Tony Allen

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

A typo ambiguates which snare is used. However, since this contact rider precedes the 2016 announcement of the 14 x 5" version, one can deduce the original 14 x 6.5". This is supported by the detail in Modern Drummer #395 (October 2009) that Allen's unspecified snare matches these dimensions.

Tony Allen plays Pearl Masters Custom Extra drums (6 1/2 x 14 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).

"Tony Allen first acquired a flamed-maple snare-drum prototype, 13 x 4 1/2 inches.

A few months later, he ordered a similar one, so he could keep one in the studio where he works on most of his projects in UK, and bring the second one on tour. This last one (on the picture), is made from a sycomore maple blank as the first one is from hard flamed maple. Its sound is a little more focused than the first one but both have the fast and clear response of the solid maple when used with this making method."

The final, pictured snare is 14" by 5", as stated here.