KITS:

Ludwig USA Maple Classic in 'mirror' chrome (above)

Sonor Delite in 'bird's eye sunburst' maple 

Yamaha RTC / 9000 in 'stage white' 

Tama Starclassic in 'diamond dust'

Roland TD50X  - V drums 

CONFIGURATION: 

usual sizes in 'one up two down' configuration 

13" x 9" rack tom 

16" x 16" floor tom

18" x 16" floor tom

24" x 16” bass drum

(DOUBLE BASS DRUM SETUP AT LARGER SHOWS)

( for fly-out backline - 13" rack tom 24” kick and 16", 18" floors -

 LUDWIG, DW, SONOR or YAMAHA PREFERRED )

PERCUSSION:

Set of 3 vintage 1970s CHROME roto-toms  in 6"  8" 10"

CHROMED LP RIDGE RIDER COWBELL 

RHYTHM TECH TAMBOURINES x2  (FLOOR pedal and mounted)

VINTAGE WIND CHIMES

SNARE DRUMS:

2021 USA Ludwig 'Black Beauty' LB417BT 14x6.5 P86B throw Off

2018 USA Ludwig chrome-over-brass 402B 14x6.5 P86 throw Off

2017 USA Q Drum Co - GentlemAn's Copper snare 14x7 Trick throw

1985 USA Ludwig 'Black Beauty' LB419 14x6.5 SUPER SENSITIVE P70 throw

70's USA Ludwig Chrome '402 Supraphonic'  B&O BADGE 14x6.5 P85 throw

PURESOUND & CANOPUS SNARE WIRES

DRUM HEADS: 

 SnareS - REMO EMPEROR COATED/Classic Clear SNARE-side reso

Toms - REMO CS DOT / REMO AMB reso

Kick drum - REMO PS3 / REMO SMOOTH EBONY ported reso

CYMBALS: 

Full Paiste 2002 range and personal vintage cymbal vault

HARDWARE & TECH:

Kick pedals, hi-hat and all hardware DW 9000 series

Vater 1A drumsticks/Brushes/Mallets

Hardcase drum and traps cases

Protection Racket kit mats

Porter & Davies BC2 Tactile Drum Throne Monitoring **

UE 11 PRO CUSTOM IN-EAR MONITORS*

ALLEN & HEATH IN-EAR MIXING DESK IN FLIGHTCASE

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Drum Techs - Parker McCarthy / MATT JENKINS

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THANKS!

Special thanks from SB to all below for their invaluable help

 MARK AND VICKY @ CHERRY RED/ ESOTERIC RECORDINGS

RIVERJUKE TOUR MANAGEMENT

*PAUL @ CUSTOM IEM CO 

**Dil & Tim @ Porter & Davies 

MARTIN POTTS @ KORG UK

JAMES HERON @ CARRIAGE RETURNS PRODUCTIONS

Ludwig Drums - Jamie CORRY @ CONN SELMER - EUROPE

PMT MUSIC STORES UK - all stars!

Team Scampi Tour Crew - Scampi, Angus, Brian, Ricky, Kaz & Batty

Solid Music Management Ltd

Danny and all @ Thunder Towers

Glynn @ Maple Studios

Mike Mangini, Bill Legend, Keith Atack

Robert Sutton Photography

Ritchie Sparks & Mike Carey for web and social media

AEG PRESENTS

 Mark Cunningham (TPi)

Nic Bell RIP

Don Airey, Don Powell, Robin Trower, 

Paul Page,  Dave Bronze ,  Mark Blazey,  MARTIN TEMPERTON

David  (It's a kind of magic!) Richards RIP

PAUL KARSLAKE RIP

and as always,

my life mentors, Mark, Sharon, Houndie, Dennis and Roger / MANDy J

#all-awesome... 

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This site is dedicated to brother Kirk BACON aka Eugene Speed (missing in action)  1972 - 2014

and LIFETIME HERO TIM WATKINS 1964 - 1981 

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