TOUR ISSUED DRUMSTICKS

The magic, heart and soul of is their live performance.  While is world renowned for their merchandising, to many fans, concert used items are far more precious. This historical reference guide to drumsticks is dedicated to the band and its fans. All of the drumsticks on this page are in my collection except where noted*.

I've assigned a numbering scheme to be able to differentiate between the drumsticks, especially when multiple variations arise within the same tour.

I'm interested in obtaining drumsticks I do not yet have.  As you can see, I am getting very, very close to complete!  *Descriptions in this color green are ones I do not have.  Feel free to contact me if you have one of the ones I need!

KHD-PC1 - Cappella - cobalt blue on natural oak wood - "PROFESSIONAL PERCUSSION PETER CRISS  KISS" in type. Note the different font types for "PROFESSIONAL", " PERCUSSION" AND " PETER CRISS KISS".

Note: Professional Percussion was a music store off Broadway in the music district in New York City.  They have been out of business for over 10 years now.  Professional Percussion contracted Cappella to make and print sticks for many artists, including .  They were just standard sticks bought by Professional Percussion and imprinted with Peter Criss's name.

ADR-PC1 - Cappella - cobalt blue on natural oak wood - "PRO PERCUSSION PETER CRISS  KISS"

AII-PC1 - Calato Regal Tip 5B - black on natural stick PETER CRISS printed above tall, unoutlined logo. Some have the REGAL ROCK logo and some do not. Butt end is rounded.

DYN-PC1 - Calato Regal Tip 5B - black on natural stick PETER CRISS printed above tall, unoutlined logo. No REGAL ROCK logo. Butt end is sort of squared off.

UNM-EC2 - Ludwig 2B generic sticks - blue on natural wood - (Note: this one hand signed by Eric)

Note: Eric did not have a drumstick endorsement for his first tour. However, he did have a drum endorsement with Ludwig, who supplied him with generic models of their sticks for the tour.  He tried a variety of sizes including 2B, 5B and 1S.

ELD-EC1 - Manny's 5B - blue print on natural wood.  (Supposedly used during the studio sessions for recording The Elder. The album was not toured except for a brief three song appearance on the TV show "Friday's".)

Note: Manny's Music is a well known musical instrument store in NYC, who incidentally are now owned by Sam Ash. I received this photo a few years ago from a friend that bought them from Vinny Gonzales.  When I obtained one of Eric's road cases, there was a Manny's shopping bag inside!

CRE-EC1 - Calato Regal Tip 2B - black on natural wood - small, unoutlined logo.  Signature is thinner and further up the stick than in later years.

CRE-EC2 - Rug Caddy 2B - silver on maple - tiny outlined logo/ ERIC CARR printed

Note: Rug Caddy, an L.A. based company owned by Beato (who were making drum gloves for Eric) were trying to get Eric to also buy their new line of Canadian maple drumsticks.  But these were too light and too soft and Eric snapped them like twigs.

Eric also used this type of drumstick during the taping of the ABC TV show Friday's.

LIU-EC1 - Rug Caddy 2B- black on maple - tiny outlined logo / ERIC CARR printed

Note: Rug Caddy, an L.A. based company owned by Beato (who were making drum gloves for Eric) were trying to get Eric to also buy their new line of Canadian maple drumsticks.  But these were too light and too soft and Eric snapped them like twigs.

LIU-EC2 - Cappella - cobalt blue on natural wood - ERIC CARR / KISS printed

LIU-EC3 - Pro-Mark oak 5B - brown on natural oak wood - ERIC CARR - KISS printed (I only have one of these. I'm looking for a mate to it.)

ANI-EC1 - Pro-Mark oak 5B - brown on natural oak wood - Eric Carr printed / no logo

ANI-EC2 - Pro-Mark hickory 5B - brown on natural hickory wood - ERIC CARR - KISS printed

Notes: Although all the sticks I have seen from Animalize are Pro-Marks, Calato told me they continued to make Regal Tip sticks for Eric during these years, but I do not have any information on what they looked like. Based on a photo someone sent me and what I received in my road case, I am assuming he used generic Calatos because of his Pro-Mark contract.  But that is just a guess.

