Dude, stellar review!! :) Absolutely love mine...they are the best purchase I made in the last 12 months - looking to get the tom stand to go with it.

Nice one man, I changed over from a 1976 Acrolite to this and there is not an inch of regret within me. Enjoy!

Amazing space. I will be moving to Belfast from Reading using my 2017 Jazz and hoping it will fit my stuff

Great video addressing something that I don't think gets a lot of attention in the YT lessons. Make the left hand chase the right hand, even if it stumbles at first, instead of slowing the strum down to wait for the left to get its act together. Use a slow tempo until the left stops stumbling and then pick up the tempo gradually.

Hey man! Great and honest review here. I have some concerns that I thought were worth mentioning to you! First off, I have a 20” kick as well. Is that Tama 20” kick you have, an 8 lug or a 10 lug? To have a 10 lug 20” kick is super uncommon. In fact I never even heard of those before. Second, when you mention how you can’t go any further because the kit gets in the way of the pedal being flush with the hoop, you had the pedal in a perfect spot! You shouldn’t have to go any further with the pedal on the hoop, because you should be able to tighten the clamp with a drum key so it wouldn’t move anyway. I see there is a logical reason for your concern with it being flush to the hoop, but man for a 20” kick, you shouldn’t have to go any further on the hoop with the pedal, you’d run into the cam hitting the head, because it’s a smaller sized kick. I know that on my 20 inch kick drum. I have to bring my pedal back a little bit because the beater shaft at the end will just rub against the head and scratch it. Just a suggestion I thought of! Another question, are you able to adjust the wheel part on the pedal where it makes the beater hit the head? If you’re able to adjust that piece side to side then you can easily fix that problem of it not being flush to the hoop! Also, do you have a kick drum larger than a 20” to try this pedal on? It would’ve been worth mentioning or trying that out to not drag everyone off in the comments here from buying the pedal. It seems like a great investment, I know though that because of your video it showed that this pedal could be limited to its customers! Thanks for the review sir! Have a great one!

Beautiful drum Thank you for sharing Happy Drumming!!!

These are great bags. I use a number of them. One of them I carry a spare snare and pedal to gigs. (Thankfully never used yet) The other I use for my throne top and main pedal. Also great when going to rehearsal studios when you don't need to bring a kit. This on your back, your cymbal bag in one hand and a spare hand to open the door with ! I can even carry some sticks in a mini stick bag in the pedal section of the larger one.

Great song thank you 😀

Would be quite a different video if you sent the "design flawed" bassdrum back and kept the pedal, would have love to see the looks on the Tama guys their faces 😂 🙈 What are your thoughts about the subtle differences between the 'German Jojo' and the 'Japanese Yamaha' pedal feel?

Thanks Chris. Onit!

Thanks Chris. Newbie. Not managed plectrum yet. Could not find strings. Fingers are fine to find strings. Will practise that. Cheers.

Nice❤

Merci beaucoup. I'll get to work.

Without doubt, one of the best (if not the best) tutorial on how to hold the plectrum correctly. You are a natural. Thank you.

Thank you Chris very helpful

You can use a small bass drum lifter. Bass Plate make a very good one for 20¨ kicks

Hello. You dont need to put stick under the snare wires when tuning reso head on this snare . You can detach snare mechanism from one side and lift snare wires ( that is why bottom hoops are the way they are ) Read instructions . I didnt know either . Great snare from Tama!

Gutted i pick up my tama same kit next week and was looking at this pedal but thank you for the heads up

So my problem is the creases in my finger joints, they don’t depress the string enough. I’ve moved my hand up and down, but so far no success. Any ideas on a fix?

Thank you!

About time someone explain it better😊

Thanks for the info on the open chords. Interesting that you mentioned long finger nails getting in the way and can see why. I find open chord playing a lot simpler than Barr chords. Thanks again and hello from Australia.

Thanks for the cool lesson. I need to start on this. Harder than it looks but will stick at it. I am running out of open chord songs.I learnt to play Summer Breeze by seals and crofts using open chords( strumming only no finger picking) but these Barr chords are a different beast. I am a drummer but have always loved guitar also. I have had a Maton guitar gently weeping on my stand for years and it’s only now that i am thinking if I don’t start learning it will never happen. Musically I am born again as of it. Thanks again subscribed.

