Remo
Acousticon shell drums
Top 5Has said they use
“I use Remo drums, which I think have a very different sound from standard wood drums.”
Said in Vinnie Paul: The King of Thrash Metal Drumming (Modern Drummer), June 2018
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In the Pantera years Vinnie Paul said he played Remo Acousticon drums with Remo Muff'ls in the kicks, Sennheiser 421s mounted inside the toms and 409s on top, and a ddrum sample on the kick live. With Hellyeah he was seen playing a ddrum signature kit.
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Pantera era
Remo
Acousticon shell drums
Has said they use
“I use Remo drums, which I think have a very different sound from standard wood drums.”
Said in Vinnie Paul: The King of Thrash Metal Drumming (Modern Drummer), June 2018
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Remo
Muff'l bass drum dampeners
Has said they use
“I don’t muffle any of the drums, with the exception of the bass drums, which have Remo Muff’ls in them.”
Said in Vinnie Paul: The King of Thrash Metal Drumming (Modern Drummer), June 2018
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Sennheiser
MD 421 mics (mounted inside the toms)
Has said they use
Sennheiser
MD 421 mics (mounted inside the toms)“what I do is use Sennheiser 421s mounted inside the toms, and I use 409s on top.”
Said in Vinnie Paul: The King of Thrash Metal Drumming (Modern Drummer), June 2018
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Sennheiser
MD 409 mics (on top of the toms)
Has said they use
Sennheiser
MD 409 mics (on top of the toms)Said in Vinnie Paul: The King of Thrash Metal Drumming (Modern Drummer), June 2018
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ddrum
Kick drum trigger sample
Has said they use
Said in Vinnie Paul: The King of Thrash Metal Drumming (Modern Drummer), June 2018
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Hellyeah era
ddrum
Vinnie Paul signature series drum kit
SponsoredSeen using
“They’re big drums with a lot of bottom end and really good attack”
Seen in Vinnie Paul (Modern Drummer, Hellyeah Stampede tour), July 2010
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Live sound
ddrum
Drum triggers
SponsoredSeen using
ddrum
Drum triggersSeen in Vinnie Paul Signature Series (ddrum), March 2020
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Questions
About Vinnie Paul's gear.
What drums did Vinnie Paul play in Pantera?
In a Modern Drummer interview he said he played Remo drums made from Acousticon, with Remo Muff'ls in the bass drums and no other muffling.
Did Vinnie Paul use triggers?
He said he never used triggers in the studio, but live he blended a ddrum sample with the real kick mic for low end. ddrum says he regularly used its triggers.
What mics did Vinnie Paul use on his toms?
He described Sennheiser 421s mounted inside the toms with 409s on top in the studio, and only the inside mics live.
What drum kit did Vinnie Paul play in Hellyeah?
Modern Drummer saw him play a ddrum Vinnie Paul signature series kit on the 2010 Stampede tour.
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