Also, both Pro-Mark and Eric's drum tech confirmed he also used Pro-Mark 2B sticks.  I do not have much information on what they looked like, although I did receive a report from someone who received one at the Phoenix, AZ show and she said it was a generic Pro-Mark stick (no name or logo) that has the same colorings as the 5B shown above.

ASY-EC1 - Pro-Mark oak 5B - brown on natural oak wood - Eric Carr printed in red / no logo

CRA-EC1 - Calato Regal Tip 2B - black sig / black outlined logo - Regal Tip logo in very bold print

CRA-EC2 - Calato Regal Tip 2B - silver sig / silver outlined logo on plain wood sticks

CRA-EC3 - Calato Regal Tip 2B - silver sig / silver outlined logo on painted white sticks

CRA-EC4 - Calato Regal Tip 2B - silver sig / silver outlined logo on painted eggshell sticks

ES1- Pro-Mark TX-2B - black ink on hickory stick - name printed in bold type

HITS-EC1 - Calato Regal Tip 2B - black sig / black outlined logo on painted eggshell sticks.

(Note: The bottom stick with the tape mark is from Eric's very last show at MSG on 11/9/90.  RIP, Eric!)

HITS-EC2 - Calato Regal Tip 2B - black  sig / outlined logo - Regal Tip logo in italicized typed print.

HITS-EC3 - Same as HITS-EC2 - with fluorescent Day-Glo orange paint applied over them. Used during his drum solo.

HITS-EC4 - Calato Regal Tip 2B - black  sig / outlined logo - Regal Tip logo in very bold green print with Regal Tip's stickman figure

HITS-EC5 - Calato Regal Tip 2B generic sticks (used when he ran out of signature models)

RVC-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - black on hickory - sig / outlined logo

REV-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - red on hickory - sig / outlined logo / Zildjian logo

REV-ES2 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic red on hickory - sig / outlined logo / Zildjian logo

REV-ES3 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic purple on hickory - sig/ outlined logo / Zildjian logo

KON-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic red on hickory - sig /outlined logo / Artist Series Zildjian logo

Note: The "Artist Series" sticks are the same model Eric was using previously and closely copied the logo designs of his original sticks. They have a shorter logo and the words "Artist Series" above the slightly smaller Zildjian logo and "Selected Hickory" below. Eric used the same "Artist Series" as sold in the stores.

REU-PC1 - Easton Ahead 2B model PC3 black sticks with white autograph, Rock-n-Roll Over cat face & logo. Black metal handles made of aircraft aluminum, black polyurethane neck covers and white Zytel nylon tips.  Note sticks include the "Easton" logo on the back side.  Used on first U.S. leg of tour before Easton sold the product line to Big Bang Distributors.

REU-PC2 - Same as Reunion REU-PC1 except "Made in USA" appears instead of the Easton logo on the back side. Easton sold the product line, although they still are involved in the manufacturing of the components.

PSY-PC1 - Same as Reunion REU-PC2 - Ahead 2B model PC3 black metal sticks with white autograph, Rock-n-Roll Over cat face & logo. Black metal handles made of aircraft aluminum, black polyurethane neck covers and white Zytel nylon tips.  "Made in USA" appears on the back side.

FAR-PC1 - Ahead 5B black metal sticks with white autograph, drum tattoo & logo. Black metal handles made of aircraft aluminum, black polyurethane neck covers and white Zytel nylon tips.  Similar to his Reunion REU-PC2, except cat face logo replaced by drum tattoo logo. These are much thinner than his Reunion & Psycho Circus sticks.  .595" diameter, .030" wall, long taper, 16" long.

FAR-PC2 - Ahead 5B black metal sticks. Similar to  FAR-PC1 but 3/8" longer and slightly thicker than the Concert sticks. Peter tends to favor these and often used these in concert as well.   .595" diameter, .035" wall, long taper, 16 3/8" long.

