Tomas Haake, Sean Reinert, Benny Greb, Derek Roddy, Virgil Donati, Mike Heller, Gene Hoglan, Jon Karel, Bobby Jarzombek, Gil Sharone, Chris Pennie, Matt Halpern, Longineu Parsons, Abe Cunningham, John Bonham, Travis Orbin, Gavin Harrison, John Dolmayan, Zach Hill, Steve Smith, Jojo Mayer, Mark Guiliana, Jamie Saint Merat sounds about right...
Sean Reinert. Still amazed how long it took me to understand this guy was as amazing as he is.
Restraint, or lack of it. The ability to choose which to use and when. His amazing chops, and the way he is able to pull out all the stops, yet halfway through pull out everything non-essential and let the music breathe and shine. His playing is absolutely nothing like anyone out there, which puts him right at the top of my list.
I love his use of symmetry, hats, and ride in his kit as well.