"bar" chords, LOL ... are those chords that can only be played in bars?

Dude, you’re f-ing brilliant!! Why have I never seen this before. Thank you 🙏🏻

Thanks so much - this has plagued me for some time

Take a soldering iron and make a hole dead center in all your plectrums. It will change your life. Send me your thanks if it works for you.

Thanks for the tips Chris. Appreciate you. New subscriber.

Good advice but why bother, throw the flat pick away and use a thumb pick like Chet Atkins and learn to play with the fingers.

Chris, I've been playing off and on for years and this is the best instruction on how to hold a pick and strum. Very impressed and now a new Subscriber.

I got one of these as my first acoustic kit. I found one second hand with all the hardware I needed to get started. I play in a folk band with acoustic instruments, so I don't want it too loud and portability matters. I do need to look at upgrading the heads and get the bags. Thanks for your views.

Great lesson

Really helpful, Chris - thanks.

I always wanted to strum both open and bar chords and play fast and smooth with different rhythms and changing different chords seamlessly… hope and really believe that it is you who will help and guide us in the forthcoming lessons… thanks a ton and looking forward to more such lessons and tips to enjoy this beautiful instrument guitar 🎸

10 years ago a Jim Dunlop BIG stubby 3mm changed my life😁😁😁

How to call it a Pick !

really helpful...thanks

Due to an injury, i have limited feeling in my thumb and it does not sweat. You'd be surprised how much that bit of sweat matters for purposes of surface tension. I tried picks with banjo-type clips and picks with holes in them, but I've pretty much given up guitar in favor of keys and finger-style bass. I'm better at those anyway.

glue sand paper on it ,not the paper kind.

hold it however it works for you. it's not that important unless the way you're holding it prevents you from expressing yourself. worry more about your ear

ok now play Ubangi Stomp on a Gretsch

How can something so simple have eluded me for so many years? A slight flick of the wrist and wave . . . brilliant! Thank you. You have a new subscriber.

This is amazing to me to watch. I have been trying to understand why my upstrokes sound so much higher/ more annoying than the songs I hear. I now understand that my angle is wrong on the upstroke. The sound is exactly the same when you show how to do it "wrong". This should be a game changer for me! Thanks so much for the tip!

These are really helpful thanks

Unfortunately, Beginners in India aren't aware of the ideal action on the Guitar which should be anything less than 4mm and shopkeepers are also selling Guitars with high action which is really limiting to the Beginner Guitar players as they can only play open chords on it. Moreover, I think you have won half of the battle if your action is set up low.

I agree with some of these points (e.g., don't grip too tightly), but see them as general guidelines, and not set-in-stone rules. Sometimes you want to strum hard, and sometimes soft. I don't think my fingers brush the strings, either. One of the most important factors is how easy the player finds holding a plectrum. I've always struggled, due to having very dry skin, and they just drop out of my hand. I tried sticking small pads of abrasive paper onto the sides, with limited success. The best solution I've found is Fender Mojo Grips (I reviewed them the other day: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/aoReqIhtjHid2mw.html) which are effectively like "mobility aids" for people who can't hold picks. I saw a podcast in which Rhett Shull dismissed them as a beginner's toy, but he completely missed the point.

I watched so many of your videos and I love them all❤❤❤ Keep up the great work!

Nice job, after nearly 2 1/2 years I finally can play barre chords. For me it was about technique not strength, I found when I relaxed and with little pressure if rang out clear

I have been playing for over 50 years and now I am getting even more into my guitar playing. Barre chords have always been an issue but I never gave up on them. I have found many helpful techniques to better play them, but your video is well done and encapsulates all those tips into one. I really like the idea of the dropped shoulder which is similar to the pushing the guitar ahead method and will try that that. I am also now investing in a foot stool. Good Job Chris! Thank You!

I’m enjoying your lessons just want to add that as season changes our setup may change. I had a LP clone that I could not get to chord, 1/8 turn of truss rod with proper measurement at correct fret and it’s now a dream. This got me to checking all my guitars, all styles have unique set up procedures, the most minute changes made a huge difference. One I could not make a bar chord on became a favorite of bar chord practice. Research your style guitar get measurements and fret to measure. This man knows how to play bar chords! Don’t fight your guitar, love it’s setup.