Chad Sexton - 311 - Tour Kit Rundown 

Knowing Chad gave Danny his roto tom makes me so happy!! Two of my absolute faves and I’m glad they’re friends 😁🥁

Man he’s been such an influence on me for so long. An amazing drummer and so glad to see him still rocking.

I actually loved Chad's ride so much but could never find it online. Finally I emailed Sabian and asked them for the "Chad Sexton" ride. Turns out it's a Cymbal Vote Artisan raw bell ride. It was never made because it did not win the vote for that year. They actually found one for me in the vault. It's really heavy! Underneath it also has Mark Luv's signature. Shout out to the guys at Sabian, they're the best!

I did some work for Chad back in the day on his drum shops. He was always super cool, no bullshit and no attitude. Very refreshing in this day and age. Same with his family, who helped him run the stores. Shirt off their back, salt of the earth folks. Glad to see Chad still killing it on drums with the mighty 311!

This man does not get the respect and recognition he deserves. Such a musical powerhouse.

Chad’s snare sound is one of the most iconic snare sounds on recordings. You can always know he’s playing when you hear his sound. It was a bit of a revolution when he said it’s not the snare or the head tuning but where he hits it and you can see that on this video by where the stick marks are on the head!

Saw 311 for the first time on their SOUND SYSTEM tour at the Hollywood Palladium, I was blown away! Seen them about a dozen times since. Chad, Peanut, Tim, Nick and S.A. are a class act. 311 on wax, wax on felt!

Chad Sexton, you got me into drums and started on them, and you are still a musical hero. Rock on man.

Chad is the man has been slaying for decades. 🤘keep rocking brother.

The OG drum influence still rocking. Love it.

Chad is a straight up drumming GURU

My main drumming inspiration has always been Chad Sexton. He's still got it after all these years, and never misses a beat. I based my DW kit off of his. He has helped me create my own style by watching him do his own. You are the man Chad. 🥁❤️

I got to see 311 at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Steamboat Springs back in 1993, was friggin' awesome! Maybe 250 people

Been a 311 fan since the beginning, and Chad has always blown me away with his unique style and incredible chops. The rudiments chops from a marching band background, really sets him apart from the average rock drummer.

Cannot believe he is 53 years old. Man time flies.

Chad is SO underrated!! The dude seamlessly blends so many styles together has a very distinct sound. He's one of the few drummers that you can instantly recognize when you hear him. Absolute legend! Thanks for the rundown. I have learned so many licks from studying his playing for the last 30 years!!

Thanks for having him on. I’ve been a fan of his drumming since the early 90’s and glad to see him doing well.

Over the years, for me… the cool drummers list have always included Chad in the mix.😊

An inspiration to me for over 20 years, Chad simply lays it down every time. Love the recent gear adds!

Have had the pleasure of talking drums with him many times over the years.

Back in the 1990's yes Chad was an endorser of O.C.D.P I know this because i made his drums and set's for him at OCDP I was one of the Master builders and co-owner. Chad was the most kind-hearted generous drummer I have met. Really down to earth, he is still this way today. A little back ground on OCDP on the guitar center, i will not go into a lot of details that would take to long. But the GS wanted us to come out with a new series of drums they called them Avalon series we did not make these GS had them made in Japan ship them to us we put the badges on them at the shop.this was the downfall of OCDP. This happen in about 2000, OCDP was sold to GS in 2012 some company in Japan restarted ocdp but the these new drum are mass-produced not the way we did it at OCDP..

Not a big fan of him since I didn’t grow up on 311 music but Chad seems like a great dude I also love his OCDP days back in the 90s, great content as always! Love from Taiwan 🇹🇼

was introduced to chad/311 while shooting pool.my buddy walked in the poolhall, went behind the counter and put on grassroots.. I listened to the cd . stop shooting pool. went right to the store and bought it... right to the house and behind the kit i went. been a fan ever since!!!

The best musicians to ever do it, 311. Salute 🫡 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 🏆

Sabian really needs to return to their original logo. Great to see his kit.

Hey Good Brother Chad great post love the kit hope you’re doing well!

Hooked Danny Carey up with the fixed up roto tom pedal. Respect.

fond memories of catching 311 back in the day in Omaha when they first started out and then hanging out at Joe Voda's Drum City to gawk at and try out all the gear there where I think his mom Linda worked. Miss that place! Still got several mementos of all the shows back then and think I'm somewhere in the crowd in the Homebrew video! You can tell just how much marching band and rudiments influenced his style. That snare sound is iconic! Him and P-Nut form one of the tightest rhythm sections out there!

I great and unique drummer who has influenced me a lot.. Looking forward for 311 in Berlin this June 🤩

Chad is one of the all time greats.

We need more Chad videos!

One of the best to play with the music and vocals. The snare is Iconic.

I've played in Punk and Reggae bands and really enjoyed Sexton's walkthrough and kit description. This man appreciates his art. Thank you!🎵🤩

This guy rocks. Been a big influence on me since late 90s early 2000s. Love his style, and i think very underrated.

Huge huge influence on my playing. Thanks Chad!

This dudes always been a beast!!

One of my best drummers !!!

