steveaho

latest news

Steve just played on the upcoming PBS Great Performances special with Andrea Bocelli and David Foster.

upcoming

Steve will be performing in Phoenix, Toronto, and Florida.  Check out the complete tour dates here.

live setup

this is the setup I use for most live tour dates

DRUMS: YAMAHA ABSOLUTE MAPLE NOUVEAU

22” x 18” bass drum
10” x 8” mounted tom
12” x 9” mounted tom
14” x 12” mounted tom
14”x5” Steve Gadd maple or birch snare

HEADS:

Bass drum: Evans EMAD Batter and a 5" off-center hole on front head
Toms: Evans coated G2 Batter / Remo clear Ambassadors (bottom)
Snare: Evans Coated Genera Dry

CYMBALS:

Zildjian 22” A Custom ping ride
Zildjian 15” A Custom crash
Zildjian 16” A Custom crash
Zildjian 17” A Custom crash
Zildjian 10” K Custom Hybrid spash
Zildjian 14” K Mini China
Zildjian 14” A New Beat hi-hats