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Josh Dun

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Half of Twenty One Pilots, and the whole rhythm section. A hybrid acoustic-and-electronic rig built to fill a stadium with two people in the band, and a new SJC custom kit for every album cycle — the drums are part of each record's visual identity.

2024 — The Clancy World Tour

A one-off SJC custom built for the tour, and a move to a Zildjian K Sweet-led cymbal setup — darker and wider than before, with EFX crashes and a stack handling the electronic-sounding accents. The head choices tell you it is a close-miked, controlled sound rather than an open one.

Bass drum — SJC Custom Drums Clancy kit Floor tom — SJC Custom Drums Clancy kit Rack tom — SJC Custom Drums Clancy kit Rack tom — SJC Custom Drums Clancy kit Snare — SJC 14" snare 14"Hi-hats — Zildjian K Sweet 14" Hi-hats 14"Crash — Zildjian K Sweet 19" Crash 19"Crash — Zildjian K Sweet 20" Crash 20"Crash — Zildjian A EFX Crashes (x2) Ride — Zildjian K Sweet 23" Ride 23"
The 2024 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
SJC Custom Drums Clancy kit handcrafted one-off for the tour ⤷ who plays this
SJC 14" snare ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian K Sweet 14" Hi-hats ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian K Sweet 19" Crash ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian K Sweet 20" Crash ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian K Sweet 23" Ride ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian A EFX Crashes (x2) plus an EFX stack ⤷ who plays this
DW 9000 pedal ⤷ who plays this
DW 9000 series hardware built and struck three hundred times a year ⤷ who plays this
Remo Controlled Sound X coated snare batter over an Ambassador Hazy resonant ⤷ who plays this
Remo Powerstroke Clear tom batters over single-ply Ambassador resonants ⤷ who plays this
Remo Powerstroke P3 kick batter ⤷ who plays this

2018 — Trench

The heaviest material they have recorded, and the kit got correspondingly aggressive. Still one drummer covering every hole in a two-piece arrangement.

Bass drum — SJC Custom Drums kit Floor tom — SJC Custom Drums kit Rack tom — SJC Custom Drums kit Rack tom — SJC Custom Drums kit Snare — SJC 14" snare 14"Hi-hats — Zildjian 14" Hi-hats 14"Crash — Zildjian A EFX Crash Crash — Zildjian 20" Crash 20"
The 2018 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
SJC Custom Drums kit Trench-era custom finish ⤷ who plays this
SJC 14" snare ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian 14" Hi-hats ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian A EFX Crash short, trashy, no sustain ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian 20" Crash ⤷ who plays this
Sample pads and triggers ⤷ who plays this
DW 9000 series hardware ⤷ who plays this

2015 — Blurryface

The record that took them from a Columbus club band to Grammy stages. An SJC custom kit with pads woven in — he is not playing along to tracks so much as performing them.

Bass drum — SJC Custom Drums kit Floor tom — SJC Custom Drums kit Rack tom — SJC Custom Drums kit Rack tom — SJC Custom Drums kit Snare — SJC 14" snare 14"Hi-hats — Zildjian 14" Hi-hats 14"Crash — Zildjian A 18" Crash 18"Ride — Zildjian 20" Ride 20"
The 2015 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
SJC Custom Drums kit one-off custom for the album cycle ⤷ who plays this
SJC 14" snare tuned high and cracked hard ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian 14" Hi-hats ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian A 18" Crash ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian 20" Ride ⤷ who plays this
Sample pads and triggers the sub-drops and processed snares in the songs ⤷ who plays this
Remo heads controlled rather than open ⤷ who plays this

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