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Aric Improta

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Night Verses' drummer and a co-founder of Fever 333, now in House of Protection. The drummer who backflipped between two kits mid-solo without dropping the phrase — and whose playing stands up when you take the pictures away. A deliberately modest Tama and Meinl setup, because he has to be able to move around it.

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2018 — Fever 333 / Night Verses

Two very different jobs at once: an instrumental trio where the drums often carry the hook, and a politically charged rock band whose sound is half hip-hop production. The kit is smaller and plainer than his reputation suggests, and that is the point — everything has to be within reach.

Bass drum — Tama Superstar Classic kit Floor tom — Tama Superstar Classic kit Rack tom — Tama Superstar Classic kit Rack tom — Tama Superstar Classic kit Hi-hats — Meinl Hi-hats Crash — Meinl Crashes Ride — Meinl 22" Soundcaster Fusion Ride 22"
The 2018 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Tama Superstar Classic kit single lugs — a mid-priced kit, chosen because it works ⤷ who plays this
Meinl 22" Soundcaster Fusion Ride ⤷ who plays this
Meinl Hi-hats ⤷ who plays this
Meinl Crashes ⤷ who plays this

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