Which Brands Endorse the Most Metal Drummers? A 67-Drummer Analysis | MetalForge

Which drum, cymbal, snare, stick, and pedal brands reach the most drummers across MetalForge’s 67-drummer roster, signature-model counts by brand, and kit-brand patterns by genre.

Brand Reach — Roster-Wide

RankBrandDrummers% of 67Categories
1Vic Firth4465.7%Sticks
2Tama2334.3%Kits, Snares, Sticks, Pedals
3Zildjian2334.3%Cymbals, Sticks
4Sabian2029.9%Cymbals
5Pearl1928.4%Kits, Snares, Pedals
6Paiste1522.4%Cymbals
7DW1420.9%Kits, Snares, Pedals
8Promark1217.9%Sticks
9Meinl1014.9%Cymbals
10Sonor811.9%Kits, Snares, Pedals
11Vater69%Sticks
12ddrum46%Kits, Snares, Pedals
13Mapex46%Kits, Snares, Pedals
14SJC46%Kits, Snares
15Axis34.5%Pedals
16Ludwig34.5%Kits, Snares, Pedals
17Czarcie Kopyto23%Pedals
18Wincent23%Sticks
19Ahead11.5%Sticks
20Gibraltar11.5%Pedals
21Noble & Cooley11.5%Kits, Snares
22OCDP11.5%Kits, Snares
23Trick11.5%Pedals
24Yamaha11.5%Kits, Snares, Pedals

Signature Drumsticks by Brand

BrandSignature ModelsDrummers
Vic Firth9George Kollias, Charlie Benante, Danny Carey, Matt Greiner, Nicko McBrain, Vinnie Paul, Matt Garstka, Ray Luzier, Gavin Harrison
ProMark8Dave Lombardo, Eloy Casagrande, Mike Portnoy, Chris Adler, Matt Halpern, Joey Jordison, Aquiles Priester, Jason Bittner
Vater3Jay Weinberg, Mike Mangini, Derek Roddy
Tama2Mario Duplantier, Dirk Verbeuren
Wincent2Tomas Haake, Mikkey Dee
Ahead1Lars Ulrich

Signature Snares by Brand

BrandSignature ModelsDrummers
Pearl3Joey Jordison, George Kollias, Daniel Erlandsson
Sonor3Tomas Haake, Nicko McBrain, Gavin Harrison
ddrum1Scott Travis
Mapex1Chris Adler
Tama1Lars Ulrich
Yamaha1Mikkey Dee

Kit Brand by Genre

GenreDrummersTop Kit BrandFull Breakdown
Progressive Metal11Sonor (4)Sonor 4, Tama 3, Pearl 2, DW 1, Noble & Cooley 1
Thrash Metal10Tama (6)Tama 6, Ludwig 1, Mapex 1, Pearl 1, SJC 1
Death Metal6Tama (3)Tama 3, Pearl 2, ddrum 1
Heavy Metal6ddrum (1)ddrum 1, Ludwig 1, Mapex 1, Pearl 1, Sonor 1, Yamaha 1
Melodic Death Metal4Pearl (3)Pearl 3, Tama 1
Metalcore4Mapex (1)Mapex 1, Pearl 1, SJC 1, Tama 1
Nu Metal4Pearl (2)Pearl 2, OCDP 1, Tama 1
Black Metal3Sonor (2)Sonor 2, Pearl 1
Groove Metal3ddrum (1)ddrum 1, Ludwig 1, Mapex 1
Technical Death Metal3Pearl (2)Pearl 2, DW 1
Progressive2Pearl (1)Pearl 1, Tama 1
Progressive Death Metal2Tama (2)Tama 2

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