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What drums does Josh Dun play?

Josh Dun uses signature SJC Custom Drums Breach drums and Zildjian Clancy Artist Series sticks. He has been seen using SJC acrylic tour kits, a UFO gong drum and a 14x14 ballad snare, Zildjian K and FX cymbals, and a home studio with Rupert Neve Designs preamps, 1176 compressors and PMC monitors.

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What drums does Josh Dun use?

Josh Dun uses SJC Custom Drums, including his signature Breach kit, Breach snare and Breach side snare. He has been seen using SJC acrylic kits on tour, an M5 maple B-stage kit, a crowd kit, a UFO gong drum and a 14x14 ballad snare.

What cymbals does Josh Dun use?

Zildjian's artist page lists 14 inch K Constantinople and K Custom Session hi-hats, a 9 inch FX Oriental Trash Splash and 6 inch Splash stack, 16 and 19 inch K Dark Thin Crashes, a 22 inch K Custom High Definition Ride, a 10 inch FX China Trash and a 15 inch FX Azuka Latin Multi-Crash.

What drumsticks does Josh Dun use?

Josh Dun uses his Zildjian Artist Series signature sticks, released in Clancy Red and Clancy Yellow finishes. Earlier versions came in red and in a yellow Trench finish.

What studio monitors does Josh Dun use?

His home studio, the Boom Boom Room, has been seen with PMC 6-2 main monitors, Rupert Neve Designs 511 and 517 preamps, Universal Audio 1176 compressors and an Arturia MIDI controller.

What mics does Josh Dun record drums with?

In his home studio he has been seen using Coles 4038 overheads, an Audix D6 and a Solomon Mics LoFReQ on kick, and Sennheiser MD 421 mics on toms, all hung from Triad-Orbit stands.

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Josh Dun is the drummer of twenty one pilots, known for crowd-surfing drum platforms and themed kits for each album era. This guide covers his SJC kits and signature drums, his Zildjian cymbals and sticks, and the gear in his home studio.

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