We took a lot of pictures as NAMM this January in Anaheim, California. Here’s 74 of the coolest drum products we saw at the annual music convention/trade show.
Vessel Drums Owner/Builder Preston Parsons shows off his beautiful brass snares
Q drums had this a-maze-ing (sorry, not sorry) copper kit set up
SJC unveiled its Josh Dun signature model
I call this RESoArmor finish from INDe Drums "Pretty In Pink"
Another RESoArmor dazzler from INDe
New Colortone heads from Remo included purple...
...and pink!
Remo's Sub Muf'l system allows for customizable bass drum head dampening with four removable foam pieces
Check out the abalone inlay on this Ambrosia Maple kit from Hendrix Drums
RBH, out of North Carolina, makes some stunning steam-bent snares and 3-ply kits
WFLIII Drums, owned by William F. Ludwig III, brought some classic-sounding kits
Dunnett goes beyond titanium
This cajon attachment fits one type of microphone, and it does so with a snug fit and sleek look
Winner for most adorable drum product has to go to Kelly SHU for its "baby SHU" internal mic shock mount for large toms
A&F with that 40" bass drum (why not?)
A&F debuted its "bell" snare series with copper, steel, and brass
Ludwig has colors for every Tom, Thom, and Tommy
Oh, yes, there will be brass at the Ludwig booth...
Ludwig's Heritage line is a classy throwback
Nickel over brass, perhaps? Ludwig thinks so.
Lugwig brought back the classic look of the Jazz Fest series (fun trivia: Ringo Starr played a Jazz Fest snare. But his has a cigarette burn)
Paiste brought back the Signature line with new size options
Paiste's Extreme 2002 series takes the raw rock of 2002 and makes it... EXTREME!
Danny Carey's drum set brought a lot of traffic to the Paiste booth
It's not a guitar, but Walkabout's cajon is wearable and, yes, walkable
Yeah, you'd need eight limbs to play this one
Mapex showed off its new Black Panther Design Lab Cherry Bomb kit
Sonor busted out Steve Smith's drum set! (No, they didn't let us play it)
Chicago Drum Company's Pretty Things finish is more than just pretty, it's a thing! But these Slingerland-style 3-ply snares sounded as good as they looked
Fractal drums, a whole set of them. Pretty cool stuff from Chicago Drum Company
Trick put the pedal to the metal and the metal in the pedal at this year's NAMM show
Bone Custom Drums brought a clear acrylic kit
Musa drums had some fancy kits on display
Headhunters highlighted some of its most popular drumstick creations, including cajon brushes
Doc Sweeney's myrtle steam-bent kit was the fire AND the desire
Nordic's raw shells inspiring the DIY drum builders of the world
Toneally keeps your sticks in line
Gon Bops with that sick fade on its cajons
Percussion dream from Tycoon
Percussion nightmare, with a smile, from Tycoon
It was only a prototype, but this full relaunched Rogers set made us *heart-eyes emoji*
So did these Rogers snares in SO MANY COLORS!
Tap on this tiny top before you can call your chops "wicked"
Reymart's telling a story here, about pyramids and the aliens who built them—oh no, I've said too much...
Dominion Cymbals' practice set
Zildjian's FX Stacks were a (sharp, cutting, biting) hit
Solidrums is a company from Argentina aiming for a bright future
Pork Pie Patina, anyone?
The Killers' Ronnie Vannucchi is getting a European Beech kit just like this from Craviotto (it might just be this very set!)
Roland's stompable TM-1 is an easy way to hybridize your kit
British Drum Co. brought some nice snares from across the pond
KEO brought some wooden goodies
KEO also brought some toys for the snare drum
Atempo's inlay hand percussion family
Istanbul Mehmet's Legend Dry series
Interesting metal options from Schlagerl Drums
Soultone brought this unique metal kit
The rebirth of Yamaha's Recording Custom kits was on full display
Yamaha's new motorcycle-inspired bass drum pedals
[robot voice] Tune Bot approves this intonation
Masterwork's unique Elegance series cymbals
Starclassic Mape kit from Tama lookin' fresh!
Tama's new Dyna-sync pedal
TRX unveiled the bright-sounding ICE cymbal line
Murat Diril showed off its Arena series cymbals
Sabian unleashed it's revamped AAX line
Muzzio Drums brought its acoustic-looking electronic drums and cymbals
Welsch Tuning Systems debuted a full line of single-point tuning drum sets
DW even with a pared-down selection this year
DW's Pure Almond kit comes with roasted almonds from the same orchard as the trees used for the drums
Pearl's Masterworks kit had an intricate design that was "tattooed" into the drum
Pearl was celebrating Blue Oyster Cult with this one: "Go-Go-RACKZILLA!"
Pearl then got sultry with this "Lady In Red" Masters Maple
I don't have a song for this Masters Maple, but it also sounded great