Dave's Gear

In this video, Dave Atkinson walks you through the drums, cymbals, hardware, and drumsticks he uses while gigging and recording free drum lessons for DrumLessons.com. He discusses some of the aspects he likes the most about his gear and why he chose to use it in the first place.

Here are the specs for Dave’s gear:

Casey Drums – Dave Atkinson’s Signature Acrylic Drum Set – 6″x14″ Snare; 8″x10″ Hi-Tom; 9″x12″ Mid-Tom; 16″x16″ Floor Tom; 18″x22″ Bass Drum.

Paiste Cymbals:

• Signature Series – 20″ Reflector Bell Ride; 14″ Heavy Hi-Hat; 16″ & 18″ Full Crashes; 8″ & 10″ Reflector Splashes; 16″ China; 13″ Mega Cup Chime.
• Alpha Series – 18″ Medium Swiss Crash.

Evans Drumheads:

• Batter Heads – Clear G2s on all toms and snare, and a clear EQ3 on the bass drum;
• Resonant Heads – Clear G1s on all the toms and snare.

Vic Firth Drumsticks – Extreme 5A.

Yamaha Hardware – DFP-9315 Double Pedal; HS1100 Hi-Hat Stand; FP7210A Single Pedal.

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