truerecs
Explore truerecs
Log inFor artists
Independent research by truerecs. Not affiliated with, endorsed or verified by Kenny Aronoff.Are you Kenny Aronoff? Claim this page
Kenny Aronoff, Photo: Garrette (Wikimedia Commons)

Photo: Garrette (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY 2.0

Independent research by truerecs. Not affiliated with, endorsed or verified by Kenny Aronoff. Every item links to its public source.
15 items · Last checked

What drums does Kenny Aronoff play?

Kenny Aronoff has been seen with Zildjian 15 inch New Beat hi-hats, a 21 inch A Custom Projection Ride, 19 inch K Custom Dark Crashes, Vic Firth signature sticks and LP percussion, and has said he mics his snare with a LEWITT MTP 440 DM in the studio and live.

Shop the gear
AllTop 5CymbalsSticksRecordingPercussionDrumsRecords that shaped me
Top 5

Where to start with Kenny Aronoff's gear.

01
02
03
04
05

What drums Kenny Aronoff uses: a sourced gear guide

Independent research by truerecs: every item links to the public source it comes from.

Cymbals

6 items

Sticks

1 item

Recording

1 item

Percussion

5 items

Drums

1 item

Records that shaped me

1 item
Questions

About Kenny Aronoff's gear.

What cymbals does Kenny Aronoff use?

Zildjian. His Zildjian artist page lists two sets of 15 inch New Beat HiHats, one on a regular stand and one on a cable hi-hat, a 21 inch A Custom Projection Ride, three 19 inch K Custom Dark Crashes and a 20 inch K China.

What drumsticks does Kenny Aronoff use?

His Vic Firth Signature Series model, SKU PP: an Extreme 5B shaft with the neck and tip of a Rock stick, 16.5 inches long, in lacquered hickory with an oval tip.

What is Kenny Aronoff's Zildjian cymbal combo?

On his Zildjian artist page he named a 21 inch A Custom ride and 15 inch New Beat hi-hats, with three 18 or 19 inch K Custom Dark Crashes, A Zildjian Thin Crashes or A Custom Projection Crashes.

What snare mic does Kenny Aronoff use?

He told LEWITT he has been using the MTP 440 DM on his snare in the studio and live, and that John Fogerty liked it on the snare too.

What percussion does Kenny Aronoff play?

LP. When he joined LP in 2020 he was shown with Pedrito Martinez Deep Cut bongos, an LP Udu Utar, an 18 inch World Beat bodhran, a Pro Shekere and Potz, and said he plays everything from cajon to congas.

KA
Kenny Aronoff
About this guide · Last checked

Kenny Aronoff is the session and touring drummer behind John Mellencamp's records and work with John Fogerty, Joe Satriani, The Smashing Pumpkins and many more. This guide covers his Zildjian cymbal setup, Vic Firth signature sticks, LP percussion, his snare mic and the band that made him want to drum.

truerecs put this guide together from public videos, interviews and posts. Each item says how we know and links to the source. Kenny Aronoff 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.

Are you Kenny Aronoff?

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
truerecs gear guides are independent research from public sources, not made or approved by the artist. Store buttons on this page may be affiliate links: truerecs may earn a commission when you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. Kenny Aronoff isn't paid for them. Report an error or ask for removal. Full disclosure.