Jon Theodore's Drum Sets

Jon Theodore, drummer for Queens of the Stone Age, uses a DW Jazz Series drum set in White Glass finish. His setup includes a 14x10 or 13x9 tom, 16x16 and 18x16 floor toms, a 26x14 or 24x14 bass drum with a rail and cymbal mount, and a 14x5.5 DW Aluminum snare. This information is detailed in his Wikipedia entry.

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Jon Theodore, known for his work with The Mars Volta and One Day as a Lion, uses a Ludwig Stainless Steel Drumkit. His setup includes a 14x10 tom, 16x16 and 18x16 floor toms, and a 24x14 bass drum. According to Wikipedia, Jon has expressed interest in acquiring a 26x14 stainless steel kick drum but appreciates the punchy sound of his current bass drum.

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Prior to the Stainless Steel kit he used:

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

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On this page from Modern Drummer, all the way down, it says that he uses a Roland Spd-sx for electronics.

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Drummer Jon Theodore is known to use a Ludwig Vistalite drum set, featuring a 6.5×14 Supraphonic snare, 9×13 tom, 14×16 and 16×18 floor toms, and a 16×22 bass drum, as detailed on the Ludwig Drums website.

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Jon Theodore, a staunch advocate of the Roland V71 module, uses the Roland TD716 V-Drum Kit with Mesh Pads to practice, record, and perform globally. He discusses his musical beginnings, recent projects utilizing this kit, and his future endeavors in a Roland Articles piece by Jamie Franklin and Tom Wonnacott titled "Careers in Music: Jon Theodore of Queens of the Stone Age."

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This is a community-built gear list for Jon Theodore.

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