What drums does Eric Hernandez play?
Eric Hernandez has been seen using a DW Jazz Series Maple kit in Twisted Black Oyster with an 18x22 kick and DW Brass and Edge snares, Sabian AAX and HHX cymbals, DW 9000 hardware, Remo heads, Vic Firth X5B sticks and a Roland SPD-SX for triggered sounds with Bruno Mars.
Where to start with Eric Hernandez's gear.
What drum kit Eric Hernandez uses: a sourced gear guide
Independent research by truerecs: every item links to the public source it comes from.
Drums
Cymbals
Hardware
Heads
Sticks
Electronics
About Eric Hernandez's gear.
What drums does Eric Hernandez play with Bruno Mars?
MusicRadar's 2013 gallery shows a DW Jazz Series Maple kit in Twisted Black Oyster: 10 and 12 inch toms, 14 and 16 inch floor toms, an 18x22 kick, a 14x6.5 Brass snare and a 14x5.5 Edge snare.
What cymbals does Eric Hernandez play?
He has been seen with Sabian cymbals: AAX X-Celerator hi-hats, a 22 inch HHX Legacy Heavy ride, AAX Aero and Xplosion crashes, a 17 inch AAX Holy China and AAX and HHX splashes.
What drumsticks does Eric Hernandez use?
The 2013 rundown lists Vic Firth X5B sticks.
Does Eric Hernandez use triggers?
Yes. The rundown lists a Roland SPD-SX and triggers, and he told Rhythm he planned to trigger more kick and snare sounds from the album.
Eric Hernandez is the drummer in Bruno Mars' touring band and Bruno's older brother, raised in Hawaii. This guide covers the touring kit Rhythm magazine photographed in 2013, as published by MusicRadar. His Instagram handle comes from his DW artist page.
truerecs put this guide together from public videos, interviews and posts. Each item says how we know and links to the source. Eric Hernandez didn't write it or choose anything on it. How we source gear guides.
Report an error or ask for removal. We fix or remove within 72 hours. You don't need to sign up.
Claim this page to make it yours: verify with your Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, keep what's right, drop what isn't, and add your own.
Claim this page





