Animals as Leaders – The Joy of Motion album cover

Animals as Leaders – The Joy of Motion

Album 2014

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2014 album The Joy of Motion.

Music from The Joy of Motion

Gear Used On The Joy of Motion

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Animals as Leaders – The Joy of Motion (2014). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Cymbals used by Matt Garstka on The Joy of Motion

Crash Cymbals

Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Dual Crash

Avg price: $454.85

In this playthrough of Tooth and Claw By Animals as Leaders, Matt can be seen playing two extra dry duel crashs.

Hi-hat Cymbals

Meinl 16" Byzance Extra Dry Medium Thin Hi Hat Cymbals

Avg price: $597.80

In this playthrough of Tooth and Claw by Animals As Leaders, Matt can be see using Meinl extra dry hi hat cymbals.

China Cymbals

Meinl Byzance Traditional China

Avg price: $393.26

In this Playthrough of Tooth and claw By Animals as Leaders Matt can be seen using a byzance traditional china. he uses this china coupled with a byzance vintage trash crash to make a stack. Matt likes to put the china on the botton and the trash crash on top to form a stack. Stacks like this are a staple of his cymbal setup

Crash Cymbals

Meinl 18" Byzance Vintage Trash crash

Avg price: $409.81

In this Playthrough of Tooth and claw By Animals as Leaders Matt can be seen using a byzance vintage trash crash. he uses this crash coupled with a byzance traditional china to make a stack. Matt likes to put the china on the botton and the trash crash on top to form a stack. Stacks like this are a staple of his cymbal setup

Guitars used by Tosin Abasi on The Joy of Motion

Extended Range Guitars

Ibanez TAM10

Avg price: $1,499.00

"Tosin Abasi lets his hands and his Ibanez signature TAM10 do the talking in this intimate solo performance of "The Woven Web" from Animals as Leaders’ 2014 release, "The Joy of Motion.""

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Rick Toone Blur

Regarding a custom creation made specifically for him by Rick Toone, the Blur was made to fit exactly his body shape. A Premier Guitar Rig Rundown shows Tosin discussing this guitar when he used it for his record, The Joy of Motion in 2013. Three and a half years afterwards, a Premier Guitar interview shows that Tosin has also used this guitar lightly on the fourth album, The Madness of Many.