How many brands of drum gear have YOU owned?

Drum sets:
Ludwig
Premier
Yamaha
DW
Gretsch
Tama
Roland

Snares:
All the above except Roland and including Liberty and Pearl

Cymbals:
Zildjian - A & K
Paiste (one 16" crash)
Bosphorus - Traditional, Masters Vintage, and Turk

Hardware:
Ludwig, the flimsy 60's stuff
Tama
Yamaha
Axis
 
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Drums: Mapex, Sonor, Tama, Pearl, PDP

Cymbals: Sabian, Zildjian, Paiste, Wuhan

Snares: Mapex, Pearl, Tama, Rogers, DW, PDP, Premier, Yamaha,

Hardware: DW, Pearl, PDP, Mapex, Yamaha, Tama, Sonor, Pork Pie

I didn't count stuff I bought to fix and flip.
 
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Okay, I'll play... I'll do my best, anyways. Favorites are starred.

Drumsets:
Westwood (Japanese stencil kit)
Sears "Blackhawk" (not Gretsch) stencil kit
Yamaha
*Ludwig

Snares:
Ludwig
A couple of thrift store/garage sale specials
Weird Taiwanese steel-shell Supraphonic knockoff
Pearl
Mapex
DW
Ludwig, again x 2
*Guru

Cymbals:
Pearl
Paiste
*Zildjian
Wuhan
LP
*Sabian
A few cheap ones used as effects

Hardware
Pearl
Ludwig
*Gibraltar (practically any clamp you can think of, and a great throne for when I can't take the Roc-n-Soc)
Tama
*Yamaha (pretty much all stands)
*DW (pedals)
*Roc-N-Soc (throne)
PDP
 
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As I look around at all the brands you guys show, I would have no idea except for drum sets. If I see or hear something I want, I buy it. Brand doesn't bother me.
 
Not that many:

Drums: Pearl, Peavey

Cymbals: Zildjian, Sabian, Peavey

Hardware: Yamaha, Gibraltar, Tama, PDP, Pearl, Peavey (Curse you Peavey)

Drumsticks: Vic Firth, Promark, Vater

Heads: Evans, Remo, Peavey (Please die now, Peavey)
 
Drums-
Ludwig Rocker II
Tama Artstar II
Pearl MMX
Yamaha Stage Custom Nouveau
Tama Stagestar (still have)
Pearl Vision VSX
Yamaha Stage Custom (still have)
Mapex Saturn (still have)

The Saturn is hands down my favorite kit that I've owned; second place goes to the Artstar II (sizes of the power toms got old, but the kit did sound awesome)

Cymbals-
Zildjian
Sabian
Paiste

I like all of them, but stick with mostly Zildjian and some Sabians due to price and availability

Sticks-
Pro Mark
Regal Tip
Vic Firth
Tama Power Tools (pretty sure Vater made these for Tama before launching their own brand; they had the squared off butts just like Vaters)
Ludwig
Rim Shot
Capella
Vater
Zildjian

Vic Firth is what I use the most these days. I used mostly Regal Tip in my early years, but I also remember really liking Rim Shot sticks in the mid 90's. Sadly, they went out of business though.
 
Kits:

CB700
Yamaha
Ludwig
Ayotte
Rogers
Gretsch
C&C
Pork Pie
DW

Favorite: C&C

Snares:
Craviotto
Ayotte
Ludwig
Gretsch
DW
Pork Pie
Dunnett
Slingerland
Pearl
Yamaha
C&C

Favorite: Craviotto

Cymbals:

Sabian
Zildjian
Istanbul Agop
Paiste
Bosphorus

Favorite: Istanbul Agop

Sticks:

Vic Firth
Vater
Regal Tip
Pro- Mark

Favorite: Vater
 
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Drums: Ayotte, GVD, Ludwig, Mapex, Peavey, Premier, Tama, Unix, Yamaha.
Favourite: Unix

Snares: Angel, Ayotte, Cadeson, DW, Gretsch, Joyful Noise, Kenner, Ludwig, Luka, Mapex, Noble & Cooley, Ocheltree, Oriollo, Pearl, Peavey, Premier, Rogers, Tama, Unix, Yamaha.
Favourite: Joyful Noise

