Pop/R&B/Country Set Up Backline PDF

Pop/Rock/Country drum setup

Yamaha Drums

Yamaha Maple Custom Drums Vintage Finish/Tour Custom Brown Fade Finish

  • 10″x 4″ or 13″x5″ Snare
  • MSD-0116 14″ x 6 1/2″, 10-lug, wood rims, Gold strainer; Vintage finish/ 14″x 6.5″ Paul Leim/Roy Haynes model
  • 22″x 16″ Bass Drum/24″ x 16″/ 20″ x 16″
  • 10″x 10″ Tom
  • 12″x 12″ Tom or omit 10″ and use 9×13″ with the 12″
  • 14″x 12″ Floor Tom with legs
  • 16″x 14″ Floor Tom with legs

Zildjian Cymbals

  • 15″ Master Sound Hi Hats or 14″ Session Custom (Gadd) Hi Hats or 16″ prototypes
  • 16″ A Custom Crash
  • 10″ K Splash
  • 22″ A Custom or K Light Ride
  • 18″ A Custom Crash or 16″ Armand Crash
  • 22″ Swish or Oriental China Trash

REMO Drumheads

  • Bass Drum Batter Head- Powerstroke 3 with black dot (P3-1322-10)
  • Resonant Head-Ebony or White Powermax
  • Toms Batter Head- Clear Vintage Emperors/Coated Vintage Ambassadors /Pinstripes Toms
  • Resonant Head-Clear Ambassadors
  • Snare Drum Batter Head-Coated Ambassador/Vintage Emperor/Emperor X
  • Snare side-Clear Ambassador

Vic Firth Drum Sticks

  • 5A Wood Tip
  • Steve Gadd
  • 5A Duo Tone
  • Rute
  • Rute 505
  • Rute 606
  • Tala Wand TW11&12
  • Steve Gadd Brush
  • Heritage Brush

Jazz Set Up Backline PDF

Jazz Kit

Yamaha Drums

Yamaha Maple Custom Vintage finish/Tour Custom Brown Fade finish

  • VSD-1460 14″ x6″ Vintage Series Maple Snare Drum with Reinforcing Rings/Roy Haynes model
  • 18″x 16″ Bass Drum or 20″x 17″
  • 10″x 10″ Tom or 12″x 12″/12″x8 ”
  • 14″x 14″ Tom or 14″x 12″

Zildjian Cymbals

  • 15″ K prototype Hi Hats or Turkish Ks
  • 20″ A (1960’s)
  • 12″ K Splash
  • 20″ K Ride or prototype Constantinople Ride
  • 19″  Armand Ride “Beautiful Baby”
  • 20″ Crash of Doom

REMO Drumheads

  • Batter Heads-Coated Ambassador or Vintage Ambassador
  • Resonant Heads-clear Ambassador

Vic Firth Drum Sticks

  • Steve Gadd
  • 5A Duo Tone
  • Rute
  • Rute 505
  • Rute 606
  • Tala Wand TW11&12
  • Steve Gadd Brush
  • Heritage Brush

Big Band Set Up Backline PDF

Big Band Drum Kit

Yamaha Drums

Yamaha Maple Custom Vintage Finish or Tour Custom Brown Fade Finish

  • 22″x 14″ or 16″ Bass Drum or 24″x 14 or 16″
  • 12″ x 8″ or 13″x 09″ Mounted Tom
  • 14″x14″ Floor Tom with legs
  • 16″x 16″ Floor Tom with legs
  • Roy Haynes model Snare Drum

Zildjian Cymbals

  • 15″ Master Sound Hi Hats or 14″ Session Custom (Gadd) Hi Hats or 16″ prototypes
  • 16″ A Custom Crash
  • 10″ K Splash
  • 22″ A Custom or K Light Ride
  • 18″ A Custom Crash or 16″ Armand Crash
  • 22″ Swish or Oriental China Trash

REMO Drumheads

  • Bass Drum Batter Head – Powerstroke 3 with black dot (P3-1322-10)
  • Resonant Head -Ebony or White Powermax
  • Toms Batter Head – Clear Vintage Emperors/Coated Vintage Ambassadors /Pinstripes Toms
  • Resonant Head – Clear Ambassadors
  • Snare Drum Batter Head – Coated Ambassador/Vintage Emperor/Emperor X
  • Snare Side – Clear Ambassador

Vic Firth Drum Sticks

  • 5A Wood Tip
  • Steve Gadd
  • 5A Duo Tone
  • Rute
  • Rute 505
  • Rute 606
  • Tala Wand TW11&12
  • Steve Gadd Brush
  • Heritage Brush

Additional Gear

Contact Sammy for a list of other Drum and Percussion instruments he has for sessions and live work.