
Drums: Pearl Masters Custom (MCX) circa 2007, Pewter Glass finish
A. 5.5x14 Pearl Masters Custom snare, Natural finish
B. 8x10 tom
C. 9x12 tom
D. 14x14 tom
E. 18x22 bass drum
Cymbals: Zildjian
1. 14" New Beat hi-hats
2. 16" crash (not sure what model)
3. 10" A Custom splash
4. 17" K Custom Dark crash
5. 20" K Ride
6. 16" China High
Hardware: Pearl 855 cymbal stands, DW 9000 Series double pedal and hi-hat stand, DW throne. I have the double pedal auxiliary pedal positioned to the left of the hi-hat pedal because I like the hi-hat close to the snare.
Heads: Remo Clear Ambassador batters and resonants. Coated Ambassador snare batter, Ambassador Snare snare resonant. Remo Powerstroke 3 kick resonant and batter.
Electronic kit: Roland HD-1
Sticks: Vic Firth Jojo Mayer Signature Model
Mics: Sennheiser e604s on toms. Shure SM57 on snare. Audio Technica ATM25 on kick. Shure SM94 on hi-hat. AKG C1000S overheads.
Recording/effects you hear on the podcast: I record the kit using an eight-channel Alesis IO26 Firewire interface and Sonar 8. Within Sonar, I apply EQ and various effects, including reverb and compression.