Snare Drum Collection

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	Small Snares; (top to Bottom) Yamaha 10”x4" Peter Erskine Signature Snare. Stanbridge Custom 10 x 5 5 brass lug (5) Walnut from Northern Ontario, 2.3 mil snare bed, maple wood hoops, Yamaha Yess mount Yamaha Musashi Oak 12x 6
	Yamaha Bamboo 14"x 6.5" with gold hardware and lugs. Hickory wood on snare side, Hickory with Japanese white oak on top rims. Hoops again made by Stanbridge Drums Yamaha Steve Jorden Signature Snare 13"x6.5" with Beech hoops by Stanbridge Drums Yamaha Birch Custom 14" x5.5" in Gold Sparkle w/ wood hoops
	Yamaha Jimmy Chamberlin Signature Snare 14" 5.5" Yamaha FRP (Fiberglass) Snare 14"x 5.5" Yamaha 14" x5.5" Handcrafted Copper Snare Drum
	Yamaha 14x4 Copper Snare Yamaha Anton Fig Signature Snare w/ 2.3 black hoops Ajax 14"x6" Snare This is the 1st snare I ever played in 1987 while in Grade 8! (Not Pictured) Yamaha Stage Custom Snare 14" 5.5" in Amber Fade

The Gear...

Brant proudly endorses and/or uses:



Drums:

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I'm so happy to now be using Yamaha Drums. The sound of the drums, the look, the colours, the hardware, craftsmanship, it's all just superior - all across the series.

The Studio Student Set: Yamaha Stage Custom Nouveau
This kit is Brown Amber fade in 10", 12" toms, 16" floor tom, Evans Coated G2s. A 22" bass with Evans EQ4 & 14" snare drum with Evans Coated G1 and hazy 300 on snare side with Puresound wires. The toms sound full - the snare has a crack & woody tone - the bass is just so punchy. This Stage Custom set has a unique configuration of a 16" floor tom instead of a typical 14" tom. This allows me to get a thunderous sound out of the bottom end, which you can't get out from a 14' tom. I just dig it.

My Studio Set: Yamaha Absolute Nouveau
This kit is made up of a unique blend of woods. A Maple bass drum (22 x16), a Birch snare drum (14 x 5 1/2) with Yamaha maple hoops. Beech toms (8 x8, 10 x 8, 12 x 9, 14 x 12, 16 x 14). Why did I choose a drum set in this way? Why not? I was looking for certain sounds from my drums. So the drum specialist from Yamaha Canada suggested this wood configuration to me, and I couldn't be any happier. With a combination of Evans drum heads & the craftsmanship of Yamaha drums, I finally have the sonic sound qualities that I have been looking for.

The Maple bass drum (7 ply) produces a strong warm, clear, full punchy tone. I use an Evans Coated E-Mad with small foam ring.

The Birch snare 14" x 5 1/2 " - has a sound unlike any other I've played. It's warm & sensitive with a sharp, crisp & edgy tone with cracking rim shots. Evans Power Center Rev Dot with Puresound Equalizer wires.

The Beech toms are simply amazing. They are the easiest toms I've ever had the pleasure to tune & they stayed in tune as well. Beech wood has the attack & projection of maple and the punch and low end of Birch. This unique wood is also very similar to maple with the sustain being slightly. It has great dynamic range & great versatility. The toms produces a full sound with more focus & clearer pitch than maple. This is the tom sound I've been seeking- It's just great. I use Evans Coated G1 or go between the new Coated EC2s, G2 Coated or the new GPlus coated with Clear G1s on bottoms.

All my snares have Puresound wires such as the new Custom Pro, Blasters, Equlizers, Twisted and Custom models. I customize some models for sound differences such as cutting down a 20 strand wire to 18-16 or even to 8 or 10 strands to achieve the overall sound feel and effect I want to hear from my snare drums.

My Electronic Set: Yamaha DTX Electrics
The module is a "DTXtreme III" with upgrades to the "DTX 900" series internal memory. The main set has the white DTX pads and the left side has 3 regular single zone 8" pads used with effects and triggering other sets. I love the feel of the pads and the options of using my own cymbals and external recorded by means of sampling and importing them into my USB stick. This was i can really customize my drum sound to what i really need.

Cymbals

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I've been using Sabian Cymbals over 20 years. I like mixing up different sounding series of cymbals together to get different colours & textures. I tend to go for the darker side of the HH rides. I prefer to go for 13" hi hats (I love my 13" prototypes). I acquired them from the Sabian factory in 2001 & they have been proven to be great in versatility. I really enjoy the Paragon 19" China, it's mean, thin, dark & trashy... just what I wanted! The Portnoy splashes are thin and airy sounding. My set up is very controllable, from a soft cymbal roll - from a whisper to a roar - I enjoy being able to express my ideas with my Sabians.

Two 7" three 9" and one 11" Mike Portnoy Signature Splashes
10" HH China Kang x 2
11" B8 Pro Custom Ride w/ Chain
12" AAX Mini China x 2
19" Neil Peart Paragon China
7 1/2" Custom Sabian "Ice Bell"
6" 8" 12"AA Splashes
16"wuhan china.
Hammerax Crash course/stacks
Assorted Paiste accents & cup chimes
13" HH/HHX Prototype Hi Hats, extra 13" AAX stage top for extra presence when needed
14" AA Regular and 12" AA Regular Hats
16" Vault, 16"AAX Explosion, 16" HH Med Thin crashes
17" AAX Dark crash
18" AA Thin Crash, 18" AA Med Thin Crash, 18" HH Med This crash
19" AAX Dark crash
20" HH Heavy Ride, 20" HH Med Ride
21" HH Raw Bell Dry Ride

Drum Heads:

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Evans Drumheads have the leading edge in today's drum head industry. I've been happily using Evans drum heads for over 14 years now. These heads give me the sound, durability, consistency and feel that I want to get out of my drums. Each year the company reaches new heights with drum accessories and designing new drum head products like the EC2s, EC snare heads, Onyx, GPlus and G14 heads the E-Mad bass heads just such a wide variety you can most certainly find your own sound with Evans Drumheads. Check them out.....

Drum Sticks:

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Vic Firth provides me with the best pair of sticks I've ever used. I use different Vic Firth sticks for various feels, sounds & functions. The Maple SD9 Driver is a personal favourite of mine for several years now as a general purpose stick. It's light in weight with just enough thickness for durability. I often use a wide selection of hickory sticks such as the 55A, 5A, John Dolmayan, Dave Weckl Evolution, SD9 Driver and the SD10s. Each stick model has the feel, colour, power & articulation I need on my drums and cymbals. To shade the colours of sound, I use different sticks & brushes like the Heritage Brush, Blades, DreadLocks, Rude 202s and 505s.