Frank Beard
ZZ Top drummer
Frank Beard's Drum Sets
Frank Beard is listed here as using Tama Starclassic Maple drums with chrome hardware in a custom finish exclusive to him. The sizes are:
a 18"x22" Bass Drum (SMB2218) b 18"x22" Bass Drum (SMB2218) c 6"x14" Starclassic Maple Snare * d 5.5"x10" Tom Tom * e 10"x10" Tom Tom (SMT1010) f 6"x12" Tom Tom * g 14"x14" Floor Tom (SMF1414) h 16"x16" Floor Tom (SMF1616) i 16"x18" Floor Tom (SMF1816) j 5"x12" Snare Drum * * Special size
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Frank Beard began using Syndrum CM pads on the "Expect No Quarter" tour in support of the Degüello album in 1979-80. He initially had of two them, which he would use during the bridge of "Cheap Sunglasses", one for a descending sine-wave sound (typical Syndrum fare) and one for an ascending sine-wave, both ran through a delay effect of some sort. A clear shot of one of the CMs being hit is seen at 1:15 in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWPh4ZnZE1I
For the "El Loco-Motion" tour in 1981-82, a third CM pad was added, although it is unclear as to what context this third pad was used. The three-Syndrum setup remained in Beard's kit through the end of the 1983-84 "Eliminator" tour (pictured here in 1984) before being replaced by a single Simmons pad in 1985.
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