Chad Smith
drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Pearl Lists this 15x6 Rocket Tom on the Chad Smith Artist page.
Pearl Lists this 18x6 Rocket Tom on the Chad Smith Artist page.
Pearl Lists this 21x6 Rocket Tom on the Chad Smith Artist page.
According to Remo's Artist Page, Chad Smith uses Remo Clear Ambassadors on tom bottoms.
Chad Smith's drum tech says in this video that he uses the Hazy Diplomat for snare bottoms (at 2:44).
Chad Smith describes in this video how he plays the new Power Stroke 4 head.
At 3:38 into this video of Chad Smith's kit, his tech shows the Gon Bops Red Cowbell Chad uses.
In the video is Smith talking about his new signature snare drum
Featured in this promo video starring Smith himself.
Chad Smith uses five C1000 Straight Stands as listed on Pearl's Artist Page.
The Pearl Artist Page for Chad Smith lists the H2000 Hi-Hat Pedal.
Pearl's Artist Page for Chad Smith lists the AX20 Adapter.
The Remo Chad Smith Artist page lists the Clear Emperor as one of his heads of choice.
Chad uses the Remo CS Batter as seen in this picture of his kit.
Yamaha SKRM-100 SubKick is in this photo. (2019)
At 5:12 on this video, Chad Smith tells us he's using the 2002 24" Ride.
It's shown on 4:50
At 2:20, Chad Smith tells us he's using the 19" 2002 Extreme Crash from Paiste
At 2:34 Chad Smith tells us he's using the 15" Paiste 2002 Sound Edge (bottom) Hi Hat.
At 2:39 Chad Smith tells us he's using the Paiste 15" Signature Power Hi-Hat for his top hat.
In this video at 2:48 Chad Smith tells us he's using the Paiste 12" Signature Splash
At 2:55 in this video, Chad Smith tells us he's using the Paiste 2002 20" Extreme Crash
At 3:00 of this video, Chad Smith tells us he's using the Paiste 2002 24" Crash
In this video at 3:08, Chad Smith tells us he's using this Paiste 20" PST X Swiss Medium Crash
Chad Smith can be seen playing DW 9000 hi hat stand at 0:14 in this video.
Playing Paiste 2002 Black Big Beat Hi-Hat 15 in this post.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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