FAR-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic green on hickory - sig/ outlined logo / Artist Series Zildjian logo (used in Japan)

FAR-ES2 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic blue on hickory - sig/ outlined logo / Artist Series Zildjian logo (used in Australia)

WDT-PC1 - generic Zildjian Jazz sticks - black on hickory

WDT-PC2 - Vater - black on hickory - sig. /outlined logo/ 1 (only used during the last month of the tour)

WDT-PC3 - Vater - black on hickory - sig. /outlined logo/ 2 (only used during the last month of the tour)

WDT-PC4 - Vater - black on hickory - sig. /outlined logo/ 3 (only used during the last month of the tour)

WDT-PC5 - Vater - black on hickory - sig. /outlined logo/ 4 (only used during the last month of the tour)

WDT-PC6 - Vater - black on hickory - sig. /outlined logo/ 5 (only used during the last month of the tour)

WDT-PC7 - Vater - black on hickory - Super Jazz/ sig. /outlined logo (only used during the last month of the tour)

Note: There were 5 different prototypes (size and tips) offered to Peter to try and gain his endorsement, but the tour ended before a deal could be signed and the sticks were never mass produced. Each one was numbered differently from 1 to 5. They also put this artwork on their existing SuperJazz sticks, which would be the 6th prototype provided.

RTN-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic red on hickory - sig. / Artist Series Zildjian logo

Note: Eric also had metallic red & blue logo'd sticks made to sell at the merchandise booths on the RTN tour.  Those can be found on the Related Drumsticks page.

LTW1- ZILDJIAN - metallic blue on hickory stick - sig. / Zildjian logo  (Note: This pair from the tour rehearsals)

A35-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic red on hickory - sig. / Artist Series Zildjian logo

Notes: These say "Select Hickory USA" instead of "Selected Hickory". Eric also had different versions of sticks made to sell at the merchandise booths on these tours.  Those can be found on the Related Drumsticks page.

THE-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic purple on hickory - sig/ outlined logo / Artist Series Zildjian logo

Note: Eric also had different versions of sticks made to sell at the merchandise booths.  Those can be found on the Related Drumsticks page.

MON-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic green on hickory - sig/ outlined logo / Artist Series Zildjian logo

Notes: Eric used the same "Artist Series" as sold in the stores. Eric also had different versions of sticks made to sell at the merchandise booths.  Those can be found on the Related Drumsticks page.

40TH-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic red on hickory - sig/ outlined 40 YEARS / Artist Series Zildjian logo

40TH-ES2 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic red foil on hickory - 40 YEARS Decades of Decibels logo / outlined KISS logo / sig. /  Zildjian USA logo

Note: Eric also had different versions of sticks made to sell at the merchandise booths.  Those can be found on the Related Drumsticks page.

KKV-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic green on hickory sticks - large KISS logo / sig. /  "KISS KRUISE V" logo/  Artist Series Zildjian logo

Note: Eric also had different versions of sticks made to sell at the merchandise booth.  Those can be found on the Related Drumsticks page.

FTR-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic blue on hickory sticks - giant KISS logo / Chikara/ sig. [over] catman icon/ Artist Series Zildjian logo

Note: Eric also had different versions of sticks made to sell at the merchandise booths.  Those can be found on the Related Drumsticks page.

KW-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - black on hickory sticks - giant KISS logo / Chikara/ sig. [over] catman icon/ Artist Series Zildjian logo

KK7-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - metallic red on hickory sticks - KISSworld at Sea / sig. / Kruise VII logo /Artist Series Zildjian logo

KK8-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - black on hickory sticks - KISS KRUISE '18 / ERIC SINGER  / Zildjian logo

Note: Eric also had different versions of sticks made to sell at the merchandise booth.  Those can be found on the Related Drumsticks page.

EOTR1-ES1 - ZILDJIAN - 16" .620 diameter - black on hickory sticks - small KISS logo / ERIC SINGER  / Zildjian logo

Note: Eric also had different versions of sticks made to sell at the merchandise booths.  Those can be found on the Related Drumsticks page.