I’m a real nerd for drum gear, and especially like knowing what other artists are using! Generally I’d just search Wikipedia or Equipboard if I wanted to know a particular artists set up, but lately I’ve been finding this challenging especially for likes of new artists. Or sometimes Wiki only lists gear used on the artists most recent tour, for example Chad Smith’s page only lists his new Pearl acrylic kit, and no mention of his kits used in Chickenfoot or the Bombastic Meatbats, and they are obviously all very different.
There are sometimes artist profiles on the manufacturers sites such as Pearl and Zildjian, but even then what if the artist uses some weird custom made drums and cymbals? Like for example I was recently trying to find info on Mike Miley’s (Rival Sons) gear and neither Wiki nor Equipboard were showing anything. Then admittedly a recent interview with Mike and couple of YT videos popped up where he talks through his current Gretsch USA Custom, but there are still some that I just can’t work out what they use.
So what sites / resources would you guys use? Has anyone here ever thought about pulling together some sort of resource? Might be a cool tool for us gear geeks – I can’t be the only one!
Thanks,
R.
There are sometimes artist profiles on the manufacturers sites such as Pearl and Zildjian, but even then what if the artist uses some weird custom made drums and cymbals? Like for example I was recently trying to find info on Mike Miley’s (Rival Sons) gear and neither Wiki nor Equipboard were showing anything. Then admittedly a recent interview with Mike and couple of YT videos popped up where he talks through his current Gretsch USA Custom, but there are still some that I just can’t work out what they use.
So what sites / resources would you guys use? Has anyone here ever thought about pulling together some sort of resource? Might be a cool tool for us gear geeks – I can’t be the only one!
Thanks,
R.