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Testing Drum Hacks Playlist:
   • Testing Drum Hacks  

0:00 VibraFibing a Snare Drum
3:15 John Bonham Aluminium Foil Bass Drum
5:28 Bonus Tip
5:32 Fixing a Cracked Cymbal
8:36 Ringo Starr Tea Towels on Drums
9:37 Wooden Disk Under Snare Drum

Music used (background & playalongs)
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...

Gear Used: (affiliate links)
DW Design Acrylic:
https://imp.i114863.net/4e3rYo

Cymbals:
19" Zildjian K Hybrid China:
https://imp.i114863.net/mgeXB1
19" Zildjian K Custom Special Dry Trash Crash:
https://imp.i114863.net/3610B

Sticks/Hardware:
Vic Firth Freestyle 5b Drum Sticks:
https://imp.i114863.net/045EO
Vic Firth VKB5 Beater:
https://imp.i114863.net/5bL929
Roc n’ Soc Drum Throne:
https://imp.i114863.net/1AXxm
Tama Road Pro/ Iron Cobra Hardware:
https://imp.i114863.net/AoBA4K

Mics:
Pair of Slate ML1 (as overheads):
https://imp.i114863.net/vn663A
Austrian Audio CC8 (as rooms):
https://imp.i114863.net/yRvLOv
Earthworks DK7 Drum Mic Kit:
https://imp.i114863.net/mP25y
Lewitt DTP 640 REX Bass Drum Mic
https://imp.i114863.net/jW3Odn
Shure SM57 (snare bottom):
https://imp.i114863.net/DVeNMj
Austrian Audio HiX60 Headphones:
https://imp.i114863.net/kjvgKx

Tools/Material Used: (affiliate links)
Fiberglass Kit:
https://amzn.to/3GPDG85
https://amzn.to/3jOf9XK
Aluminum Foil:
https://amzn.to/3Iw1ZZK
Rivets:
https://amzn.to/3GOl5JB
Tea Towels:
https://amzn.to/3XbAcSp


Today on 5 minute crafts, or I mean, 5 minute drums, were testing some OLD SCHOOL Drum Hacks. We tested some weird tictok drum hacks last time, so I decided to take us back a couple decades. Most of these have been forgotten about over time, but some actually work really well. "VibraFibing," or the process of adding fiberglass to the inside of a drum shell is something that was done to make drums more reflective and add resonance. Neil Peart, drummer of RUSH, had a couple this done to a couple of his drum sets back in the day, so I really wanted to give this one a shot. Speaking of resonance, theres a rumor that John Bonham, drummer of Led Zeppelin, lined his bass drum with aluminum foil. No one really knows if did this or not, or even the purpose, but this hack really tightened up the kick drum and made it less "tubey." Broken cymbals are all too common. One way to repair them is to drill a hole at the end of the crack to stop them from spreading. Unfortunately this is just a temporary fix as the cracks will most likely spread. Ringo Starr, drummer for The Beatles, is famously known for putting tea towels on his drums to mute, muffle, and dampen them to get a more dead sound. And finally, I had to test putting a piece of wood underneath your snare drum to see if it makes it more responsive/louder/snarier. This one didnt seem to do much...

Testing OLD SCHOOL Drum Hacks