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.
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Nicko uses a 5000 series pedal and hi-hat stand.
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Nicko has used this pedal since the book of souls tour.
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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.
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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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