- Pearl DLX Professional 6-ply maple kit circa 1985, with:
- 10x12,11x13 rack toms,
- 16x16 floor tom, and
- 18x22 kick drum.
- Pearl Masters select 12-ply maple snare with tamo veneer.
- Pearl Eliminator Powershifter hi-hat
- Pearl Eliminator Powershifter double bass pedal
My cymbals are as follows:
- Zildjian 14" new beat hi-hats
- 22" Paiste 602 Heavy Ride
- 20" Zildjian Bronze/Silver Ride
- 18" Zildjian Medium crash
- 16" Zildjian Rock Crash
- 16" Zildjian Thin Crash
- 14" Sabian Dark Crash
I use Evans EC2 SST heads on the batter side of All toms and Remo ambassodors on the Resonant side.My kick Drum has an Evans EMAD Batter head and an ebony remo on the Resonant side with a 5" hole cut for mic placement.On the snare i use an Evans ec2 with reverse dot on the batter side and an Evans 200 series hazy on the snare side with FAt Cat bronze snare wires.
- Vic Firth Dave Weckl autograph model sticks
- Vic Firth Steve Jordan model sticks
- Shure Instrument Microphones
Favorite Types of Music: Classic Rock,Country,Fusion and Prog.......
My inspiration to become a musician: I saw Louie Bellson play a clinic when i was 11 yrs old and knew then i wanted to play drums.
CDs in my iPod right now:
Whiskey Basin, Frank Zappa, Government Mule, Derek Trucks w/ Susan Tedeshi, Santana, Disturbed, Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker
Biography:
I was born on campus at the University of Florida in Gainesville where I lived until I was 5 yrs. old. Lived in Maryland for 3 yrs while my father worked for the Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC. Moved back to Deland, Florida where i graduated from Deland High School's Class of 1979. Played music in several local bands from the age of 13 until 21 when I joined the US Army and served for 8 yrs in countries all over the world, including Germany, Honduras, and Korea. Also served in Colorado and Oklahoma. I Have been an insurance agent with Florida Farm Bureau for the last 21 years. I Played in the bands Comfort Zone and Vital Signs in the Volusia area for 4 years before being recruited into Whiskey Basin as a fill in as Dustin, Mike and my son Michael were looking for a drummer....then i guess they decided they would keep me and it has been a blast ever since watching these young guys grow into the awesome band they are today...i wouldn't trade it for anything.
