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 Chad
Smith was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on the
25th of October in 1962. Chad began playing drums
early, at the age of 17 he began taking various jobs,
which didn’t work out that well; all he ever wanted
to do was to play drums. He graduated from Bloomfield
Hill's Lasher High School in the year 1980. After
he graduated he played with many bands. After Playing
with the band Toby Redd, Chad had a gained very
good reputation as a drummer. Chad ended up being the
last guy to audition. He had a reputation of 'Eating
drums for breakfast'. That settled it, the others
were blown away by his skill and he joined the Chili
Peppers in March 1989. They were all astonished by his
incredible skill, how he gave everything he had and
his way of playing and he was chosen instantly. Chad
was deep into Funk he’s style fitted perfectly and he
easily adapted to being a Chili Pepper.
In 1989 Chad seek his fortune to L.A, Chad is a prson
who very down to earth, sees things for what they are
and has always been the one creating the family feeling
in the band. Some of Chad's greatest influences are
Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell, Black
Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, The Who, Motown, P-Funk,
Buddy Rich, John Bonham. Chad is a very highly respected
as a drummer and he has got many good friends from all
sorts of bands. He also participated on the Private
Part's soundtrack. He used to play Basketball with Eddie
Vedder of Pearl Jam, just as Flea and Anthony he's a
basketball freak, he always wears his trademark basketball
cap. The favorite team are the Detroit Tigers. Chad
appeared on Fishbone's new album along with John and
Flea. "There is nothing like rocking out naked on
stage with your best friends"
Chad married Maria St John and they have daughter
called Manon St. John Smith who was born on March
3 1997 (10:42AM in Pasadena California. 8 pounds 3 ounces
21 inches) . Unfortunately they divorced. He has
also got another baby girl. His daughters are his everything.
Chad entered the Guinness book of the world records
for playing the world's largest drum kit consisting
of 308 pieces. During the OHM tour, Chad had and accident
while playing basketball and later crashed his Harley,
which delayed the tour.
After One Hot Minute Chad and Dave Navarro worked on
a Duo project called Spread, which he quit after Navarro's
departure from the band. His fantastic skill, his wisdom,
his steadiness and his relaxed attitude will continue
to make the Red Hot Chili Peppers prosperous.
in
the light - toby redd [1986]
twist
inside - twenty mondays [1986]
mood
ring - second self [1990]
buffy
the vampire slayer [1992]
fruit
of life - wild colonials [1994]
1000
fires - traci lords [1995]
means
to an end: the music of joy division [1995]
grace
of my heart [1996]
dangerous
madness - wayne kramer [1996]
monkey
on rico - thermadore [1996]
blue
moon swamp - john fogerty [1997]
private
parts [1997]
alright
- jamiroquai [1997]
Loud
Rocks - with Tom Morello & WTC [2000]
Set
01
HARDWARE:
All Pearl, except for DW hi-hat and DW 5000 bass pedal
STICKS: Chad Funkblasters (by Vater) Or VicFirth
5B
EQUIPMENT:
A. 5x14 Chad Smith Signature snare (black nickel-plated
steel) or Brady 51/2x14 jarrah wood model
B. 10x12 tom
C. 14x14 floor tom
D. 16x16 floor tom
E. 16x24 bass drum
CYMBALS:
Sabian (all with brilliant finish):
1. 14" hi-hats (Flat Hats top, AA top for bottom)
2. 18.5" Chad Smith Explosion crash
3. 10" AA splash
4. 20" AA Rock ride
5. 20.5" Chad Smith Explosion crash
6. 19" China
HEADS:
Remo Coated CS with a Dot Batter on top snare and Ambassador
on bottom snare-side, Clear Emperors on tops of toms
and clear Ambassadors underneath, Coated Powerstroke
3 on bass drum batter with a Kick Pad and a black head
with a Pearl logo on the front
Set
02
CYMBALS:
Sabian (1) 14" AA Regular Hats or 14" AA Flat Hats (B)
10" AA Splash (C) 8" B8 Pro China Splash (D) 16" AA
Medium Crash (E) 8" AA Splash or 10" AA Splash (F) 19"
AA Rock Crash (G) 21" AA Rock Ride (H) 20" AA Chinese
+ 8" CD Cymbal Disc # 12" AAX Splash # 14" AA Mini Chinese
(w/sizzles) # 16" AA Sound Control Crash # 17" Medium
Thin Crash
HEADS: Remo
Set
03
CYMBALS: Sabian
(A) 14" AA Fusion Hats
(B) 6" Cymbal Disc
(C) 8" Cymbal Disc
(D) 18.5" Chad Smith Explosion Crash
(E) 10" AAX Splas
(F) 21" AA Rock Ride
(G) 20.5" Chad Smith Explosion Crash
(H) 14" AAX Mini Chinese (stacked above I)
(I) 17" Jack DeJohnette Encore Crash
(J) 19" AA Chinese
HARDWARE:
Pearl Hardware TH98S Tom Arm (short),
AX20 Multi-Clamp Adaptor,
4x B855W Boom Cymbal Stands,
H855 Hi-Hat Stand, D900N Drum hThrone,
S885W Snare stand,
DW's Delta 5000 Bass pedal
HEADS:
Remo Toms – 14”16”18” Coated Ambassador Batters + Clear
Ambassador Resonant. Snare – 14” Coated Ambassador Batter
+ Clear Ambassador Snare Side. Bass Drum – 24” Clear
Power Stroke 3 Batter + Clear Ambassador Front. Sticks
SABIAN
> Chad Signature Crash Series
is the most devastating crash that ever made! Comes
with various sizes ranged from 18.5" to 20.5"
go to: SABIAN
WEBSITE
PEARL
> Chad Smith Signature Series SnareDrum
Few drummers today are both as outrageous and as dedicated
to the art of drumming as Chad Smith. His signature
sound is consistently one of the best, overall rock
drum sounds today. Chad’s Signature Series Snare Drum
reflects his outrageousness, his dedication to perfection,
and offers an awesome rock snare sound. This drum is
one of the most sensitive snare drums we offer. Its
sound is very bright and articulate with great body;
a very smooth frequency response and a wide tuning range.
Our Chad Smith Signature Snare Drum looks as good as
it sounds offering an exclusive 5" x 14" black nickel
plated steel shell, our CL-55 "Bridge Style" minimum
contact lugs, 2.3mm SuperHoop II’s and our "Gladstone
Style" Vertical Pull Throw-Off.
- Pearl Drum
go to PEARL
DRUM SITE
VATER
> Chad Smith FunkBlaster
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