What drums does Cherisse Osei play?
Cherisse Osei has said she plays a Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit with a 20 inch gong drum, a Tama G Maple snare and a 1970s Ludwig Black Beauty, Zildjian A, A Custom and K cymbals, Vic Firth X55A sticks, Remo heads, and Yamaha DTX pads and triggers running Ableton.
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What drums Cherisse Osei uses: a sourced gear guide
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“an essential bit of gear when playing with in-ear monitors”
Cymbals
“in the right moment you can't beat the sound of a sizzle!”
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Electronics
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About Cherisse Osei's gear.
What drums does Cherisse Osei play?
A Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit: 20x18 kick, 10x7 and 12x7 rack toms, 16x16 and 18x18 floor toms and a 20 inch maple gong drum, on Tama hardware with a DW hi-hat stand and pedal.
What snare does Cherisse Osei use?
Two 14 inch snares: a Tama G Maple 14x8 and a 1970s Ludwig Black Beauty, both with Remo Controlled Sound Coated Reverse Black Dot heads.
What cymbals does Cherisse Osei play?
Zildjian: 15 inch 1970s A hi-hats, 16 and 18 inch A Custom crashes, a 17 inch K Dark Crash Medium Thin, a 20 inch 1970s A ride and an A Custom Sizzle.
What electronics does Cherisse Osei use with Simple Minds?
A Yamaha DTX900 module and DTX-MULTI 12, Yamaha TP65 and XP80 pads, two Dauz pads, Yamaha DT50 triggers, a FatKat kick pedal and a 2018 MacBook Pro running Ableton.
What drumsticks does Cherisse Osei use?
Vic Firth X55A sticks, plus Vic Firth Rute 202, 505 and 606 for quieter moments.
Cherisse Osei is a London session drummer best known as the drummer of Simple Minds. This guide covers her touring kit as she lists it: Tama drums, Zildjian cymbals, Remo heads, Vic Firth sticks and a Yamaha electronics and Ableton setup.
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