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All drums are dw Verticle Low Timber drums – olive ash burl finish – satin chrome lugs – black powdercoat rims – with tb “tunerz” lug locking adapters to prevent detuning & back turning
Drum level (l to r)
- glockenspiel
- 10″ snare tuned to D (puresound snares)
- 13 – 8″ x 3″ piccolo toms – chromatically tuned from high C to C an octave lower (drums descend in 1/2 step in pitch from upper l down to lower r at a diagonal angle)
- 12″ solid craviotto snare tuned to B (puresound snares)
- 8″ x 3″ piccolo tom tuned to Bb
- 8″ x 6″ tom tuned to A
- 4 – 10″x 6″ toms G-F-E-D
- 10″ x 8″ tuned to C
- 12″ x 6″ tuned to B
- 12″ x 8″ tuned to A
- 13″ x 9″ tuned to G
- 14″ x 10″ tuned to F
- 16″ x 12″ tuned to E
- roland handsonic
All pedals are dw 9000 (bass drum pedals w/nylon strap & tb’s special cam modifications) & 9500 (hihat pedals w/chain) series.
Remote pedals are 9000 single post (right side pedal posts are reversed because linkage goes to the right and to allow for the pedals to sit close to each other)
All bds are mounted on pdp cradles that allow the most tone & resonance and adjustment for striking the sweet spot on the head.
Beaters are puresound percussion hard plastic or felt.
Lower Level (foot operated instruments)
- 12″ chinese gong or
- 8″ x 3″ foot tom tuned to
- 10″ x foot tom tuned to
- 12″ x foot tom tuned to
- 10″ hi hat
- vic firth/emil richards jingle stick
- paul e. “mooneye” wooded headed tambourine
- 12″ paul e. wooden headed djembe
- 16″ x bd tuned to F (w/ akg d-112 may mic)
- left remote china hi hat 16″ over 18″
- 20″ x 12″ bd tuned to C (w/ akg d-112 may mic)
- spoxe hi hat
- 12″ hi hats
- 20″ x 16″ main left kick drum (muffled) tuned to Bb (w/ akg d-112 may mic)
- pete englehardt metal tambourine shaker or tb special tambourine foot plate jingle device
- 20″ x 16″ main right kick drum (muffled) tuned to G (w/ akg d-112 may mic)
- 24″ x 14″ bd tuned to A (w/ akg d-112 may mic)
- right remote hi hats 16″ over 20″
- 18″ x bd tuned to D (w/ akg d-112 may mic)
- 18″ x bd tuned to E (w/ akg d-112 may mic)
- 20″ x 8″ bd tuned to B (w/ akg d-112 may mic)
All cymbals sabian radia (tb signature)
Upper Level (left to right)
- 21″ ride
- 16″ china below 8″china
- 18″ china below 10″china
- 14″ china w/12″crash stack below 7″china w/6″crash stack
- 16″ china w/14″crash stack below 8″china w/7″crash stack
- 18″ china w/16″crash stack below 10″china w/8″crash stack
- 20″ china w/18″crash stack below 12″china w/10″crash stack
- 20″ china below 12″china
- 22″ china below 14″china
- 36″ chinese gong (behind right w/beater on cym boom)
Lower Level (drum level)
(left to right)
- 10″ hihats
- left remote china hi hat 16″ over 18″
- spoxe hi hat (roto tom castings taken apart and used as hi hat)
- 12″ hi hats
- lp tambourine
- 12″ heavy bell under 8″ cup chime
- 11″ heavy bell under 7 1/2″ cup chime
- 10″ heavy bell under 7″ cup chime
- 9″ heavy bell under 6 1/2″ cup chime
- 20″ flat ride w/20″china stack, under closed14″ flat bottom hi hats, under factory metal , under pete englehardt ribbon crasher
- 26″ B-20 radia gong on dw custom 3 point gong holder (played w/a stick, used as a ride cymbal)
- 20″ crash w/20″ novo type china stack
- right remote china hi hat 16″ over 20″
Either side of snare
(left to right)
- 6″ closed flat bottom mini hihat
- 7″ closed flat bottom mini hihat
Above and Behind:
- 36″ wuhan chinese gong
- one octave tuned set of wuhan chinese bossed gongs (not shown)
All hardware is made by dw, including:
- pdp rack
- cymbal stands and 4″ stackers
- rack clamps
- tom holders
- throne
- piccolo tom holders
All heads are tb signature 1-ply mylar clear by attack (snare batter heads are coated- 12″ snare has white dot on top or bottom)
Mic’s (not shown)
Normally i use akg 414, c-264, c-12, solidtube or c-4000 mics ambiently for solo or classical/jazz & recording applications – and for rock or louder situations i use akg 419 or 418 clip-on’s for toms and snares.