New Model of Drumkit for Larry

Edge_Orchestra · 07-07-2009, 11:42 AM

Seems that Larry has opted for the Yamaha PHX Series drums for the U2 360 tour. (I have an email out to Yamaha for more information. Hope to hear back from them soon)

Here's is a picture of the kit for the U2: 360 tour.

another view:

Compare the logo badge on the drum with the picture below, of the Oak Custom kit used from the "Get On Your Boots video.

The Kit Used for the "We Are One" show was a bit of a hybrid of drum models.

- Oak Custom (24") bass drum
- Oak Custom (16") floor tom
- Absolute Maple (14") rack tom

Galeongirl · 07-07-2009, 11:54 AM

Ohhh sparkly!

Interesting to see his floor tom is on the left side of the kit.

Has he always had that?

Edge_Orchestra · 07-07-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Galeongirl

Ohhh sparkly!

Interesting to see his floor tom is on the left side of the kit.

Has he always had that?

Larry's had the floor tom off next to the hi-hat since the recording of The Unforgettable Fire. You cna see how the drum pattern for Pride is played using that drum as part of the pattern. You can also see him using it for "With or Without You" on Rattle and Hum and Zoo TV".

Seems that silver sparkle is the 'finish' for the tour. He's had it on the "We Are One" Oak Custom/Maple Custom hybrid kit, the full Oak Custom kit and now the PHX Series kit have all been silver sparkle. Although, he was using a White Mica finish kit for some of the UK/European promo shows.

Rob33 · 07-08-2009, 08:58 PM

beautiful kit...has Larry always used maple kits?

Edge_Orchestra · 07-08-2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob33

beautiful kit...has Larry always used maple kits?

Nope.

Beech, Maple, Oak and Birch... and the old Tama were composite of wood & fiberglass.

The PHX series he's using now is made in a few diff. woods. I am not certain which he's using. I am waiting to hear back from Yamaha.

Promo show, he used Oak Custom and a kit that had mostly Oak Custom and a maple rack tom ("We are One" show in DC)

Vertigo tour = Beech. Yamaha Absolute Beech Custom
Elevation tour = Yamaha Beech Custom (just Beech and not Absolute Beech series)
Popmart = 30th Anniversary Maple Custom kit.
ZOOTV = Maple Custom
JT/Lovetown tours = Turbo Tour Custom (mahogany/birch blend, if I remember correct)
War / UF tours = Yamaha Recording Series (Birch)

Rob33 · 07-09-2009, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Edge_Orchestra

Nope.

Beech, Maple, Oak and Birch... and the old Tama were composite of wood & fiberglass.

The PHX series he's using now is made in a few diff. woods. I am not certain which he's using. I am waiting to hear back from Yamaha.

Promo show, he used Oak Custom and a kit that had mostly Oak Custom and a maple rack tom ("We are One" show in DC)

Vertigo tour = Beech. Yamaha Absolute Beech Custom
Elevation tour = Yamaha Beech Custom (just Beech and not Absolute Beech series)
Popmart = 30th Anniversary Maple Custom kit.
ZOOTV = Maple Custom
JT/Lovetown tours = Turbo Tour Custom (mahogany/birch blend, if I remember correct)
War / UF tours = Yamaha Recording Series (Birch)

interesting...thanks for the info

pepokiss · 07-09-2009, 11:40 AM

do you know more info about his drums?

ring sizes, and cymbals info?

I would be happy to know all that, me being a drummer

Edge_Orchestra · 07-09-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pepokiss

do you know more info about his drums?

ring sizes, and cymbals info?

I would be happy to know all that, me being a drummer

Larry used various cymbals for the recording of NLOTH. He even used some from the Zildjian 'A Custom' line.

Seen on the u2.com video of Larry working on "Get On Your Boots".

YouTube - Larry Mullen Jnr playing drums

That said, I think Larry has used pretty much the same cymbal set-up, other than some different placement of the ride here and there, since AB/Zoo era.

VERTIGO TOUR:
PAISTE - Signature (model) cymbals:
16" power crash
17" power crash
18" power crash
18" full crash
22" power ride
14" heavy hi-hat/sound-edge hi-hat.

Larry Mullen Jr. has been a PAISTE cymbal endorser for 20+ years. He's been playing PAISTE brand cymbals exclusively since (at least) the WAR tour, if not a bit sooner.

Larry used mainly PAISTE "Rude" model cymbals, during the WAR and UNFORGETTABLE FIRE period.

Larry began using the PAISTE "Signature" line upon their conception in the late 1980's-early 1990's.

The cymbals in the 1987 era Yamaha Drum ad seem to be similar setup to what Larry uses today, although he was not using the (not in production at that time) Signature line then.

