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25 items · Last checked What drums does Scott Phillips play?
Scott Phillips has said he played a DW Jazz Series kit with a DW Collectors Vintage Brass over Steel snare, Evans G2 and G1 heads and Zildjian A Custom cymbals led by a 22 inch Ping Ride. He has said he triggered 808s from a Roland SPD-SX and played Vic Firth Extreme 5B sticks.
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Zildjian
Zildjian 22" A Custom Ping Ride“I have used an A Custom Ping Ride since day one. I've never switched, I love the way it sounds.”
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Zildjian
Zildjian 6" Zil-BelSaid in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
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Vic Firth
Vic Firth Extreme 5B sticks“Vic Firth Extreme 5Bs are the sticks that I use.”
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What drums Scott Phillips uses: a sourced gear guide
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Drums
DW
Jazz Series kit: 10" and 12" toms, 16" and 18" floors, 22x18 kick
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“I've been with DW now since 2009 and have been using the Jazz Series shells which are maple and gumwood.”
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DW
DW Collectors Vintage Brass over Steel snare
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“In the room it just sounded like an absolute gun blast, it was phenomenal.”
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Evans
Evans G2 Clear tom batter heads
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“I'm using the Evans G2 clears on the tops for all four toms, and then G1s on the bottom.”
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Porter & Davies
BC2 drum throne
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Porter & Davies
BC2 drum throne“It's a comfortable seat first of all, but the driver in it's great”
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Vic Firth
Vic Firth Extreme 5B sticks“Vic Firth Extreme 5Bs are the sticks that I use.”
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Recording
Ludwig
Black Beauty snare (recording)
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“I've used a Black Beauty for years on-and-off for recordings”
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Cymbals
Zildjian
Zildjian A Custom Mastersound hi-hat top
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Zildjian
A Quick Beat hi-hat bottom
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Zildjian
A Quick Beat hi-hat bottomSaid in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
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Zildjian
17" A Custom Projection Crash
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Zildjian
17" A Custom Projection CrashSaid in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
Zildjian
18" A Custom Projection Crash
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Zildjian
18" A Custom Projection CrashSaid in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
Zildjian
19" A Heavy Crash
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Zildjian
19" A Heavy CrashSaid in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
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Zildjian
18" A Heavy Crash
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Zildjian
18" A Heavy CrashSaid in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
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Zildjian
Zildjian 22" A Custom Ping Ride“I have used an A Custom Ping Ride since day one. I've never switched, I love the way it sounds.”
Said in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
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Zildjian
Zildjian 6" Zil-BelSaid in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
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Zildjian
10" A Custom Splash
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Zildjian
10" A Custom SplashSaid in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
Zildjian
Zildjian 20" Oriental China Trash
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“Then moving to my three o'clock, I've got a 20” Oriental China Trash, which I've used forever.”
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Electronics
Roland
SPD-SX sample pad
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Roland
SPD-SX sample pad“I'm using a Roland SPD-SX as a brain and then I've got two PD-8 pads that I essentially use as 808 triggers.”
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Roland
PD-8 pads, used as 808 triggers
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Apple
Logic Pro, for click tracks and tempo maps
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Said in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
Hardware
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DW
9000 hi-hat stand
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DW
5000 hi-hat stand
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Gibraltar
Rack system and cymbal stands
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Gibraltar
Rack system and cymbal stands“Then all of my cymbal stands and rack system is Gibraltar.”
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Smokin Ace
Cymbal plexi shields
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Smokin Ace
Cymbal plexi shieldsSaid in Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips (MusicRadar), February 2023
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Questions
About Scott Phillips's gear.
What drums does Scott Phillips play?
He told MusicRadar in 2023 that he had played DW since 2009, on Jazz Series maple and gumwood shells: 10 and 12 inch toms, 16 and 18 inch floors and a 22x18 kick.
What snare does Scott Phillips use?
His live snare was a DW Collectors Vintage Brass over Steel first used on The Last Hero sessions, and he has said he played a Black Beauty on and off for recordings.
What cymbals does Scott Phillips use?
He has said he played Zildjian: A Custom Mastersound and A Quick Beat hats, A Custom Projection and A Heavy crashes, a 22 inch A Custom Ping Ride, a Zil-Bel, a 10 inch splash and a 20 inch Oriental China Trash.
What sticks does Scott Phillips use?
He told MusicRadar he had been with Vic Firth for over 20 years and played Extreme 5B sticks.
What DAW does Scott Phillips use?
He has said he cued up click tracks and tempo maps in Logic before loading them into his Roland SPD-SX.
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