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(new pictures coming soon)

Main kit: Self-built kit made up out of 5-ply maple shells (kick drum 7-ply) with Broken Glass (Silver Glass Glitter) finish. S-Hoops on all snares and toms.
On the road: DW Collector's Series (maple, Broken Glass finish).
Setups change according to specific situations, but the basic setups are as follows:


Setup 1

(loud situations)

18"x22" kick
9"x12" tom
13"x14" floor tom
15"x16" floor tom
6"x14" Ahead black nickel over brass snare*

Sabian cymbals:
18" HHX Studio Crash
14" AA Medium Hats or HHX Stage Hats
18" AA Medium Thin Crash
21" AA Rock Ride
19" AA Medium Thin Crash
18" HHX Chinese
18" HHX Studio Crash
* Might change depending on situation




Setup 2

(medium/low volume situations)

18"x22" kick
8"x10" tom*
9"x12" tom*
13"x14" floor tom
15"x16" floor tom
7"x13" maple snare**

Sabian cymbals:
18" HHX Treme Crash
14" HHX Groove Hats or Stage Hats
18" HHX Studio Crash or AA Medium Thin Crash
21" HHX Dry Ride or Groove Ride
18" HHX Studio Crash or 19" AA Medium Thin Crash
18" HHX Chinese

* Very common is a setup with only a 10" or only a 12" tom
** Might change depending on situation


Snares:
- Self-built 7"x13" snare. 10-ply maple shell, English Chestnut finish
- Ahead 6"x14" black nickel over brass snare
- Self-built 5.5"x14" snare. 10-ply maple shell, silver glass glitter finish
- Self-customized snare based on an old 6.5"x14" brass Tama shell
- Tama 5.5"x14" Starclassic birch snare, Indigo Blue finish
- Tama 3"x12" hammered steel shell piccolo

REMO heads:
Coated CS Reversed Black Dot on snare top, Ambassador Snare (Hazy) on snare bottom, coated Ambassadors (studio) or clear Emperors (live) on tom tops, clear Ambassadors on bottoms, clear PowerStroke 3 on kick.

Vic Firth sticks:
SDAV model. 5A's for lighter gigs. Assorted brushes, mallets and rods by Vic Firth.

DW Hardware:
5002 kick pedals, 5500TD hihat stand. All other stands 9000 series.

Cases:
Protection Racket drum bags and a Reunion Blues leather cymbal bag for local gigs. SKB cases on the road.




Endorsements:

Sabian Vic Firth S-Hoop Protection Racket BigBang PreSonus
Hansenfutz practice pedals
RoboKey drum keys/ratchets


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