Scott Reeder is an American drummer who has been a member of Southern California

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band

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since 2002. Previously, he was a co-founder of the

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alternative rock band

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. Reeder is known for his heavy drumming style, and refers to

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as one of his great influences. Reeder plays Ludwig Drums (often sporting psychedelic colors), Sabian Cymbals,

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and uses

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drumsticks, as stated on his MySpace page. He has also been known to mix his Sabian cymbal setup with

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cymbals. With more than 25 years of drumming experience, Reeder teaches drumming in Orange County, when not touring or recording with Fu Manchu. On March 10, 2010, it was announced that Reeder would play drums for

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for the South American tour dates in April. By July 2010, he was no longer drumming in Social Distortion and had returned to Fu Manchu for their upcoming tour. His replacement in Social Distortion was David Hidalgo Jr., formerly of

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and The Drips.

Personal life

Reeder is not related to the bassist of

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, despite the fact that they both have the same first and last name and are

musicians. Coincidentally, they are now both in a band called Sun and Sail Club which formed in September 2013 which also includes fellow Fu Manchu band member Bob Balch.

References

External links

Official website

Official Fu Manchu website

Reeder's drum lesson website
Living people Social Distortion members American drummers People from Barstow, California Fu Manchu (band) members Year of birth missing (living people) {{drummer-stub