 Hey everybody, what's up? It's Clint Pulver and we are here in the studio today talking about my brand new Yamaha drum kit That we're gonna be using on the 2023 speaking tour So this year on the tour, I am playing Yamaha drums always and forever have been a Yamaha guy I absolutely love Yamaha drums. They're consistent the craftsmanship the sound the technology behind it It's just man if you're a working drummer, there's nothing that tops Yamaha drums in my opinion I'm so excited to be playing the Yamaha absolute hybrid maple kit Which has a lot of the similar technology to the Phoenix line It's got that layer of one gay surrounded by obviously the beautiful maple shells, and it's just warmth. It's a tack It's crisp it cuts through and it's perfect for the live environments That I'm playing in whether it's a ballroom an arena Even a smaller conference center that they're they're just the perfect drums and it's in a silver sparkle finish the sizes I'm playing is an 8 10 12 14 16 and 18 Tom the bass drum is 22 inch and the snare drum is a 14 inch snare All of the hardware that I'm playing is a 700 series I think the stands are perfect for lightweight, but also durability and strength The pedal I'm playing the FP9 direct drive double pedal and Yamaha nailed this pedal Every drummer knows that your pedal is such a personalized individualized experience because we all play differently We all have different strengths whether you know You're playing metal how you grew the tension on the springs and Yamaha literally figured out every way to adapt this pedal to the individual drummers needs and Man if you get the FP9, it's the last pedal you will ever need in your life as a drummer That the durability how it's built and the adaptability on how you can customize it to your individual needs as a drummer is Unreal so shout out to Yamaha again for leading the way in everything that they do Okay, so now let's talk about the aquarium drum heads I've been an aquarium drum artist for a long time and I absolutely Love this product I'm playing the response to on the top and then I'm playing the classic clears on the bottom for these maple shells It's just the perfect combination on the bass drum. I'm playing the force one That for me personally is my very favorite bass drum head that Aquarian offers You hit that bass head and it just sounds like thunder the ground shakes It sounds the way a bass drum is supposed to sound on the snare drum I'm playing the triple threat on the top and then on the bottom side I'm playing again a classic clear with the snare side the triple threat. It's an amazing head It's three plies seven millimeter film on on that and it's just durable the strength but also the responsiveness And and the clarity the attack that you get from this head Is is perfect for the type of music and the show that we're producing this year on the tour So man, you cannot go wrong with aquarium drum heads Again the consistency durability and the variety that they offer is unlike anything else that's out there on the market Okay, so I play all zilgen symbols Always have and have been a zilgen artist since day one and love their support their craftsmanship their durability They've been around forever and on this kit in particular. I'm playing the both a and k lines And so let's talk about the symbols right here. This little guy in the middle is a custom hybrid splash This is in the nine inch size again a k line beautiful symbol And then we jump over to the a series, which is an 18 inch rock crash And then probably my most favorite symbol on the whole kit is the k sweet 19 inch symbol I I think zilgen just absolutely killed it with the k sweet line Love this line love this symbol and then last on this side is the 19 inch custom special dry crash and again a beautiful symbol to just Cut through and add a little bit of dynamic on that left side And then if we jump over here, we've got the custom hybrid ride symbol. This is in a 20 inch And I love this ride symbol cuts through beautiful dynamic and then another effects symbol This is the zil bell and when you need that extra little ping This guy does the job and then over here We've got my china symbol again very similar to the other 19 inch in that special dry line That that the k symbols offers Love the sound and how this bites and cuts through The way a china symbols should and then lastly here up above Absolute classic the a custom This is a 20 inch symbol from the a line Beautiful symbol and again adding the dynamics that I need for the music that I'm playing So now let's jump down to the hi hats. My main hi hat is a 14 inch fat hat Again a k-line symbol. I'm so glad that zilgin brought the fat hats back The warmth the dynamic that the the brightness that you still get from these symbols It's just a perfect combination That works for the music that I'm playing and then to marry that to the fat hat for my auxiliary hi hat I've got the classic new beats Also in a 14 inch configuration and these two paired together For the music for the show the dynamics that are needed It's just a perfect marriage So the sticks that I play are the vic furth customs and they've got my signature on the sticks underneath It says be the best for the world Which is a part of the brand and obviously the speaking tour itself I play the american classic 5a extremes The extreme version is just a little bit of a longer stick and that just helps with the reach And also this the specific dynamics that I use and need as a player I absolutely love vic furth the quality the craftsmanship the balancing And the legacy that these sticks mean for me in my own life They really are the quintessence of of drumsticks. You can't go wrong. So thank you vic Okay, that pretty much wraps it up for the new kit for the 2023 speaking tour I'm super excited. I hope you guys enjoyed this and really quickly before we end I just want to talk about the people that stand behind these products because they're equally as amazing West crites with yamaha drums. Thank you for everything that you've done to support me My mission in this world and what we're trying to do with these instruments So shout out to yamaha drums west crites. Thank you Chris brady at aquarium drum heads chris. You have always been there if I pull ahead a head breaks If I need to try something new or I'm trying to get a different sound Your support your mentorship and your care. I'll never forget you for it. So thank you chris I'm also a big proponent of supporting your local drum shops So shout out to shawn and the whole crew and the gang at salt city drums An incredible drum shop shawn. You have always been Just a major support for me and You've always been there Before any of this was there you and salt city drums were there for me and still to this day You're there for me. So support your local drum shops and thank you salt city drums And then lastly joe testa and the amazing team at vic furth and zilgen Your care for consistency Quality and the customer service that you have always given me Is something I just cherish and it means the world as a working drummer to not just have beautiful instruments Beautiful products, but to also work with amazing people that stand behind these products I could not do it without them and again Thank you to you all of the fans the audiences the organizations that support me and my message to truly be the best For the world. Thank you for watching. Thank you for the support and we'll see you on the 2023 speaking tour