Tony Allen plays Pearl Masters Custom Extra drums (6 1/2 x14 wood snare, 12" and 14" rack toms, 16" floor tom, 22" bass drum), Zildjian cymbals (14" ZBT hi-hats, 17" A thin crash, 20" A medium ride), Pearl hardware, Remo Pinstripe batter heads, and Vic Firth or Zildjian sticks (“5B in my right hand and upside down, in my left hand—it gives a good touch," Tony says).

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Zildjian 5B Hickory Nylon Tip Drumsticks

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Visible in this photo of Allen and specified on page 46 of Modern Drummer #395 (October 2009).

Tony Allen plays Pearl Masters Custom Extra drums (6 1/2 x14 wood snare, 12" and 14" rack toms, 16" floor tom, 22" bass drum), Zildjian cymbals (14" ZBT hi-hats, 17" A thin crash, 20" A medium ride), Pearl hardware, Remo Pinstripe batter heads, and Vic Firth or Zildjian sticks (“5B in my right hand and upside down, in my left hand—it gives a good touch," Tony says).

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