What's in Your Bag?

[danplaysdrums]

Couple pairs of Vic Firth 5B (wood tip)
Couple pairs of Pro-mark 5B (wood tip)
Vic Firth 5A nylon tip
Mallets
Pro mark hotrods
Secondary unbranded hot rods
Flix brushes
Sonor tuning key
Peavey tuning key
Random collection of felts and washers.
Hi hat clutch x2
Pen
HQ realfeel practice pad
Sony in-ears
Tama rythm watch
3.5mm jack extension cable
Other bits and bobs

[DrumsByDave]

ProMark Oak Jazz Wood Tip (at least 3 pairs)
ProMark Oak 5A Wood Tip (at least 2 pairs)
ProMark Hot Rods
Regal Tip Ed Thigpin Brushes
Zildjian Cymbal Mallets
ProMark Broomsticks

Rhythm Tech Can Shaker
Rhythm Tech Hat Trick
Drum Key
Tama Rhythm Watch
Custom Ear Plugs
Mechanical Pencil

[uniongoon]

About 30 pair of barely matched 5B to 2B $2 bargain bucket sticks. After working for Regal Tip, I learned to pick out the good ones out of the seconds box. Paying $10 and up for a pair of nicely matched pair of name brand sticks seems like a rock stars dream to me.

[danplaysdrums]

Originally Posted by Tropellor

All of this



fits into this

Nice stuff dude, just a query - What is the silver box thing? (in the top image, not the metronome at the bottom) It looks like it has four input/output points and I was wondering what it is and what it is used for? thanks!

[Stalwart_Pandora-Chris]

Two mapex clutches
a clave block
Rhythm Tech Hat Trick
4x pairs of Taylor Hawkins signature sticks
Vic Firth Extreme 5B's
Pro Mark Natural 5A's (don't like them)
Cymbal nuts and felts.
My pro plugs

Yeah :) Not alot

[Tropellor]

Originally Posted by danplaysdrums

Nice stuff dude, just a query - What is the silver box thing? (in the top image, not the metronome at the bottom) It looks like it has four input/output points and I was wondering what it is and what it is used for? thanks!

Hey Dan,

It's a headphone signal splitter, so you can put the signal in one end and split the headphones into four seperate outputs. I use it to boost the signal coming from my Sampler so I can play along to it a bit easier.

Cheers

[kallium]

a random assortment of sticks felts a clutch some wing nuts some hotrods and some sleeves.
also some moongels a drum key and an allen key that came with the bag for some reason..
sorry for the overexposed picture, its the best i could be bothered with.

[?uesto]

Vater Stick Bag

Sticks:

12x Vic Firth Stanton Moore Signature Sticks (SSM)
3x Vic Firth Questlove Signature Sticks (SAT)
1x Vic Firth Jazz Brush (WB)
1x Vic Firth Signature Steve Gadd Brushes (SGWB)
1x Vic Firth MB4S? [I think that's what they are)


Parts & Accessories:

Spare Pearl Clutch
2 Pack of Hearo Ear Plugs
Baggy of Assorted Foam Ear Plugs
Baggy of Cymbal Felts and Wing Nuts
Pro Mark Cymbal Sizzler
Drum Keys
Roll of Painter's Tape

[weslington]

2 pairs of Vic Firth 7a's
1 pair Promark Neil Peart signatures
1 par Vic Firth Stave Gadd signatures
1 pair Regal Tip brushes
1 pair Vic Firth 5a's
1 pair mallets made by putting a foam pencil grip over the tip of a Regal Tip 7a
1 pair Vic Firth Peter Erskine ride sticks
2 packs of moongels
2 pairs of earplugs
2 keys
package of paperclips for ride sizzle
notebook
pencils
binder of sheet music

[sticksthedrummer]

6 pairs of Vater Fusion
2 Pairs of Vic Firth 8B (trying them out. A little too thin for tech metal)
Huge Pearl high torque drum key
2 DW backup beaters
37 cents
$30 dollars (the entire band's payout from the last gig)
3 feet of #8 black sash rope (good for just about anything)
1 pair of Hearo's ear plugs
$68 gas recipt from 6 months ago
Extra hi hat clutch




Jason Scott Parker
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[Steffan]

