From June 2008 I perform on/with Bosphorus Cymbals from Turkey...
... B-stick of Denmark...
... and Swiss made Cympad :-)
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Through the years I've been
playing on a variety of Drum sets.
Below You can see some of the ones that I've used and uses.
Drum sets as well as my Marimba and other stuff!
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My first Drum set!
(Aria) |
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Still my first set, a little
bit enlarged!
To the left before
renovation,
on the right... ;-) |
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The picture to the left
shows the Yamaha 5000-set
which used during the second half of the 80's!
To the right a renovated
Wesper set which I nowadays
have fillet with plastic foam and triggered with an Alesis D4! |
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Sure there's a difference in
playing
on electronically sets but one has
to keep up in this area too!
(Although theese drums
not might be up-to-date ;-) |
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On
the left a catalogue photo of my Marimba
Yamaha YM-1430 (4 1/3 octave).
An absolutely fantastic instrument!
To the right a cool Darbuka
which I found on a flea market! |
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My absolute favorites:
Yamaha 9000 PRC!
The pic to the left shows:
20" kick and 12" & 14" toms.
The pic right shows: 20" kick, the toms are: 8", 10",13" & 15".
Snare Drums that I use:
Pearl 6½" Free-floating (Brass)
Pearl Piccolo Free-floating (Maple)
Yamaha Piccolo (Brass) |
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The Cymbals
(Zildjian) to the
left:
14" A Quick Beat Hi-hat, 20" A Ping Ride, 18"
A Crash and 16" A Medium Crash. (The Crashes has
rivets)
To the right: 13" K/Z Hi-hat,
20 K Custom Ride,
15" K Custom Dark Crash, 18"K Custom Dark Crash,
8" A Splash and 6" A Splash. |
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Both Yamaha's as one unit! |
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These pictures are also
taken in my studio
and shows my current set up!
Drums
(Yamaha 9000 PRC) :
20" Kick with Yamaha's double pedal, 8", 10", 12",
14" toms and 6½" Pearl free-floating brass snare.
Cymbals
(Zildjian) :
20" K Custom Ride, 14" Quick Beat Hi Hat, 18" K Custom
Dark Crash, 16" A Medium Crash, 16" A Crash/Ride,
15" K Custom Dark Crash, 16" China Boy High and
20" China Boy High 6" A Splash (Inside 16" CBH),
8" A Splash, 8" Bell. |
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2003!
Drums (Yamaha 9000 PRC)
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20" Bas with a Yamaha double-kick, 8", 10", 12", 13", 15"
toms and a 6½" Pearl free-floating brass snare.
Cymbals (Zildjian/Meinl/Wuhan/Sabian)
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20" K Custom Ride, 14" K/Z Hi Hat, 12" Sabian Mini Hats, 18" K Custom Dark
Crash,
16" A Medium Crash, 16" A Crash/Ride, 17" Meinl-Byzance Medium Thin Crash,
12" Wuhan China and 14" Wuhan China, 2 8" A Splash. |
Trummor (Yamaha 9000 PRC)
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20" Bass with Pearl Accelerator double-kick
10", 12", 13", 15"
tommar
6½" Pearl free-floating Brass Snare.
Cymbals (Zildjian/Meinl/Wuhan/Sabian)
:
20" Meinl-Byzance Dark Ride, 13" Meinl-Byzance Medium Hi Hat, 12" Sabian Mini Hats, 17"
Meinl-Byzance Thin
Crash,
16" Meinl-Byzance Thin Crash, 15" Meinl-Byzance Thin Crash, 14" Wuhan China, 8" A-Zildjian Splash,
8" AAX Sabian Splash 6" A-Zildjian Splash, "Poor-man-China" - some
old and broken cymbals.
Shown to your left is a 20 inch "Tef"
(Frame Drum) at your right
a Darbuka - both bought in Turkey 2006.
Congas model Headliner - cheap and good!
With
Five 4 Fun I use this
Samick Jazz-Kit which I've been modifying a bit.
I usually use microphones but occationally also triggers.
18" Bass with Yamaha kick
10", 12", 14"
toms
3½" Pearl free-floating Maple Snare.
Cymbals (Zildjian/Meinl/Wuhan/Sabian)
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20" K-Zildjian Custom Ride, 14" K/Z-Zildjian Hi Hat,
16" A-Zildjian Medium Crash,
17" Meinl-Byzance Medium Thin Crash,
12" Wuhan China, 8" AA Sabian Splash.
As "what-is-most-asked-for" set I use this superb
Premier Club-Kit set.
20x8" Bass with Yamaha stamp,
10x6", 13x11"
toms
13x5" Premier Birch Snare.
Cymbals (Zildjian/Sabian)
:
20" K-Zildjian Flat Ride, 13" K/Z-Zildjian Hi Hat,
16" A-Zildjian Crash/Ride,
16" Sabian Medium Thin Crash, 8" AA Sabian Splash.
