ZackGrooves

Documented by Chris @ Drum Faster

The East Carolina jazz graduate who became one of drum YouTube's funniest creators, then quietly turned 440,000 subscribers into a real career — three records with his jazz-fusion band Everything Yes, a Dixon and Meinl endorsement, and his own signature stick.

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2026 — Endorsed and on tour

The current rig: Dixon shells, a Byzance-heavy Meinl setup, and his own Meinl Stick & Brush signature model. This is the kit behind Everything Yes as well as the channel.

The 2026 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.

Dixon drum kit his shells since joining the Dixon roster ⤷ who plays this

Meinl Byzance Foundry Reserve the dark, dry, hand-hammered end of the Byzance range ⤷ who plays this

Meinl Byzance Dual raw-and-brilliant two-tone finish ⤷ who plays this

Meinl Byzance Extra Dry short, trashy and controlled ⤷ who plays this

Meinl Stick & Brush ZackGrooves signature (SB606) 16.5" long, .550" diameter, American hickory, long taper, oval wood tip ⤷ who plays this

Yamaha EAD10 drum module still the recording workhorse ⤷ who plays this

2021 — The come-up

The setup he was piecing together as the channel exploded — a mixed bag of brands rather than an endorsement roster, with a Yamaha EAD10 handling the recording side.

The 2021 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.

DW drum kit his shells before the Dixon endorsement ⤷ who plays this

Meinl cymbals Meinl from early on, well before the rest of the rig settled ⤷ who plays this

Vic Firth drumsticks pre-signature model ⤷ who plays this

Remo drumheads ⤷ who plays this

DW hardware ⤷ who plays this

Roc-N-Soc throne ⤷ who plays this

Yamaha EAD10 drum module how the kit got recorded for the channel ⤷ who plays this

2026 — Endorsed and on tour

2021 — The come-up

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