Edge_Orchestra · 07-09-2009, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pepokiss

do you know more info about his drums? ring sizes, and cymbals info? I would be happy to know all that, me being a drummer

Per Yamaha (Vertigo tour)
YAMAHA: 24" x 16" bass drum
YAMAHA: 14" x 10" tom
YAMAHA: 16" x 16" floor tom
YAMAHA: 18" x 16" floor tom

Per Brady Drums -
Client since 1989

Equipment:
(partial list)
10 x 4.5" Jarrah Ply Snare, Wandoo Burl satin finish
12” x 7” Sheoak Block Snare (old primary, pre 2005)
12” x 7” Jarrah Block Snare
14” x 6.5” Jarrah Block Snare
14” x 8” Jarrah Block Snare
14" x 8" Sheoak Block Snare (primary, post 2005)
14" x 8" Wandoo Block Snare
14 x 8" Sugar Gum Block Snare

Jarrah Ply Drumkit/Banksia Satin finish: (While Brady probably made this kit for him, I've not seen him play it or seen any pictures of it.)
14” x 10” Rack Tom
16” x 14” Floor Tom
20” x 16" Bass Drum

LarryMullenFan · 08-26-2009, 04:51 AM

Have you heared anything from Yamaha yet? I'm planning on buying a new kit. Would be nice if I could match it against Larry's kit

Edge_Orchestra · 08-26-2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LarryMullenFan

Have you heared anything from Yamaha yet? I'm planning on buying a new kit. Would be nice if I could match it against Larry's kit

The 360 tour kit is the PHX (Phoenix) series. Good stuff. 14" rack tom. 16" floor toms. 22" bass drum.

I am not sure if the snare still the Brady or something else. I will have to check my pictures.

The Djembe is a Toca (brand) Synergy (series) Mandjani (model) Djembe.

Cymbals appear to all Paiste Signature series. Larry not much for change... other than the series of kit every now and then.

...at least the kit isn't white this tour!

LarryMullenFan · 09-11-2009, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edge_Orchestra

The 360 tour kit is the PHX (Phoenix) series. Good stuff. 14" rack tom. 16" floor toms. 22" bass drum.

I am not sure if the snare still the Brady or something else. I will have to check my pictures.

The Djembe is a Toca (brand) Synergy (series) Mandjani (model) Djembe.

Cymbals appear to all Paiste Signature series. Larry not much for change... other than the series of kit every now and then.

...at least the kit isn't white this tour!

Yeah, the PHX... Can't afford that. The bassdrum alone costs as much as a compete Oak Custom set.

Anyway, I got myself some sort of endorsement at Yamaha

so I'm ordering an Oak Custum Silver Sparkle in 24, 14, 16, 16.

You mention 2 floors, but, I recon it's one 16"x16" floortom and one 16"x14" racktom? And are you sure on the 22" bass? He's been using 24" the last decade or so.

Thanks a lot for the info

major_panic · 09-11-2009, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LarryMullenFan

You mention 2 floors, but, I recon it's one 16"x16" floortom and one 16"x14" racktom?

I'm by no means an expert, but this looks to be pretty well right.

Edge_Orchestra · 09-11-2009, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LarryMullenFan

Yeah, the PHX... Can't afford that. The bassdrum alone costs as much as a compete Oak Custom set.

Anyway, I got myself some sort of endorsement at Yamaha

so I'm ordering an Oak Custum Silver Sparkle in 24, 14, 16, 16.

You mention 2 floors, but, I recon it's one 16"x16" floortom and one 16"x14" racktom? And are you sure on the 22" bass? He's been using 24" the last decade or so.

Thanks a lot for the info

Larry used Oak Custom and a hybrid of Oak Custom and Maple Custom (We Are One show) during NLOTH promo shows. There is no shame in the Oak Customs - great drums.

The 2nd floor tom is used to Larry's left, near the hi-hat. It isn't there all the time. Some times the bongos are there, sometimes the glockenspiel... but that is where the second floor tom is when used.

Information I posted was per my conversation with an artist rep at Yamaha.

tommycharles · 08-27-2009, 06:33 PM

Just as a matter of interest - did anyone else notice the lyrics to Unknown Caller typed out for him in one of the pics up there? Seems like an odd choice when he's also got a monitor in front of him...

07-07-2009, 11:42 AM	#1
Edge_Orchestra Refugee Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 2,454 Local Time: 04:27 PM	New Model of Drumkit for Larry Seems that Larry has opted for the Yamaha PHX Series drums for the U2 360 tour. (I have an email out to Yamaha for more information. Hope to hear back from them soon) Here's is a picture of the kit for the U2: 360 tour. another view: Compare the logo badge on the drum with the picture below, of the Oak Custom kit used from the "Get On Your Boots video. The Kit Used for the "We Are One" show was a bit of a hybrid of drum models. - Oak Custom (24") bass drum - Oak Custom (16") floor tom - Absolute Maple (14") rack tom

08-26-2009, 04:51 AM	#10
LarryMullenFan Beach Clip Taper Premium Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 366 Local Time: 05:27 PM	Have you heared anything from Yamaha yet? I'm planning on buying a new kit. Would be nice if I could match it against Larry's kit __________________ Midnight is where the day begins Once at a press conference, Larry Mullen Jr. was asked what he thought about drum machines. There were no survivors.

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Rob33 New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,094 Local Time: 08:27 AM	beautiful kit...has Larry always used maple kits?

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tommycharles Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 463 Local Time: 05:27 PM	Just as a matter of interest - did anyone else notice the lyrics to Unknown Caller typed out for him in one of the pics up there? Seems like an odd choice when he's also got a monitor in front of him...