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What drums does Jojo Mayer play?
Jojo Mayer has said his go-to cymbals are Sabian HHX Anthology rides and hats, HHX and AAX Omni, and his HHX Fierce ride and crashes. He designed the Sonor Perfect Balance signature pedal and his Vic Firth signature sticks, and his Evans artist page lists Onyx and G1 heads.
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What drum gear Jojo Mayer uses: a sourced gear guide
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Cymbals
“This is a really dry hi hat, which allows me to get a lot of different sounds, from machine-like to a more open one.”
“What’s cool about it is it’s very loud.”
Hardware
“The pedal that plays itself. Almost...”
Sticks and heads
“EVANS drumheads are consistent, they match my current set up really well and have worked in a wide range of applications.”
“They’re pretty versatile and work with pretty much everything.”
Drums
“The kit is a Sonor ProLite with maple shells.”
“I use it with a Hoop Crasher that Sabian makes, which goes on top of a snare.”
Electronics
“I use a Roland TM-2, from where I trigger some of my electronic sounds.”
“I effect a return from the house with an Eventide H9.”
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What cymbals does Jojo Mayer use?
Sabian lists Jojo Mayer's go-to cymbals as HHX Anthology Low and High Bell rides and hats, 22 inch HHX and AAX Omni, 19 inch HHX Omni, 18 inch AAX Omni, his 21 inch HHX Fierce Ride, 18 and 19 inch HHX Fierce Crashes and a 14 inch HHX Evolution Mini-Chinese.
What bass drum pedal does Jojo Mayer use?
Jojo Mayer designed the Sonor Perfect Balance signature pedal, which he describes as the pedal that plays itself, almost.
What drumsticks does Jojo Mayer use?
Jojo Mayer has a Vic Firth Signature Series stick (SJM), a short, light hickory stick with a medium taper and white painted finish that he designed.
What drumheads does Jojo Mayer use?
Jojo Mayer is an Evans artist; his D'Addario page lists Onyx snare and tom batters, a G1 Clear bass resonant head and the EQ Pad bass drum muffler.
What drums does Jojo Mayer play?
Sonor. On his 2018 Nerve tour he told Beatit he was playing a Sonor ProLite kit with maple shells: a 20x16 bass drum, a 10x8 tom, a 14x14 floor tom and 14x5.5 and 14x5 snares, with a Sabian Hoop Crasher and Evans G1 heads.
Jojo Mayer is a Swiss-born, New York based drummer who leads the live electronica band Nerve and is known for reverse engineering drum and bass on an acoustic kit. This guide covers his Sabian cymbals, Sonor signature pedal, Vic Firth signature sticks and Evans heads.
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