Gear Reviews
Detailed assessments of the latest drum kits and accessories
Buddy Rich Memorabilia from the Northup Drums Museum
Buddy Rich is considered by many to be the greatest drummer of all time. Here at the Northup Drums Museum, we share that view and celebrate the influence he had on so many drummers not only during his life, but…
NEW SOFTWARE FROM WAVES, LATIN PERCUSSION SOUND VIBRATIONS COLLECTION
Waves introduces Mix Unlock™ for StudioVerse Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, has announced Mix Unlock™, a powerful new premium feature within StudioVerse, the world’s largest online preset library of audio and instrument…
Ebenor Quality Percussion Presents: Aaron Sterling Signature Snare
Photos courtesy of Nelson Drum Shop The Aaron Sterling Signature Snare Drum is crafted as part of special collaborative series that the folks at Ebenor are doing with select artists. Built with artisan craftsmanship, Ebenor Snares stand apart in the…
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary… with Drums
This year, The Chicago Drum Show hosted my museum exhibit celebrating America’s 250th Year Anniversary. The exhibit featured drums that I have collected dating from 1780 to 1976, the time of the American Revolution to the Bicentennial of 1976. The…
OCDP ADRIAN YOUNG SIGNATURE SNARE, SABIAN STRATUS DRY COLLECTION, DW HARDWARE, BEYERDYNAMIC PROFESSIONAL IN-EAR MONITORS, AKAI STANDALONE MPC SYSTEMS
Limited Edition Adrian Young Signature Snare Launching exclusively at Guitar Center, the Adrian Young Signature OCDP Snare is a limited-edition, USA-made collaboration designed from scratch with the No Doubt drummer. Inspired by Adrian’s Tragic Kingdom-era touring kit, the snare features…
Yamaha Recording Custom Drums: Redefining the Classic, Signature Sound!
Yamaha drums have made a huge impact on the drumming world since its inception about 60 years ago. From the get-go, the Recording Custom kits were always a top pick for recording drummers and performers alike. But for a period,…
JC Drumsticks: Celebrating the USA’s 250th Anniversary
John Crocken, the mastermind behind JC Drumsticks, recently sent Modern Drummer a set of the newly minted, handmade, commemorative America 250th Anniversary Drumsticks. The sticks are made of solid ebony wood measuring at 17” in length. They have a shaft…
Elvin Jones’ First Set of 1982 American K Zildjians with Embossed Bag
Shortly after Elvin Jones passed in 2004, his wife Keiko invited me to help her with the massive collection of drum gear Elvin had amassed throughout his career. The collection filled an entire apartment in their New York City apartment…
Speed-A-Beat: Universal Bass Drum Pedal Roller-Ball Module
Can you double your foot speed? That’s what John Crocken’s Speed-A-Beat sets out to answer. The patented module is built around a single mechanical idea: replace the friction between foot and footboard with a bed of free-spinning steel bearings and see what happens. John Crocken, known…
YAMAHA EAD50, NEW PORTER & DAVIES USERS, NEW AKAI SOFTWARE UPDATE
New Yamaha EAD50 Yamaha is proud to introduce two exciting additions now available to drummers: the EAD50 Electronic Acoustic Drum Module, a high‑spec next‑generation model that expands on the EAD10 concept, and the DSU50 stereo condenser microphone, included with the…
Yamaha EAD50 Part 2: It Feels Like Home
In Part 1 of this series, David Frangioni and I brought the Yamaha EAD50 into Markee Music in Deerfield Beach, Florida, to evaluate its most basic configuration in a professional studio environment. With the DSU50 drum sensor mounted to the bass drum, the system…
The History of Parade, Circus, and Vaudeville Drums
Parade, circus, and vaudeville drums share a common DNA rooted in military tradition, but each evolved with their own personality as they moved into the world of entertainment. Here is some history of these types of drums and their uses.…
OCDP: Orange County Drum & Percussion, The Loudest Name in Drums Returns!
Guitar Center has resurrected the Orange County Drum & Percussion brand with the help of original OCDP founder Daniel Jensen and No Doubt’s Adrian Young. Together they will reclaim the brand’s custom shop legacy as they mark its 35th anniversary.…
Ebenor Quality Percussion: Noranda Copper Snares
Modern Drummer received an extremely cool snare from Ebenor’s Noranda Copper Collection to see what we thought of this high-end offering in the world of snare drums. Ebenor is a high-end, custom shop located in St-Sebastien, Quebec, Canada, and their…
