Down on the Upside:
Two 24" kick drums; Drum Workshop, Ayotte
Five toms; 10"; 16", 18" floor; 12",13" tops
Snare-Kepplinger snare, either 14" or 16"?
Cymbals- Miking-Shure SM57 (snare), Neumann (overheads), AKGD12 (kickdrum)

Superunknown
Good God, Matt used so many different drums and cymbals on Superunknown I think we'd have to stick them in a subdirectory! Instead, I'll just stick in the quote from Modern Drummer's June 1994 issue...
Cameron used a 20" kick drum as the foundation for his small kit, a 24" kick for his larger kit. Choice of snare drums and cymbals were often an at-the-moment impulse. "I was just trying to break out the strengths of each song and find sounds that fit," he explains. "Before we went into the studio, I only had a couple of songs figured out as to the type of sound I wanted. But as soon as I got in there and started experimenting, I got a somewhat clearer idea about which kicks and drums to use on which song.

"I had both kits set up at all times. With the small one, I used a 12" Brady snare. I had some Ludwig and Gretsch drums, Ayottes, Yamahas - basically whatever sounded good - and some old cymbals my friend Gregg Keplinger loaned me. And I would also change the bass drum for certain songs. I called it my mutant kit, and it had a real washy sound. I was kind of going for that Ringo vibe. He had this ride cymbal that you just couldn't hear 'ping' on. And then I used my standard-sized Drum Workshop kit for some other songs to get a deeper, solid, more dirty-groove foundation. And I used different snares and cymbals on that kit, too."

'Fourth Of July': "I replaced all my crash cymbals with rides, and I can explain the reason I did this in one word: Bonham! I just wanted that long, elegant cymbal sound he was so known for. The riff in that song is so slow, thick and meaty that I just felt it needed that syrup on top. I also used a tambourine drum that Gregg invented."

'Let Me Drown': "I used a 14" Keplinger snare and a 12" Brady snare at the same time. That was new for me, recording with two snares, but I wanted to get different feels and cracks at different times, and it didn't make sense to overdub any of that. It feels different when you do it all in one sitting."

'Head Down': I went with this old Gretsch snare that I didn't use on any other song. It was a real subtle sound, almost like a tom. I used a smaller kick drum too, and Gregg and Ben also played drums on that. I was just thinking of this swirling whirlpool of sound, especially in the drum break at the end. Ben played this spastic, rhythmic part that swells in and out of the mix throughout the song, and Gregg brought in his own kit and just went for it."

'Half': "I turned up the bass drum on its side so it faced up, like a symphonic drum, and I used a snare drum with the snares off. I also did a cabasa part and used one cymbal."

There you have it, from the Mattster himself! All the stuff used on about a fifth of Superunknown! *grin* If anyone can give us any more info on what else Matt used on this album, BMF, LTL, UMOK, or Screaming Life, please feel free to mail us!! For now, go check out Matt's cymbal setup at the Zildjian homepage!