Ryan Mabee
As Thick As Thieves

SETUP

Xtreme Series

Ryan Mabee is probably one of the most humble metal drummers and down-to-earth guys you will ever meet. Growing up with 80's metal heavily enforced in the household, Ryan truly only feels at home behind the double-bass kits that he has always wielded over the years. "I have my dad to thank for that", he says, "He was so supportive and always took me to see great metal shows like Dio, WhiteSnake, Scorpions, Metallica. That's why I play such a big kit, I guess. The guys in those bands always had huge kits and personalities and I just thought that was the norm".

A drummer of over 20 years and a touring artist for almost a decade, Ryan see's himself at home on the road and behind the kit just as much as in his home town on Phoenix, Arizona. "I know it sounds cliche, but I really always try to play every show as hard and as energetic as I possibly can, like it's my last. If you do that, regardless of how many people are in the room, 50 or 5,000, at the end of the night, people are going to remember you!"

Ryan plays:
Spaun Drums Custom Series
Ghost Black Fade/Sandblasted Tube Lugs & Hardware
2 - 22x20"
10x6"
12x6"
14x14"
16x14"
14x6.5" Black Nickel-Plated Brass

Scymtek Xtreme Series Cymbals