Editing Keith Moon (section)

====Equipment====
{{See also|The Who's musical equipment}}
[[File:Pictures of Lily drumkit.jpg|alt="Pictures of Lily" drum kit|thumb|[[Premier Percussion|Premier]]'s replica of the "Pictures of Lily" drum kit, which Moon used from 1967 to 1969{{sfn|Doerschuk|1989|p=3}}]]
Moon played a four- and later a five-piece drum kit during his early career. During much of 1964 and 1965 his setups consisted of [[Ludwig-Musser|Ludwig]] drums and [[Zildjian]] [[cymbal]]s. He began to endorse [[Premier Drums]] in late 1965 and remained a loyal customer of the company.<ref name="musicradar"/> His first Premier kit was in red sparkle and featured two high toms. In 1966, Moon moved to an even larger kit,{{sfn|Doerschuk|1989|p=1}} but without the customary [[Hi-hat (instrument)|hi-hat]]—at the time he preferred keeping ride rhythms with [[Ride cymbals|ride]] and [[crash cymbals]], but he later reinstated the hi-hats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/drums/drums7374.html|title=1973–1974 Premier double tom row kits &#124; Keith Moon's Drumkits &#124; Whotabs|access-date=29 March 2022|archive-date=12 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512030224/https://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/drums/drums7374.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His new larger configuration was notable for the presence of two bass drums; he has been credited, along with Ginger Baker, as one of the early pioneers of [[double bass drumming]] in rock.<ref name="Nyman (Baker & Moon)">{{cite web |last1=Nyman |first1=John |title=Double Bass Legends: A Short History |url=http://drummagazine.com/double-bass-legends-a-short-history/ |website=Drum! |access-date=30 December 2017 |date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=25 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225025132/http://drummagazine.com/double-bass-legends-a-short-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This kit was not used at the Who's performance at the 1967 [[Monterey Pop Festival]].{{sfn|Doerschuk|1989|p=2}} From 1967 to 1969, Moon used the "Pictures of Lily" drum kit (named for its artwork), which had two {{convert|22|inch|cm|adj=on}} bass drums, two {{convert|16|inch|cm|adj=on}} floor toms and three mounted toms.{{sfn|Doerschuk|1989|p=3}} In recognition of his loyalty to the company, Premier reissued the kit in 2006 as the "Spirit of Lily".<ref name="musicradar">{{cite web |url=http://www.musicradar.com/gear/drums/acoustic/drum-kits/6-piece-drum-kits/spirit-of-lily-8-piece-kit-17453 |title=Premier Spirit of Lily 8 Piece Kit |publisher=Music Radar |date=6 December 2007 |access-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214072653/http://www.musicradar.com/gear/drums/acoustic/drum-kits/6-piece-drum-kits/spirit-of-lily-8-piece-kit-17453 |archive-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>

By 1970, Moon had begun to use [[timbales]], [[gong]]s and [[timpani]], and these were included in his setup for the rest of his career.{{sfn|Doerschuk|1989|p=3}} In 1973, Premier's marketing manager, Eddie Haynes, began consulting Moon about specific requirements.{{sfn|Doerschuk|1989|p=2}} At one point, Moon asked Premier to make a white kit with gold-plated fittings. When Haynes said that it would be prohibitively expensive, Moon replied: "Dear boy, do exactly as you feel it should be, but that's the way I want it." The kit was eventually fitted with copper fittings{{sfn|Doerschuk|1989|p=2}} and later given to a young [[Zak Starkey]], Moon's [[godson]].{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=462}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Snapes |first1=Laura |title=The Who fire drummer Zak Starkey after Royal Albert Hall performance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/16/the-who-appear-to-fire-drummer-zak-starkey-over-royal-albert-hall-performance |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=4 May 2025 |date=17 April 2025}}</ref>