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The gear I am currently using is as follows. After being with Vic Firth for years I have recently made a drastic switch to EMMite drumstick co. I am using the 2B emglow model that glows in the dark. EMMite is a plastic stick of sorts. They last several shows and never break. I adapted to them in no time. They absorb a lot of the concussion of the stick hitting the drum, as well as cymbals which saves hands and wrists from being beat up from high energy drumming. The company is no longer making sticks, but I have a surplus that I will continue to use. When it comes to cymbals, I am a Sabian man all the way. Signed on to Sabian by Roy Edmunds in the mid 80's, I have never had a reason to look elsewhere. I use 2 hats. The set mounted on the kick drum are (D)13" HH regular, and my main hats are (A)14" AA rock hats. I use a (F) 22" AA rock ride, a (G)22" AA Chinese, a (B)19" AAX dark crash and two (C,E)18" AA medium rock crashes. Sometimes I use AAX 18" medium metal crashes, in place of the AA 18". These cymbals really hold up and take a beating as well as cut through the high volume guitars I have to deal with in Laidlaw and the pounding metal of KiLLeR DWaRfS. The band members say they have to deal with the volume of the cymbals so we are all happy! When it comes to drums, although I am no longer under contract, I continue to play Ludwig drums. I started out playing a Tama kit in Sphinx and Slingerlands for the first 2 records with "Killer Dwarfs", then switched to Ludwig. The kit I play at present I am very happy with. It's a custom made Purple Shadow colored kit with a monstrous 24" by 27" deep kick drum. Using the right head which I choose a Remo Power stroke, and the proper padding and tuning and this drum can't be beat for power, warmth and tightness. My tom set-up consists of 13"/13" power rack tom, 16"/16" power floor tom and a 18"/18" power floor tom. My snare of choice for live and recording is a 1975 5/14 Black Beauty. The hat stand is a Tama slither-glide unit and all the cymbal hardware is custom Ludwig over hang stands. I use Ludwig medium coated heads on the toms and a remo coated black dot on the snare and as mentioned a Remo Power stroke on the kick. Last but not least, I favor the Tama Iron Cobra double kick pedal. For my singing endeavors I am endorsed by powerhouse mic company Sennheiser. I use the G2 wirelss unit. Nice piece of gear that is.