Blink-182's tattooed engine and pop-punk's most influential drummer — marching-band chops at hardcore tempos, played shirtless and standing up as often as not. Twenty-five years of kits documented below: the Ludwig he learned on, the Orange County Drum & Percussion customs he part-owned and turned into a visual signature, and the DW era he's in now. Same DNA throughout — short stack, everything angled dead flat, cymbals low and fast.
The stadium reunion run, and the fullest documented version of the current rig: DW throughout, brilliant-finish Zildjians led by 15" Mastersound hats and a 23" Sweet ride, an SPD for the hip-hop segues, and the riser that still flips him vertical mid-song.
The 2023 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
DW Collector's Series kit22"x18" or 24"x20" kick, 12"x9" rack tom, 16"x14" floor tom⤷ who plays this
Cadillac emblem bass drum badgestill there, twenty years on⤷ who plays this
2022 — The DW candy-cane kit
Fully endorsed by Drum Workshop by now. The red-and-white striped custom — the "EDGING" video kit — is the most photographed DW he owns: a compact four-piece with a black nickel over brass snare in the middle of the stack.
The 2022 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
DW Custom red & white striped kitthe "EDGING" video candy-cane kit⤷ who plays this
Matt Skiba's first blink record. OCDP was long gone as Travis knew it, so his live kits were custom acrylics built by two of the original OCDP master builders — Daniel Jensen and Jeremy Berman at Q Drum Co — with Drum Lite LED strips inside the shells. Clear and amber acrylic on some runs, black-and-white wrap on others.
The 2016 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Q Drum Co custom acrylic kitbuilt by Daniel Jensen and Jeremy Berman, the original OCDP builders⤷ who plays this
Q Drum Co black & white wrap kitthe alternate touring kit⤷ who plays this
blink got back together on stage at the 2009 Grammys, five months after the plane crash Travis survived. The reunion run was played on the OCDP Travis Barker signature kit from the brand's Guitar Center era.
The 2009 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
OCDP Travis Barker Signature kitthe Guitar Center-era production version of his custom spec⤷ who plays this
The post-blink-hiatus band with Mark Hoppus. Green acrylic OCDP in the "When Your Heart Stops Beating" video, on the biggest kick he's ever used — a 24"x22" — with a bell brass main snare and a 10" side snare for the fast doubled hits.
The 2006 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
OCDP Green Acrylic kit24"x22" kick, 12"x10" rack tom, 16"x14" floor tom⤷ who plays this
OCDP Bell Brass snarethe heaviest, loudest thing in the rig⤷ who plays this
OCDP 10"x5" side snarepopcorn crack for the doubled hits⤷ who plays this
Clear acrylic OCDP with the Famous Stars and Straps logo engraved into the shells, plus the Shanna Moakler centrefold wrap kit seen in the "Down" video and the MTV Icon tribute performance.
The 2004 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
OCDP Clear Acrylic kit with FSAS engravingFamous Stars and Straps logo cut into the shells⤷ who plays this
OCDP Shanna Moakler centrefold wrap kitthe "Down" video and MTV Icon kit⤷ who plays this
blink's self-titled record, the most experimental thing they made. Amber acrylic OCDP, a vintage Cadillac emblem mounted on the front bass drum head — a Travis trademark ever since — and a woodblock bolted to the kick for extra rhythmic texture.
The 2003 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
OCDP Amber Acrylic kitsee-through shells, chrome hardware⤷ who plays this
The Green Day co-headline where the entire kit left the ground and rotated 360 degrees mid-solo. Plaid flannel OCDP for blink, a Troy Lee Designs–painted kit alongside it, and a plain black lacquer OCDP for Box Car Racer club shows.
The 2002 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
OCDP Plaid Flannel kitthe flying, rotating drum-solo kit⤷ who plays this
OCDP Troy Lee Designs custom-painted kitmotocross painter, drum finish⤷ who plays this
The famous Tri-Band Glass Glitter OCDP: red, white and blue bands round the shells and a square 20"x20" kick with twin front ports. In the studio the band tracked on a Pork Pie tobacco sunburst kit brought in by drum tech Mike Fasano. Pictured is an OCDP glass glitter kit in the layout Travis ran through these years — kick, single rack tom, twin floor toms, main snare, and cymbals set low and flat.
The 2001 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
OCDP Tri-Band Glass Glitter kitred/white/blue bands, 20"x20" kick with two front ports⤷ who plays this
The Evel Knievel OCDP — the kit from the "Adam's Song" video and the 2000 MTV VMAs — plus a second floor tom added on his left. An OCDP yellow kit ran alongside it, star decals added part-way through the year.
The 2000 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
OCDP Evel Knievel custom kitthe "Adam's Song" video and 2000 VMAs kit⤷ who plays this
OCDP 14"x12" left-side floor tomsecond floor tom, drummer's left⤷ who plays this
OCDP Yellow kit with star decalsthe alternate kit that year⤷ who plays this
OCDP 14"x8" 20-ply vented maple snarefour vent holes — dry, loud and brutal under rimshots⤷ who plays this
The Jelly Bean kit — every drum a different colour: blue rack tom, green floor tom, and the orange glitter kick carried over from the '98 kit. Enema went on to sell fifteen million copies and put this setup in front of every teenager with MTV.
The 1999 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
OCDP Jelly Bean kitblue rack tom, green floor tom, orange glitter kick — one colour per drum⤷ who plays this
Travis learned the blink set in about 45 minutes and played his first show that night. His first Orange County Drum & Percussion custom followed: orange glitter, offset lugs, powder-coated hardware — the start of the OCDP look he built the rest of his career on.
The 1998 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
OCDP custom kit in Orange Glitter22"x18" kick, 12"x10" rack tom, 16"x14" floor tom⤷ who plays this
OCDP powder-coated custom hardwareoffset lugs, colour-matched to the shells⤷ who plays this
Before blink: SoCal ska-punk, marching-band drumline chops, and a hand-me-down kit. The piccolo snare was a deliberate choice — a whip-crack in the high register was the only thing that would cut through a horn section.
The 1996 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Ludwig Rocker kitred wrap, black-and-white Ludwig badge on the rack tom⤷ who plays this
Pearl Free Floating 14"x3.5" brass piccolo snarehigh-register crack that cut through the horns⤷ who plays this
Pearl hardware packwhatever came with the kit, and it held up⤷ who plays this
Pro-Mark 5Bwrapped in grip tape — a habit that never left⤷ who plays this
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