John Bonham
Documented by Drum Faster
Led Zeppelin's once-in-history drummer. The heaviest right hand and fastest right foot rock ever had, on a kit tuned wide open in big rooms — fifty years later, every drum sound chases When the Levee Breaks.
1977 — Stainless steel kit
The final years: a stainless steel Ludwig monster for the '77 US tour through Knebworth '79 — louder than the PA, allegedly.
Ludwig Stainless Steel kit26"/15"/16"/18"
Ludwig 14"x6.5" Supraphonic LM402
Paiste 2002 15" Sound Edge Hi-hats
Paiste 2002 16" and 18" Crashes
Paiste 2002 24" Ride
Ludwig Speed King pedal
Remo Coated Emperor
1973 — Amber Vistalite — The Song Remains the Same
The see-through amber acrylic kit from the Madison Square Garden film — probably the most famous single drum kit in rock. Paiste 2002s now in full effect.
Ludwig Vistalite kit in amber26"/14"/16"/18" — reissued by Ludwig today
Ludwig 14"x6.5" Supraphonic LM402
Paiste 2002 15" Sound Edge Hi-hats
Paiste 2002 18" Medium Crash
Paiste 2002 24" Ride
Paiste 2002 20" Chinastage right
Ludwig Speed King pedal
Remo Coated Emperor
Paiste 38" symphonic gongthe backdrop
1969 — Led Zeppelin I & II
The early Zeppelin rig: natural maple Ludwig, 26" kick with both heads on, the Supraphonic cracked like a rifle, and Paiste Giant Beats before the 2002s existed.
Ludwig Super Classic maple kit26"/13"/16"/18", wide-open tuning
Ludwig 14"x6.5" Supraphonic LM402the snare — still in production, still the answer
Paiste Giant Beat 15" Hi-hatsreissued today
Paiste Giant Beat 18" crash
Paiste Giant Beat 24" ride
Ludwig Speed King pedalthe triplet machine
Remo Coated Emperorbatters; Ambassadors underneath
Ludwig timpani and gongMoby Dick artillery
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