Gabor "Gabs" Dornyei plays SONOR SQ2 drums in African Marble finish with Thin Maple Shell configuration.
Bass drums are Medium Maple and the full kit sizes as follows:
22x18" Bass Drum
18x16" Bass Drum
14x7" Main Snare
12x6" Auxiliary Snare
8x8" Rack Tom
10x8" Rack Tom
12x9" Rack Tom
13x10" Rack Tom
14x14" Floor Tom
16x16" Floor Tom
18x18" Floor Tom
6000 Series hardware & pedals, plus Giant Step Pedals.
Gabs' "B-Rig" is a wonderful Fiery Red PRO-LITE for the mainland European concerts, festivals and clinics, with Vintage Maple Shells.
This kit consist of:
22x16" Bass Drum
18x16" Bass Drum
14x6" Pro-Lite Brass Main Snare
14x5" Pro-Lite Vintage Maple Auxiliary Snare
10x8" Rack Tom
12x8" Rack Tom
13x10" Rack Tom
14x12" Floor Tom
16x16" Floor Tom
SONOR 6000 Series Pedals and 4000 Series Hardware.
Gabor’s SONOR Horst Link Signature Series private collection of 31 years. (Since 1995)
This - ever growing- kit features Heavy Beech Shells in African Bubinga Veneer & consists of the following sizes:
22x18” (x2) Bass Drums
20x17” Bass Drum
14x8” HLD-580 Snare Drum
14x8” HLD-588 Ferro Manganese Snare Drum
14x4" Signature Symphony Piccolo Snare
8x8 Rack Tom
10x10" Rack Tom
12x12" Rack Tom
13x13" (2x) Rack Tom
14x14" Rack Tom
15x15" Rack Tom
16x16" Rack Tom
15x17" Floor Tom
16x18" Floor Tom
18x19" Floor Tom
Full SONOR Signature Series pedals & hardware.
Gabor Dornyei plays ZILDJIAN Cymbals exclusively.
His set consist of- with occasional variations:
L-R
12" Oriental China
6" A Splash
14” A-Custom EFX
8” K Splash
22” K Constantinople Medium Ride/ or 21" K Custom Complex Ride
13” K/Z Hi-hats
9” Oriental Trash Splash
17" K Sweet Crash
10" K Splash
21” K Custom Special Dry Ride/ or 22” K Light Ride
13" A Mastersound Hi-Hats/ or 12" A Custom Mastersound Hi-Hats (prototype)
16" K Cluster Crash
18" K Custom Special Dry China
VIC FIRTH Gabor Dornyei Signature Drum Sticks
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TYCOON PERCUSSION Gabor Dornyei Signature Drum Pack
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Gabs plays TYCOON PERCUSSION Master Handcrafted Pinstripe Series Congas, Bongos, Djambe and Triple Play Cajon
GD plays REMO Drum Heads
22” Powerstroke3 Clear on Bass Drum
14” Coated Ambassador on Snare
12” or 13” Coated ambassador on Side Snare
10” 12”13”14”16” Clear or Coated Ambassador on Toms
6” & 8” Clear or Coated Ambassador on Mini Timbales
Ambassador Hazy or Diplomat on Snare Side
Gabs uses ROLAND TD-30 KV- Electronic Drums
(photo taken at the 3 years long Thriller Live MJ World Tour in Beijing, China)
Gabs endorses HARDCASE Made in UK drum cases.
In 2025 HARDCASE International Limited has released a brand new custom colour of case line,
the Gabor "Gabs" Dornyei Signature MAROON HARDCASE! Soon it'll be available for global orders.
In 2025 Mark Eldridge in the USA has created a Gabor Dornyei Signature Line of Artisan Customs Drum Stick Holders. These beautiful and practical products are all custom-made by hand and created out of specialist-exotic woods by Mark. The Artisan Customs Drum Stick Holders are perfectly matching Gabs' three different SONOR drum kits in finish, the African Marble, African Bubinga and the Fiery Red.
With these Signature Products Gabs is the first ever UK/European Artist to receive an Artisan Customs endorsement and product line.
Gabs also uses SKY GEL DAMPER PADS when required both in studio and live settings.
