Patrick Carney's Gear

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Also featured on the Ludwig Drums website, the Patrick Carney Salesman kit "with Classic Maple Shells for the modern arena stage by Black Keys' drummer Patrick Carney, the New Salesman kit reflects the classic styling of the original with modern sonic thunder."

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In this youtube video, playing with the Black Keys, at 0:40 we can see Patrick uses a Ludwig Acrolite 5 x 14 snare.

It can be seen from another angle to confirm the height of the snare model at 3:17.

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In this user-uploaded photo, Patrick Carney is shown with a TASCAM 388 Recording Console in his basement studio, highlighting its use in his recording setup.

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At 2:22 you can see Patrick is using a pair of Re-15s one on each side of the drum kit, one close to the ride and the other one close to the hi-hat.

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As listed on Paiste's official website, the Paiste 14" Giant Beat Hi-Hat Pair is used by Patrick Carney.

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At 0:40 in this video, Dan Auerbach states that Patrick Carney and himself used a Bass VI while recording their album.

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Directly at the beginning of this live performance by Drummer, Patrick Carney can be seen with a Fender Precision Bass, which he plays throughout the song.

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Patrick Carney uses Vic Firth American Classic 5A drumsticks, as noted in the product details on Zzounds.

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At 2:22 we can clearly see that Patrick is using 3 e604 mics to mic his toms.

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In this youtube video of The Black Keys, at 0:32 we can se Patrick uses an Sm7B to mic his floor tom.

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As listed on Paiste's endorser page, he uses the Paiste 2002 "22 Ride.

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As you can see on Paiste's website, Carney is using the Paiste 2002 Crash Cymbal 16 Inches.

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On this page of Paiste's official website, it confirms that Patrick Carney uses a Paiste 18" Giant Beat Multi-Functional cymbal.

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In this youtube video, playing with the Black Keys, at 0:38 we can see Patrick uses an SM57 to mic his tom.

He uses another one to mic his snare as you can see in this other video from the same session at 0:33:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WHiJcKb_g0

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In this youtube video, playing with the Black Keys, if you slow it down at 0:53, you can see Patrick is using a Senheiser MD 421 to mic his right floor tom.

You can also see it 1:36.

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In a Reverb interview video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," at 0:07, a Ludwig Vistalite Drum Kit is clearly visible. Patrick Carney later discusses this drum kit at 0:34, noting that it belongs to his fiancée, Michelle Branch.

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In a video interview titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound" by Reverb, at the 0:34 mark, the DW 5000 Single Bass Drum Pedal is clearly visible positioned near the bass drum of Patrick Carney's Ludwig Vistalite drum kit.

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In a YouTube video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound | Reverb Interview," published by Reverb, the Ludwig Black Beauty Snare Drum 14''x6.5'' is clearly visible at the 0:34 mark as part of Patrick Carney’s Ludwig Vistalite Drum Kit.

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In a video interview by Reverb titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," the Upton Microphones 251 Large Diaphragm Multipattern Tube Condenser Microphone is clearly visible at the 0:07 mark. Patrick Carney further discusses this microphone at 1:51, providing insight into its use in his recording setup.

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At 0:34 in the Reverb interview video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," Patrick Carney discusses using the Coles Electroacoustics 4038 Ribbon Microphone for his tom drums.

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In a Reverb interview titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," Patrick Carney is seen at the 1:45 mark using an AKG D36 microphone to capture the sound of the bass drum.

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In a video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound | Reverb Interview," Patrick Carney's engineer, Marc Whitmore, is shown at 2:32 demonstrating the BAE Audio 1084 microphone preamp and EQ module for the kick drum, utilizing the API 1604 mixing console. The video is provided by Reverb on YouTube.

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In the YouTube video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound | Reverb Interview," engineer Marc Whitmore explains the operation of the API 1604 Mixing Console at the 2:36 mark, confirming its use by Patrick Carney.

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In a video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound | Reverb Interview," Patrick Carney's engineer, Marc Whitmore, explicitly mentions at 2:39 the use of the API 560 500 Series graphic equalizer within the API 1604 mixing console.

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In a video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound" by Reverb, at the 2:42 mark, Patrick Carney’s engineer, Marc Whitmore, is shown demonstrating the use of a Waves dbx 160 Compressor / Limiter connected to the API 1604 mixing console.

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In a Reverb interview video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," Patrick Carney is shown using the API 550A 500 Series 3-Band Equalizer Module. At 2:45 in the video, text appears at the bottom left of the screen confirming the usage of this equipment, which is integrated into his API 1604 mixing console.

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In the video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound | Reverb Interview," at the timestamp 2:32, the BAE Audio 1073 (10 Series Module) is clearly visible in a rack within Patrick Carney’s mixing room. This serves as proof of Carney's use of this specific piece of studio recording gear, as documented by Reverb on YouTube.

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In a video interview by Reverb titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," Patrick Carney’s engineer, Marc Whitmore, is shown at the 3:00 mark demonstrating the use of a Valley People TR804 Modular Rack System in Carney's mixing room.

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In the video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound | Reverb Interview" by Reverb on YouTube, Patrick Carney is shown using the Valley People Gain Brain II limiter/compressor modules. At the 3:00 mark, these modules are visible within the Valley People TR804 modular rack system located in Carney's mixing room.

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In the YouTube video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound | Reverb Interview," at the 3:00 mark, Patrick Carney's mixing room is shown containing a pair of Valley People / Allison Research Kepex II gate expanders, clearly visible within the Valley People TR804 modular rack system.

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