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18" Zildjian Oriental Classic China

His cymbal choices were really unique. The crashes aren't anything special, just a pair of A Customs (17" and 18"), but everything else is so weird. The ride is a 20" Paiste Signature Dry Heavy Ride, which, despite the name, is not dry at all. It has a very noticeable ping, even more so when he played, since he used a pair of 5B nylon tip sticks. They were discontinued by Paiste in 2010. His splash is probably most interesting: a 7" Sabian Vault Max Splash, which is part of Mike Portnoy's signature series. It's a real washy sounding splash with a really high pitch, and is really noticeable on tracks like Vampires Will Never Hurt You. Also discontinued, it is extremely hard to find for sale online. His China is by far the most strange. During Bullets he used a Zildjian Oriental China Trash, nothing special, but by this point in late 2003 he had switched to an 18" Zildjian Oriental Classic China, which ironically sounds trashier than the China Trash. These are again very hard to come by. His second splash is a 12" Paiste 2000 splash, which is by far the most strange. I have not been able to find any for sale online, and I've looked for almost 2 years. He also stripped it away from the kit by the time Three Cheers had released. He chose quite unpopular and niche cymbals, which goes to show that he was most likely very particular about the sound he wanted to achieve.

His kit is also interesting. It's nothing special for the time, just a Pearl Session Custom SRX 925 (12x10, 13x11, 16x16, 22x16) in "Marine Blue Fade" finish, with stock hardware apart from the crash/tom stands. It's an intermediate level 6 ply maple kit with big and deep toms, which is part of the sound. The snare drum is probably the most interesting. It's a Premier Signia (14x5.5) from early '90s, in natural finish. It has an extremely unique die cast batter hoop which looks like a marching hoop. I have also not seen these snares for sale online, at least not in the finish he had, literally ever. In fact, there are barely any photos online of the natural finish. The other finishes that go for sale are usually ridiculously overpriced, and can be $800.

He was great for writing. But man he was booty live. Saw them before and after and there was a big difference. Though Gerard getting clean helped a lot with that too

@@jimmygee3219 yeah he had Lars Ulrich syndrome lol. Could’ve been alcohol usage affecting his timing. I’ve also heard recordings of early MCR shows where he’s on time but starts early, probably due to the monitors being too low or due to there not being any monitors present, which basically means you can’t hear anyone else’s playing very well and it sounds like loud mush at times (I’ve been in that sort of situation and you have to guess what your band mates are playing).

Some unreleased song

It’s the solo from Thank You for the Venom

Danger Days?

I KNOOOW

What doesn’t it mean

we are all supposed to know what does that mean, dah, yOu aRe a fAkE fAn

Sassyfxngirlxx Pretty sure it’s cause he either stole something or wrecked the tour bus/van that was bought using some money from Gerard/Mikey’s grandma

etcbyte yeah, either that or i read in mcr’s biography that the guys just didn’t get along with him anymore and they didn’t really connect, so he left

Matt refused to drum to a click track on tour and therefore couldn't really keep a consistent beat when playing. Things reached a head in Japan; when the band returned, they got rid of him as a drummer and hired Bob Bryar (who also got fired just before Danger Days was recorded).

He wasn't even close to a bad drummer, he made the drum part to helena

@@ravimusicuk all correct except for Bob being fired, he left.

Yeah, Cession or Gession. The font on the headstock makes it a bit confusing to read and it isn't really clear if it's a C or G.

@@YamatoTorisu I actually have a session guitar now although it's a guitar for babys It has a gotoh pickup in it

still watching this after 5 years??

@@Erikf_r yep

@@Erikf_r this dude named my rat "soap" on instagram when I was 16 I'm never the same since 😆

YES

JeffEllsworth but now I searched for the jacket gerard is wearing.but cant get. just only see another the bigger one jacket.

MrTrees6789 desert song.

@@TheRobstargames thanks

And then he fired him a year later lmfao

I mean he’s not called mom ray for no reason