Sean Kinney
Sean Kinney's Gear
In this photo, Sean Kinney is seen, during the facelift era, using a Pearl Brass Free Floating 6.5”x14” Snare Drum.
In this photo Sean is playing on a very shiny DW drum kit.
At 3:23, Kinney can be seen playing on a white Yamaha drum kit.
In this Photo, Kinney is sitting at a drum kit with two Sabian cymbals.
In the bottom of this picture, if you look closely you can see the Remo crown logo on his snare drum.
He is listed as a user of these sticks at Vater's artist page.
According to the April 1993 issue of Modern Drummer, Sean Kinney uses DW Drums, specifically sizes 14x8" Snare, 12x10" Rack Tom, 16x14" Floor Tom, 18x16" Floor Tom, and a 24x16" Kick Drum.
In the April 1993 issue of Modern Drummer, Sean Kinney is documented as using the Vic Firth American Classic Rock Wood Tip Drumstick as part of his setup.
Sean Kinney uses the DW Collector Series Custom Drum Set with a unique "Psychedelic Liberace" custom finish. This set includes a 23″ x 18″ bass drum, a 14″ x 7″ edge snare, a 13″ x 9″ tom, a 16″ x 14″ floor tom, an 18″ x 16″ floor tom, a 15″ x 13″ floor tom, and an 8″ x 7″ tom, as confirmed by DRUM! Magazine in the article titled "Sean Kinney: Off The Chain" by [email protected].
Sean Kinney, drummer for Alice in Chains, confirms his use of Vater Acoustick Rods by stating, "The Acousticks are great. I used them when MTV still played videos, they had a show that was called 'Unplugged', and we did a gig, and I think these were new then, a prototype. I used them and they were great, they give a little more crack, and they don't fall apart as much, they are kinda between a wood dowel acoustic stick and a real stick." This information is sourced from a video by Vater Drumsticks on YouTube.
At timestamp 1:02 in the YouTube video titled "Vater Percussion - Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains," Sean Kinney is shown using Vater American Hickory Universal Drumsticks in the nude finish. This video, provided by Vater Drumsticks, includes Kinney discussing his long-standing use of the Nude Series Universal since becoming a Vater Artist in 1993.
Sean Kinney's use of Sabian AA 15" Rock Sizzle Hats is confirmed by the April 1993 issue of Modern Drummer.
Sean Kinney is confirmed to use the Sabian AA 22" Extra Heavy Ride, as evidenced in the April 1993 issue of Modern Drummer.
Sean Kinney is confirmed to use the Sabian 20" AA Rock Crash Cymbal as seen in the April 1993 issue of Modern Drummer.
Sean Kinney is confirmed to use the Sabian HH 18" Rock Crash cymbal, as documented in the April 1993 issue of Modern Drummer.
In the April 1993 issue of Modern Drummer, it is documented that drummer Sean Kinney uses the Sabian Signature Carmine Appice 20" Chinese cymbal.
In the October 1993 issue of Modern Drummer, it is documented that Sean Kinney uses the Sabian AA 12" Rock Splash.
Sean Kinney is documented to use the Sabian HH 19" Medium Crash cymbal, as confirmed in the October 1993 issue of Modern Drummer.
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