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MATT WESTFALL

Been playing drums: 16 years, as of 2003

Been at the shop: 7 years, as of 2003

Top three albums (in order):

  1. "Paul's Boutique," Beastie Boys; "The plethora of beats and drummers used on the album."
  2. Any album by Bob Marley; Carlton Barrett, drums.
  3. "Eat a Peach," Allman Bros.; Butch Trucks, drums and Jaimoe Johanson, drums.

Top three drummers (in order):

  1. Johnny Rabb
  2. Neil Peart
  3. Jojo Mayer

Three most memorable experiences at the shop (in order):

  1. "The Terry Bozzio clinic at The Galaxy."
  2. "The fire on the roof [of the shop]."
  3. "When I was a customer, I had to wait a year and half to get my 6" Gretsch concert tom (so you whining customers can suck it)."

Drums

70s Gretsch in blonde maple

  1. 7"x12" OCDP maple snare drum
  2. 5.5"x14" custom free floating snare drum with 20-ply maple shell and Yamaha wood hoops
  3. 5.5"x8" tom tom
  4. 6"x10" tom tom
  5. 8"x12" tom tom
  6. 16"x16" floor tom
  7. 18"x24" bass drum

Cymbals

"Anything that sounds good."

  1. 6" Paiste mini-hats
  2. 13" A. Zildjian New Beat hi-hats (2x bottom)
  3. 8" Istanbul China stack
  4. 16" A. Zildjian Paper Thin crash
  5. 8" Paiste Signature splash
  6. 17" Paiste Signature Mellow crash
  7. 11" Zildjian Oriental splash
  8. 20" Zildjian K Custom Medium ride
  9. 14" Paiste Sound Formula crash
  

Hardware

Pearl rack, Tama hi-hat stand, Drum Workshop cymbal arms and mounts

Sticks

Vic Firth Steve Gadd - "One size fits all."

Heads

Remo

  • A through F: clear Emperor batters, clear Ambassador resonants
  • G: Evans EMAD System

 

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