Matt Garstka

In this video Matt talks about his artist concept fat stack. this stack is based off the stack that Matt had been using for years. The stack consists of a extra dry china and an extra dry crash. Both cymbals have several holes in them to add to the tone of the cymbals. According to matt, the cymbal sounds very stacato when fasened tightly. this makes the note very short. when fassened looser it sounds fater and will resonate more

In this Playthrough of Tooth and claw By Animals as Leaders Matt can be seen using a byzance vintage trash crash. he uses this crash coupled with a byzance traditional china to make a stack. Matt likes to put the china on the botton and the trash crash on top to form a stack. Stacks like this are a staple of his cymbal setup

Matt Garstka uses the 20" Byzance Traditional Medium Crash cymbal, known for its traditional, warm sound and wide dynamic range. This cymbal provides an energetic and explosive attack with a loud response, as highlighted by MEINL Cymbals.

in this post on the Meinl cymbals website, they go through Matt's cymbal setup. they show the vintage pure ride that he uses in his setup

in this post on the meinl website, they go over Matt's cymbal setup. They show that Matt uses a byzance splash in his cymbal setup

In this video Matt demos his signature temporal stacks. This stack came about when Matt experimented with different splash combinations. Matt likes how staccato the stack is. This allows for the stack to be played in quick succession with his other stacks or high hats. This stack is a 8 inch top and a 10 inch bottom

In this video Matt demos his Meinl Temporal stacks. This stack comes in two versions. This version is a 10 inch top and a 10 inch bottom. Matt likes that the stack is very Staccato in response. This allows for the stack to be played in quick succession with his other stacks, or his hi hats

These are the hi-hats Matt used in his Madness of Matt lesson series on his YouTube channel. The descriptions of the videos state that he used the top cymbal of the Sand Hats and the top cymbal of the Byzance Traditional Hi-Hats (no mention of which particular kind), but this couldn't be confirmed from the video and it sounds like they are just Sand Hats.

IN this video for the Meinl Fat Stack, Matt can be be seen using a Extra dry china in his cymbal setup.

In this playthrough of Tooth and Claw By Animals as Leaders, Matt can be seen playing two extra dry duel crashs.

In this playthrough of Tooth and Claw by Animals As Leaders, Matt can be see using Meinl extra dry hi hat cymbals.

In this Playthrough of Tooth and claw By Animals as Leaders Matt can be seen using a byzance traditional china. he uses this china coupled with a byzance vintage trash crash to make a stack. Matt likes to put the china on the botton and the trash crash on top to form a stack. Stacks like this are a staple of his cymbal setup

In this post Matt can be seen playing a jazz china

I’m so happy these Equilibrium hihats are now released!! It was a lot of work experimenting and refining these hats but I couldn’t be more happy:) They have that papery sound I love to hear when they are open, that have a nice crisp tip attack and a solid chick????I thought these little demos would give you guys an up close and personal look at them. @meinlcymbals

Matt Garstka uses the Meinl Cymbals 20" Byzance Vintage Equilibrium China, as featured in a video by MEINL Cymbals on YouTube.

In the video "Meinl Cymbals - Matt Garstka - 'Physical Education' by Animals As Leaders" by Meinl Cymbals on YouTube, Matt Garstka can be seen playing the Meinl 18" Byzance Jazz Thin Crash.