24-25-26/FEB/2023 “GABOR DORNYEI DRUM CLINIC” PALACE DRUM CAMP, REDDITCH, UK
17-18-19/FEB/2023 “MORPHEUS ALBUM RECORDING SESSION” ISTANBUL, TURKEY
17/JAN/2023 “GABOR DORNYEI DRUM CLINIC” NORTH WALES DRUM PROMOTIONS, FLINT, UK
06/NOV/2022 “CORINA KWAMI QUARTET” CAMBRIDGE, UK
22/OCT/2022 “GREASE SHOW” DOMINION THEATRE, WEST END, LONDON, UK
21/OCT/2022 “GREASE SHOW” DOMINION THEATRE, WEST END, LONDON, UK
20/OCT/2022 “GREASE SHOW” DOMINION THEATRE, WEST END, LONDON, UK
22/SEPT/2022 “MATT TELFER QUARTET” HAMPSTEAD JAZZ CLUB, LONDON, UK
29/JULY/2022 !SOLD OUT! “STANLEY JORDAN QUARTET” feat LAURENCE COTTLE, KORNEL HORVATH, GABOR DORNYEI RONNIE SCOTT’s JAZZ CLUB, LONDON, UK
27/AUG/2022 “STANLEY JORDAN QUARTET” feat LAURENCE COTTLE, KORNEL HORVATH, GABOR DORNYEI RYE JAZZ FESTIVAL, RYE, UK
26/AUG/2022 !SOLD OUT! “WILD CARD” at RONNIE SCOTT’s RONNIE SCOTT’s, LONDON, UK
25/AUG/2022 “GREASE SHOW” DOMINION THEATRE, WEST END, LONDON, UK
21/JULY/2022 “LONDON DRUM CLINIC” feat GABOR DORNYEI NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, UK
11/JULY/2022 “STANLEY JORDAN QUARTET” feat CHRISTIAN GALVEZ, KORNEL HORVATH, GABOR DORNYEI VALLADOLID JAZZ FESTIVAL, SPAIN, EU
09/JULY/2022 “STANLEY JORDAN QUARTET” feat CHRISTIAN GALVEZ, KORNEL HORVATH, GABOR DORNYEI SOPRON DRUM FESTIVAL, CAVE THEATRE, HUNGARY, EU
16/MARCH/2022 “GABS’ DRUM CLINIC, GRAHAM RUSSELL DRUMS FARNHAM, UK
13/MARCH/2022 “GABS’ DRUM CLINIC, BRISTOL BRISTOL, UK
26/FEB/2022 “GABS’ SOLO PERFORMANCE 26th DRUMMER’s CARNIVAL-BUDAPEST” HEADLINER (DOBOSOK FARSANGJA) VIGYAZO SANDOR MUV HAZ, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, EU
15/FEB/2022 “THEM DIRTY BLUES” OXFORD JAZZ SOCIETY, OXFORD, UK
05/FEB/2022 “THEM DIRTY BLUES” PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB, BIRMINGHAM, UK
29/JAN/2022 “THEM DIRTY BLUES” PEGGY’S SKYLIGHT, NOTTINGHAM, UK
24/JULY/2021 “STANLEY JORDAN QUARTET” feat CHRISTIAN GALVEZ, KORNEL HORVATH, GABOR DORNYEI SAULKRASTI JAZZ FESTIVAL (Headliner) SAULKRASTI, LATVIA, EU Tickets: http://saulkrastijazz.lv
01/APR/2020 “GABS’ DRUM CLINIC, HOLYWELL Holywell, North Wales, UK
30/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” JUL.ACADEMY COSENZA, CALABRIA, ITALY, EU
29/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” GM DRUM SCHOOL FROSIGNANO GM DRUM SCHOOL, FROSIGNANO, ITALY, EU
28/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” GM DRUM SCHOOL ROME PLAY! MUSIC STORE, ROME, ITALY, EU
27/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” PLAYSOUND STUDIO MILAN, ITALY, EU
25/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” GOTTHARD DRUM SCHOOL LUGANO, SWITZERLAND, SUI
24/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” THE WORLD DRUM FESTIVAL with BENNY GREB & ANIKA NILLES MANNHEIM POP AKADEMIE, GERMANY, EU
22/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” DRUMTRAINER BERLIN BERLIN, GERMANY, EU
21/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” GROOVE-SCHMIEDE DRUM SCHOOL BIELEFELD, GERMANY, EU
19/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” TAM-TAM DRUM CENTRE 20th ANNYVERSARY CONCERT BMC, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, EU
17/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” STANLEY JORDAN-CHRISTIAN GALVES-KORNEL HORVATH-GABOR DORNYEI QUARTET BUDAPEST, PALACE OF ARTS, HUNGARY, EU
11/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” LONDON DRUM SHOW EDUCATION ZONE CLINIC LONDON, OLYMPIA CONFERENCE CENTRE, UK
10/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” LONDON DRUM SHOW MAIN STAGE SOLO PERFORMANCE LONDON, OLYMPIA CONFERENCE CENTRE, UK
09/NOV/2018 J-SONICS LIVE PIZZA EXPESS JAZZ CLUB LONDON, HOLBORN, UK
08/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” DRUMSHOP UK GATESHEAD, UK
02/NOV/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” BIMM BRISTOL BRISTOL, UK
27/SEPT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” dDDRUMS FALKIRK, SCOTLAND, UK
26/OCT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” BIMM, DUBLIN DUBLIN, IRELAND
19/OCT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” BIMM BRIGHTON BRIGHTON, UK
11/OCT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” ASPIRAR CLINIC SHANGHAI, CHINA, ASIA
