Gear

Review: Evans UV2 Drumheads are the 2-Ply Solution Drummers Have Been Waiting For

BY BRAD SCHLUETER My bands range from loud rock groups to quiet jazz trios where I often play brushes for part of an event. I know I’m guilty of a jazz crime fo... Read More

Zildjian Releases 2 New Entry-Level Cymbal Lines: I Series and Planet Z

Zildjian has released two new entry-level cymbal lines, the I series and the return of Planet Z. The new Zildjian I series will replace the ZBT line, while a re... Read More

Don’t Call Them Drum Mufflers—26 Tone Modifiers Tested

BY AJ DONAHUE Never before have there been so many different drum muffle— “Oooh, actually, we try not to call them mufflers anymore. Do you mean tone modifiers?” Alright, fair enough. Never before have there been so many different, ahem, tone mod... Read More

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

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

3D printed snare drum from Panic! At The Disco drummer Dan Pawlovich

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

1940 Super Streamlined Radio King snare drum ad

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 s... 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