Phil McFarlane

Playing for 29 years, I've drummed in loads of bands and played lots of styles. Now and again you'll see me drumming in theatre shows.

I use a Mapex Pro-M Maple Cherry Fade kit. 20" Bass Drum, 8, 10, 10,12,14,16 toms + 18" floor tom that doubles as a small jazz bass drum, 14"x5 matching maple snare, a 12"x7" Black Panther cherry wood snare and a DDrum golf ball snare drum!.

I use, Zildjian KZ 14" hihats, 18" K crash ride, 16" Z heavy raw crash and Sabian 20" metal ride. (very loud BELL projection!) I have a special edition all chrome Tama Iron Cobra Pedal and use Ahead 5B aluminium sticks, and Regal Tip 5B E. I sit on a pearl roadster throne with back rest, and use Vic Firth isolation headphones, recording using a Zoom H2.

My favourite 2 drum gadgets are my drumometer and my Drum Dial,

At home I used to use a Roland TD6 electronic kit All my drums have mics fixed inside the shells and I plug them into a Yamaha 16/4/2 desk. Cheers for reading.

Phil McFarlane
Photo of Phil
banging away.