2 pairs of Vater Chad Smith FunkBlasters
1 pair of Vic Firth 5A wood tip
1 pair of Vic Firth SD1 generals
1 pair of Innovative Percussion? bass drum mallets
1 mechanical pencil
5 dollars
1 drum key
1 water bottle
1 Remo Flamslam

[creepshow]

3 Pairs Pro-Mark Pro Round 5A
3 Pairs Pro-Mark Simon Phillips 707
2 Pairs Zildjian 3A
1 Pair Blasticks
1 Pair Vater Splashlite Rods
1 Pair Vater Earplugs
1 Pair Hearos Earplugs
1 Pack Moongels
1 Drum Key
1 Evans Drum Torque
Various Cymbal Felts
Several Band-Aids (you never know!)

[RevBlacklist]

1 Pair ProMark 5B American Hickory wood tip
1 Pair ProMark 7A American Hickory wood tip
2 Pair ProMark 727 Shira Kashi Oak nylon tip
Zildjian "Drummer Survival Kit"
2 Drum keys
Pens and pencils, scratch paper
Allen wrenches (came with the pedals)
original hihat clutch (I upgraded to a dropclutch)
sweat rag and cymbal polishing rag
cymbal polish

[percussion360]

The sticks:

2 pair green balter vibe mallets
Pair malletech glock mallets
Pair Bob Becker malletech xylo mallets
Pair Chalklin MS14 vibe mallets
Pair Chalklin soft cymbal sticks (they're probably vibe mallets)
Pair David Morbey 520 timp mallets
Pair David Morbey 530KK timp mallets
Pair Mike Balter Brass Glock Mallets
Pair Vic Firth wire brushes
7 Vic Firth 5a Nylon tip sticks.

The percussion related:

Drum key
Ear Plugs
2 majestic timpani tuning keys
1 premier timpani tuning key
Duck whistle
Finger Cymbals
Hi Hat Cymbal Felt
Moon Gel
Triangle
Triangle Beater set
Bongo spanner (bent)

The other stuff:

3 mechanical pencils
Pencil Sharpener
2 cufflinks
4 highlighter pens
5 pegs
1 hand sanitising gel
Eraser
Box plasters
A paperclip
Bow tie
Allen Keys
Pen
Three normal pencils
256Mb USB stick

The quite wierd:

Knob from premier xylophone support
large 10 amp fuse (no idea what this is from!?)
Broken majestic timp handle
Half a premier vibe fan
Very small wing nut
A spring, probably from a majestic timp handle
Small coil of wire

Tim.

[19drum94]

2x Vater sweet rides
2x Vater 7As
1x Peter Erskine ride stick
1x Vic Firth Steve Gadd Brushes

[mariashark]

20 or so pair of VF 5A nylon tip sticks
1 pair soft mallets
1 pair hard felt mallets
Tama Rythem watch
2 regular keys
2 speed keys
Cymbal felts, washers, plastic sleeves, wing nuts, extra set of snares
Surgery tape
4 in 1 screwdriver
adjustable wrench
duct tape
2 med size hose clamps
sharpee
back up ear plugs
In ear head set
small flashlight

[kissarmyfreak]

Vic Firth

1 Pair Vic Firth 2B
2 Pairs Vic Firth 5Bs nylon tip
2 Pairs Vic Firth 5Bs wood tip
1 Pair Vic firth 5Bs Silver bullets
1 Pair Vic Firth 606 rods
1 Pair Vic Firth T1 Mallets

2 Drums keys.
Set of allen wrenches
Cymbal felts
washers
plastic sleeves
wing nuts
Hi-Hat clutch

[wildbil]

My two piece kit.LM 402 18"paiste....Sorry wrong thread

[Xavier4]

I have one of those builders bags with HEAPS of pockets and a big main compartment.

