Gong bass drums were first produced by
Tama in the late 1970s, and have since been used by artists such as
Peter Criss of
Kiss, Billy Cobham,
Neil Peart of
Rush,
Stewart Copeland of
The Police,
Tim Alexander of
Primus,
Mike Portnoy of
Dream Theater,
Simon Phillips of
Toto,
David Silveria of
KoRn,
Aaron Gillespie of
Underøath,
Dominic Howard of
Muse,
Zac Farro of
Paramore,
Budgie of
Siouxsie and the Banshees. Pearl's similar suspended bass drums have been used by
Chris Slade formerly of
AC/DC,
Todd Sucherman of
Styx, and
Joey Jordison of
Slipknot. Spaun and Drum Workshop also offer their own versions of gong bass drums. Gong bass drums are usually relatively large, and are most frequently found in 20" and custom ordered 22" diameters. Orchestral versions can be 28" standard, but there are special larger ones (see below). They are often mounted on legs (much like that of a
floor tom), 'rollaway' stands or ordinary tom stands/arms (though usually a pair are used for stability). ==References==