Tommy Lee
Documented by Drum Faster
Mötley Crüe's showman — the most-searched drummer on the planet, famous as much for drumming upside down in a spinning cage as for the thunder underneath it. Big kicks, big backbeat, zero subtlety, all fun.
2023 — The World Tour
The stadium run with Def Leppard: same DNA — DW, Zildjian, Ahead — with the drum riser doing more travelling than most bands.
DW Collector's Series kitmirror-finish, twin 24" kicks
DW 14"x6.5" Collector's Bell Brass snare
Zildjian A Custom 15" Hi-hats
Zildjian A Custom 20" Crashleft and right
Zildjian A 22" Ping Ride
DW 9000 double pedal
Ahead Tommy Lee signature sticks
Roland SPD-SX sample padtriggers and show cues
2005 — Carnival of Sins tour
Reunion-era Crüe: Tommy long settled on DW shells with his Zildjian setup, still flying over the crowd — this tour on the "360" roller-coaster rig.
DW Collector's Series maple kitdouble 24" kicks, chrome-over wrap
DW 14"x6.5" Edge snarebrass/maple hybrid shell
Zildjian A Custom 15" Hi-hats
Zildjian A Custom 19" Crashpair
Zildjian A 22" Swish Knockerchina flavour up top
DW 9000 double pedal
DW 9000 series stands
Ahead Tommy Lee signature sticks
Remo Powerstroke P3 kick heads
1989 — Dr. Feelgood era
The peak-Crüe arena rig: double 24" kicks, banks of toms, and the spinning-cage drum solo. Tommy was a Tama artist through the '80s glam years.
Tama Artstar II double-bass kittwin 24" kicks, rack and floor toms for days
Tama bell brass snare 14"the '80s metal studio staple
Zildjian A 15" New Beat Hi-hatslifelong Zildjian player
Zildjian A 19" Medium Thin Crashseveral, angled high
Zildjian A 22" Ping Ride
Zildjian A 20" China Highcrash-ended fills
Tama Titan hardwareplus the infamous rotating drum cage
Ahead Tommy Lee signature sticksaluminium-core — he helped put Ahead on the map
Remo Coated Emperorbatter side across the toms
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