When it comes to gear, Creighton’s tastes run to the vintage end of the spectrum…
"I just got a beautiful Ruby Red Sparkle Renown from Gretsch in the States and it’s such a big-sounding drum kit, I love it. I’ve always played vintage since I was a working adult. I always thought new drums just weren’t going to sound good but no, their job is to make them better.
"My favourite kit is a ’65 Silver Sparkle Ludwig and I felt bad because I had it on the road. When I got the Gretsch Renown kit, it was like, ‘you finally get to go home, old Silver Sparkle. you get to stay in the house now!"
And the bigger the better…
"Big drums, big cymbals are what I like," he says and the proof is there to see in his set-up. He packs a 14" tom, 18" floor tom…"
