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Gear
I played on a number of kits before finally finding a sound I
could call my own. In March of 2000, I got my Yamaha Maple Custom
set, and Ive been thrilled with it. The Vintage finish coupled
with the vintage hoops really warm up the maple shells. These are
some serious drums!
I also play Zildjian cymbals exclusively. There are
some great cymbals out there made by the other companies, but Ive
never had any problems with Zildjians. They sound great live or in
the studio, and give me a consistent sound along the full dynamic
spectrum. Very musical.
For the most part, I use Remo drum heads, although
lately Ive been getting into Aquarians for the snare drums. My
roommate turned me on to Aquarian, and I like the way they combine
musicality with durability. The Remo heads keep my toms nice and
punchy though, so Im going to stick with them for a while.
Speaking of sticks, I use mostly Vic Firth 5As. If its
a heavy rock gig, or if Im playing on electric drums, Ill use
the Firth Jack DeJohnette model. For light jazz settings, the
Firth Peter Erskine blue stick works quite nicely. I also use
the Zildjian Russ Miller stick on occasion.
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Yamaha Maple
Custom 16 x 22 kick
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Yamaha Maple
Custom 7 ½ x 10 tom
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Yamaha Maple
Custom 8 x 12 tom
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Yamaha Maple
Custom 12 x 14 tom (stand mounted)
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Premier 5 x 14
Maple snare or Pearl 3 x 13 maple piccolo snare
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Zildjian 13
Mastersound hats
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Zildjian 10
Avedis splash
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Zildjian 17 K
Custom Dark crash
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Zildjian 21
Rock ride or 22 K Jazz ride
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Zildjian 15 K
Custom Dark crash
I also have a few Zildjian A customs that Ill use on certain
gigs, plus a number of specialty cymbals that make a guest
appearance in my set up from time to time.
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