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Drum Equipment Companies

Drums:
Drum Company Equipment Used By

 		 Buy DW Drums & Hardware Travis Barker, Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta (Pedals), Tré Cool, Peter Criss, Tommy Lee, Buddy Miles, Stanton Moore, Nigel Olsson, Neil Peart, Buddy Rich, Tony Williams, Zoro

 		 Buy Gretsch Drums Art Blakey, Vinnie Colaiuta, Phil Collins, Elvin Jones, Stanton Moore, Paul Motian, Max Roach, Tony Williams

 		 Buy Ludwig Drums John Bonham, Tré Cool, Ringo Starr

 		 Buy Mapex Drums Chris Adler

 		 Orange County Drums Travis Barker

 		 Buy Pearl Drums Dennis Chambers, Joey Jordison

 		   Keith Moon

 		   Gene Krupa, Paul Motian

 		 Buy Sonor Drums Jack DeJohnette, Steve Smith

 		 Buy Tama Drums Bill Bruford, Stewart Copeland, Dave Grohl, Mike Portnoy, Bill Ward

 		 Buy Yamaha Drums Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd, David Garibaldi, Levon Helm, Elvin Jones, Dave Weckl

Electronic Drums:
Electronic Drum Company Equipment Used By

 		 Buy E-MU Gear Neil Peart

 		 Buy Roland Electronic Drums Vinnie Colaiuta, Jack DeJohnette, Neil Peart

Cymbals:
Cymbal Company Equipment Used By

 		 Stanton Moore

 		 Buy Meinl Cymbals Chris Adler

 		 Buy Paiste Cymbals John Bonham, Bill Bruford, Stewart Copeland, Dave Grohl, Joey Jordison, Keith Moon, Paul Motian, Nigel Olsson

 		 Buy Sabian Cymbals Terry Bozzio, Billy Cobham, Phil Collins, Jack DeJohnette, David Garibaldi, Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Bill Ward, Dave Weckl, Zoro
Buy Zildjian Cymbals & Sticks Travis Barker, Art Blakey, Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tré Cool, Peter Criss, Steve Gadd, Dave Grohl, Levon Helm, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa, Tommy Lee, Buddy Miles, Paul Motian, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Steve Smith, Ringo Starr, Tony Williams

Hardware:
Hardware Company Equipment Used By

 		 Buy Axis Pedals Chris Adler

 		 Buy Danmar Equipment Zoro

 		 Gauger Rims Travis Barker

 		 Buy Gibraltar Hardware Chris Adler, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Ward

Drumsticks:
Drumstick Company Equipment Used By

 		 Buy Ahead Drumsticks Dave Grohl, Joey Jordison, Tommy Lee

 		 Buy Pro-Mark Sticks Chris Adler, Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Peter Criss, Levon Helm, Elvin Jones, Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Ringo Starr

 		 Buy Vater Sticks Stewart Copeland, Chad Smith

 		 Buy Vic Firth Sticks & Brushes Terry Bozzio, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Gadd, David Garibaldi, Buddy Miles, Stanton Moore, Nigel Olsson, Buddy Rich, Steve Smith, Bill Ward, Dave Weckl, Zoro

Drumheads:
Drumhead Company Equipment Used By

 		 Buy Attack Drumheads Terry Bozzio

 		 Buy Aquarian Drumheads Chris Adler, Jack DeJohnette

 		 Buy Evans Drumheads Bill Bruford, Dennis Chambers, Billy Cobham, Zoro

 		 Buy Remo Drumheads Travis Barker, John Bonham, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tré Cool, Stewart Copeland, Peter Criss, Steve Gadd, David Garibaldi, Dave Grohl, Joey Jordison, Tommy Lee, Keith Moon, Stanton Moore, Paul Motian, Nigel Olsson, Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Tony Williams

Percussion:
Percussion Company Equipment Used By

 		 Buy Factory Metal Percussion Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tommy Lee, Stanton Moore

 		 Buy Latin Percussion Travis Barker, Steve Gadd, David Garibaldi, Stanton Moore, Mike Portnoy, Dave Weckl, Zoro

 		 Buy Toca Percussion Jack DeJohnette

Electronics:
Electronics Company Equipment Used By

 		 Buy Audix Microphones Travis Barker, David Garibaldi, Stanton Moore, Zoro

 		 Buy ddrum Electronics Tommy Lee

 		 Buy Hart Dynamics Electronics Tommy Lee

 		 Buy M-Audio Electronics Dave Weckl

 		 Buy Rode Microphones Vinnie Colaiuta

 		 Buy Sennheiser Microphones Nigel Olsson

 		 Buy Shure Microphones Dennis Chambers, Billy Cobham, Buddy Miles, Nigel Olsson, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl

 		 Buy Yamaha Sound Equipment Nigel Olsson

Cases & Bags:
Case/Bag Company Equipment Used By

 		 Buy Beato Drum Bags Zoro

 		 Buy SKB Cases Zoro

 		 Buy XL Drum Cases Dave Weckl

Accessories:
Accessory Company Equipment Used By

 		 Buy HQ Practice Pads Zoro

 
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