Stewart Copeland

In this photo of Stewart Copeland's Worried Rabbit studio from 1985, a Linn 9000 drum machine is visible.

Visible in this photo of Stewart Copeland's "hotel rig" (or "suitcase studio") from around the Synchronicity tour, featured in the Police Vintage gallery section of his website. Also visible in a photo of his "Rhythmatist" writing setup (though it looks reversed) here

From Down Beat magazine May 1984 issue:

On the road Copeland figures out his new charts on his "suitcase studio" - a Yamaha HandySound HS-5O1 polyphonic mini-synth, a Casio PT2O monophonic mini-synth (that also plays chords), a BOSS Dr Rhythm, the Scholz Rockman (for studio effects), a Fostex X-15 Multi-tracker cassette recorder, Sanyo C mini-monitor speakers, and Sony headphones, plus a Fender Stratocaster for that dose of heavy metal.

Visible in this photo of Stewart Copeland's "hotel rig" (or "suitcase studio") from around the Synchronicity tour, featured in the Police Vintage gallery section of his website.

From Down Beat magazine May 1984 issue:

On the road Copeland figures out his new charts on his "suitcase studio" - a Yamaha HandySound HS-5O1 polyphonic mini-synth, a Casio PT2O monophonic mini-synth (that also plays chords), a BOSS Dr Rhythm, the Scholz Rockman (for studio effects), a Fostex X-15 Multi-tracker cassette recorder, Sanyo C mini-monitor speakers, and Sony headphones, plus a Fender Stratocaster for that dose of heavy metal.

At 13:40 a Roland Jazz Chorus 120 is visible whilst Copeland is talking about buying new gear at the store "Manny's".

His main snare and "The Snare" he played during the Police entire career

In this Modern Drummer interview from 1982, Jeff Seitz mentions Stewart Copeland used a Tama DS-200 drum synthesizer, triggered by Tom-toms and the bass drum microphone to enhance the sound.

This is Stewart's signature ride. It is pictured behind him on the right side of his kit.

At 2:05 of this video, Copeland mentions that he has a Vox AC-30.

At 2:06 of this video, Copeland mentions that he has a Fender Champ.

At 5:45 of this video, Copeland talks about his Hammond M-3.

This article states that a Mac Pro is Stewart Copeland's "main recording machine."

This article states that Stewart Copeland's master controller is an M-Audio ProKeys 88 MIDI controller.

This article states that Stewart Copeland uses a DigiDesign ProControl.

In an article by KeyboardMag, Stewart Copeland is noted for using the Avalon AD2022 Pure Class A Dual Mono Microphone Preamplifier.

This article states that Stewart Copeland uses Alesis Monitor One studio monitors.

As listed on Stewart Copeland's Paiste Artist page.

As listed on Stewart Copeland's Paiste Artist page.

As listed on Stewart Copeland's Paiste artist page.

As listed on Stewart Copeland's Paiste Artist page.

Used as a tom mic for “Every Breath You Take”, as mentioned by producer Hugh Padgham in this March 2004 Sound on Sound interview.

"At AIR Montserrat, the dining area had a gabled ceiling and reflective wooden floor, so I recorded Stewart's drums with room mics while also close-miking the kit, similar to how I recorded Phil Collins. There was a [Shure] SM57 on the snare, [Sennheiser] 421s on the toms, Coles 4038 ribbon mics for the overheads, and [Neumann] 87s as room mics, placed about 10 to 15 feet away and compressed a little bit. Obviously, we didn't use the room sound as much as we did for Phil, but it still provided Stewart's sound with a certain liveliness.”

Used as a room mic for “Every Breath You Take”, as mentioned by producer Hugh Padgham in this March 2004 Sound on Sound interview.

"At AIR Montserrat, the dining area had a gabled ceiling and reflective wooden floor, so I recorded Stewart's drums with room mics while also close-miking the kit, similar to how I recorded Phil Collins. There was a [Shure] SM57 on the snare, [Sennheiser] 421s on the toms, Coles 4038 ribbon mics for the overheads, and [Neumann] 87s as room mics, placed about 10 to 15 feet away and compressed a little bit. Obviously, we didn't use the room sound as much as we did for Phil, but it still provided Stewart's sound with a certain liveliness.”

In a 1983 performance of "Walking on the Moon" during the Synchronicity Concert, Stewart Copeland can be seen using a Paiste 16'' 2002 Crash Cymbal as part of his setup with The Police.

Part of his 1980s setup

In a live performance of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" in Gateshead '82, Stewart Copeland prominently uses the Paiste 18" Rude Crash/Ride cymbal, as shown in a video by Andy Lukošius.

Part of his 1980s setup

In a 1983 live performance video by The Police, Stewart Copeland can be seen using a Paiste 22" 2002 China Type cymbal as part of his drum setup.

Stewart Copeland prominently used the Paiste 8" 2002 Splash Cymbal in his 1980s setup, as seen in "The Police - Live at Le Spectrum" performance in Canada, 1983.

In the YouTube video "The Police - Live at Le Spectrum | Canada 1983 | Part 2," Stewart Copeland is seen using the Paiste 12" 2000 Splash cymbal, a key component of his 1980s drum setup.

In the video "The Police - Live at Le Spectrum | Canada 1983 | Part 2," Stewart Copeland is seen using a Paiste 2002 10" Splash cymbal as part of his 1980s drum setup.

Tweet from Stewart Copeland in which he says he used Distorted Reality.