Cymbals: LP, Meinl, Paiste, Sabian, UFIP, Zildjian.
Favourite: UFIP

Hardware: Dixon, Gibraltar, Mapex, Pearl, Sonor, Tama, Yamaha.
Favourite: Tama

Sticks: Los Cabos, Promark, Regal Tip, Vater, Vic Firth.
Favourite: Los Cabos

Heads: Aquarian, Evans, Ludwig, Remo.
Favourite: Evans
 
Kits: Westbury
Rogers ( no, not the good ones, the Big R era)
Pearl
DW
Yamama
Ludwig (favourite)

Snares: Westbury
Rogers
Pearl
Tama
Yamaha
Gretsch
Dunnett
Ocheltree
Ludwig (favourite)
Oriollo (soon to be)

Cymbals: Zildjian
Sabian
UFIP
Meinl
Paiste (favourite)

Hardware: Westbury
Rogers
Pearl
Yamaha
Ludwig (favourite)

Pedals: Westbury
Rogers
Pearl
DW
Tama
Vector (favourite)

Thrones: Westbury
Rogers
Pearl
Ludwig
Roc-N-Soc (favourite)
 
Kits:
Stewart
Yamaha
Favorite: Yamaha

Snares:
A&F
Beier
Blaemire
Carolina Drum Works
Craviotto
Dunnett
Guru
Jenkins-Martin
Joyful Noise
Legend
Ludwig
SOTA Percussion
Stone Custom
Favorite: Too close to call

Cymbals:
Bosphorous
Istanbul Agop
Paiste
Sabian
UFIP
Wuhan
Zildjian
Favorite: Istanbul Agop

Hardware:
DW
Ford
Pearl
Tama
Yamaha
Favorite: DW

Sticks:
Pro-mark
RR Graphite
Regal Tip
Vic Firth
Zildjian
Favorite: Vic Firth

Heads:
Aquarian
Evans
Ludwig
Remo
Favorite: Aquarian

Miscellaneous:
Ahead
Ching-Ring
Humes & Berg
Kentville Drums
PieSafe
Protection Racket
SKB
Zildjian
 
This thread puts a white hot spotlight on what's (IMO wrongly) most important to drummers, gear.

How many mechanics talk at such length about their wrenches?

It's a massive side track to the really important stuff.

I'd ask, how many styles of music can you play. (not referring to anyone in particular)

I mean I get it, I love gear too. I just had to say this.
 
This thread puts a white hot spotlight on what's (IMO wrongly) most important to drummers, gear.

How many mechanics talk at such length about their wrenches?

It's a massive side track to the really important stuff.

I'd ask, how many styles of music can you play. (not referring to anyone in particular)

I mean I get it, I love gear too. I just had to say this.

You're right, mechanics don't talk about wrenches... they talk about the cars they've had, the cars they still have, and what mods/performance parts they've done. For me this thread is a walk down memory lane. I remember who I was playing with, how bad my playing was, what bars I played gigs at that changed owners or closed up... its not just about the gear. As I was typing up my list of gear, I was enjoying the deep groove of Jim Bogios (letting clip after clip roll on YouTube). Love that guy's playing.
 
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This thread puts a white hot spotlight on what's (IMO wrongly) most important to drummers, gear.

How many mechanics talk at such length about their wrenches?

It's a massive side track to the really important stuff.

I'd ask, how many styles of music can you play. (not referring to anyone in particular)

I mean I get it, I love gear too. I just had to say this.

Point well taken Larry. For me, this forum is all about education, and the discussion of gear is but one small facet of education.

Jesse James (master fabricator/welder/designer) opened up a whole new realm of possibilities for both veteran and younger fabricators
by sharing about the importance of vintage tools: the english wheel, yoder power hammer, blacksmithing, etc. The right tools in the right hands
unleash creativity. In the end, it's not so much the tool as it is what you personally create with it.

No other instrument can be so personalized and varied as drums. I think a lot of drummers struggle for years to find their sound--I know I did--until
they understand how to achieve that sound. That's part of the educational process.

I'm 50 "plus" years into this journey and I think one of the crucial things we can all offer here on this forum is a legacy of education across the board
regarding gear, technique, sound & tuning, recording, professionalism, the business side of music, ethics, etc.

