Gear

I'm proud to say that one of the most consistent comments I get from sound engineers and fellow musicians is how good my kit sounds, it's taken a long time and many drum kits and lots of frustrating hours spent learning how to tune the drums properly to get there, but I believe a great sounding instrument is just as important as being able to play it. Below is the setup I'm very happy to have ended up with.

My main setup for live and studio work is a 5 piece Pearl masters maple custom kit with platinum mist finish in the following sizes:

 22" Bass drum with kick port

10" x 8" high tom 

12" x 8" mid tom tom

14" x 12" low tom tom

14"x5" Ludwig Black Beauty Snare drum

All of these drums apart from the brass snare which I use for higher volume gigs are made of multi ply maple and give a lovely warm sound and great punch when tuned properly. Please click here for some great tips on tuning drums; it really is an art form! It takes experience and a good ear to tune drums properly. I offer a mobile drum tuning and set up service. Please email or call me for more info

My drums are all mounted independently to increase resonance and cross talk using top of the line Pearl hardware.

Like most drummers I like to experiment with different gear and new sounds and it's taken many years of sweat and toil and a large pile of cash to end up with a setup that I'm truly happy with!

Cymbals are a very personal thing and it can make or break your sound, I must have gone through at least 50 cymbals before finally settling, I'm not obsessed, no really, I'm not.

My cymbal setup:

1 x pair of 14" Zildjian K custom session Hi hats
1 x 21" Zildjian Armand Ride
1 x 18" Zildjian K custom Fast crash
1 x 16" Zildjian K custom Fast Crash
1x 10" Zildjian A Custom splash

 

For teaching I am using Roland V drums TD 9 SX Series with Acustix Live expansion pack. I can't say I'm a great lover of electronic drums but these really are the business, they look,sound and feel a lot more like an acoustic kit and you can have tons of fun without being prosecuted.

Whatever gear you've got you need the know how to make it sound the way you
want, the more you learn it seems the more there is to learn.Drum Lessons can
be a great kick start for your interest in drumming whether a beginner or more
experienced. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding
gear, tuning your drums or to learn drums in the Northern Beaches or Hornsby
area of Sydney area even if you don't have a kit yet and just fancy giving it a try
before splashing out on your own set.