Used to shop at Joe Voda's Drum City back in Omaha, and Chad and his mom worked there. I think his mom managed the shop if memory serves. He's always been a drumming inspiration and loved this kit rundown.

OG all day, Chad is so humble and down to earth. Met him one time back stage at a show, was super nice. A true hero in my drumming life.

My hero almost 30 years

I’ve been studying this guy’s kit for the last 30 years and watching it evolve. So awesome to finally get an up-close breakdown of it from the man himself! Thanks, Chad, for being such a great inspiration to a generation of drummers!

This just made my day

Chad is the man! What a badass kit!

I remember my dorm mate convincing me to hitchhike up to Montreal to see them in ‘99. Chads playing blew me away and I’ve been a fan ever since.

While I'm not 311's biggest fan, I had the chance to meet Chad in the 90s when he came into the shop I worked at. He was the nicest guy, we chatted drums for quite some time and it's rewarding seeing such nice people succeed.

311 are legends. Period.

Such a monumental and inspirational musician/drummer/songwriter. 🔥🙌

Thank you Chad for sharing your setup! When I played in bands when I was younger we did some 311 covers and I chased his snare sound for so long. I would have bet my bottom dollar he played piccallo. I even bought one I was so sure...lol ahh life before the internet and this information was found so easily.Chad you are truely one of my favorite drummers ever and you blow my mind to this day!

Ayyyye, 311 is still rocking out?? Nice.

Fuckin best of my generation 132 shows Every 311 day. Evry cruise. Ive been part of it all. A real fan. Chad just rocks period

Can’t believe they still make the Remo starfire. I remember Blas Elias used to play those heads in the 80s

Great drummer. Listened to them a lot in the 90xs.

Nice kit. Roto toms are making a come back coming more and more popular. The rocket toms as he calls have been about a very long time. Started by tama I had a set. the name is actually Octobans made famous by the fantastic Stewart Copeland. So old school gear just all renamed by a new generation of players out there.

That's too funny... I hadn't noticed the little bit of haze in the background. I'm cooking dinner watching this and saw that just as I was noticing the haze in my place from my steak 🤣

My favorite drummer 🥁

by far one of the greatest alive. big influence for me up there with travis barker

First show was at the New Orleans Music Hall. My friends band opened up. Flowstone was their name. Ha!!!

I've bought more cymbals than I'd like to admit and still to this day nothing beats HHX for me. There is something special about them

Chad has been an _enormous_ influence on my playing as a youngster. Miss his OCDP drums & Zildjian though! Thanks for the rundown. 🍻

Chad is one of a kind, amazing drummer.

He got that snare sound. I tune mine as close!

Chads a freaking beast!

Amazing content!!

Cool kit! Nice to see him using some electronic stuff!

One of the best sounding snares in the biz.

Chad is the GOAT.

cool to see. I had a big chad sexton phase back in HS…he’s dedicated to his craft for sure.

Looking forward to the solo sessions in Vegas!!!

In my opinion he has one of the best sounding snares

Had an 18 inch rocktagon crash. Heavy ass cymbal. I cracked it in like 1989

Chad The 🐐🥁

Love the fact that camera guy is blowing one during the interview 😂😂😂

I like Chad's straight ahead drumming approach..he keeps good timing for sure.

Soundsystem is a masterpiece.

Not so much a 311 fan, but Chad has been excellent. Great sounding kits.

My favorite stick

Whenever I think of Chad, I just can’t help but thinking he had the highest pitched snare drum on the planet. I often imagine he went through one or two snare drums a week he had them tunes so hard that they were just explode. Grassroots

You can see how low he hits his snare by the marks on the head. That’s how he gets that 311 ping. So cool. Most people play slightly above the center of the head.

Great kit and setup. Surprised he does use a double kick pedal. Even just for drum solos.

Totally remember the rocktagons! Sabians actually bringing them back, not sure the sizes though.

Remember NOLA 1993? Rigid drummer....We partied, we talked drums, we had fun in the quarter!

I marched in a drum corps with Chad in the 80s, go Sky Ryders!

Would have been cool to have more than 28 seconds of soundcheck versus the whole video, but CS has been such a huge influence, take what we can get. I still have one of his sticks he gave me from when he was playing vented OCDP!

Mr Chad Sexton 🥁

311 melts face

Dude. They sound good without the mics. 👍

Bello/magnifico.💍💍💍💍💍💍

I had to make my own 6" tom

I really like that pros at Chad's level hounds drum companies likes the rest of us for discontinued gear lol 3:33

cant stand 311 anymore but Chad has and always will be one of my favorite drummers of all time

I agree. I’m still trying to find the perfect ride for my band. Great video. I even thought about using 2 rides but I don’t have any roadies so it’s just me. Less is best right now. Maybe one day

Chad!

Noice 😎

Boxcar getting the shoutout

Been waiting for this one forever, this dude's the reason I started playing drums!

7:45 Still miss you B

Wasnt he an ocdp player or part owner of that company?

I love everything about it except those toms. Why they so dead sounding?

Bands having a Ride cymbal as part of their style, think Dave Lombardo and Slayer or Vinnie and Pantera, it's definitely a thing.

Whom inspired me to play drums, no-one comes close