Jon Theodore

Drums: Queens of the Stone Age

DW Jazz Series in White Glass

14x10 or 13x9 tom 16x16 floor tom 18x16 floor tom 26x14 or 24x14 bass drum with rail and cymbal mount 14x5.5 DW Aluminum snare

The Mars Volta, One Day as a Lion, etc.

Ludwig Stainless Steel Kit 14x10 tom 16x16 floor tom 18x16 floor tom 24x14 bass drum

Jon has stated in interviews that he is still hoping to find a 26x14 stainless steel kick but also enjoys the punchier sound of his current bass.

Prior to the Stainless Steel kit he used:

Fibes Crystallite Acrylic Kit 14x10 tom 16x16 floor tom 18x16 floor tom 26x14 kick

Heads: Remo coated Ambassador on snare batter

Heads: Remo coated Ambassador on snare batter, CS dots on tom and bass drum batters, clear Ambassadors on bottoms of toms and on front of bass drum.

Prior to his endorsement with DW, Jon used Pearl Eliminator single kick pedal and applied surf wax for playing barefoot, along with various straight cymbal stands

• 6.5×14 Supraphonic snare • 9×13 tom • 14×16 floor tom • 16×18 floor tom • 16×22 bass drum

21" Avedis Sweet Ride, sometimes with four sizzlers, 22" K Ride, 22" Avedis Medium Ride, or 23" Sweet Ride.

13" combo hats (e.g. K top over A New Beat bottom or A Quick Beat top over A New Beat top)

13" combo hats (e.g. K top over A New Beat bottom or A Quick Beat top over A New Beat top)

Sticks: Jon is a Vic Firth endorser. He uses their American Classic Extreme 5B wood tip model

Hardware: Prior to his endorsement with DW, Jon used Pearl Eliminator single kick pedal and applied surf wax for playing barefoot, along with various straight cymbal stands. Now Theodore uses DW 7000 series Hi-hat and straight cymbal stands with a 5000 pedal.

He has also used Powerstroke 3 bass batters (and, on occasion, as resonant heads, too) with a falam pad and coated Ambassadors.