Editing Neil Peart (section)

===Equipment===
[[File:Neil Peart3.jpg|thumb|right|Neil Peart and his 360-degree drum kit]]
With Rush, Peart played [[Slingerland]], [[Tama Drums|Tama]], [[Ludwig-Musser|Ludwig]], and [[Drum Workshop]] drums, in that order.<ref name=rusharch>{{cite web|url=http://www.rusharchives.com/rush-gear/rush-gear-gizmos-neil-peart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806023557/http://www.rusharchives.com/rush-gear/rush-gear-gizmos-neil-peart/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 6, 2007|title=Neil Peart's Equipment|website=Rush Archives|access-date=January 18, 2008}}</ref> From ''2112'' to ''Counterparts'', he used a 5 1/2 × 14 inch Slingerland "Artist" snare model (3-ply shell with 8 lugs).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neil Peart Slingerland snare|url=http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/drums/drumkits/number_one_snare.htm|access-date=May 14, 2021|website=andrewolson.com|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928224904/http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/drums/drumkits/number_one_snare.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> For the recording of ''Presto'', he used a Ludwig and Solid Percussion piccolo snare drum.

Peart played [[Zildjian]] A-series cymbals and [[Wuhan cymbals|Wuhan]] china cymbals until the early 2000s, when he switched to [[Sabian Cymbals|Paragon]], a line created for him by [[Sabian (company)|Sabian]].<ref name=rusharch /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM04/Content/Sabian/PR/Neil-Peart-Paragon-Cymbals.html|title=Sabian Launches Neil Peart Signature Paragon Cymbals|date=January 15, 2004|work=Harmony Central|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218012121/http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM04/Content/Sabian/PR/Neil-Peart-Paragon-Cymbals.html|archive-date=February 18, 2008|access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref> In concert starting in 1984 on the [[Grace Under Pressure Tour (video)|Grace Under Pressure Tour]], Peart used an elaborate 360-degree drum kit that would rotate as he played different sections of the kit.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kile|first=Meredith|title=Neil Peart, Rush Drummer, Dead at 67|url=https://www.etonline.com/neil-peart-rush-drummer-dead-at-67-139269|website=etonline|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=January 12, 2020|archive-date=January 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112123602/https://www.etonline.com/neil-peart-rush-drummer-dead-at-67-139269|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the late 1970s, Peart augmented his acoustic setup with diverse percussion instruments, including [[orchestra bells]], [[tubular bell]]s, [[wind chimes]], [[crotales]], [[timbales]], [[timpani]], [[gong]], [[temple blocks]], [[bell tree]], [[Triangle (musical instrument)|triangle]], and melodic [[Cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]]s.<ref name=rusharch /> From the mid-1980s, Peart replaced several of these pieces with [[Musical Instrument Digital Interface|MIDI]] [[Sound module|trigger pads]]. This was done in order to trigger sounds sampled from various pieces of acoustic percussion that would otherwise consume far too much stage area. Some purely electronic non-instrumental sounds were also used. One classic MIDI pad used is the [[MalletKAT]] Express, which is a two-octave electronic MIDI device that resembles a xylophone or piano. The MalletKAT Express is composed of rubber pads for the "keys" so that any stick can be used. Beginning with 1984's ''[[Grace Under Pressure (Rush album)|Grace Under Pressure]]'', he used [[Simmons Drums|Simmons]] electronic drums in conjunction with [[Akai]] [[sampler (musical instrument)|digital samplers]].<ref name=rusharch /> Peart performed several songs primarily using the electronic portion of his drum kit. (e.g. "[[Red Sector A]]", "[[Closer to the Heart]]" on ''[[A Show of Hands (video)|A Show of Hands]]'' and "[[Mystic Rhythms]]" on ''[[R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour|R30]]''.)

Shortly after making the choice to include electronic drums and triggers, Peart added what became another trademark of his kit: a rotating drum riser.<ref name=rusharch /> During live Rush shows, the riser allowed Peart to swap the prominent portions of the kit (traditional acoustic in front, electronic in back). A staple of Peart's live drum solos was the in-performance rotation-and-swap of the front and back kits as part of the solo, a special effect that provided a symbolic transition of drum styles within the solo.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bosso|first=Joe|title=Interview: Rush's Neil Peart in-depth on drum solos|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-rushs-neil-peart-talks-drum-solos-458100|website=Music Radar|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=January 12, 2020|archive-date=January 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112114920/https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-rushs-neil-peart-talks-drum-solos-458100|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Simmons SDS5 Electric Drum.jpg|thumb|left|Neil Peart began incorporating electronic drums with 1984's ''Grace Under Pressure'']]
In the early 2000s, Peart began taking full advantage of the advances in electronic drum technology, primarily incorporating [[Roland V-Drums]] and continued use of [[sampler (musical instrument)|samplers]] with his existing set of acoustic percussion. His digitally sampled library of both traditional and exotic sounds expanded over the years with his music.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://rolandblog.ca/neil-pearts-time-machine-drum-kit/|title=Neil Peart's Time Machine hybrid drum kit|publisher=Roland Canada|first=Darren|last=Schoepp|access-date=November 22, 2017|date=December 10, 2014|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032827/http://rolandblog.ca/neil-pearts-time-machine-drum-kit/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2006, Peart took delivery of his third Drum Workshop set, configured similarly to the R30 set, in a Tobacco Sunburst finish over curly maple exterior ply, with chrome hardware. He referred to this set, which he used primarily in Los Angeles, as the "West Coast kit". Besides using it on recordings with [[Vertical Horizon]], he played it while composing parts for Rush's album ''[[Snakes & Arrows]]''. It featured a custom 23-inch bass drum; all other sizes remained the same as the R30 kit.<ref>{{cite web|last=Peart|first=Neil|url=http://www.neilpeart.net/news/june_06.html|website=neilpeart.net|title=NEWS, WEATHER, and SPORTS|date=June 17, 2006}}</ref>

On March 20, 2007, Peart revealed that Drum Workshop prepared a new set of red-painted maple shells with black hardware and gold "Snakes & Arrows" logos for him to play on the [[Snakes & Arrows Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilpeart.net/news/march_07.html|title=The Count of Words|last=Peart|first=Neil|work=The N.E.P. News|via=Neilpeart.net|date=March 20, 2007|access-date=August 9, 2007|archive-date=August 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819052849/http://www.neilpeart.net/news/march_07.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Peart also designed his own signature series drumstick with [[Pro-Mark]], the Promark PW747W, Neil Peart Signature drumsticks, made of [[List of Quercus species|Japanese Shira Kashi white oak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daddario.com/products/percussion/promark/promark-drum-set/artist-series/shira-kashi-oak-747-neil-peart-wood-tip/item/promark-shira-kashi-oak-747-neil-peart-wood-tip-drumstick-9024/|title=Neil Peart Signature Shira Kashi Oak Wood Tip Drumstick &#124; Promark Drumsticks &#124; D'Addario|website=daddario.com}}</ref>

During the 2010–11 [[Time Machine Tour]], Peart used a new Drum Workshop kit; the kit was outfitted with copper-plated hardware and time machine designs to match the tour's [[steampunk]] themes. Matching Paragon cymbals with clock imagery were also used.<ref name="auto"/>