Pop/R&B/Country Set Up Backline PDF
Yamaha Drums
Yamaha Maple Custom Drums Vintage Finish/Tour Custom Brown Fade Finish
- 10″x 4″ or 13″x5″ Snare
- MSD-0116 14″ x 6 1/2″, 10-lug, wood rims, Gold strainer; Vintage finish/ 14″x 6.5″ Paul Leim/Roy Haynes model
- 22″x 16″ Bass Drum/24″ x 16″/ 20″ x 16″
- 10″x 10″ Tom
- 12″x 12″ Tom or omit 10″ and use 9×13″ with the 12″
- 14″x 12″ Floor Tom with legs
- 16″x 14″ Floor Tom with legs
Zildjian Cymbals
- 15″ Master Sound Hi Hats or 14″ Session Custom (Gadd) Hi Hats or 16″ prototypes
- 16″ A Custom Crash
- 10″ K Splash
- 22″ A Custom or K Light Ride
- 18″ A Custom Crash or 16″ Armand Crash
- 22″ Swish or Oriental China Trash
REMO Drumheads
- Bass Drum Batter Head- Powerstroke 3 with black dot (P3-1322-10)
- Resonant Head-Ebony or White Powermax
- Toms Batter Head- Clear Vintage Emperors/Coated Vintage Ambassadors /Pinstripes Toms
- Resonant Head-Clear Ambassadors
- Snare Drum Batter Head-Coated Ambassador/Vintage Emperor/Emperor X
- Snare side-Clear Ambassador
Vic Firth Drum Sticks
- 5A Wood Tip
- Steve Gadd
- 5A Duo Tone
- Rute
- Rute 505
- Rute 606
- Tala Wand TW11&12
- Steve Gadd Brush
- Heritage Brush
Jazz Set Up Backline PDF
Yamaha Drums
Yamaha Maple Custom Vintage finish/Tour Custom Brown Fade finish
- VSD-1460 14″ x6″ Vintage Series Maple Snare Drum with Reinforcing Rings/Roy Haynes model
- 18″x 16″ Bass Drum or 20″x 17″
- 10″x 10″ Tom or 12″x 12″/12″x8 ”
- 14″x 14″ Tom or 14″x 12″
Zildjian Cymbals
- 15″ K prototype Hi Hats or Turkish Ks
- 20″ A (1960’s)
- 12″ K Splash
- 20″ K Ride or prototype Constantinople Ride
- 19″ Armand Ride “Beautiful Baby”
- 20″ Crash of Doom
REMO Drumheads
- Batter Heads-Coated Ambassador or Vintage Ambassador
- Resonant Heads-clear Ambassador
Vic Firth Drum Sticks
- Steve Gadd
- 5A Duo Tone
- Rute
- Rute 505
- Rute 606
- Tala Wand TW11&12
- Steve Gadd Brush
- Heritage Brush
Big Band Set Up Backline PDF
Yamaha Drums
Yamaha Maple Custom Vintage Finish or Tour Custom Brown Fade Finish
- 22″x 14″ or 16″ Bass Drum or 24″x 14 or 16″
- 12″ x 8″ or 13″x 09″ Mounted Tom
- 14″x14″ Floor Tom with legs
- 16″x 16″ Floor Tom with legs
- Roy Haynes model Snare Drum
Zildjian Cymbals
- 15″ Master Sound Hi Hats or 14″ Session Custom (Gadd) Hi Hats or 16″ prototypes
- 16″ A Custom Crash
- 10″ K Splash
- 22″ A Custom or K Light Ride
- 18″ A Custom Crash or 16″ Armand Crash
- 22″ Swish or Oriental China Trash
REMO Drumheads
- Bass Drum Batter Head – Powerstroke 3 with black dot (P3-1322-10)
- Resonant Head -Ebony or White Powermax
- Toms Batter Head – Clear Vintage Emperors/Coated Vintage Ambassadors /Pinstripes Toms
- Resonant Head – Clear Ambassadors
- Snare Drum Batter Head – Coated Ambassador/Vintage Emperor/Emperor X
- Snare Side – Clear Ambassador
Vic Firth Drum Sticks
- 5A Wood Tip
- Steve Gadd
- 5A Duo Tone
- Rute
- Rute 505
- Rute 606
- Tala Wand TW11&12
- Steve Gadd Brush
- Heritage Brush
Additional Gear
Contact Sammy for a list of other Drum and Percussion instruments he has for sessions and live work.
