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"

CHROME 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 or 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 My brother Kirk BACON aka Eugene Speed (missing in action)  1972 - 2014

and LIFETIME HERO TIM WATKINS 1964 - 1981 

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