Ryan Hilerio – System Divide / Epica North American Tour – Blog 2

What's up everyone? Ryan here with another update from the System Divide tour. I figured this week I'd go over my setup for anyone that was curious as to the gear I am using for this tour.

 
Shells: While I usually play a five piece kit, for System Divide I use a 4 piece Keller Maple kit – 22"x18" kick, 10"x6" rack tom and 13"x 13" floor tom and a Spaun 13"x5 1/2" acrylic snare.
 
Pedals: I've always been a fan of the Axis A longboards. They just allow you to play much faster for longer periods of time with much less effort than standard pedals.
 
Cymbals: My cymbal setup is a mix of various Meinl, Sabian and Zildjian models. My setup, left to right is as follows:
  • Meinl Byzance 10" Splash
  • Sabian 15" AAXtreme China
  • Sabian 12" AA Mini Hats
  • Sabian 18" Vault Crash
  • Meinl 10" HCS Splash
  • Zildjian 6" Zil-Bel
  • Sabian 20" Vault Crash
  • Zildjian 20" Z Custom Power Ride
  • Sabian 18" Hand Hammered China
 
Heads: I'm currently using Evans coated G2's on the toms and an Evans Genera Dry on the snare. For the kick drum, I'm using a Remo Pinstripe.
 
Electronics: My trigger setup consists of a Roland RT-10K kick trigger run through an Alesis DM5 module.
 
Sticks: Vic Firth 5A.
 
Thanks for reading everyone! Be sure to check back in the coming weeks for more updates and some live footage!
 
Keep blasting,
Ryan Hilerio

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*