Props to all the drum, cymbal and percussion manufacturers who help us achieve the elusive sound we're after.

Props to the members here who have and continue to educate me in so many areas.

Props to you Larry for your ongoing legacy here on this forum. Thanks for opening up the new thread on How many styles of music can you play well?
and keeping us focused and balanced.
 
Drums:
Drumcraft
Gretsch
Hoshino
Mapex
Slingerland
Sonor

Cymbals:
Paiste
Sabian
Sonor
Tosco
Zildjian

Hardware:
Dixon
K&M
Magna
Meinl
Pearl
Sonor
Tama

Percussion:
LP
Meinl
Pearl
Schlagwerk

Sticks:
Millennium
Regal Tip
Rohema
Vic Firth
 
This thread puts a white hot spotlight on what's (IMO wrongly) most important to drummers, gear.

How many mechanics talk at such length about their wrenches?

It's a massive side track to the really important stuff.

I'd ask, how many styles of music can you play. (not referring to anyone in particular)

I mean I get it, I love gear too. I just had to say this.

Styles played:

Rock (several sub genres)
Pop
Country
Jazz/swing
Disco
Funk

Favorite: rock

Honestly, not as much fun to create this list.
 
15 different manufactures.

Drums:
Sound Percussion Labs (SPL)
Gretsch
Roland

Cymbals+:
Zildjian
Latin Percussion (LP)

Hardware:
Yamaha
Tama
Drum Workshop (DW)
Sound Percussion Labs (SPL)
Latin Percussion(LP)

Pedals:
Yamaha
Mapex
Percussion Kinetics

Thrones:
Drum Workshop (DW)
RocNSoc

Sticks:
Vic Firth
Promark

Other Stuff:
RTOM
Overtone Labs
 
Ooooooo, I'll play :)

Drums -

Premier Royale & Artist Maple
Pearl Export, ELX & MLX,
Yamaha Recording Custom & Rock Tour Custom
Mapex Saturn

Favourite - Yamaha Recording Custom.

Cymbals -

Zyn
Paiste
Zildjian
Sabian
Meinl
Scymtek.

Favourite - Zildjian

Sticks -

Vic Firth
Zildjian
Pro-Mark
Liverpool
Vater
London Drumstick Co

Favourite - London Drumstick Co

Hardware -

Premier
Pearl

Favourite - Pearl.

Pedals -

No name
Premier
Yamaha
Pearl
Tama Iron Cobra
DW

Favourite - DW
 
Drums:
Ludwig (Overseas and American)
Tama
Sonor
Rogers
Yamaha
Pearl
George Way
DW
Favorite: Yamaha

Cymbals:
Zildjian
Sabian
Paiste
Wuhan
Istanbul Agop
Bosphorus
Favorite: Paiste

Sticks:
Vic Firth
Pro-Mark
Vater
Silverfox
Innovative Percussion
Regal Tip
Ludwig
Capella
Favorite: Capella. They were like Vic Firths but with Regal Tip's finish. Might have to go buy out the stock of 5Bs in Greensboro one of these days.

Hardware:
Pearl
Tama
DW
Ludwig
Favorite: DW. Friggin bulletproof.

EDIT: Apparently Cappella is back, and they're making custom sticks. Frickin heck yes.
 
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Favorites in bold

Drums (kits):
Ludwig
Remo
Slingerland

Drums (snares):
Ludwig Supra
Ludwig Acro
Pearl piccolo
Pork Pie lil' Squealer
Pork Pie Pig Lite acrylic
DW 8X14 Stainless Steel

Cymbals:
Zildjian
Sabian
Paiste
Wuhan
Meinl

Hardware:
Ludwig
Tama
PDP
DW
Pearl
Gibraltar
Yamaha

Sticks:
Zildjian
Vic Firth
Vater
Pro Mark
 
Drums
Sonor
Ludwig (snare)
Mapex (snare)

Hardware
Sonor
Pearl
Yamaha
Tama
Gibraltar

Cymbals
Sabian
Ufip
Paiste
Zildjian

Sticks
Vic Firth
Promark
Regal Tip

Percussion
LP
 
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