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Drum kit setup 2008 Excess Studio Rotterdam
Drum kit setup 2008 Excess Studio Rotterdam
Drum kit setup 'regular' 5 piece setup
Drum kit setup 6 piece setup

Current setup: Custom made kit:

Ultra thin American Rock Maple shells
finish: "Gloss Liquid Black" (custom designed finish)
22" x 18" bass drum
10" x 8" tomtom
12" x 9" tomtom
14" x 13" floor tom
16" x 16" floor tom
S-Hoops on all tom tops.

Snares:
- Ahead black brass snare 13"x6" with S-Hoops
- Custom 10 ply maple 14" x 5½" with S-Hoops on snare top
- Pearl 14" x 5½" Freefloat wooden snare, Blue finish
- Tama 14" x 3¼" Metal soprano/piccolo snare

Cymbals:
Zildjian (Z custom Hi-Hat and Ride / Avedis A Custom splashes) and Amedia Cymbals (Tigris and Galata series crashes, Shaban classic China).
Hardware:
Tama RoadPro and Iron Cobra, Gibraltar L-Rod Tom Mounts.

Sticks:
Balbex drum sticks: Premium Hickory 2A Ride, rods and mallets.

Heads:
Remo Controlled Sound on snare batter side (sometimes Diplomat or Ambassador Powerstroke Coated); Emperor clear on tom top, Ambassador Clear on tom bottom; Powerstroke3 Clear on kickdrum batter side and a Powerstroke 3 Resonant Bass Drum Head.

Electronics:
Sennheiser In Ear Monitor System (IE4)

Gear thanks:
- Patrick van de Kerkhof at Pat Sticks
- Rick Barrickman at SafeHoop Company †
- Barry, David and Marcelle at BR Distribution Ltd (UK)
- Bob at BigBang Distribution (USA)
- Dennis Leeflang

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