Jaska Raatikainen vs John Otto — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Jaska Raatikainen (Children of Bodom) vs John Otto (Limp Bizkit). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Jaska Raatikainen use?
Jaska Raatikainen uses Pearl Masters Premium Maple with Zildjian A Custom & K Custom Series (14" A Custom Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" A Custom Crashes, 20" K Custom Ride). Raatikainen played a Pearl Masters Premium Maple kit with a Pearl Masters 14x5.5" Maple snare and Zildjian A Custom & K Custom Series cymbals (14" A Custom Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" A Custom Crashes, 20" K Custom Ride, 18" China), powered by a Pearl Eliminator double pedal and Vic Firth American Classic 5A sticks. Otto plays an Orange County Drum & Percussion (OCDP) Custom Type 5 Acrylic kit with dual signature OCDP snares and Zildjian A Custom cymbals, driven by Gibraltar G Class pedals — both drummers favor Zildjian A Custom cymbals despite operating at opposite ends of metal's tempo spectrum.
What drum kit does John Otto use?
John Otto uses Orange County Drum & Percussion (OCDP) Custom Type 5 Acrylic with Zildjian (13" A Custom Mastersound Hi-Hats, 16" & 17" A Custom Projection Crashes, 20" A Custom EFX, 20" FX Oriental Crash of Doom). Raatikainen played a Pearl Masters Premium Maple kit with a Pearl Masters 14x5.5" Maple snare and Zildjian A Custom & K Custom Series cymbals (14" A Custom Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" A Custom Crashes, 20" K Custom Ride, 18" China), powered by a Pearl Eliminator double pedal and Vic Firth American Classic 5A sticks. Otto plays an Orange County Drum & Percussion (OCDP) Custom Type 5 Acrylic kit with dual signature OCDP snares and Zildjian A Custom cymbals, driven by Gibraltar G Class pedals — both drummers favor Zildjian A Custom cymbals despite operating at opposite ends of metal's tempo spectrum.
Which is better, Jaska Raatikainen or John Otto?
Jaska Raatikainen and John Otto show just how differently precision and groove can define heavy music drumming. Raatikainen spent 26 unbroken years giving Children of Bodom's neoclassical melodic death metal a surgically consistent, high-velocity backbone. Otto's jazz-and-funk-schooled pocket made Limp Bizkit's rap-metal commercially unstoppable through disciplined, song-serving restraint rather than extreme-metal speed. Both are foundational figures in their respective scenes, operating at opposite ends of metal's tempo and technicality spectrum.