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What drums does Taylor Hawkins play?

Taylor Hawkins, who died in 2022, played a Gretsch USA Custom kit with a 6.5 x 14 Bell Brass snare and Remo Rototoms. Zildjian lists his 19 inch K Dark Thin crashes, a 22 inch K Custom High Definition ride, a 10 inch FX China Trash and his Artist Series sticks, and Remo lists Powerstroke P4 Coated, Emperor Vintage Coated and Emperor X Coated heads.

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What drums Taylor Hawkins uses: a sourced gear guide

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What drum kit does Taylor Hawkins play?

A Gretsch USA Custom. Gretsch lists his kit in Bright Pink Gloss Lacquer with 5x6 and 6x8 concert toms, a 9x13 rack tom, 16x16 and 16x18 floor toms, an 18x24 bass drum and a 6.5x14 Bell Brass snare. Remo also lists Rototoms among his gear.

What cymbals did Taylor Hawkins use?

Zildjian. His Zildjian setup lists 19 inch K Dark Thin crashes, a 22 inch K Custom High Definition ride and a 10 inch FX China Trash, with a few more pieces marked as possible prototypes.

What drumsticks did Taylor Hawkins use?

His Zildjian Taylor Hawkins Artist Series sticks, a 5B style stick that Zildjian says is powered up front for extra weight and throw.

What drumheads did Taylor Hawkins use?

Remo. His Remo profile lists Powerstroke P4 Coated, Emperor Vintage Coated, Powerstroke P3 Clear Black Dot and Emperor X Coated heads, plus Rototoms.

What records did Taylor Hawkins love?

He called Rush's Permanent Waves and Led Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door favourites, said Rush's Exit...Stage Left was his way into prog and led him to Genesis' Seconds Out, and named The Police's Zenyatta Mondatta and Queen's 1979 live recordings.

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Taylor Hawkins was the drummer of Foo Fighters from 1997 and a Gretsch artist from 2005. He died on March 25, 2022, at 50. This legacy guide covers the Gretsch drums, Zildjian cymbals and sticks, and Remo heads and Rototoms his makers list for him, plus the records he named as favourites.

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