Our good friend Jared Falk suggested we check out this DVD. The Drum Tuning System is a two-DVD set, that currently ships with bonus goodies. I received the bonus Drum Gear Buyers Guide. The first thing that struck me is that disc one is hecka long. Having viewed disc one in its entirety and previewed disc two, I’m impressed. Narrator Mike Michalkow takes principles and best practices, puts them together in great detail, and does so with in-depth, useful demonstration. I’ve been a performing drummer for many years, and can honestly say that I picked up some great tips from this DVD. I plan to watch it a few more times.
After starting with a simple yet useful drum maintenance section, Michalkow shows you how his proven tuning principles and best practices can be applied with a little experimentation to the get best sounds possible out of your drum kit. Disc two gets into tuning for different styles, and appropriately starts with tuning for all styles of rock. Michalkow also takes time to demonstrate his skills with different drumming styles, which will establish street cred with pretty much any drummer. I’m looking forward to the info about tuning for different styles on disc two, and will likely blurb about it once I’ve finished it.
Drum-Tuning.com states that they “will be selling this training pack for $79.97.” At the time of this review, the site was promoting a sweet offer for $47. There appears to be a solid money-back guarantee and good customer support. I called customer support, and reached an actual human (a big plus in my book). This would be a cool holiday gift for your favorite drummer. In fact, I’d recommend this DVD to any drummer, beginner or advanced.
This was actually a nice compliment to the drum kit maintenance series that we’ve started and will continue through year-end. Contact Robonzo.com with questions about any drum kit maintenance topics your interested in reading about. I’ll leave you with a great drum-solo by Drum Tuning System narrator Mike Michalkow.
~r
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