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What drums does Johnny Rabb play?

Johnny Rabb uses a Ludwig Classic Maple kit with a Supraphonic snare, a Vibe piccolo and a Creative Percussion Roto Snare. His Meinl cymbals include a 19 inch Byzance Dry ride, and he runs DW 9000 hardware, a DW 5000 double pedal and a Roland SPD-SX.

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What drums Johnny Rabb uses: a sourced gear guide

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What drums does Johnny Rabb use in Collective Soul?

His touring kit is a Ludwig Classic Maple in White Marine Pearl: a 16 x 22 kick, 10 x 13 rack tom and 16 x 16 and 16 x 18 floor toms.

What snare does Johnny Rabb use?

He tours with a 6.5 x 14 Ludwig Supraphonic, a 3.5 x 13 Ludwig Vibe piccolo and a 10 inch Creative Percussion Roto Snare.

What cymbals does Johnny Rabb use?

Meinl: a 20 inch Classics Custom crash, a 19 inch Byzance Dry ride and an 18 inch China stacked with a 16 inch Swiss Cheese crash, plus a Meinl hammered cowbell.

What drum heads does Johnny Rabb use?

Remo: a Powerstroke P3 on the kick, Coated Emperors over Clear Ambassadors on toms and a Controlled Sound X on the snare.

What drumsticks does Johnny Rabb use?

He plays sticks from his own company, Johnny Rabb Drumsticks.

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Johnny Rabb is the drummer in Collective Soul and an educator known for his work on rudiments and stick technique. This guide covers the Collective Soul touring kit Modern Drummer documented in late 2024.

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