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What drums does Danny Carey play?

Danny Carey uses Paiste cymbals, led by his 22 inch Signature Dry Heavy Ride he calls the Monad, with Signature Power Crashes, 2002 chinas and cup chimes. On Tool's Fear Inoculum tour he was seen using a Sonor SQ2 kit with Evans heads, his Vic Firth signature sticks and Native Instruments Battery triggered from Mandala pads.

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What drum kit does Danny Carey play?

On Tool's Fear Inoculum tour he was seen using Sonor SQ2 drums with vintage style lugs, wrapped in an Alex Grey design, with 8 and 10 inch rack toms, 16 and 18 inch floor toms, a 22 inch gong drum and 22 and 24 inch bass drums.

What cymbals does Danny Carey use?

Paiste lists his setup as a 22 inch Signature Dry Heavy Ride Monad, 18 and 20 inch Signature Power Crashes, 22 inch 2002 Novo China, 18 inch 2002 China, 2002 Cup Chimes, Signature Dark Energy Splashes and 14 inch Formula 602 Classic Sound Edge hi-hats.

What drumsticks does Danny Carey use?

His tour gear list names his Vic Firth Danny Carey signature model with a wood tip, plus Vic Firth Tim Genis roller mallets.

What drumheads does Danny Carey use?

All Evans: clear EC2S tom batters with clear G1 resonant heads, a 300 weight snare side head, and a clear EQ3 bass drum batter, per the 2024 Modern Drummer tour kit rundown.

What synths does Danny Carey own?

His website shows a Roland Jupiter-8, Memorymoog, Roland System-700, Minimoog, Korg Mono/Poly, ARP 2600 and an EMS Synthi 100. He says he used the Synthi AKS quite a bit on tour. On tour his drum tech showed an Access Virus Indigo.

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Danny Carey is the drummer of Tool, known for huge kits that mix acoustic drums, Paiste cymbals, gongs and electronics. This guide covers his Paiste setup, the Sonor SQ2 kit, heads, sticks and electronics from his drum tech's tour rundowns, plus the vintage synths and guitars he shows on his own website.

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