Moon played a four- and later a five-piece drum kit during his early

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 drums and Zildjian cymbals . He began to endorse Premier Drums in late 1965 and remained a loyal customer of the company. His first Premier kit was in red sparkle and featured two high toms. In 1966, Moon moved to an even larger kit, but without the customary hi-hat —at the time he preferred keeping ride rhythms with ride and crash cymbals , but he later reinstated the hi-hats. 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. This kit was not used at the Who’s performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival . From 1967 to 1969, Moon used the “Pictures of Lily” drum kit (named for its artwork), which had two 22-inch (56 cm) bass drums, two 16-inch (41 cm) floor toms and three mounted toms. In recognition of his loyalty to the company, Premier reissued the kit in 2006 as the “Spirit of Lily”.