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Pearl Lists this 15x6 Rocket Tom on the Chad Smith Artist page.

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Pearl Lists this 18x6 Rocket Tom on the Chad Smith Artist page.

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Pearl Lists this 21x6 Rocket Tom on the Chad Smith Artist page.

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According to Remo's Artist Page, Chad Smith uses Remo Clear Ambassadors on tom bottoms.

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Chad Smith's drum tech says in this video that he uses the Hazy Diplomat for snare bottoms (at 2:44).

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Chad Smith describes in this video how he plays the new Power Stroke 4 head.

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At 3:38 into this video of Chad Smith's kit, his tech shows the Gon Bops Red Cowbell Chad uses.

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In the video is Smith talking about his new signature snare drum

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Featured in this promo video starring Smith himself.

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Chad Smith uses five C1000 Straight Stands as listed on Pearl's Artist Page.

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The Pearl Artist Page for Chad Smith lists the H2000 Hi-Hat Pedal.

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Pearl's Artist Page for Chad Smith lists the AX20 Adapter.

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The Remo Chad Smith Artist page lists the Clear Emperor as one of his heads of choice.

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Chad uses the Remo CS Batter as seen in this picture of his kit.

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Yamaha SKRM-100 SubKick is in this photo. (2019)

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At 5:12 on this video, Chad Smith tells us he's using the 2002 24" Ride.

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At 2:20, Chad Smith tells us he's using the 19" 2002 Extreme Crash from Paiste

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At 2:34 Chad Smith tells us he's using the 15" Paiste 2002 Sound Edge (bottom) Hi Hat.

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At 2:39 Chad Smith tells us he's using the Paiste 15" Signature Power Hi-Hat for his top hat.

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In this video at 2:48 Chad Smith tells us he's using the Paiste 12" Signature Splash

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At 2:55 in this video, Chad Smith tells us he's using the Paiste 2002 20" Extreme Crash

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At 3:00 of this video, Chad Smith tells us he's using the Paiste 2002 24" Crash

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In this video at 3:08, Chad Smith tells us he's using this Paiste 20" PST X Swiss Medium Crash

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Chad Smith can be seen playing DW 9000 hi hat stand at 0:14 in this video.

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Playing Paiste 2002 Black Big Beat Hi-Hat 15 in this post.

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In this video, at 1:42, the drum tech talks about Chad using 19" and 20" Sabian AA Rock Crash. The 19" crash has a RHCP logo, but it cannot be bought, and it's a regular AA Rock Crash, only made custom for Chad.

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In the video "Chad Smith - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tour Kit Rundown by Chris Warren" on Modern Drummer Official's YouTube channel, Chad Smith's drum kit is detailed by his drum tech, Chris Warren. The kit is identified as a DW Collector Series with a Maple Mahogany finish, featuring a 16"×24" kick drum, 8"×12", 14"×14", and 16"×16" toms, as well as a 23" gong drum. At 1:57, the video also shows a 10" roto tom as part of the setup.

In a video titled "Chad Smith - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tour Kit Rundown by Chris Warren," produced by Modern Drummer Official, Chad Smith's drum tech, Chris Warren, is shown at the 1:28 mark demonstrating the Remo Emperor Colortone Orange Drumhead - 14 inch used on Chad Smith's drum set.

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At the 2:03 mark in a video by Modern Drummer Official, Chad Smith's drum tech, Chris Warren, is seen demonstrating a Latin Percussion (LP) Jam Block Medium Pitch with Bracket High Pitch, confirming its use in Smith's setup.

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In a video titled "Chad Smith - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tour Kit Rundown by Chris Warren," Chad Smith's drum tech, Chris Warren, can be seen at the 2:43 mark showing a Paiste 10" PST X Swiss Splash Cymbal as part of Chad Smith's cymbal setup. This video is provided by Modern Drummer Official on YouTube.

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