Tommy Aldridge

"Yamaha drums have been my instruments of destruction for longer than I would care to admit. If there was anything cooler you can bet I would be playing it. AND their hardware is REAL hardware. It's made for staying where you put it … city after city, night after night." – Tommy Aldridge

Biography:

Tommy's signature style is a rare combination of power, technique, and feel. His performing and recording credits include Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers, Vinnie More, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake. In 1988, he was voted best rock drummer in the Modern Drummer Reader's Poll.

Tommy remains very active as a clinician discussing everything from the basic fundamentals of rock drumming to the double bass fills and solos that made him famous.

"Rock Drum Soloing and Double Bass Workout" is Tommy's first instructional video. He is currently working on his second instructional video and a method book on double bass drumming.

With his hard-hitting style, flair, and showmanship, Tommy continues to be a major influence in hard rock and heavy metal drumming.

Gear:

ACOUSTIC DRUMS:
2x ABD-1524T (24"x18") Absolute Maple Nouveau Bass Drums
1x SD-4105 (14"x5.5") Brass Snare Drum
1x ATT-1512U (12"x9") Absolute Maple Nouveau Mounted Tom
1x ATT-1513U (13"x10") Absolute Maple Nouveau Mounted Tom
1x AFT-1516 (16"x16") Absolute Maple Nouveau Floor Tom
1x AFT-1518 (18"x16") Absolute Maple Nouveau Floor Tom
2x SKRM-100 Subkicks

HARDWARE:
1x VH-1206T 12" Wood Rims/Hoops
1x VH-1306T 13" Wood Rims/Hoops
1x VH-1608F 16" Wood Rims/Hoops
1x VH-1808F 18" Wood Rims/Hoops
2x BT-914 Wood Beaters
1x DS-840 Double Braced Drum Stool
1x EX-910W HiHat Extension Rod
2x FP-9310 Double Chain Drive Pedals
1x HS-1000 HiHat Stand
1x SS-940 Snare Stand
1x WS-955 Double Tom Stand for YESS
1x CHH-920 Tension Adjustable Closed Hi-hat Holder

4x AC-910 Arm Clamp
Used for:
* Holding CHH-920 closed HiHat
* Attaching 15" cymbal to ride stand
* 2 used to mount subkicks to china stands

1x CH-740 Short Boom Arm Cymbal
* Used for Splash in WS-955 double tom stand

1x CH-745 Medium Boom Arm Cymbal
* Used to mount 15" cymbal to ride stand

2x CS-925 Double Braced Cymbal Stand with Boom
* Used for china cymbals

10x CS-945 Double Braced Cymbal Stand with Boom
Used as:
* 6 straight stands
* 1 ride stand
* 2 tops mounted in bass drums
* 1 top used to brace double tom stand to snare stand

4x CSAT-924 Cymbal Stand Attachment
Used to:
* Mount HiHat, front overhead, snare top microphone arms
* Hold towel

4x OC-910U Rack Clamps
* 2 used to attach HiHat stand to bass drum
* 2 Used to attach double tom stand to snare stand

1x RP60 Rack Pipe
* Used to attach HiHat stand to bass drum