The most recent Kit of the Month comes to Modern Drummer from AJ Newton, who is the drummer for Nautical Rock Band Rusty Shipp based out of Nashville, TN. Michael explains, “Back in 2019 Michael Outlaw of Outlaw Drums built me a Cypress swamp wood drum kit. We had numerous discussions about the style of grungy surf rock music that Rusty Shipp plays. Therfore Michael thought, ‘What’s more perfect for a grungy surf rock band than Cypress wood that was drug out of the Okefenokee swamp over 80 years ago?’ The wood had been in Michael’s family since his grandfather had it, he trusted me with the wood, and was happy that it would see a second lease on life as a custom drum kit. The set is a work of art. It’s a beautiful segmented wood kit that I get compliments on everywhere I go. I enjoy telling the […]