"Stephen Gordon is that musician who understands the melody and the groove, and most importantly, he swings like crazy!! Doesn't matter if it's the drums or the piano!!"
- organist/multi-instrumentalist Joey DeFrancesco (Elvin Jones/Miles Davis/David Sanborn/John McLaughlin)
EQUIPMENT
Drumset : - SONOR AQ2 Graphite Platinum Maple ( 18"x14" bass drum, 16"x15" floor tom, 14"x14" floor tom, 12"x8" mounted tom, 6"x14" snare)
Cymbals : - ZILDJIAN 1960's A's (22" Ride w/ rivets, 20" ride and 14" Hi-hats) and 18" EFX A Custom crash
Drum Heads : - EVANS G1 Coated heads (on all drums)
Sticks : - PROMARK Handcrated Player Selection - 5A (White) Rebounds, 5A (Natural) Rebounds, 7A Elvin Jones Signature Stick
Jazz Weighted brushes, Dual Use Mallet sticks (5A), T1 Timpani Mallets, Broomsticks
Hardware : - GILBRALTOR, DW5000 Foot Pedal
Beater : - AHEAD Red Staccato, Vintage Boom Beater, Lowboy Beater
Cases : - AHEAD Armor Cases (All drums and hardware)
Cymbal/Stick Bags : - TACKLE INSTRUMENT Leather (Brown) 22" Deluxe cymbal bag, Deluxe (Black) Leather Stick bag, Snare bag (Accessories)
Drum Throne : - ROC-N-SOC Hydraulic (Bronze) Throne w/ back
