Josh Manuel

Josh had a custom snare made for him by sjc. It has a design based his favorite comic strip Calvin and Hobs. he originally contacted mike at sjc about making the snare. The snare came to life with the help of his wife. She helped by sending the sjc team some of Josh's favorite calvin and hobs strips which where added to the design. the final finshed snare was given to him as a wedding gift.

In this article, it states that Josh Manuel features in a video playing the Pokémon theme song with a Pokémon kit. It also states that they will be attending the Vans Warped Tour 2013 with a whole net set up consisting of Pokémon such as amps and a drum kit.

IN this post Josh unboxes his custom sjc kit. this kit has the artwork from the issues album headspace on the kit

In his Instagram post, Josh Manuel showcases his SJC Tour Series Drum Kit, which he received from SJC Drums after deciding to update his setup. He mentions adding another rack tom to his configuration.

Josh uses an efx crash on his drum kit

josh shows off his sjc paramount kit. this kit was sent to him by sjc. he got this after switching up his setup. he added another rack tom as opposed to the one rack tom setup he used previously

In an Instagram post, Josh Manuel showcases his summer tour setup, which includes the Tama Speed Cobra Double Pedal.

Josh Manuel uses a DW 9000 Hi-Hat Stand in his current setup, as seen in his Instagram post showcasing his gear for the summer tour.

Josh uses a evans emad bass drum head. He states that this is his favorite bass drum head. he says he has used this head for nearly 15 years

"I love the shoes, not only do they look rad but they give me great response on the pedals while I'm playing."

Josh Manuel collaborated with SJC Drums to create the Limited Edition Josh Manuel Signature Snare. Known for its unique look and sound, this snare features a copper shell, highlighting Josh's desire for a distinctive tone and aesthetic. More details are available on the SJC Drums website.

josh uses a k thin crash on his kit

josh uses a pair of k light hats on his kit

Josh uses a oriental china on his kit

Josh uses an oriental crash of doom on his drum kit

Josh uses a 22 inch k ride on his kit

Josh uses a pair of k dark crashes on his drum kit

Josh uses a 14 inch k china on his drum kit. he uses this in a stack combination with a 10" efx splash

In the YouTube video "Sound Legacy - Josh Manuel of Issues" by Avedis Zildjian Company, Josh Manuel is seen using Zildjian 14" A Custom HiHats.

In the "Sound Legacy" video by Avedis Zildjian Company, Josh Manuel of Issues is shown using a Zildjian 20" A Custom Crash cymbal.

In the Avedis Zildjian Company video titled "Sound Legacy - Josh Manuel of Issues," Josh Manuel is shown using the Zildjian 19" A Custom Crash cymbal.

Josh uses a 21 inch sweet ride

Josh uses a 10" efx splash. He uses this in combination with the mini china to make a stack

Josh uses a pair of vic firth 5b sticks. He had the Issues logo custom printed on the sticks

On his kit, josh has a oriental trash splash

Josh uses a set of evans black chrome heada on his toms. He states that the heada have the right punch and low end that he needs

Josh uses a genera dry head on his snare. Josh likes the fact that the snare head doesn’t really need moon gel. The head is designed to get rid of any ring or unnecessary overtones. He likes this snare so much that he suggested to mike of sjc that sjc should ship all snares with that head

Josh uses a 8 inch trashformer in his cymbal setup. The trashformer is used in combination with a 8 inch china to create a stack. Josh states it sounds almost like a trap snare at times

Josh has an 8” oriental trash china in his setup. He combines this with a trashformer to create a stack. He states that this stack at times sounds almost like a trap snare

Josh uses a vic firth x5b pair of sticks. His sticks have a custom issues logo as well as his signature on the sticks