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| My main kit is a Mapex Orion Series 7 piece kit with gold flake paint. The number of pieces always changes though depending on the stuation but usually it goes like this: |
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A - 22 x 18" kick drum
B - 10 x 6 1/4" rack tom
C - 12 x 7 1/2" rack tom
D - 14 x 9 3/4" floor tom
E - 16 x 13 3/4 floor tom
F - 14 x 5 1/2" Maple "Black Panther" snare drum
G - 10 X 5" Maple "Black Panther" snare drum
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All the pedals and hardware are Mapex. I use Aquarian drumheads. On the toms I use the "Jack De Johnette"signature heads for the top and the standard "Classic Clear" heads for the bottoms. On the snare drums I use the "Texture Coated" heads for the tops and "Classic Clear" snare side heads for the bottoms. On the kick drum I use the "Texture Coated Super Kick" single ply for the beater side and a "Regulator" series head for the front with the small 4 3/4" hole.
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| Cymbals: I use the Meinl Byzance line of cymbals mostly but they make so many great cymbals it is hard to choose. The basic set up is: |
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H - 14" heavy hi hats
I - cymbal stack, changes depending on what kind of mood I'm in!
J - 20" ping ride
K - 14" thin crash
L - 16" medium crash
M - 18" medium thincrash
N - 16" "Rakes" china
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I also am very into stacking cymbals to get that "Brufordy" trashy sound with absolutely no decay. You can stack anything really so that is what I do until I find a pair I like.
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That is the basic set up I use a lot in the studio and live but I also have a set of Gretch drums I got when I was 15. Tony Williams yellow laquer baby! I love those drums. They really sound great. 22 X 16" kick. 8,10,12,14,and 16" toms. I had a matching yellow snare at one time but it got ripped off out of my truck along a whole other drum kit in Sacramento, Ca. a number of years ago. People that steal suck! I also have a set of 1965 Ludwigs that Santa brought me in my 4th year of life. How do you think Santa knew to get me drums for Christmas? He's good like that. I still play those drums all the time. They just have a great vintage sound. 20" kick, 12" rack, 14" floor, and a 14" steel shell snare.
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That is my drum gear for now. I say for now because I am always adding to it. Like most musicians.
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| For acoustic & unplugged gigs |
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| I use various little things. My "big" set up consists of a Mapex 18" kick drum along with a hi hat that I put a tambourine on. So with that set up I can play bass or guitar at the same time and be a little one man band.
I am also very into my Cajon. It is a box that you hit. I know that sounds a little to simple but that is what it is. Two sides have a thin piece of wood and there is a hole at one end. You just sit on top of it and hit away. It has great low end like a kick drum and great snap like a snare when you hit the edges. They also make smaller models with snare wires mounted on the inside and then it really sounds like a snare.
So those are my main things but I also have congas, bongos, timbales, and a Djumbec if I need them. Lots of hand percussion. All my big hand percussion is made by Meinl. The best!!
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Video
from the Modern Drummer Festival, May, 2003 (courtesy Meinl)
videos are Windows Media files. |
Backstage (good view of my live kit) - wmv (5.4m)
Snow medley 1 - wmv (11m)
Snow medley 2 - wmv (6.3m)
Snow medley 3 - wmv (13m)
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Endorsements
I want to say thank you to my endorsement companies. They all make such fantastic gear and treat me so well. Please show them your support and click over to there sites and check them out if you haven't before. |
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