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Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
10" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Splash
18" Signature Traditionals Thin Crash
15" Masters Dark Hi-Hat
10" PST X Swiss Splash
17" Masters Dark Crash
8" Signature Dark Energy Splash Mark I
12" PST X DJ's 45 Crash
16" PST X Swiss Thin Crash
18" Masters Dark Crash
20" Signature Traditionals Light Ride
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Biography
Marcus Thomas is 27 years old and calls Tampa Bay his home. A native of the area and exceptional drummer, he has been active in both his community and professionally for the past 13 years. Like many of today’s drumming giants, Marcus started playing drums in his local home church. For many years he developed his skills in this environment known for manufacturing many of the industry’s leading musicians. In his recent years Marcus has made strides to find himself as one of the nation’s leading musicians by playing many festivals and gigs around the world. At the age of 25, Marcus got a call to play reggaeton. He begin playing with Latin superstar Yandel, touring with him all over the world from the U.S., South America and Europe. He would also go along to play the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, and do an HBO special with Yandel. Since then Marcus has been called on to play with more latin artist and now plays with Latin superstar J Balvin as well. Marcus has toured the entire world with J Balvin and has played on numerous TV shows. Marcus is known as a great reliable musician you can trust to learn his part and play the music right. Stay on the lookout for Marcus Thomas.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 8", 10"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Light
Sound character: Full, wet with a brittle, trashy side. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft and very responsive, giving feel with a short, exploding sparkly splash character. Very well suited for dynamic effect accents in many musical styles. Also, well suited for hand playing in percussive set-ups.
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Details
Sizes: 8", 10"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Warm, airy, snarling, silvery. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel with a very responsive, explosive splash sound. Low tuned effect cymbal for lively accents in moderate volume. Well suited for hand-playing. Vinnie Colaiuta explains: “They are sweet, they are these kind of punctuation marks in the background.”
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Details
Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark, warm, smoky. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery, soft feel with quick response. Rich, dark, mystical crash sound with tender clarity. Extremely lively cymbal for broad accents and crashes in intimate to semi-loud settings. Well suited for delicate ride patterns or mallet swells. «For those guys who really appreciate just having a cymbal that can do everything, the larger Dark Crashes can do anything. Very crash-able, and if you want to ride on them, they will give you all the ride patterns in the world.» - Gregory Hutchinson
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Details
Sizes: 14", 15"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Dark, full, soft, multi-layered. Medium wide range, complex mix. Soft, responsive feel. Velvety sizzling open sound. Rich, dark chick sound. A sensitive hi-hat perfectly suited for light to medium heavy use within Jazz, Blues, Country and other acoustic music styles.
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