John Otto vs Arin Ilejay — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: John Otto (Limp Bizkit) vs Arin Ilejay (ex-Avenged Sevenfold). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
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). John Otto plays an Orange County Drum & Percussion (OCDP) Custom Type 5 Acrylic kit with dual OCDP snares — a 14x6.5" 40-ply vented shell and a 10x6" 20-ply piccolo — and Zildjian cymbals (13" A Custom Mastersound Hi-Hats, 16" & 17" A Custom Projection Crashes, 20" A Custom EFX, 20" FX Oriental Crash of Doom), driven by Gibraltar G Class bass drum pedals. Arin Ilejay played a Mapex Saturn Series kit with a Mapex Black Panther 14x6.5" snare and Zildjian A Custom cymbals (14" A Custom Mastersound Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" A Custom Crashes, 21" A Sweet Ride, 18" A Custom China), powered by a Mapex Falcon double pedal — the documented setup from his 2011-2015 A7X tenure.
What drum kit does Arin Ilejay use?
Arin Ilejay uses Mapex Saturn Series with Zildjian (14" A Custom Mastersound Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" A Custom Crashes, 21" A Sweet Ride, 18" A Custom China). John Otto plays an Orange County Drum & Percussion (OCDP) Custom Type 5 Acrylic kit with dual OCDP snares — a 14x6.5" 40-ply vented shell and a 10x6" 20-ply piccolo — and Zildjian cymbals (13" A Custom Mastersound Hi-Hats, 16" & 17" A Custom Projection Crashes, 20" A Custom EFX, 20" FX Oriental Crash of Doom), driven by Gibraltar G Class bass drum pedals. Arin Ilejay played a Mapex Saturn Series kit with a Mapex Black Panther 14x6.5" snare and Zildjian A Custom cymbals (14" A Custom Mastersound Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" A Custom Crashes, 21" A Sweet Ride, 18" A Custom China), powered by a Mapex Falcon double pedal — the documented setup from his 2011-2015 A7X tenure.
Which is better, John Otto or Arin Ilejay?
John Otto and Arin Ilejay both drove Billboard No. 1 albums for genre-defining bands, but from opposite technical philosophies. Otto's jazz-schooled, hip-hop-inflected pocket has anchored Limp Bizkit's rap-metal groove for over three decades without interruption, while Ilejay's comparatively brief 2011-2015 stint delivered Avenged Sevenfold a chart-topping, deliberately classic-metal record before he moved on. Otto is nu-metal's dependable groove architect; Ilejay is a short-tenure power drummer who still left a No. 1 album behind him.