Gear

 

 

A look at my drum kit. Here you can find all the information about my setup, from the brands to the smallest details. An overview of my drum set, brand, and visual features. Discover what makes my drum set so special.

The Drumkit

My first drumset was the classic Ludwig Versalite drumkit wich I got as a present from my parents. I had that for about 6 years. In the church I started out with a white Premier drumkit, and with the gospel I used the Mapex Mars Pro series. All my other projects I played the Sonor 2001series. After a couple of years I switched back for all my projects to Mapex witch I play now for over 20 years .

I am using my own signature  Soultone cymbals, Gibraltar rack systems, Alesis  electronics and my own signature  drumsticks. As far as drumheads go: On the toms I use the Evans black chrome Level 360, on the snares the new Evans Heavyweight Dry and on the kicks I use a custom design  Evans E-Mad resonance head and the Evans Emad Onyx batter head.

My current drumkit is the Mapex Orion Classic, Birds eye maple, transparant purple, with the 24K golden lugs, a 14"Mapex black panther main snare and a 13"Mapex black panther aluminum side snare.

The shells are 100% north american maple. It has 6 layers of Maple + 1 outer layer of Birdseye Maple.  They are pretty thin shells, 5.5 millimeters on toms and 7 on the bass drum, wich gives it the warm, punchy sound. 

To get rid of those small overtones, I use the new Sky gel damper pads   And in this case the Ray Luzier signature models, drummer of Korn .

They come in 3 different sizes so you can choose how much you want to dampen the sound and overtones. An absolute must for every drummer.

I also use the Cympad Moderator felts under my cymbals. They give just a bit more damping in the sustain and attack of my cymbals, which is really handy and nice when playing in smaller venues. They also keep the cymbals level and steady.

SHELLS

20" x 16" main kick drum       

(20" x 16" side kick drum)     

16" x 10" Gong drum 

14" x 5,5" main snare  (black panther)

13" x 4,5" side snare (black panther)

10" x 8"      |       12" x 9"  rack toms   

14" x 12"    |      16" x 16" floortoms

CYMBALS

13" Gospel hi-hat      

16" Custom Brilliant crash

18" Heavy  crash      

10" Fxo 5 splash   

20" Gospel ride

18" Rock  crash     

14" Fxo 12 crash

15" Custom Brilliant crash  

HOME STUDIO

Of course, we also need to practice between shows; we do this once a month in the studio with the whole band, and besides that, I maintain my technique and playing skills at home.
In my home studio, I use an electronic drumkit in pretty much the same configuration as my live kit.

 

ENDORSEMENTS

I currently have two endorsements: The first one is Soultone cymbals, I have my own signature series since 2015, and I am  using  the Custom Brilliant and the Gospel series.
The second endorsement is Tebbs drumsticks. Since 2026.  Here I'm using my  own signature series. And they are available here on my website.