My primary instrument is the Drumset. I have a Warr Guitar. I use my
computer for recording audio and midi.
This is my mondo setup. I also have a little kit that I made from my old
ludwig hardware and Keller shells. Someday I will put that thing up.
Drums
Depths x Diameters.
- Snare: (B)14" x 6" 10-ply maple. Polyurethane gloss
finish
- Bass Drums: (A)22" x 19" 8-ply maple. Natural Tung
Oil finish.
- Toms: (C)6" x 5", (D)8" x 5", (E)10" x 7", (F)12" x
9", (G)14" x 11", (H)16" x 13". 6-ply maple.
Natural Tung Oil finish. R.I.M. mounts suspend the toms from the bottom
lugs. Tama Starclassic tom mounts.
Cymbals
All cymbals are from PAISTE
- Hi-Hats: (1)13" Paiste Dark Crisp, (2)13" 3000 heavy,
(3)A 8" 2002 bell with 8" 3000 Rude splash mounted on custom
stacker.
- Chinas: (11)14", (12)16", (13)18" and (14)20" Paiste
thin,
(15)18" 3000 reflector with a 12" 3000 splash inside.
- Bells: (7)8" and (6)10" 3000.
- Cup Chimes: (8)4 7/8", (9)5 7/8" and (10)6 3/4".
- Crash: (16)16" Paiste mellow, (17) 18" 2002 crash.
Accessories
- Tambourines: (4)Rhythm Tech half moon stand mounted
and a (not shown) circular Hi-Hat rod mounted. Both with brass jingles
- Spoxe: (5)Remo 11 1/2".
Hardware
- Pedals: Tama Iron Cobra HP90P-5 Power Glide cam w/
wood faced beater.
- Hi-Hat: Yamaha remote cable hats (2). DW X-hat.
- Rack: Gibraltar
- Cymbal Booms: DW, Pearl.
Sticks
- Vater: Fusion and Manhattans
Heads
- Snare: Evans power center reverse dot coated on
batter. Ambassador snare side on bottom with no collar. Grover jazz
snares .
- Bass Drums: Remo clear Powerstroke 3 on batter and
Evans clear EQ1s on resonant side. Evans clear beater pads on batter
side.
- Toms: Remo clear Ambassadors on batter and Evans
clear Genera1s on resonant side.
Pictures of the drums
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My favorite pitched instrument. The main
technique is tapping on the strings against the fretboard. Here are some
pictures of my Raptor, which is no longer in production. There are more
photos of the various Warr
instruments at the Warr Guitars web site.
It has a maple body (a bit of flame to it) and neck with a wenge
fretboard. The finish is tung-oil for a satin look. A mix of black
(pickups,knobs) and chrome (bridge) hardware. I have it set-up in a mostly
fifths tuning with the hands crossed:
C, A, D, G, C, Bb, F, C, G, D.
The range goes from the low Bb (a half-step below a 6 string bass) on the
bass side. Up to the C (a major third lower than the guitars standard
highest E) on the treble side. The pickups are active Bartolini's. The
output is split between the C and the Bb strings. I'm running it through a
Roland KC-500 amplifier. It sounds pretty amazing.
You can hear some audio examples on the projects page, under Misc. Debris/Riffs.
These
are mostly riffs recorded straight into the computer.
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I have a Ensoniq TS-10 multi-timbre keyboard connected to my Mac. A Titanium Powerbook 667DVI. I'm running Motu Digital Performer 4 with an 896 audio interface and a Fastlane Midi interface.
You can find some of my music in the Music section of the site.
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