All of the videos before July 2017 were done on a Drum Workshop Collector Series kit that I ordered from DW directly. It is now my main live kit and a new, Tama Superstar kit, is now my dedicated home/recording kit. The cymbals went from Zildjian to mostly Paiste. Now all Soultones:)
Tama Superstar Classic in Black Galaxy (reissued), maple shells
Fast tom sizes-7x8, 8x10, 9x12, 12x14, 14x16, 18x22 kick
Cymbals-They’re all Soultone now! They’re sounding pretty sweet and are recording well!
14” Explosion Hihats
17” Explosion Crash
18” Explosion Crash
18” Explosion China
19” Explosion Crash
21” Explosion Ride
8” Custom Brilliant Splash
10” Custom Brilliant Splash
14” Custom Brilliant Hihats
17” Custom Brilliant Crash
18” Custom Brilliant Crash
19” Custom Brilliant Crash
21” Custom Brilliant Ride
14” Extreme Hihats
18” Extreme Crash
18” Extreme China
21” Extreme Ride14” Vintage 1964 Hihats
16” Vintage 1964 Crash
21” Vintage 1964 Crash-Ride
7” Gospel Splash
9” Gospel Splash
14” Gospel Hihats
17” Gospel China14” Natural Prototype Hihats
16” Natural Prototype Crash
21” Natural Prototype Crash-Ride
10” Vintage Splash
16” Vintage China
10” FXO5 w/ rivets
12” FXO6
14” FXO6
16” FXO6
18” Extreme China
The whole 6 piece with chimes and concert toms for an Eyes of the Nile (Iron Maiden tribute) show.
4-Piece version for a Dr.FU show. Started using the Alesis Multi Strike Pad (on left) as well.
DW Collector's Series in Amber to Tobacco Burst Lacquer, maple shells (one of the live kits and on Dream Theater, FooFighters, Anthrax, and Rush videos)
Fast size toms-7x8, 8x10, 10x12, 14x14, 18x22 kick (w/ Kelly Shure mount inside)
DW 5.5"x14" Maple snare or Tama 6.5"x14" Steel snare
Ludwig 8" and 10" concert toms (only for EOTN)
Rogers 60's in Gold Sparkle (on James Brown, Four Tops, and Bad Company videos)
5"x14" Powertone Snare
8"x12" Tom
16"x16" Floor Tom
16"x20" Kick
Gretsch Catalina Jazz Club in Satin Walnut Glaze-Mahogany Shells
5"x14" matching snare
8"x12" Tom
14"x14" Floor Tom
14"x18" Kick
Yamaha Stage Custom Series in Jet Black
5”x14” matching snare
8”x10 Tom
8”x12 Tom
14”x14” Floor Tom
16”x20” Kick
Hardware/Electronics:
Gibraltar stands, throne, boom stands, and tom mounts
Carbon Fiber boom stands
Pearl DR80 Rack (old school baby!)
Gibraltar Road Series Rack
DW5000 double pedal
Pearl Eliminator double pedal
Tama/DW/Gibraltar Hihat Stands
Yamaha DTX Multi 12
Alesis Multi Strike PadMicrophones:
Toms-Sennheiser 604
Snare-Audio Technica 23HE
Kick-Shure Beta 52
Overheads-MXL 100
Hihats-Sennheiser e614
Vocal-Sennheiser e835sSticks:
Pro Mark-Todd Sucherman modelHeads:
Toms-Evans 360 G2 Clear top, G1 Clear on bottom
Snare-varies from Evans, Aquarian, and Remo, but always experimenting here.
Kick-Evans EMAD2 Clear batter, various resonant heads depending on band.
My custom Eyes of the Nile head was done by drumart.com Check them out! I realized it was also necessary to get a removable head. That was done by KickLidz!
Miscellaneous:
Meinl drum rug
Vater slick nuts
Aquarian drum mufflers
Futuresonics In Ear Monitors
Shure hardwired beltpack
Protechtor Cases
3 Deagan Chimes (C, D, E-for EOTN)
Humes and Berg Bags
Gibraltar ThronesRecording Gear:
Presonus 192
Presonus DB88
Studio One Professional
Final Cut Pro X
GoPro cameras: Hero 3, Session, Hero 8 (don't use audio)
Macbook Pro 2012