Cymbals
His Oysterhead setup
The chart at the top may seem confusing. "Why's there 3 choices of cymbals for each cymbal???" one may ask.
The reason I put each cymbal into a section of 3 is that I found 3 sources from different time periods that
gave me different cymbals he was using at different times. On the chart, a) = the set up that
www.paiste.com has listed; b) is the set up in the May '84 issue of Downbeat magazine; and c)
is the set up in the October 1982 issue of Modern drummer. Hope that clears it up for you. Below this are
excerpts from the 2 magazines mentioned, if you read those you'll see why I have an "or" and confusing things on the chart.
The cymbal set up on this page may not be as accurate to the T of how Stewart's cymbal
set up is now or was before, but I assure you it's close. Blah, blah, blah, just read the stuff below...
Stewart's thoughts on Paiste's Signature line of cymbals:
WFM: I notice that you still use a good amount of cymbals, including splashes and all. Are you using
the new Paiste Signature line?
SC: I have a set in England, but I'm not using them on the road. Paiste is selling so many of
those cymbals they don't have enough left for their humble endorsees. So I want to keep them
home safe. But I think they're just brilliant cymbals. They're a quantum leap ahead of any other
cymbal out there. I hate to sound like advertising copy here, but Paiste has really landed on
something special. Throughout the entire line they sound great.
April, 1990 issue of Modern drummer
Cymbally speaking, on-stage it's Formula 602 13-inch medium hi-hats (without Sound Edge) and a
16-inch thin crash, two eight-inch 2002 bell cymbals, two eight and an 11-inch 2002 splashes,
and RUDE 14-, 16-, and 22-inch crash-rides; in the studio Formula 2002 16- and 18-inch mediums,
and a 22-inch 602 heavy ride replace the RUDES.
May, 1984 issue of Downbeat magazine
Jeff Seitz on Stewart's cymbals:
We're now using all Paiste, a new
kind called the Rude. We have a 24"; ride, two 18"; crash/rides, two 16";
crash/rides, an 8" ice bell, which is a special little pitched cymbal, and Paiste
2002 hi-hats which are 13";. And we're using something called an Ictus, which is
another ice bell which is a sort of metallic bell-sounding cymbal, and it is also 8";.
He also uses 8"; and 10"; splash cymbals and also a Chinese swish cymbal.
Stewart talking about the baby splashes:
I like small cymbals, little bell cymbals and splash cymbals, and I
like to just have them all over the place so I can hit one of them in between hitting other things.
These little cymbal attachments that you can stick on anywhere are great for that.
October, 1982 Modern Drummer
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