Adam Marcello

"Its a 12x8 rack, 22x16 kick, 16x16 floor, and a 6.5 Copper Snare"

"My preferred stick is the powerhouse. It's a rad stick, it's a little bit bigger than a 5B, a little longer than a 5B, but it is the perfect combination of balance and power."

"I have 4 PD-8 pads, which I run through, we run through a lot of automation on it as well. I just program passes of the song where the MIDI automation follows the sound."

"All DW Hardware, it's super sturdy"

"It's beautiful, I mean, its, you know, the Diecast hoops, Super thick copper shell, Its like, it cracks, but its got that nice little mellow undertone to it"

"I can't go anywhere without the crash of doom. If I don't have it, I feel unbalanced"

They just discontinued these. During his gig, he was using the 22" K Dark Medium ride

"I got 14" Mastersound K's, which are great because they are sorta dark and moody, but they still kinda cut."

"I got a K 16" EFX, which is beautiful, they're super shimmery but nice and dirty and trashy"

In a YouTube video titled "KATY PERRY - Adam Marcello Kit Walkthrough [Q + Zildjian]," Adam Marcello describes his use of the Zildjian 20'' K Dark Thin Crash cymbal as having a "moody, dirty" sound.

"I could go a little bigger but I like the projection that I get from 20"s"

"Powerstroke 3 on the snare, Emperors on the toms, and a Powerstroke 3 on the kick"

"Powerstroke 3 on the snare, Emperors on the toms, and a Powerstroke 3 on the kick"

"I am using it as a controller for the show. So, I run all the tracks, we're running Ableton Live. I just basically start, stop, scroll, and all that stuff"

"I have 2 KD-7's on the ground. Same situation, they are just daisy-chained together."

In a YouTube video by soundattak, Adam Marcello discusses using the Korg Wave Drum to perform a 16-bar tabla solo during a Katy Perry song.

"All DW Hardware, it's super sturdy"

Adam Marcello is listed as using Zildjian 14" K Custom Session Hi Hats on his artist page at Zildjian.

Listed in his Zildjian artist page

Listed in his artist page

Listed on the official Reflexx artist page.

This is what he used in the PRISMATIC tour as an alternative to the 22" K Custom Ride

Adam Marcello is confirmed to use Low Boy Custom Series Beaters, specifically the Felt Daddy (Natural with Black Stripes), Puff Daddy (Scorched with Black Stripes and “AM” Monogram), and Lightweight Felt Daddy (Natural with Black Stripe and “AM” Monogram), as detailed on the Low Boy Custom Beaters website by Nate Babbs.

Adam Marcello uses a Zildjian 17” K China, as evidenced by his Instagram post on February 9, 2023. He stated, "Destroyed my 17” K China the other night. Thanks so much @cymbalgirrl @realnamejoao for getting a me replacement so quickly! This one sounds killer. #zildjian #cymbals #kzildjian,"

Adam Marcello uses the Roland SPD-SX Pro Sampling Pad, as evidenced by his Instagram post where he stated, "So excited for the launch of the new @rolandglobal SPD-SX PRO! It was truly an honor to be involved with the development!" He also mentioned performing with one of the original prototypes at Connolly's of Leap.

Adam Marcello used a Pearl Export drum set, as evidenced by his Instagram post captioned "#fbf The basement. Pre - #berkleecollegeofmusic. Pre - Los Angeles. Post - #neilpeart . 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁#pearlexport #zildjian #remodrumheads #happyvalentinesday ❤️," featuring a photo taken in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Adam Marcello confirmed his use of the Vater American Hickory 5B Wood Tip drumsticks in a response to an Instagram comment. When asked why he switched from Powerhouse to 5B's, he replied, "Love the powerhouse but trying to scale down a bit. 5b still feels great!" This information is verified by a post on his Instagram account.

Adam Marcello uses a 1968 Ludwig Standard Drum Kit, as confirmed by his Instagram post on June 24, 2019, where he stated, "Did my best @tom_meadows impersonation yesterday sitting in for him with @willyoungofficial. These 1968 Ludwig standards are pretty amazing!"

Adam Marcello uses a Ludwig 14" Acrolite Black Galaxy Snare Drum, as confirmed by his Instagram post on November 16, 2016, where he stated, "Purists, don't hate me. I put die cast hoops on my acrolite and it's killing! Now known as the 'crackrolite' #acrolite #blackrolite #crackrolite #drumnerd."

Adam Marcello uses the Zildjian 21" K Custom Organic Ride, as confirmed by his Instagram post: "21" K organic ride and 14" K light hats. So great! Thanks so much @cymbalgirrl and @zildjiancompany for such amazing support. #zildjiancymbals"