Nicko McBrain
drummer
Nicko McBrain's Drum Hardware
He uses the Emperor X on the snare drum because he is a very hard hitter, Nicko also uses Coated Ambassadors on his toms and a Fiberskyn 3 on the bass drum.
Nicko uses a 5000 series pedal and hi-hat stand.
Nicko has used this pedal since the book of souls tour.
This page shows that Nicko McBrain uses Remo Ambassador X coated drumheads for his 2018 Iron Maiden tour drum kit. Specifically, Nicko uses these drumheads on all of his toms as batter drumheads.
Nicko McBrain used the Ludwig Speed King Bass Drum Pedal L203 on early Iron Maiden albums, including Piece of Mind. According to Modern Drummer Magazine, he later switched to a DW 5000 pedal around the time of No Prayer For The Dying. McBrain's gear details, including this pedal, were often listed in album credits. Additionally, he frequently played a '74-'75 Ludwig snare drum, visible in the "Aces High" video and likely used in studio recordings.
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