Photos by Jason Mehler Drums: Pearl Masters Maple – Matte Olive Burst (color) – 7×10 rack tom, 8×12 rack, 16×16 floor, 16×22 kick. Snares: 6.5×14 Pearl UltraCast, 6.5×14 Pearl Ian Paice signature, Pearl M1060 6×10 Maple. Heads: Remo – 14-inch snare drums: Controlled Sound Coated, 10-inch snare: Ambassador Smooth White, Toms: Clear Pinstripe, Kick: Powersonic Clear. Cymbals: Zildjian – 15” New Beat Hi-hat (main), 19” Ultra Hammered China, 18” Cluster Crash with an inverted 8” K Splash on top, 20” Cluster Crash, 14” Sweet Hi-hat (fixed), 10” Air splash, 18” Paper Thin Crash, 18” Special Dark Crash stacked on a K Custom Dark China. Sticks: Vic Firth – American Classic Metal.  Hardware: Pearl: P3000D (Demon Direct Drive single kick pedal), H2050 HH stand, S1030 snare stand x2, B1030 boom x 6. Throne: Porter and Davies. Electronics: Roland SPD SX, Roland PD8 pads x2, Mackie 1202 analog mixer. In-Ear Monitors: JH Audio Sharona IEM’s.

August 2024 Issue