The gear I trust, love and use everyday.

AUDIO INTERFACE / PREAMPS :

  • Antelope Audio Orion Studio Synergy Core
  • Audient ASP800

MICROPHONES :

  • AKG C414 (pair)
  • Warm Audio Wa-84 (pair) + Wa-47jr
  • Beyerdynamic M160
  • AEA R88
  • Roswell Pro Audio mini K47 KD + mini K47x + mini K67x (pair)
  • Sennheiser MD-421 (vintage and modern)
  • AudioTechnica ATM25 + at4033a (pair)
  • Neumann TLM103, KMS105
  • Solomon SubKick
  • Audix D2, D4, i5
  • Sure sm57, sm7b, beta 52, beta 87a

SNARE :

  • Gretsch Bell Brass 14×6.5
  • Ludwig Black Beauty 14×6.5
  • Ludwig LM400 Supraphonic 14×5.5 (from jan 24 1960)
  • Gretsch Round Badge 14×5 (from 1964)
  • Pearl Export 14×6.5 (Eric Valentine’s most used snare)

DRUMS

  • Sonor 3007 Maple Kit (22×17.5 / 10×8 / 12×9 / 16×16)
  • Gretsch Catalina Jazz Kit (18×14 / 12×8 / 14×14)

CYMBALS

  • Zildjian Cymbals (Avedis, K’s, K Custom…)
  • Meinl Cymbals