In this installment of the View from the Top Series, I play on several of my favorite China cymbals. They include Wuhan Heavy 16" China Weight = 1266 grams Wuhan 20" Thin China Weight = 1417 grams Paiste 22" Traditional Medium Light China w/Rivets Weight = 2058 grams Atlas 20" China w/rivets Weight = 1480 grams Masterwork 24" Thalles Paper Thin China w/rivets Weight = 1995grams Drums are Craviotto Private Reserve 20'x15", 10 x 8, 12x 8, 14x14 floor tom, 14x 6.5 Snare Drum The Hi Hats are Sabian 13" HH Regular The drumsticks are my custom Vic Firth Signature set sticks in maple. These are available only from me at rickdior@gmail.com. They are also available in Hickory. The microphones are Neumann U89 overheads and a Shure Beta 52 on the bass drum.

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