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Live Aid (13.07.1985)
The legendary one-off peformance at the famous festival
Percussion
 Drums: Ludwig Classic series drum kit in the Chrome Wrap finish
bass drum: 26"x16"
snare: 14"x6.5"
toms: 12"x11", 13"x12", 14"x13"
floor toms: 16"x16", 18"x16" Ludwig Classic Tom |
Cymbals: Zildjian (brilliant finish)
hi-hats: Avedis New Beat 15"
crashes: Avedis Rock Crash 18", Avedis Medium Thin Crash 18", K Dark Crash
ride: Avedis Rock Ride 20"
chinas: Wuhan 20", Avedis China High 22"
Hardware: Ludwig
(from the top 'Hercules' series) + Ludwig Speed King pedal
Effects: 5 Simmons Electronic Drums Pads
The
bass drum logo was the white 'Queen' writing (The Works font) on on a black background. |
A
mimed performance with a very interesting equipment.
Percussion
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 Ludwig kit: 26" x 14" Bass Drum, 12" x 11", 13" x 12", 14" x 13", 16"
x 16", 18" x 16" Toms, 14" x 8" Snare
Magic Tour (07.06.1986 - 09.08.1986) |
The last tour
Queen ever did.
Percussion
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Drums: Yamaha 9000 (birch shells)
bass drum: 22"x14" (Remo pinstripe heads)
snare: 14"x8" (Remo coated ambassador heads)
toms: 12"x10", 13"x11", 14"x12" (Remo pinstripe heads)
floor toms: 16"x16", 18"x16" (Remo pinstripe heads)
Cymbals:
Zildjian (brilliant finish)
hi-hats: Avedis New Beat 15"
crashes: Avedis Rock Crash 18", K Dark Crash 17" (Wembley: Z Custom Light
Power Crash 17"), K Dark Crash 19" (Wembley: Z Custom Power Light Crash 18")
ride: Avedis Medium Ride 20"
chinas: K China 19", Avedis China High 20"
Hardware: all by
Yamaha (incl. the pedal)
Effects: Roland Octapad
The bass drum logo was a white (or a bit pinky?) 'Queen'
writing (AKOM font) on a clear background. Roger also used a Ludwig tambourine every night and threw it to the audience.
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Freddie Mercury Tribute (20.04.1992)
Percussion
 Drums: Ludwig Classic Maple; colour: maple lacquer finish
bass drum: 24"x16"
snare: 14x6.5: head: Ludwig Rocker Heavy
toms: 12x11, 13x12, 14x13; heads: Ludwig Rocker Heavy
floor toms: 16x16, 18x16; heads: Ludwig Rocker Heavy
pedal: Ludwig Speed King |
 Cymbals: Zildjian; all in brilliant finish except the chinas
hi-hats: Avedis New Beat 15"
crashes: Avedis Rock Crash 18", K Zildjian 17", K Zildjian 19"
ride: K Zildjian 22"
chinas: Avedis China High 18", Avedis China Low 20"
The bass drum
logo was the white crest on a black background. |
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During '39 Roger played the classic Ludwig 26" bass-drum and
a tambourine (second photo).
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Queen and Paul Rodgers Tour (2005 - 2006)
Percussion
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The kit is mainly a Ludwig, except the bass drum, which is a Sleishman.
Here we go:
bass drum: 24"x20" Sleishman
toms: 10"x9", 14"x13" Ludwig Classic Maple
floor toms: 16"x16", 18"x16" Ludwig Classic Maple
snare: maple 14x6.5 or maple 14x8 (depending on the venue)
roto-toms: 12", 14", 16" (or 12", 13" and 14"?)
wind chimes: LP Double Row Studio (above the 18" floor tom)
cowbell: also Ludwig, size 6,7/8
Cymbals are all by Zildjian:
hi-hat: Avedis New Beat 15"
crash: K Dark Crash brilliant 17" (on his left); K Dark Crash traditional
19" (on his left), K Crash/Ride 20" (on his right)
ride: K 22"
china: Oriental Trash 20" (on his right)
Hardware by Ludwig
(new ones, you can see they got a red label). The double-bass pedal he's using is a DW 9000, apparently the best pedal
in the world :-) All drumheads on the toms were Remo Ambassadors and Powerstroke 3 on the snare and bassdrum.
Roger used Vic Firth 5B Wood tip drumsticks (similar ones were also on sale as official merchandise in some venues).
The bass drum logo is either a "Queen" writing (Works font) or (scarcely) the new ugly logo (fourth photo - Munich, Stockholm
and maybe some more venues). Roger also used conga drums for Seagull. Those could be LP. |
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