I've been teching for Mr. Gillespie now since last summer. When out of the country or flying out to a spot date I can usually get a hold of a Truth kit. His newest tour kit set has mahogany shells with maple reinforcement hoops, rounded edges, and die cast rims. When we fly out, I'm not always so ablidged with great vintage sounding shells.. I hope to get maple as a second best option.
I'm firm believer in coated heads. Evans E2's for the toms and a Remo Emperor X for the snare. But one thing that keeps the sounds consistent with whatever gets tossed in the mix are moon gels and gaff tape. I practically can't live without them. With the mixture of coated heads, moon gel, and gaff I seem to acheive the warm "thuddy" and dry tones Aaron digs. The drum tones start to really settle once they've been stretched and worn in a bit... Usually by soundcheck .. Then I spot tune and lug lock.
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