Matthew McDonough

Matt is an Ahead Drumsticks Signature Artist. Matt's signature sticks which have appeared in several colours, are supplied with a Mini Ball tip, but he uses a standard tip live and in the studio. The common specs are: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CATEGORY: Signature, SKU: S7A, LENGTH: 15.69 inches, DIAMETER: 0.540 inches, WALL THICKNESS: 0.030 inches, WEIGHT: 52 grams, TAPER: Medium, COVER: MTW, COVER OPTIONS: MTS, MTW, WMT, TIP: 5AT, TIP TYPE: DELRIN, TIP OPTIONS: 5AS, 5AT, 5AB, BLEND RING: RGB5A, OPTIONAL MALLET HEAD: Yes. https://www.aheaddrumsticks.com/matt-mcdonough.html https://www.aheaddrumsticks.com/drumsticks-signature-s7a.html

It can be seen next to his left foot at 0:50

In the official HD video for "Happy?" by Mudvayne, Matthew McDonough can be seen playing a Pearl Masters Custom drum set.

In this picture, Matthew McDonough is seen behind his Emerald Fade Pearl Masters Custom MMX drum kit. The picture was taken at a rehearsal session for Mudvayne’s third studio album, ‘Lost and Found’. The MMX reinforcement ring can be seen in the 18"x16" suspended tom in the bottom of the picture. Matt used this kit extensively from 2003 to 2005 touring cycles, which can be seen during the Metallica Summer Sanitarium Tour on Mudvayne's 'All Access to All Things' DVD. This kit also featured in the music video for 'Determined'.

In this picture taken on tour with Audiotopsy, Matt McDonough can be seen playing his Pearl Masterworks drum kit finished in custom 'Tobacco Burst' lacquer. Matt first started playing this kit around 2008 for Mudvayne's album, 'The New Game'. The composition of the shells in this kit (wood, plies, thickness etc.) are standard Reference Series specs, which alter in composition depending on the size of drum. Matt generally is seen playing a kit consisting of the following sizes.. 8"x7", 10"x8", 12"x9", 14"x10" (or 14"x11"), 16"x16", 18"x16" toms and 20"x16" bass drum (DRUM! magazine #107, May 2005). The snare drum used in this picture is a Pearl Reference Brass 14"x6.5" (RFB1465), which is a seamless brass model.

In this picture Matt can be seen holding his 2003 Pearl Free Floating snare drum, finished in Pearl's lacquer finish #148 Emerald Fade. The drum is a 14"x8" Gen 2 floating snare. The wooden shell itself is 6.5" depth with the additional depth given by the metal chassis, making 8" total. The shell is 6 ply all maple and simply badged 'Pearl Maple Shell'. Gen 2 refers to the round lugs and types of strainer. Matt's drum has a SR-010 strainer which uses a S-025 snare wire. This drum first appears in Matt's kit during the 2003 Metallica Summer Sanitarium tour.