Tre Cool (Instrument)

American Idiot Drum Set

Drums: Ludwig Classic Maple Kit
(Silver Lacquer Finish and Purple Shadow Finish)
Tre is most often seen using the Silver Lacquer finish drum set.
~ 18" x 22" Bass Drum
~ 10" x 14" Rack Tom
~ 16" x 16" Floor Tom
~ 16" x 18" Floor Tom

Snare:
Noble & Cooley - 7" x 14" Classic SS Series Maple Wood
Ludwig - 6 1/2" x 14" Black Beauty Snare
Tre has used Noble & Cooley snare more often than Black Beauty.

Drum Heads: Remo
~ Coated Powerstroke 3 (Snare Batter Head)
~ Coated Emperors (All Toms Batter Heads)
~ Clear Ambassadors (Resonant Head For All Toms And Snare)
~ Clear Powerstroke 3 (Bass Drum Batter Head)
~ Ebony Powerstroke 3 (Bass Drum Resonant Head) with the AI logo on it.
Sometimes Tre can be seen using a coated head as a resonant head for his rack tom.

Cymbals (used live): Zildjian
~ Hi-hat: 14" K/Z Dyno Beat Combination OR 14" A Mastersound/K Dyno Beat Combination
~ Crash 1: 19" K Dark Medium Thin Crash
~ Crash 2: 19" A Medium Thin Crash
~ Ride: 22" A Ping Ride or 22" K Ride
~ Crash Ride: 20" K Crash Ride (We suspect an unknown Bosphorus was used before the K)
~ China: 20" Oriental Classic China or 20" Oriental China Trash
Where two options are listed, Tre most often uses the cymbal listed first.

Cymbals (used to record the album): Zildjian
~ Hi-hat: 14" K/Z Dyno Beat Combination Hi-Hats
~ Crash 1: 19" K Dark Medium Crash
~ Crash 2: 18" A Medium Crash
~ Ride: 22" A Deep Ride and 22" A Ping Ride
~ Crash Ride: 21" A Sweet Ride and 20" Vintage Avedis Ride
~ China: 20" Oriental Classic China
Thanks to Zildjian for providing this list when requested

Timpani: Ludwig
~ 23" Timpani
~ 26" Timpani

Pedal: DW 5000

Hardware: DW

Sticks/Bag: Zildjian
~ Tre Cool Artist Series Drumsticks
~ Tre Cool Artist Series Drumstick bag

Other Equipment:
~ Shaker - Put on a remote Hi-Hat stand, it is used only in the song Wake Me Up When September Ends to make the "sshh"
sound for the intro of the song. The remote pedal stays on the left side, next to the actual Hi-hat stand.
~ Tambourine - Also used only on Wake Me Up When September Ends, it makes the "Tshin!" sound on the intro of the song.

21st Century Breakdown Drum Set

Drums: Leedy Custom Set
(White Marine Nitron Finish)
Since the 1960's, Leedy no longer makes drum sets. Leedy now belongs to Gretsch. Tre asked the owner to build him a
few custom made sets.

~ 16" x 22" Bass Drum
~ 9" x 13" Rack Tom
~ 16" x 16" Floor Tom
~ 16" x 18" Floor Tom

Snare: Leedy
~ 6.5" x 14" Broadway Standard Snare

Drum Heads: Remo
~ Coated Emperor X (Snare Batter Head)
~ Coated Emperors (All Toms Batter Heads)
~ Clear Ambassadors (Resonant Head For All Toms And Snare)
~ Clear Powerstroke 3 (Bass Drum Batter Head)
~ Smooth White Powerstroke 3 (Bass Drum Resonant Head) with the Green Day logo in 21st Century Breakdown font.

Cymbals (used live): Zildjian
~ Hi-hat: 14" K/Z Dyno Beat Combination
~ Crash 1: 19" K Dark Medium Thin Crash
~ Crash 2: 19" A Medium Thin Crash
~ Ride: 22" A Ping Ride
~ Crash Ride: 20" K Crash Ride
~ China: 20" Oriental Classic China

Pedal: DW 5000

Hardware: DW

Sticks/Bag: Zildjian
~ Tre Cool Artist Series Drumsticks
~ Tre Cool Artist Series Drumstick bag