Tom Sawyer - Rush | Drum Cover By Pascal Thielen

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There's no better day for a Rush drum cover than 21.12. So here it is, the first performance from our upcoming Recreating Iconic Drum Sounds episode about Rush. The Recreation will be out January 4th.

00:00 Full Version
04:32 Drums Only

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Drumming and mixing by Pascal Thielen

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Equipment used in this video:

Drum Kit:

DW Collectors Series
All Maple shells

Sizes: 22x18, 8x7, 10x8, 12x8, 13x9, 14x10, 14x12, 16x16, 18x16

Snare:
DW Collectors Series 14x6.5

Cymbals:

Zildjian

14" Hihat // Top cymbal: A New Beat Bottom// Bottom cymbal: A Quick Beat Bottom
20" A Thin Crash
17" A Thin Crash
16" A Medium Thin Crash
21" A Ping Ride
19" A Medium Thin Crash
19" A Ultra Hammered China
22" A Swish knocker
Stack: 12" Fx stack, 10" Fx Spiral Stacker, 12" Fx Spiral Stacker, 14" LP Tambo Ring

Microphones:

Beyerdynamic

Bassdrums: M 88
Main Snare: MC 930 (top)/ M 201 (bottom)
Overheads: M 90 Pro X
Toms: TG D 57, Tg D58
Hihat: MC 930
Ride: MC 930
Stack: MC 950
Room: M 201

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[ArtOfDrumming]

Happy New Year!
The Recreation will be out this thursday, January 4th!
If you want to know how we tuned the drums, which drumheads and microphones we used and what we found out about Neil Pearts drum kits, make sure to check this video out.

[drumscovertercermundista]

Pascal must be one of the best current drummers, the precision with which he makes these covers is impressive.

[smackie]

The Professor would have been proud of this. Absolutely nailed every aspect.

[peterwilson]

That was very brave giving us just the drums, nowhere to hide when you do that. Fantastic skill and feel.

[marcpalma]

Not only do you seem to play EVERYTHING, I am amazed at how you adapt to the original drummers setup. Having things placed in different spots/angles on each cover seems really difficult, and mad respect to you!

[patrickstaak]

You absolutely nailed it, amazing work, great sound, clean playing!

[deeptanktank]

Probably the best TS cover I've ever seen - awesome job. Having said that, Neil owns this song and no one seems to be able to play it like him.

[tonyboehlick]

Ich will nicht wissen wie lange pascal zum üben gebraucht hat. Einer der schwierigsten und zugleich genialsten Songs am schlagzeug auf der welt❤

[tobiasfunke]

That's probably the most elegant(?) High class sophisticated looking drumset ive ever seen.

Great job on the cover btw 10/10

[crisdrumming]

This is The Channel for official versions of drum covers. Unbelievable!

[PneumaticTube]

So solid. Cymbals and toms sound great.

[Anatidaephobe]

Aside from the awesomely talented drumming, the extra icing on the cake is how close the drum sound is to the original, IMHO. The toms tuning, snare tone, and even cymbals seem pretty close to the original (without doing an isolated side by side). This, to me, is the most accurate drum cover I’ve heard of this deceptively difficult song. I would imagine a lot of time went into reconstructing the sound for accuracy, which is an impressive feat by itself, bravo!

[Dywrektor]

That was a nearly perfect cover. Neil was always very technically skilled with his drum patterns, so it is no easy feat for many. Great work!

[kanenomoja]

Wow! Neil is widely quoted as saying that Tom Sawyer is one of his most challenging drum parts and that he rarely got it “right.” Such a perfectionist - RIP!! Great job!! The drum sound is near perfect and the mix is excellent, too. Just wow!!

[nathannicholson]

Pascal is the man! The Tool drum exhibition was incredible as well, amazing contributions!!

[joseruiz]

The It's like listening to the record

[gruvdrums]

Great cover of a timeless song. RIP Neil Peart. You have all the parts nailed. The hi-hat pushes could have been a little crunchier, which could be just bringing that channel up in the mix. Just a tiny little detail. But the tone of the cymbals and the toms are amazingly spot on.

[TruthAndMoreTruth]

99% accurate, which incredible. Nice performance.

[thejmac]

Here’s why this is great:

- you get the cover with the track and isolated
- he plays it with such ease and low effort.

This is great for enjoyment and just practicing.

Goal for me: play this as accurately and effortlessly as I once did and he does.

[normanhenderson]

Love to see these kids learning to play real instruments and use my generation as inspiration… very nice playing, keep it up…