Soundgarden from 1986 and Pearl Jam from 1998 — for a stretch in the 2010s, both at once. Odd time signatures that never sound like odd time signatures, one bass drum pedal, and the Gregg Keplinger cast steel snare that made "Black Hole Sun" sound like that.
Pearl Jam recorded fast and live in a room, and it is the best-reviewed thing they have done in twenty years. His road kit is a custom Yamaha Maple Hybrid in flat black, with a dark, dynamic Zildjian setup rather than a bright rock one.
The 2024 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Yamaha Maple Hybrid custom kitflat black finish — his road kit⤷ who plays this
Gregg Keplinger 14"x7" cast steel snarestill in the rig thirty years on⤷ who plays this
He moved to Yamaha in the 2000s: Birch Custom Absolute first — higher-pitched than maple with fewer overtones, which suits a very loud band — and then Oak Custom from around 2009. The Keplinger snare came with him.
The 2009 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Yamaha Oak Custom kit22" kick, 12"/13" racks, 16" floor⤷ who plays this
The Soundgarden peak, and the record that put a 14"x7" Gregg Keplinger cast steel snare into drumming folklore. Cameron was a DW player at this point, in a Gray Slate finish.
The 1994 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
DW kit, Gray Slate finish22"x18" kick, 12"x8" and 13"x9" toms, 15"x13" floating floor tom⤷ who plays this
Gregg Keplinger 14"x7" cast steel snarethe "Black Hole Sun" drum — raw, huge and slightly ugly⤷ who plays this
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