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Brett Beirsdorfer's drum set setup for the National Tour of Fame at the Eisenhower Hall Theatre in West Point, New York.

Read Brett's write-up about the show, below the photos.

Brett Beirsdorfer's drum set setup for the National Tour of Fame at the Eisenhower Hall Theatre in West Point, New York.

Drums: Yamaha Stage Customs

17”x22” Bass Drum
15"x16” Floor Tom
8"x12” Mounted Tom
7"x10” Mounted Tom
5.5”x14” Snare

I’m using Evans heads on all my drums. The toms have Clear EC2's over Clear G1's. The kick has a Clear EMAD over a Black EMAD with a hole. The snare has a Coated G1 over a Hazy 300 snare side.

Hardware:

All DW (which includes the 9000 series)

Cymbals:

Sabian 14" Evolution Hi-Hats
Sabian 21" Evolution Ride
Sabian 16" Evolution Crash
Sabian 18" Evolution Crash

Percussion:

LP Bell Tree
LP Twist Shaker - Soft
Miller Machine with Finger Cymbal
Miller Machine with Triangle
LP 15" Timbale
TreeWorks Bar Chimes
RhythmTech Tambourine
LP Cowbell

Electronics:

Ultimate Ears In-Ear Monitors
Aviom Personal Mixer

Sticks:

Vic Firth American Classic 3A Drumsticks
Vic Firth American Custom SD12 Swizzle G's
Vic Firth Legacy Brushes

Fame - Tour - Brett Beirsdorfer
September 2016

Brett Beirsdorfer's drum set setup for the National Tour of Fame at the Eisenhower Hall Theatre in West Point, New York.

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