Dominic Howard's Gear

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Used in Absolution and Hullabaloo Soundtrack

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Used on OOS to BH&R tours.

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Used on all tours since Showbiz.

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Used for Madness on the Drones Tour.

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Has been seen on his Kick drum.

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Has been seen on one of his Peavey kits.

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Used on Undisclosed Desires, Guiding Light and other songs using E-Drums (excluding Madness)

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Mix engineer Tommaso Colliva on recording Drones : "Toms were recorded with Sennheiser MD421s on the top and Neumann U87s on the resonant head."

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Mix engineer Tommaso Colliva on recording Drones : "Most of the microphones went through the Neve desk, and we also had some EQs and compressors in the chain. [We] used compressors and the [SPL] Transient Designer on the room mics."

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Mix engineer Tommaso Colliva on recording Drones : "We had a few mono room mics, like the Neumann U47, an amazing RCA 44, and a couple of PZMs that we moved around."

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Dominic Howard is using a Q Drum Co. Custom Drum Kit for Muse's upcoming tour and album, as seen in a post shared by Muse on Instagram.

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In this photo posted by Dom Howard to Instargam, he can be seen using the Reflexx CP1 Conditioning Pad to practice and warm up before a show. The photo is captioned:

20 minutes to streamland.. Watch on Muse Facebook for some weird deep cuts #Paris #lacigale

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Used for the Simulation theory period

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Used in the Simulation Theory period

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Used in Absolution, Black Holes And Revelations, and The Resistance

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Uses these pads during The 2nd Law in Madness

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Used in the black holes and revelations period.

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Dominic Howard used the Zildjian 18" K Custom Dark Crash cymbal during the "The Second Law" period, as documented on MuseWiki.

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Dom used a Q Drum Co. Stainless Steel Kit with the sizes 22" x 18" kick, 12" x 10", 14" x 14" and 16" x 16" toms, 18" x 16" gong tom

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Howard is seen using this drumkit throughout the Time is Running Out clip; the kit is used with a 14x5.5 Yamaha Brass snare.

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Dominic is an endorsed Zildjian artist and is listed on http://zildjian.com/Artists/H/Dominic-Howard

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Dominic Howard, drummer for the band Muse, uses Promark Hot Rods as part of his drum setup. According to information from Musedrums, these drumsticks are crafted from premium select birch dowels, providing excellent consistency and feel. The unique wrap near the neck offers a tight sound and enhanced durability, making them a preferred choice for dynamic performances.

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"Dom loves that mic because of its clicky feel, and also uses it live — and we had a [Neumann] FET47 on the outside kick drum, which was placed kind of exactly in the middle of the hole in the resonance skin, and because you get that blast, we had to put a pop filter on it." - Colliva about "Drones" recording.

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During the iTunes Festival 2012 performance of "Supermassive Black Hole," Dominic Howard uses a Shure SM58 microphone, as seen in the YouTube video by Louis Genasi.

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"...his throne was a Tama First Chair with back-rest, and is now a Pork Pie Big Boy Silver / Zebra. He has used Zildjian Dennis Chambers signature series drumsticks, Shaw 5BN drumsticks (Hullabaloo) and Promark TX5BNs (Live 8, and BH&R tour)..."

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"He has used Zildjian Dennis Chambers signature series drumsticks"

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Dominic Howard had his own signature drumstick, the Promark TX101W, which was available in the UK and by special order in the US. These sticks were discontinued after he left Promark in 2013. A YouTube video by William Hawkins II, featuring a photoshoot with Dominic Howard of Muse, provides insight into his use of these sticks.

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"He has used Zildjian Dennis Chambers signature series drumsticks, Shaw 5BN drumsticks (Hullabaloo) and Promark TX5BNs (Live 8, and BH&R tour), Marco Minneman signature sticks, as well as many others."

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Usually used on the Resonant side of his toms

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Usually used on the Batter side of his toms.

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