DUMKIT
Late 2002
otherwise noted
#1- 10" splash lathed from a broken 18" rock crash (makes a great chime sound)
#2- 8" L.P. Icebell
#3- 10" World Percussion china
#4- 16" A Crash Ride
#5- 14" A Quick Beat Hi Hats
#6- 15" A Quick Beat Hi Hats
(completely trashed)
#7- 18" A Crash Ride
#8- 20" A Thin Crash
#9- 20" A Medium Ride
#10-22" A Ping Ride
#11- 20" World Percussion China
#12- 18" Z Power Smash (not pictured)
#2- 14" Roto tom (mounted with R.I.M.S.)
#3- 24" Pearl bass drum
#5- 16" Tama floor tom
#6- 22" Tama bass drum
(suspended as a floor tom)
14" X 6 1/2"Tama Superstar Maple snare.
I also have a Pearl 14 X 6 1/2 " steel shell snare as a backup
I use die cast hoops on both snares
Drum Workshop 5000 remote hi hat
Gibraltar rack parts
The rest of my hardware is comprised of whatever pieces I have picked up along the way
Regal Tip Quantum 1000 marching stick Nylon tip (for the "meathead" songs)
Emperor heads on my 10" snare and toms
CS Black Dot head on my mounted bass drum
The Powerstroke heads tend to be a bit thicker than the Black Dots and more durable however, I take the dampening ring out
I like to tune my drums very tight for lots of ring and quick response
I would like to change my drum shells to a clear fiberglass (24"bass 16"& 18"floor tom)
to achieve a more timpani-like sound much like John Bohnam or Keith Moon.
I am currently experimenting with triggering, but have not gotten there just yet (having troubles dealing with the subtleties of false triggering)