Simon Phillips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETDLGkh0MN4

Tama “Monarch” Signature Star Classic series Drum Kit (Maple/ Bubinga)

He uses Ambassador Clear on Toms, Bass Drums and Octobans. He dosen't use any type of dampening except from the bass drums batter head on which he put rolled hotel towels.

He uses it as batter head for everyone of his three snare drums.

The picture shows the 'classic' 4-octoban set at Simon's left, which he kindly uses in a melodic way.

Simon uses only Zildjian cymbals. It's actual setup consists of:

24”Avedis ZildjianSwish Knocker 22”Armand ZildjianRide Cymbal 14”Armand ZildjianHi Hat Cymbals 12”Armand ZildjianSplash Cymbal 19”Armand ZildjianCrash Cymbal 18”Armand ZildjianCrash Cymbal 17”Armand ZildjianCrash Cymbal

Simon switch hi-hats between this and the armand hi hat 14"

He uses this and the newbeat A

Promark Simon Phillips 707 signature sticks

Vintage broadcasting console

Digidesign ProControl is a Daw controller

This is the legendary 8068 series from Neve. Simon used it at Phantom Recordings for a few years.

Simon uses it for personal monitor mixing in a rack on his left

He use it for shaping the snare drum and bass drum sound's attack and release

He uses it as audio interface for computer recording in the studio.

He uses it as compressor for bass drums or bass guitar.

Used as mic preamp for vocals or drums.

Studio or broadcast headphones

Used as mic preamp for vocals or drums.

Simon has it inside the Neve BCM console. He uses it for analog summing of the digital signals which comes from the DAW.

Simon uses them in vertical position in front of the DAW controller

Simon uses it as batter head for the big 20"x14" Tama Gong Drum on the extreme right of his drumset.

Simon uses one of it on the two bass drums.

English 2 channels power amplfier (2500w per channel at 4 ohm)

Simon uses only Shure microphones both in live and in the studio. In the last (2015) Protocol III European tour he used two Shure Beta 52a's one for each kick drum, 3 Sm57's, one for each snare drum, Beta 181's for all the 6 toms and for the floor tom, a Beta 52a inside the 20" gong drum, an sm81 for the hi hat and two ksm32 as Overhead and 4 sm57's, one for each octoban.

In the studio he uses the same microphones list of the list above except for the toms on which he uses the KSM 32's and 4 SM7 as room mics.