Drum Gear

February 3rd, 2010

Just wanted to write something about the drumgear that i’ve been using for the asoQ-recordings…

I always use Ludwig drums. I’m endorser for Ludwig since 2007, and i have to say… this is it. I’ve got a Ludwig Classic Maple, the Ringo Starr edition. It has everything i look for in a drumkit, and i just LOVE it. It sounds a little bit vintage (some call it “the new vintage”). The whole drumkit actually sounds fantastic ! The exact specs of my drumkit are as follows:

Bass Drum 14 x 22″
Tom 9 x1 3″
Floor Tom 16 x 16″
Snare Drum 14″ (depth varies depending on wich snare i use)

I use Remo Emperor Coated on top, and Remo Ambassador Coated on the bottom. I did some experiments during the recording-session. For “Varnish” i muffled my toms and snare like i never did before, and tuned my snaredrum really really low. I also changed bassdrum-muffling for some of the songs…

Let’s talk about my snaredrums. I’ve got a Ludwig Black Beauty, but for the asoQ-recordings i also used a titanium Dunnett and a Bronze Sonor Signature snaredrum (the real big & heavy one, 8″ deep and 20 kg !)

I’m also endorser for Sabian Cymbals, and have never been so happy with my cymbal setup like i am now. I use the HHX-series (15″ groove Hats, 21″ Groove Ride, 18″ Xtreme Crash and 20″ Stage Ride, wich i use as a Crash). They really sound like they have to sound… not too agressive, cuts through the music, but still sounds a bit dark-ish… i like it.

Here’s a pic of my drumkit with my Black Beauty snaredrum.