Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers not only lays down a funky groove on his kit, he plays on some cool drum equipment. Chad also is well known for playing in the band Chickenfoot with Sammy Hagar. Let's take a peak at what drums Chad has been seen playing on.
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Chad Smith's Drum Sticks
Vater 5B Chad Smith FunkBlaster
Chad Smith's Cow Bell
Chad Smith's Drums
PDP by DW Chad Smith Signature Acrylic Snare Drum
Note: Chad had a Pearl signature kit for sale during a limited time in 2008/2009:
Drums - Pearl Mastersworks Series 5-Piece Kit
- 24 x 16 Maple Bass drum
- 12 x 10 maple rack Tom
- 14 x 14 Floor Tom
- 16 x 16 Floor Tom
- Pearl Sensitone 14x5.5" brass snare
- Peal Sensitone 14x5.5" steel snare
Chad has had a signature Pearl snare:
- CS1450 Chad Smith Signature Snare drum
Chad Smith's Cymbals
- 14" AA medium Hats
- 10" AA medium Splash
- 19" AA Medium Crash (or 18.5" Signature Chad Smith Explosion Crash)
- 21" AA Rock Ride
- 20" AA Rock Crash
- 19" AAX China
- 14'' AAXcelerator hi hat
Chad Smith's Hardware - all Pearl
- S2000C Snare Stand
- P2000C Eliminator Pedal
- H2000 Hi-hat Stand
- B855W Boom Cymbal Stands x 5
- TH100I Tom Arm
- D150 Drum Throne
- AX20 Adapter
Chad Smith's Drum Heads - Remo
Snare - Coated CS Control Sound with dot batter on top snare ambassador on bottom snare side
Toms - Clear Emperor on top of Toms. Clear Ambassadors underneath
Kick - Coated Powerstroke 3 on Bass Drum Batter with a Falam Slam. Custom Painted Head
Microphones
HiHat = Shure SM81
Kick = Shure SM7A and Shure SM91A
Overhead = Shure KSM32
Snare = Shure Beta 56A
Toms = Shure SM98A
