How Rick Allen Uses Electronic Drums (Def Leppard)

Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen has an incredible drumset. It's half acoustic and half electronic, here's how it all works: Trigger pedals he's used: Custom Prototypes Shark Pedals Axis Custom Trigger pedals Pads: He’s used the Simmons SDS9 pads (six of them) for kick, snare, toms. I even saw a picture of him using some DDrum pads at one point. He switched to Hart Dynamics AcuPads, later to the Hammered Chrome shells. Lately, he’s been on the Pintech train. He uses Concert-Cast Mesh Pads, 2 Bar Triggers from Pintech. He’s also using acoustic shells that have been converted with Pintech trigger systems inside. When he uses an acoustic snare, he’s got a DDrum Acoustic Pro Snare Trigger. That snare mic is just a backup in-case the trigger breaks. Three hats have triggers built into them. MODULES: In the past he’s been seen using the legendary Simmons SDX Module. At one point he ran his pads ran into a Simmons MTM Midi Interface, and that ran into a Akai S900 Sampler (samples of his own drums and Simmons SD7 sounds) Today: Every pad and pedal runs into a Sub-Snake (A and B Rigs use Whirlwind, The C-Rig Uses a Radial snake. That sub-snake runs to a rack unit where the drum tech is. C-Rigs uses Moto 24io Converters (A and B Rigs use M Audio Delta 1010s) The converters run to 2 laptops (one is for backup) 2x: US Audio AB8 (can switch between the two computers here) 2x: Radial SW8 MK2 Grace 902 Headphone Amplifiers (running to PCIE cards mounted in expansion chassis on the Rack that are routed to express card slots) Furman P 3600 ARG Power Conditioner Universal Power Input box that takes anypower from around the world and outputs 60hz 120 Volts UPS battery backup He’s got RJM MasterMind GT Pedal Board to change kit presets between songs. Rick has one on stage, and the Drum tech has one backstage too. Rack Weighs 450 Pounds Going through all the Rack units, there’s a total latency of 2.1 Milliseconds and Rick uses Dave Clark Headphones. His Drum Tech Does a Crazy Indepth Walkthrough in Two videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KuV7ZaNEp0&index=33&list=WL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nBdxAWVz9M Article from modern Drummer magazine in 1988 https://www.moderndrummer.com/2011/12/def-leppards-rick-allen-perseverance/ DrumSet Overhead Drone Shots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKyFW3dpTpY&index=1&list=WL 👉Electronic Drum Recommendations: (*Affiliate Links) (Amazon) Best Electronic Drumset For $380 https://amzn.to/38tOAvX (Amazon) Best Electronic Drumset For $500 https://amzn.to/38wM604 (Amazon) Best Electronic Drumset For $1000 https://amzn.to/2umTufB (Amazon) Best Electronic Drumset For $1200 https://amzn.to/3ayiO2X (Amazon) Best Electronic Drumset For $1800 https://amzn.to/36fxL6I (Amazon) Best Electronic Drumset For $2500 https://amzn.to/2Gd9bc7 (Amazon) Best Electronic Drumset For $8000 https://amzn.to/37jakdR *(These product links are affiliate links which mean if you buy something 65 Drums will receive a commission from Amazon or Guitar Center. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!) Great Edrum Accessories: ✅Electronic Cymbal Cleaner: https://amzn.to/2KeOu3k ✅ 10ft Electronic Drum Cables: https://amzn.to/2WoTTXq ✅Quieter Kickdrum Beater For Edrums: https://amzn.to/2Wh0e77 ✅My Favorite Drumsticks https://amzn.to/2EVP55M This video is NOT sponsored. These product links are affiliate links which mean if you buy something 65 Drums will receive a commission from Amazon. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support! 👍Get Your Name In Every Video👍 www.patreon.com/65drums 🔥Join The 65 Drums Edrum Newsletter!🔥 http://eepurl.com/gmBHHj 👉Join The 65 Drums Discord: https://discord.gg/6bRuDWH 👉 Get Your Song PUBLISHED On Pandora, Apple Music, Spotify, and more: https://distrokid.com/vip/65drums

Added 27 Mar 2026