Zac Farro's Gear
This picture shows Zac Farro playing a Gretsch Champagne Sparkle kit. His sizes are: 24"x14 Bass Drum 13"x9 Tom 16"x16 Floor Tom 18"x16 Floor Tom
Zac Farro used this kit in The FINAL RIOT tour from Paramore.
It's played on The FINAL RIOT DVD/CD, filmed at Chicago's historic Congress Theatre during The Final RIOT! Tour August 12, 2008.
Also this kit was taken outside U.S. to Mexico, Brazil and Chile in 2008.
Truth Custom Drums. Custom made for Zac. Vintage Mahogany Red Satin Stain Vintage Recessed Wood Hoops on 13"&16" Vintage Standard Wood Hoops on 24"&20"
6ply+6ply re-rings thin maple shells
Specs: 24x19 bass drum 13x8 tom 16x14 floor tom 20x16 floor tom
Zac used to change snare drums while using this kit. 14x6.5 Truth Custom Drums Black Nickel over Brass snare 14x8 Truth Custom Drums Flat Black aux snare 14x8 Truth Custom Drums Orange maple snare 14x7 Truth Custom Drums Solid Steel with re-rings snare by listing some of them!!
Sick drums btw... Nice mid tones and low-end beasts.
In this picture Zac can be seen playing a Gretsch Black Marine Nitron drumset. He also talked abotit in this interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_4bTzVDt5w His sizes are: 24"x14 Bass Drum 13"x9 Tom 16"x16 Floor Tom 18"x16 Floor Tom
Farro is visible in the background with a Gretsch Broadkaster pearl pink
Zac Farro used this kit in the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, September 1, 2008.
It's mentioned on "40 days of RIOT!" DVD, at minute 24:40.
Zac about playing in Seattle: "We played a really cool festival, i played my new drum kit, and it's amazing..."
Also is shown in "Behind Brand New Eyes" DVD, at minute 13:50. Seems like the kit was used as a rehearsal kit for the Brand New Eyes recording sessions.
Truth Custom Drums. Custom made for Zac. Forest Camo Custom drum wrap Vintage Recessed Wood Hoops on 13"&18" Vintage Standard Wood Hoops on 24" Vintage Yamaha Style Wood Hoops on 14" snare
Vintage Mahogany Shells on all drums Mahogany/Poplar/Mahogany Shells with massive maple re-rings
Specs: 24x14 bass drum 13x8 tom 18x14 floor tom
A matching snare came with this kit. 14x7 Truth Custom Drums Forest Camo Snare
These drums are THE BOMB!! Aesthetically sick, and a massive low end.
(Re edited) Farro is visible in the background w/ a Broadkaster pearl pink
Zac Farro uses a Gretsch 14''x6.5 Hammered Chrome Over Brass snare drum, as noted on his Wikipedia page. He alternates between this model and a Gretsch Chrome Over Brass during performances.
Zac alternates between the Gretsch Chrome Over Brass and the Hammered Chrome Over Brass.
During the cover song passionfruit, which has been performed several times during tour 5, and on parahoy and as seen in this BBC Radio Live recording, Zac is playin the ROland AIRA TR-8 Drum machine at 00:11.
In an interview with Zac Farro he talks about all the gear he uses
According to Wikipedia, Zac Farro uses a 15" Zildjian K Light Hi-Hat on top paired with a 15" A New Beat Hi-Hat on the bottom.
In a photo shared on Instagram, Zac Farro is seen with a Rickenbacker 360 Electric Guitar while promoting the new HalfNoise track "French Class."
This image shows Zac Farro with a Truth Custom Turquoise Glass Vintage Drum Kit.
Sennheiser sponsored Paramore's Zac Farro uses Sennheiser's SR2050 IEMs, according to Sennheiser's artist page.
Zac Farro uses the Zildjian 22'' K Ride, as mentioned on his Wikipedia page.
Zac Farro uses a Zildjian 22" K Dark Medium Ride, as noted on his Wikipedia page.
Zac uses a Millenium II stick with his own signature on it.
Zac uses Remo Coated Emperor's on his toms
Zac uses a Remo Clear Powerstroke 3 on his kick
In an interview with Zac Farro he talks about all the gear he uses
In an interview with Zac Farro he talks about all the gear he uses. In this case it is actually a 15" New Beat top and a 15" K Light bottom.
In an interview with Zac Farro he talks about all the gear he uses
Farro was spotted using a yellow Ludwig Vistalite kit during the When We Were Young festival in late 2022, and Farro was confirmed to be a part of the Ludwig family in a public post on November 8, 2022.
This is Farro's third drum sponsorship, moving to Ludwig after Gretsch and Truth Custom Drums.
Zac Farro utilized the Pearl 14x8" Vinnie Paul Signature Snare on the 2007 Paramore album "Riot!", as detailed in a video by ArtOfDrumming titled "Paramore's Drum Sound - Zac Farro and Ilan Rubin | Recreating Iconic Drum Sounds." This source provides insight into the specific gear used to achieve the distinct drum sound on the album.
Zac uses this as his main ride currently
Zac Farro uses a Ludwig Classic Maple Drum Kit with a Vintage White Marine Pearl finish. In a YouTube video by Modern Drummer Official titled "Zac Farro - Paramore - Tour Kit Rundown," Farro states, "I was playing the Yellow Vistalites when we started touring this touring cycle, and we were mainly doing like festivals but kind of felt nice to kind of change for the arena like change it up and kind of go more of the album aesthetic um so that's why we went with the white, and also normally we have like a full red stage so the red and yellow was kind of maybe not the best combo." The sizes includes a 13" Rack Tom, 16" Floor Tom, and 22x18" Kick
Zac Farro uses Promark Hickory 5B Wood Tip drumsticks. In an interview with Modern Drummer (4:15), Farro states, "Yeah, I just have the Promark 5B um hickory. They're great. It's funny cuz I was like going between 5A like the naturals, and recording I feel like it's a little different cuz you can play a heavier stick, a lighter stick depending on the song or like you know a thinner head or a smaller size kit or whatever. So when we came out, I was using the sticks I kind of went into the record, and we're snapping them like twigs laughs after a bit at the 5A's, Chris (Zac's Drum Tech) was like 'you might need to step it up a little bit' and I was like 'yeah, I'm good I'm good' and then after like five songs in, and you've broken a stick in every song I was kind of like 'okay maybe you're right'." This interview was conducted by Modern Drummer Official and is available on their YouTube channel under the title "Zac Farro - Paramore - Tour Kit Rundown".
In the video titled "Zac Farro - Paramore - Tour Kit Rundown," Zac Farro's drum kit, a Ludwig Classic Maple Shell Pack in Vintage White Marine Pearl, is visible behind him at the very beginning. The drum sizes are specified as 13"x22", 16"x22", and 18"x22".
In the video titled "Zac Farro - Paramore - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, Zac Farro mentions at the 2:09 mark that he uses Remo drumheads in his kit. Subsequently, at the 2:16 mark, a tom in his kit is visibly fitted with a Remo Clear Black Dot Drumhead.
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