Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers not only lays down a funky groove on his kit, he plays on some cool drum equipment. Chad also is well known for playing in the band Chickenfoot with Sammy Hagar. Let's take a peak at what drums Chad has been seen playing on.

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Note: Chad had a Pearl signature kit for sale during a limited time in 2008/2009:

Drums - Pearl Mastersworks Series 5-Piece Kit

• 24 x 16 Maple Bass drum
• 12 x 10 maple rack Tom
• 14 x 14 Floor Tom
• 16 x 16 Floor Tom

• Pearl Sensitone 14x5.5" brass snare
• Peal Sensitone 14x5.5" steel snare

Chad has had a signature Pearl snare:

• CS1450 Chad Smith Signature Snare drum

Cymbals

- 14" AA medium Hats

- 10" AA medium Splash

- 19" AA Medium Crash (or 18.5" Signature Chad Smith Explosion Crash)

- 21" AA Rock Ride

- 20" AA Rock Crash

- 19" AAX China

- 14'' AAXcelerator hi hat

Hardware - all Pearl

• S2000C Snare Stand
• P2000C Eliminator Pedal
• H2000 Hi-hat Stand
• B855W Boom Cymbal Stands x 5
• TH100I Tom Arm
• D150 Drum Throne
• AX20 Adapter

Drum Heads - Remo

Snare - Coated CS Control Sound with dot batter on top snare ambassador on bottom snare side

Toms - Clear Emperor on top of Toms. Clear Ambassadors underneath

Kick - Coated Powerstroke 3 on Bass Drum Batter with a Falam Slam. Custom Painted Head

Microphones

HiHat = Shure SM81

Kick = Shure SM7A and Shure SM91A

Overhead = Shure KSM32

Snare =  Shure Beta 56A

Toms = Shure SM98A

Sticks

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