“I love having it all flat.”
What drums does Thom Green play?
Thom Green has been seen using a Gretsch Renown Maple kit with a Mapex Black Panther 10 inch snare and no cymbals, plus Meinl bongos, cowbell, tambourine and foot cabasa, DW 9000 hardware, a DW 5000 double pedal and Pro-Mark 5A nylon tip oak sticks.
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About Thom Green's gear.
What drum kit does Thom Green play?
Rhythm magazine's 2013 setup feature shows a Gretsch Renown Maple kit with a 22x18 kick, a 12x8 rack tom and a 16x16 floor tom, plus a 10x5.5 Mapex Black Panther snare.
Does Thom Green from alt-J use cymbals?
No. His 2013 setup had no cymbals. He told Rhythm he used a saucepan as a hi-hat early on and later switched to a cowbell packed with newspaper.
What drumsticks does Thom Green use?
The 2013 Rhythm list names Pro-Mark 5A Nylon Tip Oak sticks, with Evans EC2 heads on toms and snare and a Remo Powerstroke Clear on the kick.
Thom Green is the drummer of the English band alt-J. This guide covers his cymbal free touring kit as photographed and listed by Rhythm magazine.
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