I play Paiste Cymbals, and use any combination of:
I generally play a 22" ride, 14" hi-hats, use two or three crashes, and at least one splash cymbal. Sometimes I like to add a flat ride and a China type too.
All cymbals are supported with Cympad foam cymbal washers.
In the past, I have owned and played drums made by Pearl, Ludwig, Slingerland, Gretsch, Tama and Yamaha. I am currently playing Yamaha Recording Custom drums in the Real Wood finish. For snare drums, I play a Yamaha Recording Custom Aluminum snare drum or The Maple snare drum by Canopus.
I play with Vater sticks and brushes
All my drums are outfitted with Remo Seude or Clear Ambassador heads and Seude or Clear Powerstroke III on the bass drum.
When I handle the recording engineering myself, I use a Roland Studio Capture and Sonar's DAW with Audix microphones.