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What drums does Anika Nilles play?

Anika Nilles uses a TAMA STAR Bubinga kit, her TAMA AN1465 signature snare, Meinl Byzance cymbals with her Deep Hats, and her ProMark signature sticks. She has said she uses Evans heads, beyerdynamic M 201 and M 160 mics, and a Roland SPD-SX PRO for samples.

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What drums does Anika Nilles play?

Anika Nilles uses a TAMA STAR Bubinga kit and her TAMA AN1465 signature aluminum snare, with TAMA Sound Lab, Starphonic and Metalworks snares in her setup list. TAMA also lists a S.L.P. Big Black Steel and a STAR Solid Zebrawood snare for her.

What cymbals does Anika Nilles use?

Anika Nilles uses Meinl cymbals, including her 18 inch Deep Hats, Byzance Extra Dry, Vintage, Dual and Foundry Reserve models and a Temporal Stack. Her 2026 signature Lunar Ride and Lunar Hats were made with Meinl for the Rush tour.

What drumsticks does Anika Nilles use?

Anika Nilles uses her ProMark Anika Nilles Signature hickory stick with a wood tip, a ProMark signature model made with her.

What drumheads does Anika Nilles use?

Anika Nilles uses Evans heads. Her setup lists an Evans Genera HD Dry snare head, Onyx and Black Chrome tom sets and an EMAD coated kick head, and her D'Addario artist page lists UV2, G2, EC2S and EMAD2 heads.

What headphones does Anika Nilles use?

Anika Nilles uses beyerdynamic DT 700 PRO X headphones, listed in her personal setup.

What MIDI keyboard does Anika Nilles use?

For songwriting Anika Nilles uses an Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 Mk3, a Behringer Model D synth and Avid Sibelius Ultimate for notation, all listed in her personal setup.

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Anika Nilles is a German drummer, composer and producer who leads her band Nevell, toured with Jeff Beck and plays drums for Rush on their 2026 tour. This guide covers her TAMA kits and snares, Meinl cymbals, Evans heads, beyerdynamic mics, electronics and the records that shaped her.

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