Tommy Lee's Gear

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The main stereo pair of monitors in the studio are 3-way passive ATL version PMC BB5's without sub-woofers.

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Used mainly on room microphones to find nice tones. This can be seen as part of the rack-mountable equipment in the studio in this video.

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Used as an amp-head to a cabinet for guitar recording.

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Before going to AHEAD, he was a vic firth artist and had this signature stick made. These are still in production but they are renamed to the Vic Firth American Classic Metal Nylon Tip Drumsticks (which still has the red nylon tip)

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For 1, It Is On His Artist Page On The Pearl US Website, And You Can See Him Using This Kit On The Motley Crue Final Tour.

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Two of these are in the studio rack.

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Used for parallel compression on entire drum buss on occasions.

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This snare drum was mentioned in Pearl's official website in tommy lee's artist page.

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Tommy Lee uses a DW Collector Series Custom Drum Set in the studio, featuring a 22x10 kick, a 14x6.5 brass snare, a 16x16 floor tom on a stand, and two 18x16 floor toms, one of which is tuned lower. This setup is showcased in images by Randy Pace on Pinterest.

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In this photograph taken from 2003 Schecter catalog (https://www.schecterguitars.com/images/catalogs/2003_Catalog.pdf), Tommy shows his signature guitar.

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In this YouTube video, tommy is talking about his drumsticks, which are ahead tommy lee concert metal drumsticks.

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In a video from Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee mentions that he owns an Alesis ML9600 Masterlink but rarely uses it, as he typically bounces down tracks within Pro Tools.

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In Tommy Lee's experimental electronic music projects this is used as a bass synthesizer.

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In the "Produce Like A Pro" interview with Warren Huart, Tommy Lee is shown using the standard v1 keyboard version of the Access Virus synthesizer in his studio, not the WhiteOut Limited Edition Desktop version.

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Tommy Lee, formerly of Motley Crue, plays his Gibson Explorer Electric guitar with his band Method Of Mayhem, August 26, 2000 in Mountain View, CA.

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In a video interview with Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee discusses using PMC TWOTWO.5 monitors at his Atrium Studio, highlighting their ability to support lengthy listening sessions without causing ear fatigue.

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In a YouTube interview on "Produce Like A Pro," Tommy Lee's studio setup features the MOTU Traveler audio interface, noted as part of his live rig.

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Used as a noise reduction unit for the snares. The interviewer says "So this is the Dolby A type, so there's a pair of these." The label is incorrect and this unit is infact the model A-361 not A-301.

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Two of these can be seen along with the two Mercury EQ-H1's as part of the rack-mountable equipment in the studio in this video.

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Two Aphex 230 channel strips which are dormant sitting in the studio rack.

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Used as distortion reinforcement when recording electric guitar or bass.

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In the YouTube video "Tommy Lee's Atrium Studio and Smiley Sean Interview" by Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee is shown using the Moog Mother-32, which he incorporates into his EDM music.

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Tommy Lee is seen using Paiste 15" Rude Hi-hats in a user-uploaded photo. Although these hi-hats are discontinued, the image clearly shows the Rude series, though it’s unclear if they are the Sound Edge model.

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Tommy Lee used the Paiste 20" 2002 Crash cymbals during the recording of "Too Fast For Love" and continued using them until the "Theatre of Pain" era. These cymbals can be seen in the music videos from that period.

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Drummer Tommy Lee included the Pearl Anarchy Cowbell in his crucifly kit, as shown in the user-uploaded photo.

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In this video at 1:48, Tommy Lee is seen using the Pioneer EFX-500.

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On Zildjian's Website Tommy Lee's Drum Set is broken down into components.

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"These are the TG 2-500 series."

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When there are two engineers in the studio this midi keyboard is for the second computer.

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In a video by Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee is shown using the API 550b Lunchbox 4b in his Atrium Studio, as discussed during an interview with Smiley Sean.

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