How to Tune Any Snare Drum in 3 Minutes

[tasmanager]

“Stay tuned” has never been more accurate

[jonniegibbins]

My method is:
1) give it to someone who knows what they're doing
2) Say "thank you"

But then I'm a bass player so tuning drums isn't my speciality :-)

[workingclasscook]

It wasn't until 11 minutes in I realized your hi-hat has a chunk missing. Then you started singing and playing radiohead, <3. Thanks for the great snare tuning lesson, and also proving that the quality of the drummer matters more than the quality of the kit.

[yuriselukoff]

Here’s a little trick I use for the bottom head: after putting a stick under the snare wires, I also put a felt under the stick. It gets pressed into the head by the stick, and now you don’t have to hold your finger there any more.

[Joshholbrook]

Out of all the drummers on YouTube, you are my favorite! Your attitude, style, and pocket just clicks. You just have a great vibe about you.

[chrisjb]

Appreciate this man, very timely indeed for me. I have lost all confidence in my SD tuning hustle, thought it was the old head.. turns out it may just be my old head.

[AdrianShawDrummer]

Good tips delivered in an amusing way.

[superironman]

That lug melody reminds me of the piano line from that scene in Eyes Wide Shut

[nellyg]

Well said 🎉 killer snare tuning. Those hi hats tho, idek lol

[laughingatoblivion]

Anyone else use this as 'ear training' and play guess the lug that will be tuned next?!

Also disappointed you didn't title the video "tune your snare to perfection with this one weird trick!" ;-)

[jonashellborg]

Had to watch a video with that “3 minutes to” claim that also is 13 minutes long. Irony, Nate?

[brodyhalverson]

This guy threatens to take his shirt off a lot.

PS: Glad I'm not the only one who sings songs without remembering the lyrics

[frankgardner]

Thanks, man, the "melodic" approach is cool

[wendyscher]

Thanks - that was really helpful!
(That’s also one of my favorite Radiohead songs) 😏

[mohddalibinzali]

10:20 that sound very much like mine.. I hate this sound actualy.. Please what should i do ? Tuning like what? I love the sound like bill withers album. Should i crack more?

[ronthesledge]

Everybody has their way. Memorizing the tuning pattern is a bit much IMHO, I ID the rod that's most out and start there. What's out changes as you go anyway. The only tip I have to offer about tuning is that we generally speak in terms of 1/2 turns and 1/4 turns and sometimes just a few millimeters one way or the other can make a world of difference when evening out the pitch of each lug going around the drum.

[bikemayer]

I feel like it’s easier to get rid of the overtone trash when tuning up but when you actually want that low tuning it’s more difficult to get the trash out.

[glennkelly]

3:01 "Strangers in the Night".

[lizrdgck]

Might i add that when someones played a kit before you. They play it soo hard that they knock it out of tune

[lizziebastion]

The person the night before was going for that Matt Cameron sound!