Jimmy Chamberlin

Yamaha endorsee from 1994 to 2010. Jimmy used rock custom and recording custom before using a maple custom for the recording of Siamese Dream in 1993. He used differents maple custom kit, one black maple in studio then, a black piano, and then a white marine pearl for lollapalooza tour and the first half of Mellon Collie era. He still has this kit. Then he used an another kit by the end of his time of Mellon Collie tour.

Jimmy used yamaha maple or birch custom absolute from 1999 to 2009 He used a custom green which turns into yellow depending on the light for the "last" pumpkins tour in 2000 (MCA). Then, with Zwan he recorded with the same drum but for touring he used another MCA, in jaguar finish. For the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, he had a yellow BCA. For the renuion with the Pumpkins he used differents kits, but he toured with a silver sparkle finish. He recorded Skysaw with various yamaha drums.

Jimmy used 5A on tour with Smashing Pumpkins in 2015