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66Samus

Documented by Chris @ Drum Faster

Samus Paulicelli — blast beats, filthy jokes and a million-plus subscribers. Ex-Decrepit Birth, with Devin Townsend, Goatwhore and Abigail Williams on the CV, and a fully triggered monster kit he is refreshingly honest about.

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2026 — Signature everything

A million subscribers later, the rig carries his own name in two places: a drum-tec signature snare available as an acoustic drum or a fully triggered electronic one, and a 66Samus signature stick built on the X5AN he always played.

Bass drum — Pearl Masters kit Bass drum — Pearl Masters kit Floor tom — Pearl Masters kit Rack tom — Pearl Masters kit Rack tom — Pearl Masters kit Snare — drum-tec 66Samus Signature 13"x7" 13"Hi-hats — Meinl Byzance Brilliant 13" Fast Hi-Hats 13"China — Meinl Byzance 20" China 20"Crash — Meinl Byzance 17" Medium Thin Crash 17"
The 2026 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Pearl Masters kit maple/gum shells, double bass ⤷ who plays this
drum-tec 66Samus Signature 13"x7" birch and maple shell with a mappa burl outer — acoustic or electronic version ⤷ who plays this
Meinl Byzance Brilliant 13" Fast Hi-Hats ⤷ who plays this
Meinl Byzance 17" Medium Thin Crash ⤷ who plays this
Meinl Byzance 20" China ⤷ who plays this
Axis double pedal ⤷ who plays this
66Samus Signature drumsticks 16.5" long, .565" diameter, medium taper — built on the Vic Firth X5AN ⤷ who plays this
Evans drumheads ⤷ who plays this
Roland triggers into Toontrack full-kit triggering and drum replacement ⤷ who plays this

2021 — The triggered monster

The setup at the point he went full time on YouTube: a big Pearl kit with toms across the top, twin kicks, Axis pedals underneath and a Roland trigger on everything, feeding Toontrack for drum replacement.

Bass drum — Pearl double-bass kit Bass drum — Pearl double-bass kit Floor tom — Pearl double-bass kit Rack tom — Pearl double-bass kit Rack tom — Pearl double-bass kit Snare — Pearl signature snare Hi-hats — Meinl Byzance Brilliant 13" Fast Hi-Hats 13"China — Meinl Byzance 20" China 20"China — Meinl Byzance 20" China 20"Crash — Meinl Byzance 17" Medium Thin Crash 17"
The 2021 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Pearl double-bass kit toms across the top, two kicks — he has run everything from an Export upwards ⤷ who plays this
Pearl signature snare the Joey Jordison signature has been in the rotation ⤷ who plays this
Meinl Byzance Brilliant 13" Fast Hi-Hats ⤷ who plays this
Meinl Byzance 17" Medium Thin Crash ⤷ who plays this
Meinl Byzance 20" China one of two chinas in the setup ⤷ who plays this
Axis double pedal direct drive — the tempos demand it ⤷ who plays this
Vic Firth X5AN the stick his own signature model is built on ⤷ who plays this
Evans drumheads ⤷ who plays this
Roland triggers the whole kit is triggered — he is open about it ⤷ who plays this

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