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These are the specs for the Jazz Kit that I use with the Pat Metheny Trio, Brecker and most straight ahead jazz situations.

All Drums: Yamaha Maple Absolute Nouveau in Custom Purple Fade Finish


A-5x14 Snare Drum
B-8x12 Tom
C-14x14 Floor Tom
D-14x18 Bass Drum

1-22' Constantinople Medium Thin High Ride
2-22'-Constantinople Medium Thin Low Ride
3-22' A Custom Flat Ride
4-18' Prototype Crash with Holes.
5-13' 50's Old K's.

aa-Yamaha Single Pedal
bb-LP Cowbell Mounted on LP Gajate Bracket with Yamaha Single Bass Drum Pedal.
cc-LP Black Mambo Cowbell.

Sticks-Zildjian Antonio Sanchez Model
Brushes-Zildjian.

All Hardware Yamaha

Heads:
G1 Coated On Toms
G1 Clear Resonant

Snare-J1
G1 Clear Resonant

Bass Drum:
G1 Coated
EQ 1 Black in Front.

For the PMG I use a drum kit with a great variety of cymbals because the music requires a lot of different colors. The drum sizes change a bit as well.

All drums Yamaha Maple Absolute Nouveau in Custom Purple Fade Finish.

A-5x14 Snare Drum
B-8x10 Tom
C-8x12 Tom
D-14x14 Floor Tom
E-16x16 Floor Tom
F-16x20 Bass Drum
G-5x12 Snare Drum

1-22' A Custom Flat Ride/18' K Dark Crash/ 8' Inverted A Custom Splash
2-16' Remix/6' Inverted A Custom Splash
3-22' A Custom Flat Ride/ 18' Prototype Crash with holes.
4-22' Constantinople Medium Ride/16' Constantinople Crash
5-18' Remix
6-22' Swish with 8 Rivets
7-14' Constantinople Hi Hats

aa-Yamaha Double Chain Drive Double Pedal
bb-Cowbell Mounted on LP Gajate Bracket with Yamaha Single Bass Drum Pedal
cc-Yamaha Electronic drum.
dd-LP Red Woodblock.
ee-LP Black Salsa Cowbell
ff-LP Silver Mambo Bell

All Hardware Yamaha

All Percussion Latin Percussion

Heads:
On Toms:
G1 Coated on Top
G1 Clear Resonant

On Snare: J1

On Bass Drum: EQ Clear 1 on Batter, EQ Resonant black in front.

Sticks: Zildjian Antonio Sanchez Model
Brushes: Zildjian.