10-11-12-13/OCT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” MUSIC CHINA FAIR, TYCOON PERCUSSION & GREAT WALL MUSIC with KORNEL HORVATH-tHUNder DUO SHANGHAI, CHINA, ASIA
06/OCT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” BUDAPEST MUSIC EXPO TAM-TAM DRUMCENTER BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, EU
04/OCT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” SZEGEDRUMS IH EVENTS CENTRE, SZEGED, HUNGARY, EU
26/SEPT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” ICMP CLINIC FOR DRUMTRAINER BERLIN ICMP, LONDON, UK
20/SEPT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” ICMP FRESHERS CONCERT O2 ISLINGTON, LONDON, UK
17/SEPT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” ACM LONDON ACM, LONDON, UK
12/SEPT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” ACM BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM UK
10/SEPT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” ACM GUILDFORD GUILDFORD, UK
08/SEPT/2018 “GABS’ 30 YEARS DRUMMING TOUR” KYTARY MUSIC FESTIWALL, with KORNEL HORVATH & AARON SPEARS PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, EU
15/JULY/2018 SWISS MUSIC ACADEMY FINAL EXAMS ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, EU
30/JUNE/2018 STANLEY JORDAN-CHRISTIAN GALVES-KORNEL HORVATH-GABOR DORNYEI QUARTET CONCEPCION JAZZ FESTIVAL, CHILE, SOUTH AMERICA
28/JUNE/2018 STANLEY JORDAN-CHRISTIAN GALVES-KORNEL HORVATH-GABOR DORNYEI QUARTET SANTIAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL, CHILE, SOUTH AMERICA
15-16-17/JUNE/2018 SOPRONDRUM FESTIVAL with BILLY COBHAM, AARON SPEARS, tHUNder DUO, SHE-E WU, ROLANDO MATOS, CHRIS DEVINEY SOPRON,HUNGARY, EU
07/JUNE/2018 J-SONICS at PANTILES ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, UK
09/MAY/2018 DIME-ONLINE Drums & Career Advice Masterclass GABBEY ROAD STUDIO, LONDON, UK
20/APR/2018 STANLEY JORDAN w. tHUNder DUO (Gabor Dornyei&Kornel Horvath) KRIOL JAZZ FESTIVAL CAPE VERDE ISLAND, AFRICA
08/MARCH/2018 J-SONICS at PIZZA EXRESS JAZZ CLUB SOHO, LONDON, UK
24/FEB/2018 BLAKEY’s BOYS at PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB HOLBORN, LONDON, UK
02/FEB/2018 BLAKEY’s BOYS at SOUTHPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL SOUTHPORT, UK
29-30/JAN/2018 GABOR DORNYEI SOLO FILMING on DRUMCHANNEL LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA
29-30/JAN/2018 THE NAMM SHOW LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA
18/NOV/2017 BLAKEY’s BOYS at LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL LONDON, UK
4/NOV/2017 GABOR DORNYEI & KORNEL HORVATH (tHUNder DUO) CLINIC at WESTSHORE MUSIC ACDEMY 8pm VICTORIA, BC, CANADA
4/NOV/2017 GABOR DORNYEI PRIVATE LESSONS & MASTERCLASS at WESTSHORE MUSIC ACDEMY 10am-2pm VICTORIA, BC, CANADA
30/OCT/2017 GABOR DORNYEI & KORNEL HORVATH (tHUNder DUO) at DIME-DETROIT UNIVERSITY DETROIT, USA
27/OCT/2017 GABOR DORNYEI & KORNEL HORVATH (tHUNder DUO) at DIME-DENVER UNIVERSITY DENVER, USA
26/OCT/2017 GABOR DORNYEI & KORNEL HORVATH (tHUNder DUO) at DRUMMER’s COLLECTIVE INSTITUE (DCI) NEW YORK CITY, USA
30/SEPT/2017 STANLEY JORDAN-KORNEL HORVATH-GABOR DORNYEI (tHUNder Duo) & CHRISTIAN GALVES SOPRON FESTIVAL, HUNGARY
21/SEPT/2017 J-SONICS at PANTILES TUNBRIDGE WELLS, UK
26/AUG/2017 GABOR DORNYEI SEXTET SZIN FESTIVAL, WORLD MUSIC STAGE 8.30pm, SZEGED, HUNGARY
4-9/AUG/2017 GABOR DORNYEI & KORNEL HORVATH (tHUNder Duo) LIVE in CHINA SOPRON, HUNGARY
16/JULY/2017 SWISS MUSIC ACADEMY ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
13/JULY/2017 J-SONICS PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB, LONDON, UK
07/JULY/2017 STANLEY JORDAN-KORNEL HORVATH & GABOR DORNYEI BUCHAREST JAZZ FESTIVAL, ROMANIA
30/JUNE/2017 J-SONICS LOVE SUPREME JAZZ FESTIVAL, ARENA STAGE 7.45pm, BRIGHTON, UK
21/JULY/2021 “STANLEY JORDAN QUARTET” feat CHRISTIAN GALVEZ, KORNEL HORVATH, GABOR DORNYEI MARGARET ISLAND OPEN AIR STAGE, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, EU Tickets:https://margitszigetiszinhaz.hu/margitszigeti-programok/different-dimension-stanley-jordan-quartet-koncert/
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