PDP Unveils New 20th Anniversary Drum Kit at NAMM 2020
PDP stepped up its game at NAMM 2020, showing off a bevy of new drum sets. Here we highlight the 20th Anniversary kit with a matte black lacquer finish and blac... Read More
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Dialtune Shows How To Change A Snare Drumhead in 30 seconds at NAMM 2020
Dialtune is a new company making cable-tuned snare drums. Its system features free-floating hardware to allow for maximum shell resonance on both top and bottom... Read More
Panic! At The Disco’s Dan Pawlovich is Pushing Boundaries with 3D-Printed Snare Drums
BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE
There’s a million ways to customize a snare these days, but that wasn’t good enough for Panic! At The Disco drummer Dan Pawlovich. So, he 3D-printed his own snare drum, right down to the lugs.It didn’t matter to him that this ... Read More
New Gear Announced by Evans, Promark, & Gruv Gear
In this edition of new product news, Evans is harnessing ultraviolet power for another new drumhead; Promark has launched a new mallet line for college and high... Read More
DW’s Slingerland Revival Will Begin With Radio King Snare Drums
BY PHIL HOOD
The announcement that Gibson had sold the Slingerland name to DW Drums caught the world by surprise last week. Don Lombardi, co-founder of DW Drums... Read More
Review: Mapex Design Lab Cherry Bomb Drums
BY AJ DONAHUE
For its Design Lab series, Mapex and drummer/relentless innovator Russ Miller created a line of drum sets with such an overwhelming and comprehensive list of features and appointments (each with its own acronym) that I don’t even have ... Read More
INDe Drum Lab Founder Launches Experimental-Focused Great Lakes Drum Company
BY AJ DONAHUE
Back in 2015, Josh Allen left a position at a major American drum manufacturer to pursue building his own company. Under the name INDe Drum Lab, ... Read More
Finding Inspiration at Thrift Stores and Ikea: Drummer Thom Nguyen on Developing Sounds and Versatility
BY AJ DONAHUEWhenever we set up an interview to discuss gear with a drummer, we always look for players with a unique and highly identifiable sound. Thom N... Read More
How To Build Your Own Drumset
BY DAVE CONSTANTIN
Of all the reasons you might have for wanting to build your own drum set, the most important one has nothing to do with being practical. It has to do with desire. Because the thing about building your first kit—the thing I learned,... Read More
Evans’ New Packaging Designed to Better Inform Your Purchases
Evans Drumheads is fueled by innovation. The company has a long history of introducing or expanding new ideas to the fairly straightforward world of drumhead de... Read More