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Introducing one of the best drummers around, Mr Danny Carey.

Carey started his love with the drums when at the age of ten (yes, 10!) he joined a school band and started the taking private snare drum lessons. His natural progression on to full kit lessons started only two years after age twelve.
As Danny hit high school in Paola, Kansas, he started to learn the intricacies of jazz drumming under the wing of a new teacher. He gained experience on the Kansas jazz scene even whilst going through his college years.

Of course Carey has now had a full music career playing with many artists/bands, but he’s probably best known for his amazing work with uber-tour band Tool.

Like Thomas Lang, Danny uses Sonor drums. Beech shells are used with inner and outer makassar ebony veneers - 1″ thick on 8″ tom and progressively thinner as the drums get larger. Bass drums are made out of rosewood and about 3/8″ thick. This is the kit that Carey has been using on Tools “10,000 Days” album and latest tour.

Danny also has a secret weapon, another kit made from recycled cast bronze Paiste cymbals (3/16″ thick and same dimensions as the Sonor). This kit has only been used for American legs of Tools tour as it weighs so much, but don’t despair British Tool fans because this kit was used to record ‘Jambi’ from the latest 10,000 days album, so dig it out and listen to how it sounds …; )

2006-2007 Tour Kit

Drums - SONOR Custom

• 14×8″ Bronze Snare (by Jeff Ocheltree, made out of recycled Paiste Cymbals)
• 8×8″ Rack Tom
• 10×10″ Rack Tom
• 14×16″ Floor Tom
• 16×18″ Floor Tom
• 22×18″ Bass Drum
• 24×18″ Bass Drum

Cymbals - Paiste

• 13″ Signature Sound Edge Hi-Hat
• 21″ Signature Dry Heavy Ride
• 18″ Signature Full Crash
• 19″ Signature Power Crash
• 20″ Signature Thin China
• 20″ 2002 Novo China
• 11/18″ Noise Works Dark Buzz China
• 8″ New Signature Dark Energy Splash Mark I
• 10″ New Signature Dark Energy Splash Mark I
• 7.5″ 2002 Cup Chime
• 8″ 2002 Cup Chime
• 6″ 2002 Accent Cymbal
• 8″ Signature Bell
• 5″ 2002 Cup Chime
• 40″ Symphonic Gong

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