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Detailed assessments of the latest drum kits and accessories

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Tandem Drums Drops

Tandem Drums has a product that you may have seen. They’re called Drops, and they are weighted felt pads, created as an alternative to sticky gel-style drum dampening pads. Modern Drummer was sent a set of Drops to check out…

Jason Mehler
Sep 1, 2024

Yamaha EAD10

If the Yamaha EAD10 System is new to you, you’re a few years late to the party. Since its debut in 2018, the EAD10 Drum Module has made waves in the drumming world for its ease of use as a…

Jason Mehler
Sep 1, 2024

New and Notable September 2024

Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett endorses Turkish Cymbals, New Sabian Vault Drop Cymbals, Roland establishes further design lab, Simmons Unveils Titan 50 B-Ex Electronic Drum Kit Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett Endorses Turkish Cymbals Jonathan Phillip “Sugarfoot” Moffett, the renowned American drummer, songwriter, and…

Modern Drummer
Sep 1, 2024

1941 WFL Ray Bauduc De Luxe Marble Capitol Outfit

Dixieland jazz, also referred to as traditional jazz, hot jazz, or simply Dixieland originated in the early 1900’s in New Orleans. The stock market crash of 1929 started the Great Depression and lasted for next decade. During that time a…

Timothy Northup
Aug 1, 2024

KIT Drums – Connor Denis

Kit Plugins out of Nashville, TN has been developing high quality audio plugins for several years now. Their Blackbird Studio series of plugins are regarded as some of the best available. Last month, they stepped into the drum sample world…

Jason Mehler
Aug 1, 2024
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New and Notable August 2024

MORGENSTEIN TOOL, BOOM CRD™ DRUM SOUND ENHANCER, NEW SABIAN CYMBALS, STX WARM-UP/WORK-OUT PAD, NEW TRX XX SERIES CYMBALS Rod Morgenstein announces the Morgenstein Tool Morgenstein Tool is thrilled to announce that renowned drummer Rod Morgenstein will make a special appearance…

Modern Drummer
Aug 1, 2024

Frank Ferrer’s Guns ‘N’ Roses Pork Pie Drums

Guns N’ Roses are one of the most influential hard rock bands ever. The band has endured one of the most tumultuous roller coaster rides in the history of rock and roll, but they’re still going strong and rockin’ hard…

By Donn Bennett
Jul 1, 2024

Yamaha Tour Custom Maple Shells

One Beautifully Cohesive Instrument The badge on the drum says, “Handcrafted Since 1967.” The year of the Summer of Love. Ok! To me, that also says that Yamaha has had some time to get really good at making drums and…

Brian Hill
Jul 1, 2024

New and Notable July 2024

NEW PEARL TOM MOUNTING SYSTEM, NEW COLORS FROM PORTER & DAVIES, NEW 64 AUDIO IEM. Pearl Redefines Drum Mounting Physics with the R2 Air Tom Suspension System. The tonal physics of drum mounting is about to meet its match. Pearl…

Modern Drummer
Jul 1, 2024

The Bobby Rock Peavey “Renaissance” aka. “Sistine Chapel” Kit

Derl Maxwell is a lifelong drummer who has earned the reputation around the Southeast as the “hat drummer.” While he has a love/hate relationship with his reputation of entertaining people with drum tricks, faces, antics, and unique hats while he’s…

Mark Griffith
Jun 1, 2024

Dialtune Snare Drums

Premium Snare, New Lower Price If you haven’t seen or heard about Dialtune by now, you must’ve been living under a rock. Dialtune is an innovative drum company that has made headlines over the past few years for their patented…

Jason Mehler
Jun 1, 2024

Trinity 18” Heavy Holey Crash

Trinity Cymbals are HEAVY Trinity Cymbals have been around for several years. However, the cymbals themselves seem much older than the U.S. distribution that brings them to us today. Trinity Cymbals was officially founded in 2019 in Weaverville, CA, in…

Brian Hill
Jun 1, 2024
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New and Notable June 2024

Latin Percussion’s 60th Anniversary Cowbell, Jam Block, Cabasa, and Vibra-Slap III To commemorate sixty amazing years Latin Percussion (LP) has expanded its much-loved percussion range with the addition of the 60th Anniversary Ridge Rider Cowbell, Jam Block, Afuche / Cabasa…

Modern Drummer
Jun 1, 2024

Slingerland Radio King Drums - 1938 And 1950 Gene Krupa Super Deluxe Ensembles

The drum set is a little over 100 years old, the modern drum set that we are familiar with today is less than 100 years old.  After the Civil War, the drum set was created out of necessity. Around 1890…

Tim Northup
May 1, 2024
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