get set that includes the Roland monitors and base cabinet that I do not see on your set.

May I ask what you used for sound and are you happy with your setup?

[jouxplan]

@DavidScottCrowe Hello. I love the kit. In this video, I had only just got it, and had not worked out all the settings. Now I am way more experienced with it and have created my own drum kits and got some great sounds. Have a look at say my Genesis 'Firth Of Fifth cover to really see and hear the sounds (not the iGenesis video - my own video, in Genesis playlist).

I have just graduated to utilising software on my laptop to make the sounds even better.

I use a Bose L1 Model II PA system.

[SINCHIROCA07]

I have a dumb question. The drum sticks, what kind of tips do you use for your Roland. I just got a Roland Vtour (Im a novice). I have sticks that have wood tips. What brand of sticks do you recommend (size, type of tip etc). thank you for your input. great solo man!

[jouxplan]

@SINCHIROCA07 That's not a dumb question :-) I'm not sure that it matters particularly what type you use for a Roland (or any V-drum). I use 7As, oak, Pro mark. Relatively thin, lightweight. A lot of rock drummers tend to use 5As (heavier, fatter sticks) - but I personally don't think that 5As are required for a Roland. My tips are wooden. No need for nylon tips here.

Cheers!

[jouxplan]

@xXaggiesXx23 But I've just spent the last 35 years of my life playing this sort of thing on my acoustic kit...........this is my first electronic kit, and I'm having a lot of fun with it!

I guess what you are actually saying is 'bet you can't do that on an acoustic kit'. If I was any good at tuning my acoustic kit, then of course I can do the same thing: drumming is all about hitting things after all. However, I never got my acoustic kit to sound this sweet, so in way, you are quite right :-)

[jouxplan]

@LauenPower You are not alone :-)

[jasher2793]

This is an AWESOME video! I love Roland Drums but I only have a Yamaha DTXpress (saving up for a Roland!) true inspirational drummer dude! - really liked the drumming to Radar Love by Golden Earring - absolutely awesome video that was too!!

[pizz81]

@jouxplan ;) Thank U .

[mulleoops]

From 2. 55 it sounds a bit like Rosanna :-) Cool indeed

[DavidScottCrowe]

Thank you so much for you input. I will definitely check out that video and take a peak and integrating software as you have. Keep up the passion and sense of humor. The world needs a lot more of both. Rock on!