Ron Welty (born February 1, 1971, in Long Beach, California) was the drummer for the American punk rock band The Offspring from 1987 (though Dexter Holland said in an interview that it was 1986) through to 2003. He had replaced their original drummer, and was only 16 at the time of his joining. However, he left to form his current band called Steady Ground, in which he plays drums and co-produces. His departure was announced on March 18, 2003 on The Offspring's official website. He had played on six of The Offspring's albums before departing, which were their self-titled album, "Ignition", "Smash", "Ixnay on the Homobre", "Americana", and "Conspiracy of One". He left the same year "Splinter" was released.

On February 26, 2006, Steady Ground released three demos on MySpace, entitled "Everyone's Emotional", "I Can't Contain Myself", and "You Better Close Your Eyes."

Kit setup

Welty plays a Tama Starclassic drum kit with Zildjian cymbals. [1]

6 1/2x14" Wood Snare

12x10" Rack Tom

14x 12" Rack Tom

16x 15" Floor Tom

16x22" Bass Drum

5" CowBell

8" CowBell

14" A New Beat HiHats

18" A Medium Crash

18" A Medium Thin Crash

20" A Ping Ride

20" A China Boy High

TAMA Hardware

DW Delta 5000 Bass pedal

Remo Emperor Ambassador Batter Tops

Remo Ambassador Bottoms

Zildjian Vinnie Colaiuta Artist series Drumsticks

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