Wear n tear

6 Month Detail Shots 

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For the Elders

Yamaha Absolute Maple Custom

22inch Bass drum

14inch Floor Tom

Tama Metalworks Steel

13inch

Sabian 

18inch HHX Crash

20inch AA Medium ride 

Crash Hats

6 Month Progression

I love these jeans 

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Villianry

Madriano Barona Diy San Jose, Ca Blunt slide on that thang
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Project Hat

My first 5-panel project hat.

 

~Set up of the Week~

This week I assembled an extremely functional snare-heavy set up. Playing with this set was definitely interesting.

Drums 

• Snare: Pearl Free Floating snare drum brass 14x3.5 in
• Snare: Tama Metalworks steel snare drum 13x6.5 in       
• Snare: Tama Starclassic bubinga/birch custom snare drum14x6   
• Tom: Yamaha Rock-Tour rack tom 13x11 in
• Bass:Yamaha Rock-Tour bass drum 22x20

Cymbals

• Hi- Hats: Zildjian rock crash 14in (top) Paiste fast crash 14in (bottom)
• Crash: Paiste Signature fast crash 18in
• Ride: Zildjian Ride 22in
• Stack: Paiste Rock crash 18in (top) Zildjian Rock crash 16in (top) both are cracked
• China: Paiste Type-China

Extra

• Bass Pedal: Tama Cobra
• X tambourine
•  Single layer Hat-Trick tambourine
•  Moon Gel

 

Ceramics x 25oz

Iron Heart IH-634-XHS 25oz 

Five months 0 soaks/washes

This is what happens when you first learn how to center clay on a wheel

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Setup of the Week

Every week I have practice with a Jazz quartet that goes by the name of New Albany. Whenever I play I try to keep my sound fresh and new by having a different setup every time. Changing my setup keeps me on my toes and makes the music even more enjoyable to play. That being said, here is my set up of the week.

Drums

-Tama Star Classic Maple 14" Snare Drum

-Tama Steel 13" Snare drum

-Yamaha Rock Tour 12" tom

-Yamaha Rock Tour 16" Floor tom

-Yamaha Rock Tour 22" bass drum

Cymbals

-Hi-Hats: (Top) Zildjian 14" Crash (Bottom) Paiste 14" Fast crash

-18" Paiste Signature Fast Crash

-22" Zildjian Ride

-Stack: (Top) 18" Zildjian Crash (Bottom) 18" Paiste Rock Crash

Extra 

-Thick rubber 14" snare muffler

-X Tamborine

-Single layer Hat Trick

-Tama Cobra Pedal 

-Vater Gospel Fusion

Foreshadow

Medium: Cardstock, Ink, Watercolor