Gretsch Maple Broadcaster kit, Turquoise Oyster wrap.
Earl Palmer, Ian Paice, John Bonham, Art Blakey, Levon Helm, Bernard Purdie, Zig Modeliste.
"The first time I played a Gretsch kit, I remember being thrilled by the sound as I flicked my fingers across the heads. I picked up some sticks and couldn’t believe what I heard; the whole kit seemed to be alive. Each soft or hard strike was reflected back in the timbre of the drum, it was like playing a grand piano. It was a 1960’s silver sparkle. I don’t think a gig or recording session has gone by where an engineer or a musician didn’t say “wow, that kit sounds amazing” It was the best five hundred pounds I’ve ever spent and I’m still playing it today."
UK based Independent session drummer and percussionist As one half of Portishead rhythmic backbone and drummer with Roni Size, Clive recorded two Mercury prize winning albums: Dummy and New Forms. He brewed up a ‘jazz-storm’ with Get The Blessing and since 2011 he has been the second drummer with Radiohead alongside Phil Selway. As well as touring with the band he has also featured on their Grammy nominated album A Moon Shaped Pool. Clive’s recorded and toured with Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and his band The Strange Sensation and his CV includes collaborations with Hawkwind, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Tom Jones, Goldfrapp and Jeff Beck. His unique, free approach to playing, taste and discipline ensure he is in constant demand as a recording / studio drummer. His influences of both jazz and rock merge to produce a hard-hitting drummer that can shift the expectations of a rigorous beat without any loss of precision. He is according to Robert Plant a ‘spectacular polyrhythmist’ who has had a career of ‘great endeavour and versatility’.
Robert Plant tours between 2000 to 2006.