In it I have:

6 pairs of Vic Firth American Classic Extreme 5A Sticks
4 pairs of Vic Firth American Classic Metal Sticks
3 pairs of Vic Firth 5A Kinetic Force Sticks (weight in the butt end)
3 pairs of Vic Firth Dual Tone 5A Sticks (have mallets at one end and sticks at the other)
2 pairs of Vic Firth Danny Carey Signitures
2 pairs of Pro Mark Mike Portnoy Nylon Tip Signitures (TX420N)
2 pairs of Regal Tip Jeff Pocaro Signitures
1 pair of Vic Firth 5A Silver Bullet Sticks
1 pair of Ahead Joey Jordison Signitures
1 pair of Vic Firth Steve Gadd Signiture Brushes
1 pair of Vic Firth Rock Rakes
1 pair of Vic Firth 202 Rutes
1 pair of Vic Firth T1 Mallets
1 Vic Firth T6 Mallet (for gongs)
4 rolls of grip tape
2 pairs of pro tour golfing gloves
A towel
Paiste cymbal cleaner
Paiste cymbal protector
Screwdriver set
Hex key set
Electrical tape
Duct tape
Metrenome
Tama tension watch
Remo practice pad
2 strings of beads for sizzle on cymbals
2 pairs of custom moulded filtering ear plugs
Assorted cymbal felts, washers, sleeves, wingnuts etc
Hi-hat clutch
6 drum keys
Pencils
Pens
Vivid
2 beaters
6" Cymbal stacker
A bunch of foam earplugs
Moon Gel (great stuff)
Chromatic tuner
Guitar picks
4 9V batterys
2 guitar leads
A tuning peg extension ratchet (for lighting fast string changes for the guitarist)
Auxiliary cable (3.5mm to 3.5mm)
Bottle opener
Headphone splitter (3.5mm)
Last set list
A heap of old lyrics
100 dollars

Yes i realize i have alot of stuff in my bag but the bag is HUGE and im the one in the band with the van....

[Rock Drummer]

4 pairs Vater XTreme 5A Nylon
3 pairs Vater 5A Nylon
1 pair Vater Manhatten 7A
1 pair super small generic brand jazz sticks (10 pairs 10 bucks, really amazing deal, good sticks to)
1 set Vic Firth purple handled brushes
4 drum keys
Ear plugs
Tourna Grip
Electrical Tape

[drummerman42]

I have a 10 pairs of VATER SUPER JAZZ drumsticks, my main pair, a pair of retractable Jazz brushes, a pair HOT RODS, a pair of cymbal mallets, and a pair of purple fibre glass 5A drumsticks. I forgot who makes them though. Not VATER!!!

[VladTheLad]

Wow.. Well I reckon I've got the least then haha.
I don't even have a bag - it's a clear plastic box that sits on a "bedside" table next to my FT...

1 Pair of Vic Firth, Nicko McBrain Sig Sticks
1 Pair of Vic Firth 2B Sticks
1 Pair of Stagg SM5A Sticks
2 Spare Random Hi-Hat Clutches
and Random Assorted Felts

I do have a Drum Key, but it's on my keyring.

[patrice]

Quite a bit of stuff...

The first six models are the ones I like the most:

Zildjian Tony Williams Signature Sticks (wood tip)
Vic Firth Stanton Moore Signature (wood tip)
Vic Firth Nicko "Boomer" McBrain Signature (wood tip)
Vic Firth Ralph Hardimon Chop-Out (rubber tip)
Vic Firth Dom's Pad Sticks (wood tip)
Vic Firth American Classic 5B (wood tip)

Vic Firth Terry Bozzio Signature Phase I (wood tip)
Vic Firth Terry Bozzio Signature Phase II (wood & felt tip)
Vic Firth Jack DeJohnette Signature (wood tip)
Vic Firth Thomas Lang Signature (wood tip)
Vic Firth Jojo Mayer Signature (wood tip)
Vic Firth American Classic 5B Chop-Out (rubber tip)
Vic Firth American Classic Rock N (nylon tip)
Vic Firth American Classic 5B Kinetic Force (wood tip)
Vic Firth American Classic 5B Silver Bullet Hickory (aluminum tip)
Vic Firth American Classic 5B Soft Touch (felt tip)
Vic Firth American Classic 5BN Vic Grip (wood tip)
Vic Firth American Heritage AH5B Rock Maple (wood tip)
Vic Firth Heritage Brushes
Vic Firth Wire Brushes
Vater 2B (wood tip)
Vater 5B (wood tip)
Vater 5A (wood tip)
Vater 5B Sugar Maple (wood tip)
Pro Mark Terry Bozzio Signature Sticks (wood tip)
Regal Tip Jeff Hamilton Brushes
Zildjian 16" Black Jazz Nylon Sticks (nylon tip)

Plus:
Boss DB-90
Custom-made earplugs
Drumkey
Batteries
French letter

Patrice

[sbowman128675]

8 pairs of Vic Firth 5A sticks, wood tip
2 pairs of vic firth hot shots
1 pair of Vater Whips
1 pair of Zildgen Dennis Chambers Mallets
2 drum keys
like 1 2B Drum stick with nylon tip

[GrooveBlaster]

12 pairs of Goodwood 7A sticks, a flashlight/laser pointer, shoe string, and a knife.

