John's Gear
DW Collector Series
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16 x 22" Bass , 8 x 10", 9 x 12", 14 x 16" toms, 5 x 14” 10 ply maple snare
Gretsch USA Custom (From late 70’s)
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14 x 22" Bass, 8 x 10", 8 x 12", 9 x 13”, 10 x 14”, 13 x 15”, 16 x 16" toms
Gretsch USA Custom - Be Bop Jazz kit (From early 80’s)
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14 x18" Bass, 8 x 12" and 14 x 14" toms, 5 ½ x 14” matching wood snare
Camco maple kit (From early 70’s)
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14 x 20" Bass drum, 8 x 12", 9 x 13", 14 x 14" toms
Additional Snare Drums
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DW – 5 ½ x 14 Craviotto Solid maple snare
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DW – 6 x 14” Collector Series 10 ply maple snare
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Noble and Cooley - 7 x 14” solid maple snare
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Ludwig – 6 ½ x 14” Supra-Phonic brass snare
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Ludwig – 5 ½ x 14” Supra-Phonic metal snare
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Pearl - 5 ½ x 14” Sensitone brass snare
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Rogers - 5 ½ x 14” Dyna-Sonic chrome over brass snare
Drum heads
(All Aquarian) Super Kick 1 clear or coated on bass drums, Texture Coated on snare drums, Super 2 clear or Texture Coated on toms
Cymbals - Zildjian
• Avedis Zildjian, A Custom, K Zildjian, K Constantinople and K Custom
Microphones
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Over-heads – AKG 451 or Shure SM 27 condenser
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Toms – Sennheiser 421, E604 or Shure Beta 98
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Snare – Shure SM 57 and SM 56
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Hi-hat/Ride – Shure SM 81, SM 137 or AKG 451
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Bass Drum – AKG D112, Shure Beta 52 or Sennheiser 421
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Room Mics – Shure SM 27 or PG 42
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