Tuck Everlasting - Jacob Bradshaw

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1 min read

Jacob Bradshaw’s combined book setup for Tuck Everlasting at Hale Center Theater in Sandy, Utah.

"Tuck Everlasting is an amazing show that utilizes several musical styles. I combined the percussion and drum-set book, which was quite the undertaking."

Drums: Yamaha Birch Stage Custom

20" Kick with Remo Powerstroke 3
10", 12", 14", 16" Toms with Remo Coated Ambassadors
14" Snare with Remo Coated Ambassador

Cymbals:

Instanbul 14" Agop Xist Hi Hats
Zildjian 8" A Splash
Impression 18" Hybrid Crash
Dream Bliss 22" Ride
Zildjian 16" K Session Crash
Wuhan 10" Mini China

Accessories:

AA Meinl Doumbek
African Djembe
AA Meinl Black Cowbell (with a Moongel inside)
LP Finger Jingle
LP One-Shot Finger Shaker (I use with hand drums for a few charts)
Jingle Ring on Hi Hat (like a naughty saucer)
AA Tambourine attached to Hi Hat
LP One Shot Shakers
AA Shaker (pear shaped, looks cheap, sounds great)
LP Blue Jam Block
TreeWorks Tre23 Classic Chimes
Miller Machine with Black Swamp Triangle
Miller Machine with Finger Cymbal

Electronics:

Roland SPD-SX - 27 pages of sounds (I recorded bits from the percussion book and triggered on the SPD)

Tuck Everlasting - Regional - Jacob Bradshaw
April 2018

Jacob Bradshaw’s combined book setup for Tuck Everlasting at Hale Center Theater in Sandy, Utah.

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