Taylor Hawkins

In an interview with Guitar Center, Taylor Hawkins' Foo Fighters kit is discussed:

"Today, Hawkins plays a Gretsch USA Custom set with the Foo Fighters. For some recordings, he uses vintage Gretsch kits, but his USA Custom configuration, which has seen plenty of action both live and in the studio, consists of a 16x24" kick drum, a brass black-lacquered 6.5x14 snare, rack toms measuring 5x8, 6.5x10 and 11x13, two floor toms (14x16 and 16x18) and a Remo 14" Rototom above and between the two floor toms."

Hawkins currently uses the Sennheiser e 904 as a vocal mic when playing live with the Foo Fighters for additional vocals. It can be seen in numerous live videos of the last two to three years.

This Drum set is listed on his Wikipedia page as his current touring setup in Coattail Riders. 22x16 Bass Drum,13x9 Rack Tom, 16x16 Floor Tom,14x6.5 Wood Snare Drum.

Taylor Hawkins' cymbal setup includes the Zildjian 22" A Custom Ride, as seen on his Artists profile page on Zildjian's official site.

Zildjian artist page list Taylor Hawkins as playing 15" A New Beat Hihats.

Taylor Hawkins' cymbal setup includes the Zildjian 21" K Crash Ride, as seen on his Artists profile page on Zildjian's official site.

In this video, a Gretsch rep shows off the Taylor Hawkins Signature Series Snare Drum at the NAMM show.

"We have Taylor’s new Signature Series snare drum that we worked with Taylor on. This is a 6.5x14 black nickel over steel, it’s a 10 lug drum, really opens up, sounds great, comes in with Remo Emperor X batter head on here. It’ s a cool drum that’s really accessible for many drummers. Taylor was really asking to have a drum developed that a lot of drummers could have access to. So I think you’ll find the price points appealing, and it’s a drum that Taylor really likes, he checked out, he’s played it in the studio, he said, “yeah, that’s a very cool drum.” So we’re really happy to work with Taylor on a signature badge, it has his hawk on it, it’s just kind of fresh for Gretsch."

This Isn't The Exact Photo For It But You Can See Taylor Using A White OCDP Drum Kit For Monkey Wrench

Used for the snare and bass drums on Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, as stated by mix engineer Rich Costey in this March 2008 Sound on Sound interview.

Drums: Quad 8 310, Pultec EQP1, API 550a, Neve 33609, API 2500, Lexicon 960, Urei 1176, Smart C2, SPL Transient Designer, room mics

"I had just gotten some Quad 8 310 EQs before I began the Foo Fighters project, and I found that cranking the s[**]t out of the mid-range with the Quads helped the drums quite a lot. On most of the album the bass and snare drum went through the Quad 8s, with severe amounts of mid-range added. Quad 8 grew out of Electrodyne and was very popular in the 1970s, particularly with film companies. I obtained some channels that came out of the Motown Sunrise console and they're basically three bands of EQ and a mic pre and output level, and the Q gets tighter as you push it up. The Quad 8s are a little bit rounder and warmer-sounding than similar API modules. I also used the Pultec EQP1 and API 550a on the bass drum.

"I had a bunch of different side-chain compressors on the drums that would change from song to song. On some songs it would be the Smart C2, medium ratio and fast recovery, on others the Neve 33609, the Urei 1176, the API 2500 or the Empirical Labs Distressor, and the SPL Transient Designer on toms. You can use the SPL to lengthen the sound of the toms. I don't compress all the drums at the same time, I'll compress individual parts and mix the compressed sound in with the natural sound of the drums. There was relatively little compression implemented on the drums in this song, because the band didn't care for it. They wanted the drums to sound more raw.

"Throughout the album mix I might have used a bit of Lexicon 960 on the drums for reverb, but the room mics — amongst them a heavily compressed foldback microphone — were so good that I tended to use those. I tend to like room mics that are on the darker side. If they're too bright, you can't turn them up very loud because you then also get all kinds of messy cymbal noises. One other thing to note is the drums that come in after the intro of the song. When the whole band is slamming accents like that, you want to make the drums sound very aggressive, and this meant pushing room mics, pushing compression mics and so forth. As I said, there were a lot of rides."

On Taylor Hawkins' Zildjian artist page, the Zildjian 20" A Custom EFX Crash is featured as part of his cymbal setup.

Taylor uses this short mic for his vocal parts in the Foo Fighters

In this video you can see that Taylor Hawkins was using Remo Clear Black Dots on all toms for his Foo Fighters touring kit.

This bass is seen in his "Range Rover Bitch" music video. edit (sorry, i meant Fender Jaguar bass, not Fender Mustang bass)

You can see this kit being used in a bunch of festivals that the Foo Fighters did back in 2000, and you can see Taylor using this kit for their performance at The Chapel in Melbourne, Australia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UwwjA7yqdo&t=1083s).

Taylor Hawkins' cymbal setup includes the Zildjian 19" A Custom Crash, as seen on his Artists profile page on Zildjian's official site.

In Taylor Hawkins' drum kit setup on Uberproaudio, the Zildjian 19" K Custom Hybrid Crash is listed among his gear, following the hi-hats.

(For The Videos There Are Plenty More On Their VEVO Channel But This Is Just An Example) You Can See The Bass Drum Head For The Drum Kit

At 10:45 You Can See Taylor Has The 20" Medium Thin Crash Behind His Ride. Where Previously It Was The 20" EFX

Used throughout this and many other performances over the years

Seen in the background of this video.

Bass Drum: 24x20 Rack Tom: 8x12 Floor Tom 1: 16x14 Floor Tom 2: 18x16

He used this kit in 1997 for the tour of The Colour and The Shape

Taylor Hawkins' Zildjian artists page lists a Zildjian 20" A Custom Crash as part of his kit.

According to the Zildjian Drumstick artist page, Taylor Hawkins has his own Signature Series drumsticks.

at 1:39, he is seen playing this guitar

at 1:51, he is playing this bass

In a video by BAE AUDIO titled "Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins Song Demo," Taylor Hawkins is seen with a Hagstrom Pat Smear Signature guitar in the background.

In the BAE AUDIO YouTube video titled "Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins Song Demo," Taylor Hawkins can be seen with the EVH '79 Bumblebee Electric Guitar in the background.

According to a Guitar Center interview, Taylor Hawkins uses a DW9000 Foot Pedal.

According to an interview with Guitar Center, Taylor Hawkins uses a DW9000 Hi Hat Stand.

According to Remo's Artist page Taylor Hawkins uses a Clear Powerstroke 4.