[NickPop]

Vic Firth SD4 Combos all day.

[RockNGrohl]

In my stick bag:

5 pr. Nova 5A (Vic factory seconds)
1 pr. Vic Firth Maple 5A
1 pr. Zildjian 5A
1 pr. Zildjian Trilok Rock sticks (trying them out)
1 pr. Vic Firth Jazz Rake Brushes
1 pr. Vic Firth Rutes
1 pr. Vater whips
1 pr, Vater Whip Sticks (sticks w/ whips on other end)
2 Rhythm Tech Eggz Shakers
1 Rhythm Tech Torque memo Key drum key
Many drumkeys of various sizes
Moongel pads for muffling

In my open mic night backpack (includes stickbag)
iPod and earbuds, digital camera, USB Stick, Leatherman multi tool, small screwdrivers, duct tape, AA batteries, Nine Volts, guitar picks, and spare Ernie Ball guitar strap, 2 mic cables, 1 spare vocal mic, a shure sm57 mic, 1 long guitar cable, Mini Mag lite flashlight, large swiss army knife, spare snare chord, cymbals sleeves and felts, spare bass drum beater patch, extra drum keys, extra pair of sticks, small note pads and many pens and pencils/ highlighter, Interstate Music catalog, and an issue or two of Modern Drummer. Whew!
Long story short you can never be too prepared for Open mic night. anything can happen and it would stink to have a great artist or local miss out because they forgot something. I'm Jonny on the spot!

[mikeyhanson]

6 pr. Vic Firth American Classic 5AN
1 pr. Vic Firth American Classic 5A
1 pr. Vic Firth American Classic 7AN
1 pr. Vic Firth Ralph Hardiman
1 wooden spoon
2 whisks, large and medium
3 drum keys
Ahead drumming gloves
moongels
black tape
kleenex

[Steffan]

4 Pairs- Vater Chad Smith Funkblasters
1 Pair- Zildjian Dave Grohl Signatures
1 Pair- Innovative Percussion 1001 Marimba mallets
1 Pair- Innovative Percussion FS-2M Multi-Stick
2 Pairs- Innovative Percussion Paul Rennick FS-PR2 sticks.
1 Pair- Promark Hot Rods
1 Pair- Promark SD1 Concert sticks.

2- Moongel packs
Marching Snare music
2 Remo Falam Slams
1 Ludwig Drum ratchet/key

[Pass.of.E.r.a.]

-Vic Firth Thomas Lang Signature Sticks x3 Pairs
-Vic Firth 5A's x2 Pairs
-Vic Firth 3A's x2 Pairs
-Vic Firth Swizzle Sticks/Mallets x1 Pair
-Vic Firth Rute 505 x1 Pair (Love these!!)
-Pro-Mark 2B Oak x2 Pairs
-Pro-Mark 808 Paul Wertico Signature Sticks x2 Pairs
-Pro-Mark Hot Rods x1 Pair
-Pro-Mark Wire Brushes x1 Pair
-Miscellaneous allen keys, drum keys, washers, cymbal felts, cymbal toppers, Moon Gel, electrical tape, permanent markers, pen, etc...

-Jonathan

[crashtest drummy]

3 to 4 pairs Vic Firth 5A
1 pair of Vic Firth 7A
1 pair of soft felt timpani mallets
1 pair of hard felt timpani mallets
1 pair of Vic Firth Steve Gadd Sig. brushes
1 pair of Pro Mark timbale sticks
1 pair of Pro Mark Hot Rods
1 triangle beater
2 tuning keys
1 tuning fork
1 pencil
1 chicken shake
1 Tama RW 105
1 set of Alpine hearsafe
1 leatherman multi tool

spare parts:
cymbal felts
Tama wing nuts
foam rubber pads
snare straps
washers
hihat clutch
probably some more stuff I don't remember right now...

