LIVE NIRVANA EQUIPMENT GUIDE Chad Channing
NIRVANA drummer, Chad Channing, talks to Alex Roberts about his drum rig—Exclusive!
Drums
North "Formula" (Black finish)
- NT-10 10" Rack Tom
- NT-12 12" Rack Tom
- NT-14 14" Floor Tom
- NB-22 22" Kick Drum
Plus any one of a variety of Snares:
- ??" Tama Snare, Brass shell
- ??" Rogers Snare, Blue Sparkle finish (the "Blue Meannie")
- ??" Ludwig Snare, Maple
I bought my North kit at Lee's Music, Yakima, WA. I used it to record the Love Buzz/Big Cheese single, Sub Pop 200 comp and Bleach. It was also my touring kit for first 1½–2 years.
56 Ludwig & 64 Ludwig combination (Pearl finish)
- ??" Rack Tom ('56)
- ??" Floor Tom ('64)
- x2 Kick Drums ('56 & '64) (I later went back to using 1 kick)
Plus Snares as mentioned above.
I picked up the Ludwig drums at Rupert's Drum Shop in Denver, CO. I used this set-up to record the Smart sessions in Madison, WI. It was my tour kit until the end.
Cymbals
Paiste & Zildjian
My Hi-Hats were Zildjian. I also used Zildjian Crash cymbals when my Paiste Crashes finally died. However, my Ride cymbal (which I still use today) is a Paiste.
Heads
All heads were Remo Weatherking 2-ply.
Hardware
My hardware was a total mix—some Tama, some Latin Percussion and some Gibraltar stuff—no idea which were which.
Pedal
I used a double kick pedal when I played with just 1 kick drum!