Tony Allen

"The kit used was Tony’s Pearl Masters Premium Studio kit. This is Tony’s main kit that he has been using for years. It comes with a 22” kick drum, 12” and 13” rack toms and a 16” floor tom.

We used two snare drums, a Pearl Masters Premium (14” x 7”) and a Tony Allen custom snare (14” x 5”). The cymbals we user were an HHX stage 16” crash, an HHX 20” stage ride and some Zildjian New Beat 14” hi-hats. This all makes up Tony’s main recording kit."

Used on Chicago Afrobeat Project's What Goes Up, as stated in this November 1, 2017 Reverb.com interview with Fullerton Recording Studios owner Kevin Ford. A photo is given, which can be viewed here, as well as an embedded URL that specifies the V.

The live room at FRS usually has the Mapex Saturn kit set up with a Bison snare drum that most drummers drool over, either because they’re concentrating too hard while they play or they love the drum so much. I’ve used the kit on countless recordings. Tony Allen played this kit in the studio on What Goes Up and took it on tour with us. You can also see the “afrobeat machine” behind the drumkit — a hi-hat stand with a shekere mounted to it.

Used live, as specified in this May 1, 2015 contact rider by Sasa Music.

Drums: Drum PEARL Master Custom series

• 1 snare signature Denis Chember 14’’x6 (skin REMO Ambassador coated and new) - 1 Bass Drum 22’’ (skin Powerstroke 3 new)

• 1 Tom 12’’ (mounted on bass drum) (skin REMO Emperor coated or G2 Evans new)

• 1 Tom 14’’(mounted on bass drum) (skin REMO Emperor coated or G2 Evans new) - 1 Tom Bass 16’’ (skin REMO Emperor coated or G2 Evans new)

• 1 cymbal ZILDJIAN Avedis medium ride 20’’ + 1 cymbal ZILDJIAN Avedis thin crash 17’’ - 1 Hi-Hat ZILDJIAN Serie K 14’’

• 2 cymbals stands Boom ‘n’ boom

• 1 drum Kick PEARL P.201P

• 1 Snare stand PEARL S985W

• 1 Hi-Hat stand PEARL H985W

• 1 Drum throne PEARL D110S

• 1 black carpet 2mx 2m

• 2 pillows for drum+ towels