[PDL]

Six pair Vater 3a Fatback
Drum keys
Screwdriver for my Sonor lite 14 x 4 lugs
Spiders

[Naigewron]

Stick bag:

• 2-12 pairs of Vic Firth 5B Vic Grip Wood Tips (depending on how long it's been since I bought my last brick)
• 1 pair of Pro Mark Hot Rods for softer playing
• 1 pair of Regal Tip Blasticks for even softer playing
• 1 pair of brushes, just in case. I have no idea how to use them though.
• 1 pair of Meinl drummer gloves, in case I pop a painful blister in the middle of a gig
• 1 drum key
• A collection of spare felts and sleeves.

I need to get around to making a little drummer's emergency kit, with some more essentials like drum keys, felts, wingnuts, spare clutch, allen keys, etc.

[BradGunnerSGT]

I just got a new Protection Racket stick bag and man is that thing roomy!!!

Sticks:

• 6 Pairs of Vic Firth SD9's
• 1 Pair VF AS5A
• 1 Pair Hot Rods
• 1 Pair VF Rute
• 1 Pair VF Steve Gadd Brushes
• 1 Pair VF M1 Mallets

Misc:

• Shure in-ears
• Korg Metronome
• 4-5 Drum keys

The outer pocket has a ton of stuff, like another metronome, a shaker, Zoom Q3HD w/ power brick, Hi-hat clutch, etc...

[daniboun]

My turn,

Pro Mark Shira Kashi 7A Jazz
Pro Mark Shira Kashi 7A Traditionnal
Pro Mark Hickory 7A Traditionnal
Tama OAK Japanese 7A
Zultan Hickory 7A
Los Cabos Canada Maple 7A
Regal Tip Hickory 7A
Special Carbo Rods 7A
Pro Orca New Line 7A

[nirvanadrummer]

I got me some new peter ersksine sigs, some 5Bs oak and hickory, danny carey signatures, two mismatched, dave weckl evolution, cool rods, and some vic firth wire brushes

[Dirtysticks]

Vic Firth 85A
Vic Firth 5A
Vic Firth 55A
Vic Firth X5A
Vic Firth X5B
Vic Firth Buddy Rich Stick
Vic Firth Peter Erskine Ride Stick
Vic Firth Dave Weckl Evolution Stick
Vic Firth 8D nylon
Vic Firth 7A
Promark 5A
Promark 5B naturals
Promark Neil Peart 747 oak
Promark 5A Shira Kashi Oak
Promark 5B Shira Kashi Oak
Promark Elvin Jones stick
Promark Thunder Rods
Promark Plastic Brushes
Vater Funk Blaster Chad Smith Stick
Vater Los Angeles 5A
Vater 5A Specials
Vater Fusion Nylon
Vater Manhattan 7A
Vater 3A nylon

[Librarian Drummer]

Here's the content of my drumsticks bag for acoustic drumset :

- Vater 5A Los Angeles nylon x2
- ProMark TX5AN nylon x2
- ProMark Neil Peart oak x1
- Vater Stewart Copeland Standard x1
- ProMark Mike Portnoy x1
- Vic Firth 5A nylon x1
- ProMark TX5AW x1 (heavy dark brown wood pair)
- ProMark 5AST "Stinger" x1
- ProMark Hot Rods x1
- Vic Firth Steve Gadd brushes x1
- Two pairs of earplugs
- Drum key

[Frederick_J]

Main compartment:

• 5 or 6 pairs VF Dave Weckl 'Evolution'
• 1 pair VF Heritage brushes
• 1 pair VF 606 Rutes
• 1 pair VF Tala Wands
• 1 pair VF Swizzle G stick/mallets
• 1 package of Moon Gel

Outer side compartment:

• Swiss Army knife
• Metronome
• Flashlight
• Drum keys

Inner side compartment:

• Auto detailing cloth

[rstix]

2x dave weckl
2x jack dejohnette
1x hot rods
1x regal tip brushes
1x 5A
1x maple SD4 combo

tama rhythm watch
DB- 30 met
vater triple flange ear plugs
moongel
evans magnetic drum key
and a little bit of magic powder