Dan Dennison

The Drums:
   I use and proudly recommend Pearl Drums. I have found no finer drum in my years of hitting round things with wooden sticks. The quality and sound of Pearl Drums far surpasses anything else I have had the opportunity to play. 
   I have to thank Al Percival, Dave Lena, Serge Kolomiets, and the rest of the Pearl Nashville headquarters family for their tremendous support, assistance, and friendship throughout the years.

The Kits: (Pictures on the Photo page)

Masters MRX kit in Antique Gold Lacquer. Sizes are 8x10, 9x12, 11x13, 12x14, 14x16, and 18x22 Kick

The Main kit: Pearl Reference (Thank you Al and Dave!) in gorgeous Crystal Rain Lacquer. 
Without a doubt these are the most incredible drums I have ever owned and are now the workhorse for all live shows and recording. I'll make sure I post plenty of pictures of this kit. It is a truly remarkable sounding kit, and the finish is amazing!
Sizes on the Reference kit are: 7x8, 8x10, 9x12, 14x14FT, 16x16FT, 16x18FT, and  (2) 18x22 Kick Drums.

My current snare drums:
5.5 x 14 Greg Gaylord "Solo" Maple Snare.
1970's Ludwig 5x14 Supersensitive Steel snare.(Thank you Butchman)!
6.5 x 14" Pearl Brass/Maple Free Floater (LOUD). 
6.5 x 14" Pearl Reference Steel Snare
6.5 x 14" Pearl Reference Wood Snare in Rhythm Blue
8 x 14 Pearl Brass Free Floater
6 x 10 Pearl Maple Snare
6 x 14 DW VLT snare in Brokan Glass Finsh Ply

My hardware: I use all Pearl Hardware, including their incredible 2000 series hi-hat, snare stand, throne, and the Icon Series drum racks.. What amazing equipment!

My Pedals: Pearl Eliminator and the new Demon Drive Double Pedals. So smooth and Silky! .

My Sticks: I use Pro-Mark sticks in various models depending on the gig: The good ole workhorse 5B wood tip, 720 Intruders, 747's in both Hickory and Oak. Thank you Pat Brown and all the great people at Promark.for your service and support 

My Heads: I use Evans heads on all my drums.
Clear or Coated G2's on toms, Power Center Reverse Dot on Snares, and the EMad on Kick Drums.

My Cymbals: I proudly use Sabian Cymbals. Cymbals are listed in order from left to right as they appear on the kit:

1. 9" Sabian Max Splash
2. 14" Sabian HH Rock Hi Hats
3. 20" Sabain Paragon Crash
4. 10" Sabian Paragon Splash
5. 17" Sabian AAXplosion Crash
6. 11" Sabian AAXplosion Splash
7. 16" Sabian Paragon Crash
8. 22" Sabian Paragon Ride/22" AA or HH Rock Ride. Coming soon; custom 24" Sabian Ride......
9. 15" Sabain AAXtreme China
10. 18" Sabian Paragon Crash
11. 7" Sabian Alu-Bell
12. 18" Sabain HH Thin China
13. 19" Sabian AAXplosion Crash

My Microphones: I also PROUDLY endorse the Randall May Internal Drum Microphone system. All of my drums are outfitted with Randy's amazing internal mic system. There is no better way to capture the true sound of a drum than from the inside.
My Reference kit is setup with Sennheiser 604's in the mounted toms, Audix D6's in the floor toms, Shure SM57 inside the snare and an Audix I5 on top with Randy's IN/EX microphone mixer system, and AKG D112's in the kick drums.
If you are serious about your drum sound, there is NO other choice in microphones!
Thank You Randy!

   I have to once again thank everyone at Pearl's Nashville Headquarters. They have been there at every turn and supported me like no other company could! Thank You!