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  • Trick Drums 8×14 Kodiak Snare Drum

    Trick Drums 8×14 Kodiak Snare Drum

    Trick Percussion Products Inc. show off their 8×14 Green Kodiak Snare. There have only been a few made and it offers the deepest snare sound available. This video demonstrates some of the assets this drum has, and shows the difference of drumming at low and mid tuning with and without their moon gel muffling.

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  • Trick Drums Bass Drum Pedal Tutorial Part 4

    Trick Drums Bass Drum Pedal Tutorial Part 4

    Trick Percussion Products Inc. manufactures unique metal drum kits, snare drums and pedals out of materials like billet aluminum, high strength steel and resonant alloy. Part four and the final installment of this video series shows off some of a few of the Trick Drums bass drum pedals and what makes them so special. This video shows the Bigfoot pedal and its differences in design.

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  • Trick Drums Bass Drum Pedal Tutorial Part 3

    Trick Drums Bass Drum Pedal Tutorial Part 3

    Trick Percussion Products Inc. manufactures unique metal drum kits, snare drums and pedals out of materials like billet aluminum, high strength steel and resonant alloy. Part three of this video series shows off some of a few of the Trick Drums bass drum pedals and what makes them so special. This video continues to demonstrate the functionality of creating double pedals, and their benefits.

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  • Trick Drums Bass Drum Pedal Tutorial Part 2

    Trick Drums Bass Drum Pedal Tutorial Part 2

    Trick Percussion Products, Inc. manufactures drum kits and pedals from unique materials like billet aluminum and high strength steel. Part two of this video series shows off some of Trick Drums, USA’s bass drum pedals and what makes them special. He showcases hard beaters and soft felt beaters for pedals, and turning a single pedal into a double pedal.

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  • Trick Drums Bass Drum Pedal Tutorial Part 1

    Trick Drums Bass Drum Pedal Tutorial Part 1

    Trick Percussion Products, Inc. manufactures drum kits and pedals from unique materials like billet aluminum and high strength steel. This video shows off some of Trick Drums, USA’s bass drum pedals and what makes them special. He starts with the Pro 1V and demonstrates how to adjust the pedal while playing.

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  • Gear Man Dude AKA Jack Black Shows Off His Gear

    Gear Man Dude AKA Jack Black Shows Off His Gear

    Jack Black of Los Angeles based rock band Tenacious D show off his Gear Man Dude studio, which is full of amps like the Fender Blues Jr, a Ukelele, and a wall of guitars. He also shows off a collection of pre-amps and pedals in the making.

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  • Matt Bellamy’s Guitar Rig: The Many Effects Of Muse

    Matt Bellamy’s Guitar Rig: The Many Effects Of Muse

    Hang out with Jason Baskin, guitar tech for UK based alternative band Muse. We get to see some of Matt Bellamy’s exclusive guitar collection; many created with the help of Hugh Manson of Manson Custom Guitars. We find built in Roland KS pads, Fernandes Sustainers, Phase 90 and Fuzz Factory effects pedals, and a rig equipped with chaos pad, phasers, reverb pedals, Dunlop MXR EQ, compressors and TC G-Majors for delays and pitch shifting, to name a few. Matt Bellamy [...]

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  • Timbaland’s Tour Bus

    Timbaland’s Tour Bus

    A guide through Timbaland’s tour bus gear, including a full ProTools rig, Logic interface, 24 in/out analog and AES and more. Also featured are LED lighting in the studio, a vocal both with an exclusive Neumann U87 gold-plated microphone, and an SSL Matrix Console.

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  • Brian May’s Rock The Cosmos Tour Stage Set-Up

    Brian May’s Rock The Cosmos Tour Stage Set-Up

    Pete Malandrone shows us around lead guitarist of rock band Queen, Brian May’s stage setup on the 2008 Rock The Cosmos tour with “The Voice” Paul Rodgers. We get a first hand glimpse at custom made treble boosters, radio transmitters, amps and various effects that are used during the show.

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  • The Edge Shows Off His Guitar Rig

    The Edge Shows Off His Guitar Rig

    David Howell Evans, aka Ireland based rock band U2′s The Edge shows off his guitar rig and explains the importance of having many guitars to obtain different sounds, and how you may use as many as 18 different guitars during a show, all form different periods.

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  • Rigs Fit For A King: Kings Of Leon Live Guitar Rigs

    Rigs Fit For A King: Kings Of Leon Live Guitar Rigs

    Nacho Followill, cousin and guitar tech to Nashville, Tennessee based rock band Kings of Leon, gives a tour of Caleb and Matthew’s guitars, pedal boards, rack effects and amps. Main guitars are a Gibson ES-137 for Matthew, and  a 1972 Gibson ES-325 for lead singer Caleb.

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  • A Look At Preamps

    A Look At Preamps

    A look through the various preamplifiers in a studio;  Millenia, Grace Design, Jensens to name a few. Engineers discuss discovering which preamps best compliment which microphones through constant use. Also shown is a Pro Tools set-up with track of all the mics.

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  • Havoc And Prodigy Of Mobb Deep In The Studio

    Havoc And Prodigy Of Mobb Deep In The Studio

    This is an awesome video showing Havoc and Prodigy of Mobb Deep making music in their studio.  Havoc kicks a freestyle, then takes us through the gear he uses most, including an MPC2000, MPC3000, Novation Supernova, Pro Tools and more.  If you’re a fan of Mobb Deep, Havoc’s production, or just hip-hop in general, this video is definitely a must-watch.

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  • Producer Needlz In His Brooklyn Studio

    Producer Needlz In His Brooklyn Studio

    In this video, Michigan producer Needlz, shows us around his studio in Brooklyn, NY.  He takes us through the samples he uses, how he uses his keyboard with his MPC 2000XL, his passion for vintage equipment, and more.  You can also see the framework for some of his most famous beats.

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  • Daptone Records Studio Tour

    Daptone Records Studio Tour

    Here is a tour of the awesome Daptone Records studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  They have a great collection of vintage analog gear.

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  • Billy Hume Explains How He Recorded The Guitar For “Party Like A Rock Star”

    Billy Hume Explains How He Recorded The Guitar For “Party Like A Rock Star”

    Engineer/Producer/Musician/Pimp, Billy Hume explains how he recorded the guitar for “Party Like A Rockstar” and shows off some of his gear & guitar.

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  • Moby Shows Off His Vintage Drum Machine And Synth Collection

    Moby Shows Off His Vintage Drum Machine And Synth Collection

    Moby Shows Off His Vintage Drum Machine And Synth Collection

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  • FredWreck Shows Off His Vintage Synths, Pedals, Stompboxes, Drum Machines, Guitars And MORE!

    FredWreck Shows Off His Vintage Synths, Pedals, Stompboxes, Drum Machines, Guitars And MORE!

    FredWreck Shows Off His Vintage Synths, Pedals, Stompboxes, Drum Machines And Guitars!

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