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 Show Set Up for Million Dollar Quartet

Here is a detail of the setup I used for the the Tony Award winning Broadway production of:  MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET.  Also, feel free to check out a video of our performance on David Letterman here: MDQ on Letterman 

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Drums:  ALL YAMAHA

6   x 14    Yamaha Tour Custom Maple Snare drum or 6 x 14 Yamaha Vintage Maple Snare Drum
8   x 12    Yamaha Tour Custom Maple Tom
14 x 14    Yamaha Tour Custom Maple Floor Tom
14 x 20    Yamaha Tour Custom Maple Bass drum
(all wrapped in Vintage White Marine Pearl Finish)

Sticks:  Vic Firth

 AS5A wood tip, Jazz Brushes (white plastic handle).  Vic Firth SBAG2 Stick bag.

 

Cymbals:  ALL SABIAN

14"         Sabian AA Regular HiHats
19"         Sabian AA Crash Ride

Not Shown (for outside gigs and recording):
16"  Sabian AA Thin Crash
17"         Sabian AA Thin Crash
18"         Sabian AA Crash Ride 
20"         Sabian HH Flat Ride with rivets 

 

Heads:  All Remo

 Fiberskyn 3 Ambassadors on tom batters and both bass drum heads.  Fiberskyn 3 Diplomats on resonant side of all toms.  Renaissance Ambassador on snare batter.  Hazy Ambassador snare side.  All drums are wide open (no muffling) except thin felt strips on each bass drum head.

Other:

Roc N Soc Drum Throne (round nitro model with back rest), Puresound Custom 20 snare wires.  All hardware by Yamaha including the chain drive Foot Pedal FP-9500C.  Vic Firth PAD12 12" practice pad for warming up.  Authentic NYC Taxi brake drum.