Drum Live! Drummers Community - Drum Solo Artist

KIT FOR SHOW GIGS

Yamaha Drums, Absolute Noveau Birch Shells, Blue Sparkle Lacquer Finish

16” x 20” Bass Drum

14” x 15” Floor Tom

8” x 12” Rack Tom

7½” x 10” Rack Tom

7” x 8” Rack Tom

3½” x 14” Yamaha Brass Snare Drum (or 51/2” x 13” Yamaha Maple Absolute Snare Drum)

Paiste Signature, 2002 and Traditionals Cymbals, from L to R from the players view:

14” Signature Sound Edge Hi Hats, sitting up at maximum height with Yamaha Extension Rod

18” Signature Mellow Crash Left

11” 2002 Splash

22” Signature Dry Ride

16” Signature Fast Crash

22” Traditionals Medium Light Swish

18” Signature Full Crash Right

Sennheiser Evolution Series Microphones

Links for some photo of this set-up:

http://www.drumsoloartist.com/live/user/gallery/view/name_KenSanders/id_962/title_ken-s-yamaha-paiste-show-set/

http://www.drumsoloartist.com/live/user/gallery/view/name_KenSanders/id_1002/title_player-s-view-of-ken-s-yamaha-paiste-kit/

http://www.drumsoloartist.com/live/user/gallery/view/name_KenSanders/id_904/title_ken-with-one-of-his-yamaha-kits/

KIT FOR LOW VOLUME CASUALS and ACOUSTIC JAZZ GIGS

Yamaha Oak Custom Drums, Silver Sparkle Lacquer Finish

15” x 18” Bass Drum

10” x 13” Hanging Floor Tom

8” x 10” Rack Tom

4” x 13” Yahama Steel Shell Model SD-2340 with 24 stand FAT CAT snare system or a 4 1/2” x 13” Yamaha Maple Concert Snare Drum

Paiste New Signature and Traditionals Cymbals, from L to R from the players view:

13” New Signature Dark Energy Hi Hats or 13” Traditionals Hi Hats

15” New Signature Dark Energy Crash or 16” Traditionals Extra Thin

10” Splash

21” New Signanature Dark Ride Mark II or 20” Traditionals Medium Ride

17” New Signature Dark Energy Crash/Ride or 18” Tradtionals Thin

20” Traditionals Medium Light Swish with 8 rivets

OTHER ESSENTIAL GEAR

Other Paiste cymbals and Yamaha drums for “mix and match” if the gig requrires something other than what I normally use.

Yamaha double bass drum pedals and hardware

Aquarian Drum Heads

Vater Drumsticks (Ken Sanders’ IB JAMN model… nylon tip, and also the IB JAMN2 model)

And my thanks to Gary Forkum and the folks at Fork’s Drum Closet in Nashville, Tennessee, who have taken care of my equipment needs since 1984!