Paiste Chad Wackerman

Chad Wackerman

Bands / Acts: Allan Holdsworth, Frank Zappa
Paiste artist since: August '82
Styles: Rock, Jazz

Cymbal Setups

1983 - Modern Drummer Feature (May 1983)

• 2002 13" Crash
  
• 2002 14" Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• RUDE 14" Crash/Ride
  
• RUDE 16" Crash/Ride
  
• 2002 18" Crash
  
• RUDE 20" Ride/Crash
  
• 2002 22" Ride
  
• 404 14" Medium Hi-Hat bottom, on top of Sound Creation 22" Dark China
  
  

1984 - "Setup Update" Modern Drummer - (Oct. 1984)

• 2002 13" Crash
  
• 2002 14" Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• 2002 17" Crash
  
• RUDE 14" Crash/Ride
  
• 2002 22" Ride
  
• RUDE 15" Hi-Hat
  
• 2002 18" Crash
  
• Sound Creation 22" Dark Ride with 404 hi-hat cymbal on top
  
  

1987 (left to right)

• Formula 602 14" Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• 2000 18" Mellow China
  
• 3000 18" Thin Crash
  
• 3000 20" Ride
  
• 3000 16" Thin Crash
  
• RUDE 20" China
  
• Sound Creation 13" Dark Heavy Hi-Hat
  
  

1988 (left to right) - Paiste Ad

• Formula 602 13" Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• 3000 17" Thin Crash
  
• RUDE 18" China x 2
  
• 3000 20" Ride
  
• RUDE 15" Hi-Hat
  
• Sound Creation 18" Dark Crash and 404 14" Medium Hi-Hat stacked
  
• 3000 18" Thin Crash
  
  

1988 (left to right) - Modern Drummer Feature (Dec. 1988)

• Formula 602 13" Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• 2002 13" Crash
  
• 3000 17" Thin Crash
  
• RUDE 18" China
  
• RUDE 20" China
  
• 3000 20" Ride
  
• RUDE 15" Hi-Hat
  
• Sound Creation 18" Dark Crash
  
• 3000 18" Thin Crash
  
  

1992 (left to right)

• Sound Creation 13" Dark Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• 2002 13" Crash top / RUDE 14" Crash/Ride bottom
  
• Sound Formula 12" Splash
  
• Signature 16" Fast Crash
  
• 2002 5.5" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 6" Cup Chime
  
• RUDE 8" Splash top / 2002 8" Bell bottom
  
• Signature 20" Dry Ride
  
• RUDE 15" Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 18" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 14" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 20" Thin China
  
  

1992 - Paiste Ad

• 2002 5.5" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 6" Cup Chime
  
• Signature 12" Splash
  
• Signature 13" Dark Crisp Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 14" Full Crash
  
• Signature 16" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 16" Full Crash
  
• Signature 17" Full Crash
  
• Signature 18" Full Crash
  
• Signature 20" Dry Ride
  
  

1995 (left to right) - Paiste Ad

• Sound Formula 14" Medium Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 18" Full Crash
  
• Signature 16" Fast Crash
  
• 2002 7" Cup Chime & 2002 5" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 7" Cup Chime & 2002 6" Cup Chime
  
• Signature 20" Dark Full Ride
  
• Signature 13" Dark Crisp Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 18" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 20" Thin China
  
  

1999 (left to right) - Paiste Ad

• Sound Formula 14" Medium Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 18" Full Crash
  
• Signature 16" Fast Crash
  
• 2002 7" Cup Chime & 2002 5" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 7" Cup Chime & 2002 6" Cup Chime
  
• Signature 20" Dark Full Ride
  
• Signature 13" Dark Crisp Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 18" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 20" Thin China
  
  

2000 (left to right) - Paiste Ad

• Sound Formula 14" Medium Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 17" Full Crash
  
• Signature 16" Fast Crash
  
• 2002 7" Cup Chime & 2002 5" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 7" Cup Chime & 2002 6" Cup Chime
  
• Signature 20" Dark Full Ride
  
• Signature 13" Dark Crisp Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 18" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 20" Thin China
  
  

2000 (left to right) - Modern Drummer "Inside Track" (Nov. 2000)

• Signature 18" Full Crash
  
• Signature 13" Dark Crisp Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 16" Fast Crash
  
• Cup Chimes (3)
  
• Signature 20" Dark Crash/Ride
  
• Traditionals 14" Medium Light Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 18" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 20" Thin China
  
  

2002 - Paiste Ad

• Dimensions 14" Thin/Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 18" Full Crash
  
• Signature 16" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 18" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 20" Dry Ride
  
• 2002 7" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 6.5" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 6" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 5.5" Cup Chime
  
• Signature 20" Thin China
  
• Percussion Set
  
  

2002 (left to right) - Drum Feature (June/July 2002)

• 2002 8" Bell
  
• Signature 16" Thin China top / Dimensions 20" Medium Ride bottom
  
• Signature 14" Medium Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 14" Thin China
  
• Signature 16" Fast Crash
  
• 2002 5.5" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 6" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 7" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 7.5" Cup Chime
  
• Prototype 20" Medium Ride
  
• Signature 12" Medium Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 18" Thin China
  
• Signature 16" Thin China
  
• Prototype 18" Crash
  
• Signature 13" Mega Cup Chime
  
  

2009 (left to right) - Paiste Website

• Signature 12" Flanger Bell
  
• Signature 16" Thin China
  
• New Signature 16" Dark Energy Crash Mark I
  
• New Signature 14" Dark Energy Hats Mark I
  
• 2002 5.5" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 6" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 6.5" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 7" Cup Chime
  
• 2002 7.5" Cup Chime
  
• New Signature 20" Dark Energy Ride Mark I
  
• Signature 12" Micro Hat
  
• Signature 18" Thin China
  
• New Signature 16" Dark Energy Crash Mark I
  
• Signature 13" Mega Cup Chime
  
  

2021 (left to right) - Paiste Website

Setup 1:

• 602 Modern Essentials 14" Hi-Hat
  
• 602 Modern Essentials 18" Crash
  
• 602 Modern Essentials 22" Ride
  
• 602 Modern Essentials 16" Crash
  
• 602 Modern Essentials 22" China
  

Setup 2:

• Masters 14" Dark Hi-Hat
  
• Masters 18" Dark Crash
  
• Twenty Masters Collection 22" Dark Ride
  
• Masters 20" Dark Crash
  
• 602 Modern Essentials 22" China
  

Setup 3:

• New Signature 14" Dark Energy Hats Mark I
  
• New Signature 18" Dark Energy Crash Mark I
  
• New Signature 20" Dark Energy Ride Mark I
  
• New Signature 16" Dark Energy Crash Mark I
  
• Signature 20" Thin China
  
  

Recommended Media

CD's

• The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life - Frank Zappa
  

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