Vinny Appice as well as Aquarian drumheads and at one point used Zildjian and then Sabian cymbals. Drums: Sawtooth Command series: Appice frequently alters his drum and cymbal setup depending on the artist he's playing with, but usually favors a setup consisting of a 24"x16" bass drum, 10"x8" and 13"x10" rack toms, and 16"x16" and 18"x16" floor toms with a 14"x6.5" snare. Drumheads: Evans: Cymbals: Istanbul Mehmet: Appice usually favors a simple cymbal setup consisting of hi-hats, a ride, two, three, or four crashes, and a china. Drumsticks: Chromacast 5B Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American
Carmine Appice Carmine Appice Carmine Appice ( ) (born December 15, 1946) is an American drummer and percussionist most commonly associated with the rock genre of music. He has received classical music training, and was influenced early-on by the work of jazz drummers Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Appice is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, and Blue Murder, which also featured John Sykes of Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy fame, and Tony Franklin of The Firm. He was inducted into the "Classic Drummer" Hall of Fame in 2013,