Ashton Irwin

Documented by Drum Faster

5 Seconds of Summer's drummer since 2011, playing arena pop on one of the biggest kits in mainstream music — a mirror chrome Gretsch USA Custom with concert toms and a gong drum. Dark Zildjian K crashes for the musical accents, trashy EFX and hammered chinas for the noise.

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2023 — The 5SOS5 tour

Nine drums, and every one of them gets used — the fills are melodic runs across the whole kit rather than snare-and-crash. The cymbal setup is built entirely on contrast between dark K models and trashy effects.

The 2023 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.

Gretsch USA Custom 22"x18" bass drum mirror chrome finish ⤷ who plays this

Gretsch USA Custom 10"x7" rack tom ⤷ who plays this

Gretsch USA Custom 12"x8" rack tom ⤷ who plays this

Gretsch USA Custom 13"x9" rack tom ⤷ who plays this

Gretsch USA Custom 16"x16" floor tom ⤷ who plays this

Gretsch USA Custom 18"x16" floor tom ⤷ who plays this

Gretsch USA Custom 12"x8" concert tom single-headed ⤷ who plays this

Gretsch USA Custom 16"x8" concert tom ⤷ who plays this

Gretsch USA Custom 20"x16" gong drum no snares, no reso — one enormous boom for the chorus drops ⤷ who plays this

Gretsch USA Custom 14"x6.5" snare ⤷ who plays this

Zildjian K 13" Hi-hats ⤷ who plays this

Zildjian K 18" Dark Crash Medium Thin ⤷ who plays this

Zildjian K 20" Dark Crash Thin ⤷ who plays this

Zildjian K 10" Splash ⤷ who plays this

Zildjian K Custom 9" Hybrid Splash ⤷ who plays this

Zildjian K 19" China ⤷ who plays this

Zildjian A Custom 16" EFX the trashy accent ⤷ who plays this

Zildjian A 21" Ultra Hammered China ⤷ who plays this

Vater sticks ⤷ who plays this

Remo heads ⤷ who plays this

2023 — The 5SOS5 tour

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