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 V- drums TDW-20 with full expansion kit

CONFIGURATION:

usual sizes in 'one up two down' configuration

( for fly-out backline - 12” or 13" rack tom but always 24” kick and two floors - LUDWIG, DW, SONOR or YAMAHA PREFERRED -

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)

PERCUSSION:

Set of 3 vintage CHROME rototoms 6" 8" 10"

RIDGE RIDER COWBELL CHROME

RHYTHM TECH TAMBOURINES x2 (pedal and mounted)

VINTAGE BAR 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 - Gentlemen'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:

Aquarian Drumheads

SnareS- Response 2 Coated/Classic Clear Snare-side reso

Toms - Response 2 CLEar / Classic Clear reso

Kick drum - Superkick 2 / Regulator 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

SNAREWEIGHT TOM DAMPENERS m80

SNAREWEIGHT DRUM DAMPENER m1

Stageworks drumstick holders

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

Moon Gel

Drum Tech - Pete NEWDECK / Dan Clark / MATT JENKINS

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THANKS!

Special thanks from SB to all below for their invaluable help

RIVERJUKE TOUR MANAGEMENT

*PAUL @ CUSTOM IEM CO

**Dil & Tim @ Porter & Davies

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 web and social media

AEG PRESENTS

Mark Cunningham (TPi)

Nic Bell RIP

Col Stanton, GREG Hart Martin johnson, Pete riley

Don Airey, Don Powell, Robin Trower, Paul Page, Dave Bronze

David Richards RIP

PAUL KARSLAKE RIP

and as always,

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

#all-awesome...

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This site is dedicated to my little brother Kirk 'Krik' Bacon (missing in action) 1972 - 2014

and LIFETIME HERO TIM WATKINS 1964 - 1981

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