This is some of the gear you can select when you hire me for a remote session, or I can bring to your studio. I've collected this lot over most of my drumming lifetime, and it's made up of instruments that have a character or special and interesting sound to me - I've been through a lot of drums to find the ones I really love.
Make/model | Size | Year | Shell | Sound |
Sonor SQ2 | 13x6" | 2010 | beech | versatile, crunchy |
Slingerland vintage | 14x5" | 1968 | maple | low & fat, crunchy old school sounds |
Premier 2000 | 14x5" | 1982 | aluminium | fat, old school pop |
Sonor Phonic Anniversary | 14x5.5" | 1975 | steel | bright, cutting, controlled |
Lugwig Supralite | 14x8" | 2015 | ludalloy | fat, loud, Bonham |
British Drum Co. | 12x5.5" | 2016 | birch | pop, cut |
Brady/Dixon Rose Gum | 14x5.5" | 2015 | rose gum | thwack, cut, rock |
Pearl Masters piccollo | 10x4" | 1995 | maple | smack, d&b |
Worldmax "Black Beauty" | 14x6" | 2009 | black brass | doof, thud, fatness |
Hovland Drums | 13x5.75" | 2013 | solid walnut | power, beef, control |
Sonor Phonic | 14x10" | 1978 | beech | weirdo |
Shells | Vintage beech |
Tom Sizes | 10x7, 12x8, 13x9, 15x13 FT, 18x15 FT |
Bass Drum | 22x17 |
Sound | big, rounded, punchy and controlled |
Colour | black sparkle |
Year | 2013 |
Very versatile kit. I've used this for everything from progressive rock, to doom, folk and pop music. It records really well and has a great big controlled sound to it that punches through the mix.
Shells | Maple/birch 5 ply |
Tom Sizes | 12x8, 13x9, 16x16 FT |
Bass Drum | 22x14 |
Sound | rounded, punchy and controlled |
Colour | hot red |
Year | 1977 |
One of my favourite recording kits with a really shallow, punchy and short bass drum and musical toms.
Shells | 6ply maple/gum |
Tom Sizes | 13x9, 16x16 FT |
Bass Drum | 22x14 |
Sound | warm, fat, big open kick |
Colour | black nitron |
Year | 1974 |
This kit is from somewhere in the mid 1970s, and I've restored it to fully working condition. It sounds incredible under microphones.
I use this kit on quieter recordings where there's some space for the drums to sit, and it's been on country disco, pop, soul and motown gigs.
Shells | Maple |
Tom Sizes | 13x9, 16x16 FT |
Bass Drum | 24x14 |
Sound | big, open and warm |
Colour | black |
Year | 1983 |
Massive kick sound, warm toms. This is a beast of a rock kit and great for big beats with lots of space.
Shells | birch |
Tom Sizes | 10x8, 12x9, 14x14, 16x16 FT |
Bass Drum | 20x16 |
Sound | punchy, cutting, resonant, modern |
Colour | amber fade |
Year | 2001 |
Great for modern pop, rock, funk and music that requires real cut and tone from the drums.
The toms are very clear in pitch and the bass drum has a lovely punchy sound.
I've got a wide variety of cymbal styles, ranging from loud and aggressive to much more controlled and dynamic for quieter recordings.
They include:
I've built up a collection of microphones that work really well with my drums. You can select particular ones for a remote session if you require.