Coady Willis

I play a DW Collector’s series kit made of cherry wood; it’s my favorite. The cherry really adds warmth while still packing a mighty punch, almost making the drums sound a bit bigger than they really are. I have a 9×13 rack tom, 16×16 floor tom, and a 14×24 kick. The snare is a DW 8″-deep black nickel over brass. It is sensitive with tons of crack, with an almost woodsy low end. I also have a set of tuned steel blossom bells made by Pete Englehart.

-Coady Willis.

In a video by Modern Drummer Official titled "Dale Crover & Coady Willis - Melvins - Tour Kit Rundown," Coady Willis is observed at the 7:24 mark demonstrating the use of a Paiste 19'' 2002 Crash cymbal.

In the video "Dale Crover & Coady Willis - Melvins - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, at the 7:45 mark, Coady Willis is seen displaying a Paiste 20" 2002 Crash cymbal.

In a video titled "Dale Crover & Coady Willis - Melvins - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, Coady Willis is observed at 7:48 demonstrating a Paiste 24" 2002 "Reverend Al's" Big Ride cymbal.

In the video titled Dale Crover & Coady Willis – Melvins – Tour Kit Rundown by Modern Drummer Official, Coady Willis is observed at the beginning of the video seated behind his drum kit, which is identified as a DW Collector's Series Sonic Ply Drum Kit. At 4:59, Willis provides a detailed description of this kit, mentioning its construction with two plies of cherry, one ply of aluminum in the middle, and two additional plies of cherry on the outside. He also specifies the configuration as including a 24"x14" kick drum, a 13" tom, a 14" rack tom, and 16" and 18" floor toms.

He said:

I think they sound absolutely fantastic. And, uh, I think they look pretty good, too.

In the video "Dale Crover & Coady Willis - Melvins - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, at 6:41, Coady Willis is observed showcasing a DW Collector's Series Metal Snare Drum, specifically the 8 x 14-inch model in Satin Black Over Brass with Black Nickel Hardware, indicating its inclusion in his drum kit.

He is quoted below:

It's very loud. It has a lot of lowend to it, which I really like, and it's still really sensitive. So you can do all the uh double strokes and everything and it's it's has a lot of crack and it still has this beefy low end to it.

In the video titled "Dale Crover & Coady Willis - Melvins - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, at the 7:10 mark, Coady Willis's drum rig is shown to include a DW5000 Chain Driven Left Handed Double Pedal.

In a video by Modern Drummer Official titled "Dale Crover & Coady Willis - Melvins - Tour Kit Rundown," Coady Willis is observed showcasing the Pete Engelhart Crasher as part of his drum rig at the 9:03 mark.

At 9:08 in the YouTube video titled "Dale Crover & Coady Willis - Melvins - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, Coady Willis is observed displaying a Gregg Keplinger Ching Ring placed on top of his hi-hat cymbals.